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PUZZLE BOOK JHN

Crossword Puzzles • Sudoku Crypto Fun • Word Search

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2 CLUES ACROSS

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

1. Mimic 4. Payroll firm 7. Perform in a play 10. Opine: __ philosophical 11. Crony 12. Political action committee 13. 1991 Wimbledon winner 15. Affirmative 16. Exclamation of disgust 19. Action of connecting 21. A way to calm 23. Especially fine or decorative clothing 24. Walked proudly 25. Group of people related through male heir 26. Supplemented with difficulty 27. Soft touch 30. Erases 34. Spanish river 35. A princess can detect it 36. Clouds of gas 41. A way to get through 45. Part of a book 46. Southwestern US state 47. Fields where rice is grown 50. Area in Ghana 54. Sayings 55. Involve deeply 56. Compels to act 57. “Ignore all rules” 59. Indoor entertainment space 60. Born of 61. Back muscle 62. Sea dweller 63. Tools that resemble an axe 64. Prefix denoting class or kind 65. Tooth caregiver

CLUES DOWN 1. Inspiring 2. Put into a box 3. Breathes out 4. Pacify 5. Patriotic society for women 6. Fell down 7. Clothing 8. Dishwasher detergent brand 9. Former French republic 13. Single lens reflex 14. Men’s fashion accessory 17. Consumed 18. Marry 20. __ up: intensifies 22. Body of water 27. People of southern Benin 28. Decorate a cake with frosting

29. Snag 31. Yearly tonnage (abbr.)

32. Records brain activity (abbr.)

33. Car mechanics group 37. Brought up to snuff 38. __ faire: Economic approach 39. Phil __, former CIA 40. Affixed 41. Period of adolescence 42. Substance 43. Danced 44. Baked without its shell 47. Parts per billion (abbr.)

48. Satisfaction 49. Balkans river 51. Christmas carols 52. Partner to tonic 53. “The Godfather” character Johnny 58. Swiss river

See Page 7 for Solution Solution for puzzle on page 7

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SUDOKU

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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Top Puzzle

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Bottom Puzzle

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Solution

CLUES ACROSS 1. A way to injure 5. Mutual savings bank 8. Rock TV channel 11. Large number of fish swimming together 13. Military mailbox 14. Female of a horse 15. Category 16. City 17. Breezed through 18. Officer who bears a mace 20. Tax collector 21. “Cheers” actress Perlman 22. Pauses before acting 25. Extracted information from a wave 30. Tendency to revert to something ancestral 31. No seats available 32. Nocturnal rodents 33. Moves gently to and fro 38. Not good 41. A way to ready 43. One who makes something better 45. Things associated with American history 48. Ancient Phoenician fertility god 49. A continuous portion of a circle 50. Volcanic craters 55. Units of electrical resistance 56. Gamble on 57. Ethiopian town 59. One point east of northeast 60. Polynesian garland of flowers 61. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation 62. State of fuss 63. Keyboard key 64. Partner to relaxation CLUES DOWN 1. “The world’s most famous arena” 2. Polite interruption sound 3. Private school in New York 4. Refuse of grapes 5. __ Tomei, actress 6. Adult beverages 7. Supporter 8. Papier-__, art material 9. Forests have them 10. Most ancient Hindu scriptures 12. Downwind 14. Marketplace 19. Flowering plant genus 23. Street where nightmares happen 24. Admirer 25. Dip lightly into water 26. When you hope to get there 27. Partner to cheese

28. Egg 29. A way to disqualify 34. South American plant 35. Fold-away bed 36. Debbie Harry album “__ Koo” 37. Swedish krona 39. Displaying warmth and friendliness 40. Official orders 41. Bowling alley necessity 42. Stray 44. About milk 45. Expressed pleasure 46. Caribbean dance 47. If not 48. __ fide (Latin) 51. Swiss river 52. Hebrew calendar month 53. One easily swindled 54. Point that is one point south of southwest 58. Small island (British)

See Page 2 for Solution

Solution for puzzle on page 2

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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