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Table of Contents Crosswords, Number Puzzles, Word Games and Trivia Joseph Crossword.................................... 3, 7, 9, 11, 23, 25, 27 Fear Knot..................................................................... 4, 15, 34 Premier Crossword............................... 5, 20, 26, 30, 37, 38, 41 Sudoku................................................................... 6, 12, 22, 28 Multi-Sudoku 2x2.............................................................. 6, 22 Multi-Sudoku 3x3.............................................................. 6, 22 Point & Solve............................................................... 7, 23, 39 Mega Maze ....................................................................... 8, 24 Scramblers .................................................................. 9, 25, 40 Kakuro .................................................................................. 10 Wuzzles...................................................................... 11, 27, 42 Multi-Sudoku 5x5................................................ 13, 29, 32, 36 Word Sleuth..................................................................... 14, 34 Challenger.............................................................................. 16 Cryptoquip....................................................................... 17, 31 Super Quiz..................................................................18, 19, 48 Cryptoquote...................................................................... 21, 33 Battleships . ........................................................................... 35 Hashi...................................................................................... 35 Sheffer Crossword...................................................... 39, 40, 42 Adult Coloring Pages Coloring Pages................................................................. 49, 50

Solutions......................................................... 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

CROSSWORD THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Informal greeting 6 Cries like a baby 11 Earthy color 12 Pasty 13 Rough guesses 14 Colander’s kin 15 Skin art, for short 16 Symbol of sturdiness 18 Break off 19 Compass dir.

20 Mess up 21 Writer Uris 23 Fancy buttons 25 Still 27 — -cone 28 Connery’s successor 30 Software holder 33 Letter after sigma 34 Suffering 36 That lady 37 Annoying 39 Casual top 40 Longed 41 Even a little 43 Self-contained 44 Start a set

45 Small amphibians 46 Door sign DOWN 1 Low-cost stopover 2 Pump rating 3 Surprised utterance 4 Cotillion girl 5 Welles of “Citizen Kane” 6 Jazz scores 7 “Be that — may ...”

8 “That’s a complicated question” 9 Pries 10 Insolent look 17 Solution: Abbr.

22 Fresh: Prefix 24 German conjunction 26 Vacuum tubes 28 Leatherneck 29 Shade tree 31 Put away 32 Ruby of Broadway 33 Easy two-pointer 35 Flat form 38 Dispatched 42 Toe count

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1 Unscramble these twelve letter strings to form each into an ordinary word (ex. HAGNEC becomes CHANGE). Prepare to use only ONE word from any marked ( ♥ ) letter string as each unscrambles into more than one word (ex. ♥ RATHE becomes HATER or EARTH or HEART). Fit each string’s word either across or down to knot all twelve strings together.

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Premier Crossword

By Frank A. Longo

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Sudoku Sudoku is a numberplacing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers.

The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once.

Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various configurations. . . Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.

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Point & Solve In this crossword puzzle variety, the clues appear in the diagram itself.

Simply enter the answers in the directions indicated by the arrows.

CROSSWORD THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Vacation spot 5 Peach parts 9 Stand 11 Fire proof?

13 Muscularly fit 14 Plow pioneer 15 Gentle pull 16 Extra action 18 Arcane knowledge 20 Lennon’s love 21 Submit taxes online 22 Jazz legend Getz 23 Simple denials 24 “Vamoose!”

25 Island strings 27 Generous one 29 Despondent 30 Web directory 32 Pepper type 34 Tall tale 35 Wed in secret 36 Stomach 38 Less common 39 Worker with a pick

40 Timetable, for short 41 Sleep sites DOWN 1 Coffee bar order 2 Kindle 3 “Newsies” song 4 Lingo suffix 5 Rice field 6 “Got it” 7 “Newsies” song 8 Venus’ sister 10 Old autos 12 Attack 17 Hot blood 19 Uncles, in Acapulco 22 Trig function 24 Cheering call 25 Peptic problem 26 Eucalyptus eaters 27 Clamor 28 Made forays 30 Dummy Mortimer 31 Jury makeup 33 Dueling weapon 37 Shirt protector

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CROSSWORD THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Grade 5 Talk drunkenly 9 Time separator 10 Packed in boxes 12 Make speeches 13 Last letter 14 Spa employee 16 Plop down 17 Caribou’s cousin 18 Gather 20 Brewing item 22 Commentary page 23 Perfect 25 Take turns 28 Seamstress’ array 32 Refueling break 34 Devilfish 35 Copying 36 Just for fun 38 Pitcher Ryan 40 Mountain group 41 Police trap 42 Periphery 43 Utters

44 Lewd look DOWN 1 Esprit 2 “Seward’s Folly” 3 Goes bad 4 Patella protector 5 Composer’s creation 6 Flight 7 Depletes 8 Ruling group 9 Space sighting 11 Out of style 15 Incites 19 Go it alone 21 Storage spots 24 Duds 25 Stretches over 26 Trial episodes 27 Napoli’s nation 29 Marigold color 30 — than life 31 Comedian Wanda 33 Salad servers 37 Store cargo 39 One or more

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Kakuro Best described as a number crossword, the task in Kakuro is to fill all empty squares, using numbers 1 to 9, so the sum of each horizontal block equals the number to its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the number on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc.

For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON

CROSSWORD THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Cardiff residents 6 Sassy 10 Hawaiian hello 11 Asserts 13 Emergency sound 14 Start 15 — favor (Spanish “please”) 16 Lass 18 Commotion 19 Road flattener 22 Rent out 23 “— She Sweet?”

24 Visit unexpectedly 27 Petty quarrels 28 Land unit 29 King Kong, for one 30 Coat-applying tool 35 Curry of “Today” 36 Play division 37 Chopping tool 38 David who directed four Harry Potter films 40 Surges 42 Skilled 43 Turn outward

44 “— at the Races” 45 Cars’ scars DOWN 1 Stinging insects 2 Poet T.S. 3 Peter of “M” 4 That woman 5 Gallows fellows 6 Painter Picasso 7 Night before 8 King’s finery 9 Poseidon prop 12 Horse sounds 17 Gallery fill 20 UFO pilot 21 Jacket flap 24 Tropical fruit 25 Ottawa anthem 26 Used a press 27 Like leopards 29 Curved path 31 Delicious 32 Burdened 33 Wield, as power 34 Takes a break 39 Clean Water Act org.

41 “— had it!”

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Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once

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Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various configurations. The grids may be Classic Sudoku or a mix of different Sudoku variants. The object is to solve all grids according to their variant rules. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.

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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.

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CLUE LIST

CLUE LIST

Baton Butter Emails Germs Gravy Hot potato Ideas Microphone Peace pipe Pepper Salt The buck The hat Torch Wisdom

Airplane Bakelite Cellophane Cornflakes Crayons Escalator Helicopter Lie detector Neon light Sonar Tea bags Teddy bear Tractor Triode Zeppelin

CLUE LIST

CLUE LIST

Baseball Blooms Buds Daffodils Daisy Equinox Grass Green Hatch Rebirth Robins Showers Sprouts Thaw Tulips

Bailey Braden Buchholz Cain Garza Halladay Humber Jiménez Lester Liriano S·nchez Santana Verlander Weaver Zambrano

1 Unscramble these twelve letter strings to form each into an ordinary word (ex. HAGNEC becomes CHANGE). Prepare to use only ONE word from any marked ( ♥ ) letter string as each unscrambles into more than one word (ex. ♥ RATHE becomes HATER or EARTH or HEART). Fit each string’s word either across or down to knot all twelve strings together.

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Challenger Fill each square with a number, 1-9. Horizontal squares should add to the totals on the right, vertical squares should add to the totals on the bottom and diagonal squares should add to the total in the upper and lower right.

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Cryptoquip The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: U equals I

Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: I equals G

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: M equals U

Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: E equals T

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: R equals F SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP SPRING 2020

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Super Quiz

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Premier Crossword

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By Frank A. Longo

Cryptoquote

AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W

One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.

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Sudoku Sudoku is a numberplacing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers.

The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once.

Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various configurations. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.

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Point & Solve In this crossword puzzle variety, the clues appear in the diagram itself.

Simply enter the answers in the directions indicated by the arrows.

CROSSWORD THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Studies intensely 6 Loses color 11 Museum piece 12 Extreme pain 13 Pod-bearing trees 15 Abel’s mother 16 Friend of Harry and Hermione 17 Place 18 Lease signers 20 Anger 21 Raw metal 22 Consider 23 Lawyers: Abbr.

26 Crows and cranes 27 Myrna and family 28 Tell tales 29 Candy counter buy 30 Bargain-hunter’s opportunity 34 Sixth sense, for short 35 Back, on a boat 36 Indulgent 37 Region of Germany 40 Zellweger of “Chicago” 41 Casual eatery

42 Bye, in Baja 43 Musical drama DOWN 1 Jon of “Two and a Half Men” 2 “Superman” star 3 Patriot Ethan 4 Wire measure 5 Game officials 6 Most of a chess set 7 In the past 8 More eccentric 9 Lasted 10 Methods 14 Had on 19 Gifts for kids 22 Stops working 23 Math course 24 In disarray 25 Kettledrums 26 Brouhaha 28 Guffaw, informally 30 Confiscates 31 Coeur d’—, Idaho 32 Surgical tool 33 Spare 38 Corp. VIP 39 Tatter

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CROSSWORD THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Computer shortcut 6 Some cheers 10 Love affair 11 From the country 12 TV’s Sawyer 13 Hit from the past 14 Racer Yarborough 15 Jackrabbit chaser 16 “Revenge” network 17 Add up 18 Tear 19 Waiters’ aids 22 War of 1812 port 23 Egypt-based opera 26 Cabal constituents 29 Hair goop 32 Golf position 33 Actor Morrow 34 Zoo resident 36 Take a nap 37 Free of censorship 38 Try to pick up 39 Hotel choice 40 Calendar entry 41 Locale 42 Buttes’ kin

DOWN 1 Zany 2 Good-natured 3 Locomotive follower 4 Celtic letter 5 Metal source 6 Manageable, jocularly 7 Passion 8 Half of Hispaniola 9 Take a nap 11 Hotel door posting 15 Pool need 17 Starlike 20 Waiter’s reward 21 Use a chair 24 Dedicates 25 Tombstone setting 27 Gusher flow 28 Fragrances 29 Unit of magnetic flux 30 Boredom 31 Permitted 35 Remote button 36 Seedy joint 38 Skirt edge

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Premier Crossword

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By Frank A. Longo

Wuzzles

CROSSWORD THOMAS JOSEPH

Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc.

For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON

ACROSS 1 Wrath 6 Become narrower 11 Act the waiter 12 Last letter 13 Chimney cleaner 14 Odorless gas 15 Friend of Porthos 17 Skin art, for short 19 Scathing review 20 Student’s avg.

23 Released 25 Asia’s — Sea 26 Ali nickname 28 Remini of “The King of Queens” 29 Prison resident 30 Immigrant’s subj.

31 Skill 32 La Brea goo 33 Rang 35 Pays to play 38 Some messages 41 Because of 42 Washer cycle 43 Exorbitant 44 Place

DOWN 1 Wagon puller 2 Original 3 Dollar bill feature 4 At any time 5 Give the walls a new look 6 Poison 7 Iowa State setting 8 Signing need 9 Sense of self 10 Sought office 16 Amber wine 17 Spine words 18 Grill waste 20 Large dog 21 Some bow ties 22 Modify 24 “Gross!”

25 Money machine 27 Stag’s pride 31 Man with a moral 33 Sampras of tennis 34 Throw off 35 TV spots 36 Kook 37 Kicker’s aid 39 “Rose — rose ...”

40 Was ahead

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Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once

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Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various configurations. The object is to solve all grids according to their variant rules. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.

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Premier Crossword

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By Frank A. Longo

Cryptoquip The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: I equals L

Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: A equals Y

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: Q equals O

Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: U equals I

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: B equals Y

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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: U equals T SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP SPRING 2020

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Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various configurations. The object is to solve all grids according to their variant rules. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.

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Cryptoquote

AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W

One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.

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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions. Forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.

CLUE LIST Unscramble these twelve letter strings to form each into an ordinary word (ex. HAGNEC becomes CHANGE). Prepare to use only ONE word from any marked ( ♥ ) letter string as each unscrambles into more than one word (ex. ♥ RATHE becomes HATER or EARTH or HEART). Fit each string’s word either across or down to knot all twelve strings together.

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Birdbath Compost Fence Gate Hedges Hoses Lawn Path Pool Porch Shrubs Sprinkler Swing Trampoline Trees

CLUE LIST Backpack Camper Canteen Compass Gorp Hiking Insects Lantern Map Matches Scenery Swiss knife Tent Trail Wildlife

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Battleships Each Battleship puzzle represents an ocean with a hidden fleet of ships, which may be oriented horizontally or vertically within the grid such that no ship touches another, not even diagonally. The numbers on the right and on the bottom of the grid show how many squares in the corresponding row and column are occupied by ship segments. Occasionally some squares may contain given ship or water segments to help start the puzzle. The object is to discover where all ships are located.

Hashi Each puzzle is based on a rectangular arrangement of islands where the number in each island tells how many bridges are connected to it. The object is to connect all islands according to the number of bridges so there are no more than two bridges in the same direction. Bridges can only be vertical or horizontal and are not allowed to cross islands or other bridges. When completed, all bridges are interconnected, enabling passage from any island to another.

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Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various configurations. The object is to solve all grids according to their variant rules. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.

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Premier Crossword

By Frank A. Longo

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Premier Crossword

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Point & Solve In this crossword puzzle variety, the clues appear in the diagram itself.

Simply enter the answers in the directions indicated by the arrows.

CROSSWORD EUGENE SHEFFER

ACROSS 1 Bandleader Kyser 4 Equitable 8 Frizzy hairdo 12 Hockey surface 13 Andy’s pal 14 Circulate 15 Historic time 16 Twist 18 “Aida” composer 20 Expert 21 Food 24 Poolroom supply 28 Bring together 32 Hammer or sickle 33 Inseparable 34 Casino machines 36 “Kitchy- —!”

37 Young female 39 Remorseful 41 Milkmaid’s place 43 Analgesic target 44 — long way 46 Fortunetellers’ reading matter?

50 Recite a verb’s forms 55 Verily 56 Notion 57 “— Brockovich” 58 Uncooked 59 Consider 60 Transmit 61 Type measures

DOWN 1 Ukraine’s capital 2 Farm measure 3 Once around the sun 4 Salon treatments 5 I love, to Livy 6 Charged bit 7 Answer an invite 8 Showing buoyancy 9 Winter bug 10 Deteriorate 11 Have bills 17 Sphere 19 Dict. info 22 Body powder 23 Urban hangout 25 Mischievous Norse god 26 Swag 27 — gin fizz 28 Gear teeth 29 Not procrastinating 30 Pianist Peter 31 Sicilian spouter 35 Grad student’s income 38 Blockage of a sort 40 Genetic letters 42 “Skip to My —” 45 Quite some time 47 Muse’s instrument 48 Intend 49 Cutting implements 50 “El —” 51 Praise in verse 52 Born 53 Exist 54 Can matter

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CROSSWORD EUGENE SHEFFER

ACROSS 1 Restroom, for short 4 Back talk 8 Blunders 12 Yale student 13 Friends, old style 14 Manner of walking 15 Gut level 17 Sans siblings 18 Feline 19 Snake or lizard 21 Untamed horse 24 Apiece 25 Second person 26 Wheel center 28 Basic assumption 32 Piquancy 34 Afternoon beverage 36 Water conduit 37 Come in 39 Sprite 41 Stitch 42 Tin Man’s need 44 Alt-rock band, Barenaked — 46 Cheesy paper 50 Make marginalia 51 Vivacity, musically 52 Hun opponent 56 Enthusiastic 57 Send forth 58 Fish eggs 59 Optimistic 60 Antitoxins 61 Agent

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DOWN 1 Third O.T. bk.

2 Boxer Muhammad 3 Baron’s superior 4 Draw 5 Melody 6 Celebrity 7 Drag (Var.) 8 Braggart’s journey?

9 Hindu princess 10 Streamlet 11 Eyelid woe 16 Has the skill set 20 Coatrack part 21 Memory measure 22 Reddish horse 23 No longer stylish 27 Spelldown 29 Guests 30 Duel tool 31 Nightly telecast 33 Earth science 35 Every last crumb 38 Carnival city 40 Tex-Mex treat 43 18-Across’ ennead 45 Follow relentlessly 46 Slope transport 47 Jason’s ship 48 Life stories, briefly 49 Exemplar of thinness 53 Round Table title 54 Upper surface 55 “Yoo-hoo!”

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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc.

For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON

CROSSWORD EUGENE SHEFFER

ACROSS 1 Chances, for short 4 TV watchdog org.

7 Obliterate 12 Shell game need 13 Under the weather 14 Started eating 15 Take a whack at 16 Scrabble or Parcheesi 18 “Monty Python” opener 19 Wander off 20 Hack 22 Pilgrimage to Mecca 23 Prayer ending 27 Rhyming tribute 29 Burning 31 Magician’s cry 34 Cow catcher 35 Triangular home 37 Total 38 Constellation component 39 Eccentric 41 Unctuous 45 Twine fiber 47 Payable 48 Indiana university 52 Literary collection 53 “Drops of Jupiter” band 54 “Golly!”

55 Owns 56 Villain in a Christmas tale 57 Halves of 25-Down 58 Scrap 42

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DOWN 1 Vision-related 2 Australian city 3 Permission 4 Wee whoppers 5 Dress 6 Barton or Bow 7 Vortex 8 Carpet 9 Khan title 10 — card (cellphone chip) 11 Away from WSW 17 Hindu royal 21 On top of the world?

23 Memorable mission 24 More, to Manuel 25 Type squares 26 Ultramodernist 28 Weir 30 Swine or bird — 31 Anatomical duct 32 Frequently 33 Glass of NPR 36 Oklahoma city 37 Pistil counterpart 40 Grammarian’s concern 42 Coeur d’Alene’s home 43 Moon-related 44 You’ll get a rise out of it 45 Fax 46 Dregs 48 To the — degree 49 Raw rock 50 Pitch 51 “Flying Down to —”

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WHEN EMPLOYEES AT A CERTAIN HIGHTECH WORKPLACE LAUGH, I THINK YOU CALL THEM GOOGLE’S GIGGLES.

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I’M ABSOLUTELY LOVING THE SPACIOUS, COMFORTABLE SOFA I BOUGHT YESTERDAY. IT’S SIMPLY DIVAN!

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WHEN GUYS OUT ON SPACEWALKS ARE DONE LACING UP THEIR SHOES, DO YOU THINK THEY TIE ASTRO-KNOTS?

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UNHAPPY THAT THE WOOD WASN’T DYED ENOUGH, THE CARPENTER IN CHARGE ISSUED A RESTAINING ORDER.

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BECAUSE I AM DESCRIBING SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOUND SYSTEM VARIETIES, I SUPPOSE I’M STEREO TYPING.

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VENOMOUS SERPENTS USED FOR CLEARING RAIN OFF A CAR WHEN SOMEONE IS DRIVING: WINDSHIELD VIPERS.

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I CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE FRIGHTENED OF NEW IDEAS. I’M FRIGHTENED OF THE OLD ONES. — JOHN CAGE EVERY MAN HAS HIS FOLLIES — AND OFTEN THEY ARE THE MOST INTERESTING THING HE HAS GOT. — JOSH BILLINGS

VOLUNTEERS ARE UNPAID, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE WORTHLESS, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE PRICELESS. — ANONYMOUS

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WHEN YOU STOP GIVING AND OFFERING SOMETHING TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, IT’S TIME TO TURN OUT THE LIGHTS. — GEORGE BURNS

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LIFE’S MOST PERSISTENT AND URGENT QUESTION IS: WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR OTHERS? — DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

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ALWAYS DO RIGHT. THIS WILL GRATIFY SOME PEOPLE AND ASTONISH THE REST. — MARK TWAIN

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YOU MAY ADD GLITTER TO A CRACK-FILLING COMPOUND IF YOU FEEL LIKE MAKING YOUR SPACKLE SPARKLE.

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I’M NOT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE RUTABAGAS THAT GOT MISPLACED. THEY’LL TURNIP EVENTUALLY.

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PREVIOUS U.S. PRESIDENT WHO WAS TO BECOME FAMOUS FOR EXTREME VETOING OF BILLS: RICHARD NIXING.

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IF A HOPPING EASTER ANIMAL IS FANATICAL ABOUT SOMETHING, COULD YOU SAY IT’S A BUNNY RABID?

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WHEN FOLKS LOVE TO FILL EVERY OLD CREVICE WITH CAULKING, YOU COULD SAY THEY ARE SEALING FANS.

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BEING USED WAY PAST ITS EXPIRATION DATE, I WOULD SAY THE STUFFING HERB WAS A RIPE OLD SAGE.

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I MARRIED THE FIRST MAN I EVER KISSED. WHEN I TELL THIS TO MY CHILDREN, THEY JUST ABOUT THROW UP. — BARBARA BUSH REALITY IS THAT WHICH, WHEN YOU STOP BELIEVING IN IT, DOESN’T GO AWAY. — PHILIP K. DICK THE MOST INCOMPREHENSIBLE THING ABOUT THE WORLD IS THAT IT IS AT ALL COMPREHENSIBLE. — ALBERT EINSTEIN MINDS ARE LIKE PARACHUTES; THEY ONLY FUNCTION WHEN OPEN. — THOMAS DEWAR

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IT DESTROYS ONE’S NERVES TO BE AMIABLE EVERY DAY TO THE SAME HUMAN BEING. — BENJAMIN DISRAELI

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HONOLULU: IT’S GOT EVERYTHING: SAND FOR THE CHILDREN, SUN FOR THE WIFE, SHARKS FOR THE WIFE’S MOTHER. — KEN DODD

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