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I thought you were going to get a LASIK procedure.
by Dan Pearson
Any problems?
I did, both eyes.
So what’s up with the glasses?
No, my vision is absolutely perfect.
Oh, those. I still need something to hide the bags under my eyes.
PUZZLE ACROSS 1. IV synonym 5. Medicinal mass 10. Field hosp. unit 14. Houston university 15. Stop prematurely 16. Double curve 17. Atop 18. Not drunk 19. Letters lead-in 20. Polite 22. Impaired 24. Entirely 25. Shades 26. Small, round and shiny 30. Dry, barren place 34. Antiquity 35. Don, onetime MCG Health president 37. Furnishings 38. Professional charges 40. Impish 42. Carbonated drink 43. Urge forward 45. Section of a wall 47. Wreath of flowers 48. Names 50. Surgical opening 52. Largest bone 54. Rotational speed (abbrev.) 55. Office Space star 58. Aiken feeder? 62. Half of an island in French Polynesia 63. Farewell, señor 65. Fantastic Four’s Invisible Woman 66. Cheese coated with red wax 67. Large knife of Nepal 68. Applies friction to 69. Sandy tract 70. Appears 71. Yes, casually
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DIRECTIONS: Every line, vertical and horizontal, and all nine 9-square boxes must each contain the numbers 1 though 9. Solution on page 14.
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DOWN 1. _____ lord 2. Ready to eat 3. Image 4. Period of five years 5. Starting point measurement 6. Ancient Greek coin, one-sixth of a drachma 7. Throw in a high arc 8. Hives 9. Maroon 10. Sorghum syrup 11. Highly excited 12. Prominent golfer (1957-2011) to friends 13. Obey 21. Right-angle extensions 23. Reward (archaic, poetic) 25. Olde Town street 26. Suit 27. Fragrant resin often used in varnish 28. Proficient 29. Seaweed
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31. Bacteria named after German Dr. Theodor Escherich 32. Hippodrome event 33. 6th Street vehicle 36. Waterfall (archaic, poetic) 39. Identical 41. Death of tissue from injury or disease 44. English court 46. Rims 49. Former Walton Way bakery 51. Streaked and smudged 53. Unwarranted 55. Not up yet 56. Knotlike mass 57. Teheran’s country 58. Character played by George (Wendt) 59. Cyanotic 60. Title of respect for God 61. Deep wound 64. 34th US President, familiarly Solution p. 14
QUOTATIONPUZZLE N P H E W D Y C M O R H E L W O S U B R P T H D N M I W E E A O T O T S O I S S A G L by Daniel R. Pearson © 2019 All rights reserved
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DIRECTIONS: Recreate a timeless nugget of wisdom by using the letters in each vertical column to fill the boxes above them. Once any letter is used, cross it out in the lower half of the puzzle. Letters may be used only once. Black squares indicate spaces between words, and words may extend onto a second line. Solution on page 14.
1. 2663 (body part) ____
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Use keypad letters to convert numbers into the words suggested by the definitions provided. The is often a theme linking all answers. Sample: 742 (body part) = RIB. Answers on page 14.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The first issue of each month will contain a “Words by Number” puzzle in this space; the 10. 25284253 (body part) second issue will contain a “Text Me” puzzle.
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THE MYSTERY WORD The Mystery Word for this issue: RATLAUN
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