Brain Busters Puzzle Book

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THE Ul UlTimaTE PUzzlE Book

JUMBLE® • CROSSWORD PUZZLES • SUDOKU • HITORI • SCRABBLEGRAMS CODE-CRACKER • WORD SALSA • COLORING PAGES & MORE!

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The (Classic) TV Crossword

Game on!

This BrainBusters book offers a range of crossword puzzles, brain teasers and other challenges to keep your mind engaged for hours. There’s a mix of subjects, interests and challenge levels for those playing at home or sharpening their brains on the work commute.

Enjoy!

Table of Contents FEATURE

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The (Classic) TV Crossword ........................ 2,6,11 TV Jumble ............................................................ 3,4,11 Commuter Crossword ...............................3,5,8,12 Sudoku .............................................................3,7,13,15 Scrabble Grams .......................................4,6,8,9,23 Jumble...................................................4,9,10,12,15,17 Jumble Crosswords .............................5,6,10,13,23 Boggle BrainBusters ................4,5,7,10,12,13,15,17 Crossword .......................... 7,9,14,16,17,18,19,21,25 Kakuro ............................................................ 8,10,11,15 Word Salsa ......................................................... 20,32 Quote-Acrostic ................................................ 22,24 Jumble for Kids ................................................. 26,28 Big City Publishing Kids Page ................ 27,29,30 Hitori .................................................... 31,33,35,37,39 More or Less .........................31,32,33,35,36,37,38 Code-Cracker.............................31,33,35,36,38,39 Word Wheel .....................................32,36,37,38,39 Killer Sudoku .............................................................34 Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page .......45,46,47

Solutions on pages 40-44

The puzzles included in this booklet have been previously published

ACROSS 1 “60 Minutes” network 4 “Everybody __ Raymond” 9 “Sister __”; Whoopi Goldberg movie 12 “The Cat in the __” 13 Make laws 14 Actress __ West 15 Ending for meteor or social 16 Spanish man’s title 17 __ Thurman 18 Julia Child and Emeril Lagasse 20 Places of refuge 22 Star of “Grey’s Anatomy” 26 Last name for Ryan and Tatum 27 Football six-pointers, for short 28 “El __”; classic film for Charlton Heston 29 Role for Ted Danson on “Cheers” 32 “Lois & __: The New Adventures of Superman” 35 Ricardo Chavira’s role on “Desperate Housewives” 39 Van Peebles or Cuomo 40 “__ Gets in Your Eyes” 42 Spanish gold 43 “CSI: __” 47 “__ of Practice” 48 “The __ & Stimpy Show” 49 “One Day at __” 50 “Snakes __ Plane”; Samuel L. Jackson/Julianna Margulies film 51 Sullivan and Begley 52 Appoints 53 Approves, for short

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 19 21 23 24 25 29 30 31 33 34 36 37 38 39 41 44 45 46

DOWN Stylish Wash “__ Magnolias”; Olympia Dukakis movie Diminish “__ Tree Hill” Jean-Claude __ Damme Prefix for system or sphere Late U.S. Senator __ Thurmond Entertained Small roles for big stars Namesakes of actress Leoni Polly Holliday’s role on “Alice” Likely Colorful candy wafer Buckets As __ the hills Frightened Burr and Spelling Noninvasive diagnostic test, familiarly O’Donnell and others NOP forerunners Willy __; lead character in “Death of a Salesman” 100 x 100 Black-and-white animal with an odor “The __ the merrier” Greek letters Give __ go; try Purpose Bovary or Butterfly: abbr.

Solutions: Page 40

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The Commuter Crossword

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ACROSS

37 Actor Reynolds

Sudoku

1

Solemn promise

38 Left-hand ledger entry

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group

4 Fibromyalgia symptoms

39 “Coffee, Tea __?”

9 Marshes

65 Barbie’s beau

29 Cavalry sword 30 Brief haircut

DOWN

31 Went astray

1

Energy

32 Juliet’s love

2

Raw metals

33 __ on; tramples

40 Anger

3

Desire

13 Baghdad’s nation

41 Sultan’s wives

35 Roll call response

42 Use a broom

4 Bring into harmony

15 Goody

43 Recent arrival

5 Stream

16 Overseas currency

45 Homes usually attached

6 Warmth

39 “To thine __ be true”

7

41 Garden tool

17 List of dishes

46 Meadow

18 Rib playfully

47 Animal enclosures

8 Most difficult to climb

19 Baby’s bed

Vane direction

9 Soothe; lull

38 Syria’s capital

42 Anthem 44 Like sweaty palms

22 Biting reptiles

48 Lively Israeli circle dance

10 “__ is not to reason why...”

23 __ and file; commoners

51 Part-time news reporters

11 Clutch

24 Companion

56 Eve’s husband

26 Palace

57 __ Basie

14 Singing foursome

29 Many boats on the Mississippi

58 Weaving device

21 Powder

50 Unusual

60 “Cheers” role

34 Montezuma II’s __ empire

25 Ooh and __; express delight

52 Musical sound

61 Bring together 62 Golf course cry

26 Home of logs

54 Chess piece

35 Severe

63 Writer Zane __

27 Sky blue

55 Miffed

36 Go bad

64 Mexican mister

28 Scatter

59 Guys

20 Oscar or Emmy

12 Weeps

45 Middle 47 Horse of two colors 48 __ around; linger 49 Stench

53 Destroy

Solutions: Page 40

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Jumble

Solutions: Page 40

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The Commuter Crossword

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ACROSS 1 Spouse 5 Firstborn of two 10 Turn __; become 14 __ house; Realtor’s event 15 Stringed instrument 16 Lion’s den 17 Time before Easter 18 Large gold bar 19 Citrus fruit 20 Like dodos and dinosaurs 22 Small stones 24 Folding bed 25 Romero or Chavez 26 Lopsided 29 No longer fresh 30 Goes first 34 Applies frosting 35 Singing pair 36 Neither large nor small 37 Unruly crowd

38 Mellows 40 Actress Remick 41 Wiped away 43 Clamor 44 Spill the beans 45 Sum deducted 46 __ as a beet 47 In the __ of; surrounded by 48 Confined to a pen 50 Baby’s eating accessory 51 Dills and others 54 Humility 58 Doing nothing 59 Muscle cramps 61 Spanish bull 62 Uris or Panetta 63 Spoils 64 In the distance 65 Fails to keep up with others

66 Run-down 67 TV’s “ __ That Tune”

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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DOWN Burrowing animal High point Camp shelter Lures; tempts Kick out Dryer residue Beagle or collie Fled and wed Prices per hour Raised without manners Tack Magazine title Rich deposits At the present time Hay bundles __ up; became hazy Shot carefully Make points

28 Shish __; BBQ favorite 29 Not at home 31 Felt sick 32 Sword fights 33 Small bony fish 35 Papa 36 Fellows 38 Tin or iron 39 Get __ of; shed 42 Makes ill 44 Many a Dalai Lama follower 46 Save from peril 47 Prefix for night or wife 49 First, neutral, reverse, etc.

50 Domineering 51 Aspirin, for one 52 Creative notion 53 Drain problem 54 Repair 55 Couch 56 Mine car 57 Olden times 60 Hurry

Solutions: Page 40

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The (Classic) TV Crossword

Solutions: Page 40

ACROSS 1 “The Big __ Theory” 5 Actress and director __ Ullmann 8 Ms. Samms 9 Huge worldwide aluminum co.

12 “__ Gold”; Peter Fonda film 13 Happy, Dopey, Doc & the others 14 Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Gummo or Zeppo 15 __ Danza 16 German article 18 “__ walked out in the streets of Laredo...”

19 Affleck and Stein 20 “The King __”; Yul Brynner film 21 “The Sonny and __ Comedy Hour” 23 “Touched by an __” 24 Car from Germany 25 Fey of “30 Rock” 26 Charlton Heston’s role in “The Ten Commandments” 28 Designer Cassini 29 Rather and Aykroyd 30 Nabors and Belushi 32 Arden of “Our Miss Brooks” 35 NNW plus 180° 36 “Well, here’s another nice __ you’ve gotten me into.”

(Ollie) 37 “It’s __, Mad, Mad, Mad World” 38 Still existing, as old writings 40 Singer Campbell and others 41 Beer mug 42 Actor Sean 43 __ Ortiz of “Ugly Betty”

44 __ precedent; do something that may later be repeated by others 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 20 22 23 25 26 27 30 31 33 34 36 37 39 40

DOWN Bartok and Lugosi “__ Top Model” Albuquerque’s state: abbr.

Helium or oxygen Grassy areas “Now __ me down to sleep...”

DVD player’s forerunner “Rules __” Lay __; put out of the way Actress Thurman Ameche or Johnson Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives” Nothing Pieces of hospital room furniture Actress __ Bancroft Colors Feels sick Selleck and Cruise Marcus Welby and Trapper John: abbr.

Fertile spots in the desert Elfman of “Accidentally on Purpose” Suffix for cartoon or balloon White of “Wheel of Fortune” Sullivan and Bradley Primary Nautical term for “toward shelter” Actress Leoni Modern dashboard device: abbr.

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Daily Crossword

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ACROSS

Sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group

1 Forest youngster 45 Weight unit 5 John Wesley’s 46 City relig. thoroughfare 9 Nueve menos 48 “It’s been real, dos dahling” 14 Canyon 50 Grandstand comeback feature 15 __-deucy 51 Little break 16 “Come on in” 56 Valuable holding 17 Pre-calc course 58 Guiding principle 18 Little vehicle 60 Little type 20 Fable writer 65 Summer camp setting 22 Western Australia’s 66 Bamboo capital muncher 23 Little time 67 Manipulative sort 26 Salinger’s “With Love and 68 MGM symbol Squalor” girl 69 __-craftsy 30 Armoire feature 70 Silents star 31 Beauty pageant Naldi accessories 71 Mine finds 33 Therapists’ org.

36 Was nosy 39 Friendship bracelet components 40 Little role 43 Molecular particles 44 Remote button with two vertical Edited by Rich Norris bars and Joyce Nichols Lewis

DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 21 24 25 27 28

Greek salad cheese Real estate units Rustling sound Rotten to the core Rock’s Fleetwood __ Earth Day prefix Arizona State’s city High-strung Religious offshoot Where there are plenty of fish List-shortening abbr.

Steeped beverage Flub the shot, say Weapons Ask for a hand on one knee __ Bora: Afghan region Monica Lewinsky scandal figure Linda Refuse to, quaintly Rx managed care giant

29 German industrial city 32 Side by side 33 “... and __ of thousands!”

34 Singer LaBelle or LuPone 35 Luigi’s love 37 Clean air org.

38 Tie during a tennis game 41 Green gems 42 “That is so not happening!”

47 Recipe amt.

49 Verdi opera with Desdemona 52 Encore presentation 53 Formal “Who’s there?” response 54 Illuminated studio sign 57 Do in, as a vampire 59 Bills with Hamilton on them 60 Mud bath venue 61 Scratch or scuff, say 62 Picnic invader 63 Butterfly catcher 64 __-la-la

Solutions: Page 40

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The Commuter Crossword

Kakuro — The Mepham Group To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues.

Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction.

No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.

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ACROSS Stared with open mouth __ dunk; sure thing In the distance Lower; demean Rubber tube Long tale Tenant’s contract Orient Russian ruler’s title of old __ in; wearing one’s seat belt Pluck the eyebrows Sharp shrill cry Malt maker’s appliance City in Texas Liberated Horse’s dinner Three-tiered papal crown Amounts owed

37 Dating couple gossiped about 39 Counts calories 41 Show boldness 42 Fertile spot 44 __-Dixon Line 46 Acquire 47 Place for rouge 49 Backslides 51 Nerd 54 Alpha’s follower 55 Is fearful of 56 Hoping for 60 No longer here 61 Notion 63 Like one who has plenty to say 64 Wicked 65 Close by 66 Wed on the run 67 Observes 68 Hairstyling products 69 Perceive; feel

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 21 23 25 26 27

DOWN “Buffalo __, won’t you come out tonight...”

Help in crime Jack, once of late-night TV School papers Most profound Flock member Armful of laundry Burro Strength to persevere Went skyward Wasn’t __; remained calm and composed Staring More unusual Kilt pattern Unwanted plant Sassy kids Cincinnati, __ Facts & figures

28 Peepers 29 Weirdo 32 Had aspirations 34 Grocery sacks 35 Banyan or oak 36 Rolls the hair 38 Landon & Todd 40 Shoe bottoms 43 Lean-to 45 Local yokels 48 __ up; relaxing 50 Early release from prison 51 Borders 52 Orchard 53 Bottle resident of folklore 54 Grizzlies, e.g.

56 Pass out cards 57 Piece of Orthodox religious art 58 Afternoon rests 59 Delight 62 Billy __ Williams

Solutions: Page 40

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Daily Crossword

Jumble

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ACROSS 1

Favorite texting partner, for short 4 In a crooked position 9 Form 14 Lord’s Prayer opener 15 Deli counter unit 16 What actors have to learn 17 Barcelona gold 18 Kin of “Skoal!”

19 Like much pub ale 20 “Yes, indeed” 23 Parlor or den 24 Kindergarten basics 25 Dinner table dispenser 32 Restful resorts 35 Mystery writer Stout 36 Et __ 37 Destiny 38 Calculates 40 Parisian negative 41 Like bees attacking

43 Computer network acronym 44 Talk show moderator 45 Sentry’s question 48 It replaced the punt in Ireland 49 Shade trees 52 Tenth novel in Sue Grafton’s “Alphabet” series 58 Lite cigarette boast 59 Messing of “Will & Grace” 60 Afternoon potful 61 Hold holdings 62 Best-case 63 Brain scan, for short 64 “Stuck __”: Elvis hit 65 Funeral song

DOWN

1 Blessing 2 Much ado about something 3 Bilbo Baggins’s nephew 4 Postulate 5 Hunk 6 Garment for Rob Roy 7 Quito’s nation: Abbr.

8 Place to grab a screwdriver at home?

9 Sits sloppily 10 Doesn’t exactly tell 11 Not pro 12 __ moss 13 Parapsychology subj.

21 “Didn’t mean to do that” 22 Like a banned book, perhaps 26 First, to Franco 27 Wooden pin 28 Rejoice 29 Lotto-like game Edited by Rich Norris 30 Mythical archer and Joyce Nichols Lewis 31 Talk wildly

32 Chopped side dish 33 High-end 34 Welk’s upbeat 38 Frills, ribbons, ruffles, and such 39 Bit of arena support 42 In olden days 44 Skipper’s area 46 Morally base 47 Wine and dine 50 Measured (out) 51 Look of derision 52 Rivers of comedy 53 “Just doing my job” 54 User of the Force 55 Over, in Hanover 56 Wet blanket, so to speak 57 Luggage attachments 58 Sgt., e.g.

Solutions: Page 41

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Jumble

Kakuro — The Mepham Group To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues.

Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction.

No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.

Solutions: Page 41

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The (Classic) TV Crossword

Kakuro — The Mepham Group To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues.

Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction.

No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.

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ACROSS Caan or Woods Asner and Bradley Early video game maker Singer/composer/pianist __ John “The __ Truth”; Téa Leoni sitcom Alfred Hitchcock horror classic WSW plus 180° Doogie, Sabrina or Moesha “Days __ Lives” News journalist Sevareid “Miami __”; Don Johnson series Casual farewell “Law & Order: Criminal __” “How I Met Your __” Malicious, sidelong look Nat King __ __ Remini of “The King of Queens” Flintstone and Mertz “Grand Ole __” “...the cat and the fiddle, the __ jumped over the moon...”

Sudden disappointment Tehran resident Group of eight “__ World”; sitcom for Harry Anderson PBS’s “Bill __ the Science Guy” Win by __; achieve victory, but just barely DOWN __ Pauley

2 3 4 5 6 7

__ alarming rate; very rapidly “Extreme __ Edition” Before, in poetry Actor Caesar And so forth: abbr.

Comment from Homer Simpson 8 __-cone; crushed ice topped with flavored syrup 10 Suffix for Japan or Nepal 11 Felicity Huffman’s role on “Desperate Housewives” 13 __ person; apiece 15 Voting day in the U.S.A.: abbr.

17 Footwear item for a scuba diver 18 Fall month: abbr.

20 Cheerleader’s cry 21 Ending for favor or graph 22 “__ 54, Where Are You?” 25 “__ Fly Away” 26 Lucy Ricardo __ McGillicuddy 27 “__ and Sympathy”; Deborah Kerr movie 28 One of the Three Stooges 29 “The New Adventures of __ Christine” 31 “Boys Don’t __”; Hilary Swank movie 33 Cook in hot oil 35 “Wheel of Fortune” host 37 Small bills 38 __ as an owl 39 Rob Morrow’s role on “Numb3rs” 40 Very cold Solutions: 41 Sault __. Marie 42 Actress Lupino Page 41 43 Galloped

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The Commuter Crossword

Jumble

37 __ wave; very high breaker 38 Not in danger

5 Rigid

39 Took a chair

10 Light source

40 Easy to reach

14 Vase-shaped pitcher

41 Singer Joplin

4 Expert

35 Mrs. Truman

42 Story passed down

5 Choose

37 Orangeflavored drink

44 Trees of light strong wood

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ACROSS 1

Angel’s musical instrument

15 Bert’s “Sesame Street” friend 16 New thought 17 Go over again 18 Like a boring speaker 20 “__ to Billy Joe”

45 Cleaning cloth 46 Prickly plants 47 Sandal part 50 Juvenile delinquent

DOWN

29 Small radio

1

Rescuer

2

In amazement

30 Capital of Bulgaria

3

Change drapes and furniture

6 Engagement Hotels

32 Obey 33 Peculiar

38 Shaker contents

8 __ Newton; classic cookie

40 Piles

9 Not many

41 “__ be nimble...”

10 Sheets and tablecloths

43 Cary and Amy

11 Tallies up

44 Spreading tree

12 __ as a lamb

46 Pierre or Marie

54 Temporary; passing

13 Cushions

47 Male deer

19 Perfect

48 __ or false

57 Remain

49 Carry on

58 Mom’s sister

21 Back of the neck

59 “Ave __”

24 Leave out

60 Apple’s center

25 Get well

52 “__ the Herald Angels Sing”

26 Small dowels

53 Organs of sight

32 Ethical; honest

61 __ ready; prepares

27 Of the kidneys

55 Mischief-maker

34 Steal from

62 Primp

56 Paver’s goo

36 Small fly

63 Annoys

28 Become worn at the edges

21 New Jersey hoopsters 22 Office furniture 23 Team instructor 25 Egg layer 26 On time 28 Banquets 31 Spooky

51 “Murder, __ Wrote”

50 Skin opening

57 Chem. or biol.

Solutions: Page 41

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Sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group

Solutions: Page 41

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Crossword Puzzle

edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

Solutions: Page 41

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Jumble

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Kakuro — The Mepham Group To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues.

Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction.

No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.

Sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. — The Mepham Group

Solutions: Page 41

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Crossword Puzzle

edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

Solutions: Page 42

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Daily Crossword

Jumble

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ACROSS 1 4 8 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 24 26 28 30 34 35 37 38 39

“Rumble in the Jungle” champ Hanging on every word Crumb bum Actor Chaney Dot on a map Delphi’s claim to fame Perspectivebending artist “Beau Geste” novelist Grade for a tween Scottish hillside Convent residents Runner Sebastian et al.

Second and third in a sequence Port relative Sears rival Subdue with a stun gun Final Four initials “Mercy!”

Penn Sta. users Blues standard first recorded by Ma Rainey

41 KGB counterpart 1 42 Prettify 2 44 “Roots” author Haley 3 45 Game with a 32- 4 card deck 46 “Never Give a 5 Sucker an Even 6 Break” star 48 How some beer 7 is sold 50 Mil. plane for 8 small runways 51 Civil wrong 9 52 Barbershop 10 member 11 55 CNBC 12 interviewees 13 58 Reverend’s 18 residence 61 Pepsi alternative 22 63 Justice League publisher 25 65 Charm 66 Entry point 27 67 Kite on the links 68 “Who wants ice cream?” reply 28 69 Lid malady 29 70 Lamb mom 30 31

DOWN Poor box donations Focal points More than Having deeper pockets Hibachi residue Roman commoner Okla. or Dak., once Inept sheep keeper Circle part Beginning Color of raw silk Narrow valley Mil. bigwigs Five-and-dime, e.g.

Game player’s haunts iPad-to-iMac activity Fourth prime minister of Israel It may be bendy One of three in Coca-Cola Locks up Cable venue for vintage sitcoms

32 Poland Spring competitor 33 Dublin-born poet 36 Pacifier site 39 Online tech news site 40 Parkway offramp 43 Meat- or fishfilled pastry 45 “Vamoose!”

49 “Mercy!”

52 “Dracula” novelist Stoker 53 Peak 54 Fountain buildup 56 Track numbers 57 St. Andrew’s Day celebrant 59 Garbage barge 60 Salinger heroine 62 Apollo lander, briefly 64 Affectedly shy

Solutions: Page 42 Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

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Crossword Puzzle

edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

Solutions: Page 42

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ACROSS 1 Pusher’s nemesis 5 “Who ___ Turn To?”: Tony Bennett hit 9 Hall of Famer Speaker 13 Trim the hedge 17 Spread 18 “___ Is in the Streets”, 1953 film 19 Merit 20 Sacred city of India 21 Smut, briefly 22 French historian 23 Hunt’s ___ Ben Adhem 24 86 Across, e.g.

25 Jockey’s resolution 29 Oil-rich land 30 Fed a line, onstage 31 Lubricates 32 Schulz comic strip 35 Tear apart 36 Rained in the laundry 37 Creamy colors 38 Well-known Sonny 39 “Die ___”: early Wagner opera 40 Neighbor of Twelve Oaks 44 Yegg’s resolution 49 Mets or Jets 50 Tailless cat 51 Not gross 52 ... and ___ heart: Psalms 53 Convened 54 Lambda-xi separators 55 Sire, Biblical style 56 Plumber’s resolution 65 ___ Mazda; Zoroastrian deity 66 Neighbor of Kan. 67 Tot’s “piggy” 68 Memorable Anwar 69 Dundee denial 70 Balanchine ballet 72 Hoofbeat sound 76 Chef’s resolution 82 Ms. accompaniment 83 Nobelist in physiology: 1947 84 Vientiane’s land 85 Hourly 86 Cronyn of “The Gin Game” 87 Take ___: accept advice

Crossword Puzzle

Resolutions

88 Fractional part 90 “Open Sesame” speaker 94 Spoken 95 “Typee” sequel 96 Biographer’s resolution 103 Razzed from the stands 104 Spanish stew pot 105 Turkish decree 106 “When I was ___...”

107 Vestibule 108 Carolina college town 109 More rational 110 Mah-jongg piece 111 Affirmative votes 112 Dispatched 113 Get wind of 114 “Happy New ___!”

DOWN M-R connection Matty, Felipe or Jesus 3 Soprano Grist 4 Connected set, in math 1 2

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 26 27 28 32 33 34 35 36 38 39

Uses a scrub brush “___ Misbehavin”’ Ancient mariner Blameless Twitted Hot on the subject Mashie or niblick Nestles Hot drink Yoga position Hole ___: links ace Western buddies Enlightened Buddhist Peeled an apple Have faith in ___-the-mill: average Where the action is Nuisance “___ homo” Venezuela mining town Cream sauce base Dilapidated Double this for a candy Mirella of the Met

40 Home of the brave?

41 Bugleweed 42 Composer Ned 43 Aids in crime 45 Last of a Latin trio 46 Matted cotton sheet 47 “Moving ___: The Jeffersons’ theme song 48 Insect life writer 53 “From ___ shining...”

54 ___ culpa!

56 Lenten diets 57 Owner of 40 Across 58 Vallee namesakes 59 Rasp 60 Balzac 61 Giraffe’s cousin 62 Did in 63 School on the Thames 64 Ding follower 70 On the surface of 71 USO frequenters 72 Like 13 Down 73 Harp’s ancestor

74 Muscat’s partner 75 Bombard with rice 77 Underwater gear 78 Love apples 79 Russian mountain range 80 Marlin’s kin 81 Cast 86 “St. Louis Blues” composer 87 Out-and-out 88 Meditate 89 Arabian bigwig 90 Westminster, for one 91 Sierra ___, Africa 92 “___ Woman”: Ray Charles boast 93 Mortuary stands 94 Synthetic fabric 97 Fashion magazine 98 “Dies ___” 99 Site of Jesus’s first miracle 100 Nastase of the courts 101 White House dog 102 Dammed German river

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Word Salsa

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Crossword Puzzle edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

Solutions: Page 42

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Quote-Acrostic

edited by Linda and Charles Preston

Solutions: Page 42

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Quote-Acrostic

edited by Linda and Charles Preston

Solutions: Page 42

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Crossword Puzzle

Pure As Driven Snow ACROSS Town in Iowa More pallid Capital of Tibet A plague Narrative Gruel of maize meal 21 Holds in deep affection 22 Fencing sword 23 Algerian seaport 24 Early Italian 25 Catkin 26 Rounded roof 27 Wide view 29 Women of title 31 Expunges 33 Frees 34 Fragrant wood 35 Persia 36 Diminutive 39 Skin openings 40 Original 44 Winged 45 Safe shelter 46 Near 47 Cut grass 48 Feminine name 49 Apportioned 50 Large piece 51 Possess 52 Netherlands commune 53 Fishing rods 54 Sordid 55 A kind of beer 56 Ridicule 58 Trite 59 Wayside havens 60 Flit 61 A container 62 A flavoring 63 Republican operative, Michael 66 Trumpet sound 67 Deteriorating 71 Phoenician king 72 Grouch 73 Badgerlike animal 74 River in Scotland 75 Sister of Ares 76 A garment 77 Exists 78 European river 79 A physician: familiar 80 Backbone 81 The lowest point 1 5 10 15 19 20

82 Small nails 83 Gashing 85 Asiatic country 86 Funeral vehicle 87 ___ and Leander 88 Hue 89 Swine 90 Italian sausage 93 Light acronym 94 Shaves the head of 98 An astringent 99 Adolescent years 101 The choice part 103 Chest sound 104 Lima is its capital 105 Elude 106 Characterizations 107 Scottish-Gaelic 108 Observes 109 Patron saint of France 110 Race of wheat 111 Aquatic mammal

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DOWN Upon

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Naomi’s chosen name Dash Spanish maiden Formal march Minute particles Broad-topped hill Guido’s highest note Clarified by melting Andean ruminants Greek epic poet The birds Japanese coin Star Formalist in teaching Epic poetry Sown: Her. Golf mounds Religious ceremony Arabian gulf Level, in London Sheltered inlets Light sarcasm Peeled Ignore

38 Potato: dial.

39 Thin metal disk 40 A feather 41 Likeness 42 New 43 Pitchers 45 Spartan serf 46 Schoolroom need 49 Watered silk 50 Desist 51 Detested 53 Sacred song 54 Rigid 55 Not general 57 Mental concepts 58 Tilt 59 Staffs of office 61 Bright, unsteady light 62 Measuring device 63 Molts 64 European mountain region 65 The common heath 66 Transport 67 Ship’s crane 68 ___ Guest

69 Requires 70 Concise 72 Twilled fabric 73 Horseman 76 Lively 77 Workmen 78 Obliterations 80 Son of Noah 81 River in Africa 82 Asks alms 84 Private detective 85 Buffets 86 Truthful 88 A sweet 89 Traveler’s haven 90 Weakens gradually 91 To the sheltered side 92 Entice 93 Thin 94 Ceramic square 95 Unusual 96 Lohengrin’s bride 97 To blind 100 Night before holiday 102 Sway about loosely

Solutions: Page 42

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Jumble for Kids

The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.

by Mike Argirion & Jeff Knurek

Solutions: Page 27

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Jumble for Kids

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Jumble for Kids

The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.

by Mike Argirion & Jeff Knurek

Solutions: Page 29

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Jumble for Kids

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Hitori

More or Less

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Hitori

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. Digits inside the dotted cages must add up to the number in the corner of each cage, and digits can’t repeat inside a cage.

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Hitori

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Hitori

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Hitori

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Page 40 • Brain BUSTERS TV Crossword, Page 2

Brain BUSTERS • Page 40 Jumble, Page 4

Crossword, Page 7

Boggle, Page 4 Commuter Crossword, Page 5

TV Jumble, Page 3 Sudoku, Page 7

Commuter Crossword, Page 3

Kakuro, Page 8

Boggle, Page 5 Jumble Crosswords, Page 5

Jumble Crosswords, Page 6

Scrabble Grams, Page 8 Scrabble Grams, Page 6

Sudoku, Page 3 TV Crossword, Page 6

Scrabble Grams, Page 4

TV Jumble, Page 4 Boggle, Page 7

Commuter Crossword, Page 8

Page 41 • Brain BUSTERS Jumble, Page 9

Brain BUSTERS • Page 41 TV Crossword, Page 11

Jumble Crosswords, Page 13

Sudoku, Page 13

Crossword, Page 9

Kakuro, Page 11

Jumble, Page 12

Crossword, Page 14

Scrabble Grams, Page 9

Jumble, Page 10

Commuter Crossword, Page 12

Kakuro, Page 15

Jumble Crosswords, Page 10

Jumble, Page 15

Kakuro, Page 10

Sudoku, Page 15 Boggle, Page 12

Boggle, Page 13 Boggle, Page 10 TV Jumble, Page 11

Jumble Crosswords, Page 13 Boggle, Page 15

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Crossword, Page 19

Word Salsa, Page 20

(bottom)

Boggle, Page 17

Crossword, Page 17

Crossword, Page 21

Jumble, Page 17

Jumble Crosswords, Page 23 (top)

Quote-Acrostic, Page 22 Scrabble Grams, Page 23

Quote-Acrostic, Page 24 Jumble Crosswords, Page 23 (bottom)

Crossword, Page 25

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Brain BUSTERS • Page 43 Word Salsa, Page 32

More or Less (5x5), Page 31

More or Less (7x7), Page 33

Code Cracker, Page 31

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Hitori, Page 33

Code Cracker, Page 33 Word Wheel, Page 32

Killer Sudoku, Page 34

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More or Less (5x5), Page 35

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Code Cracker, Page 36

Code Cracker, Page 38

Word Wheel, Page 37 More or Less (5x5), Page 38

Hitori, Page 37 Hitori, Page 35

Word Wheel, Page 38 More or Less (5x5), Page 37 (top)

Code Cracker, Page 35

Hitori, Page 39

Word Wheel, Page 36

More or Less (7x7), Page 36

More or Less (7x7), Page 37 (bottom)

Word Wheel, Page 39

Code Cracker, Page 39

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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page

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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page

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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page

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