2024 Rainy Days Puzzle Book by Star Publications

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Rainyday PUZZLE

This book is ﬁlled with word searches, crosswords, sudoku, mazes, famous people guess who and coloring pages.

Perfect for a rainy day!

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An American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes, this player is the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer and is regarded as one of the greatest players in college basketball history. This player has the ability to score in the paint, in mid-range and from three-point range.

Born in Chicago in 1901, this American animator, film producer, and entrepreneur was a pioneer of the American animation industry. This person introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he/ she holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations by an individual.

Born in Brooklyn, New York City, this American comedian, actor, and singer shot to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. This person is widely recognized as one of the greatest comedians of all time and has numerous accolades including a Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

An Australian rock band formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar and Angus Young on lead guitar. Their influences include the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Billy Thorpe, the Easybeats, and Vanda & Young. They have referred to themselves as “a rock and roll band, nothing more, nothing less”.

Born on May 4th,1929, this British actress is recognized as a film and fashion icon and rose to stardom in the romantic comedy Roman Holiday (1953). She then went on to star in a number of successful films such as Sabrina (1954), in which Humphrey Bogart and William Holden compete for her affection.

This American politician, media personality, and businessman received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and has a net worth that was estimated to be $2.4 billion. Although this person is sometimes controversial, more than 6 million American workers received wage increases, bonuses, and increased benefits thanks to this person’s tax cuts.

An American aviation pioneer and writer, this person was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel and wrote best-selling books about flying experiences. While attempting to complete a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, this person disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.

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An American actor and film director, this actor is known for his action hero roles. He was born in Peekskill, New York, of Irish descent, the sixth of 11 children and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. After his success in Hollywood with the Lethal Weapon series, he began to move into producing and directing

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50. Enquiry 52. Murdered 53. Bura-__: Chadic language 55. Crater on Mars

56. Mammal genus 57. Sock

58. Make 59. Stony waste matter 61. Partner to cheese 65. Pound

22 CLUES ACROSS 1. Russian painter 6. Very fast jet 9. Phillipine municipality 13. Intestinal 14. Small freshwater fish 15. Algerian coastal city 16. Vomit 17. Famed astronomer 18. Ghanaian currency 19. Improved the condition of 21. Int’l association of interpreters 22. Infections 23. Dish made with lentils 24. Thou 25. Former CIA 28. Unit used to compare power levels 29. Members of Pueblo people 31. Myanmar monetary units 33. Polished 36. Signed a contract 38. Nothing 39. Once-ubiquitous department store 41. Neural structures 44. Thick piece of something 45. Slang for trucks with trailers 46. Longing 48. Senior officer 49. Levels of frequency 51. Bird’s beak 52. Move rapidly downwards 54. Koran chapters 56. Streteches out 60. Top of the human body 61. A Chinese temple and Indian town are two 62. Fertility god 63. Sea eagle 64. Dry 65. Zodiac sign 66. “Horizon Call of the Mountain” character 67. Have the ability to 68. Take somewhere CLUES DOWN 1. “Iron Man” actress Leslie 2. Wings 3. Adjust the spacing 4. They’re usually locked 5. Atomic #43 6. Wise individuals 7. Horse mackerel 8. Pearl Jam’s debut album 9. Confines 10. Colorless crystalline compound 11. Unsatisfactorily 12. Plant of the parsley family 14. Determines time 17. Causes the birth of 20. Small ornament on a watch chain 21. Richly decorated cloth tapestry 23. Vito Corleone was one 25. Igbo musical instrument 26. Put in harmony 27. Japanese alcoholic drinks 29. Tinseltown 30. Closes tightly 32. Songs sung to one’s lover 34. One thousandth of an inch 35. Small drink of whiskey 37. Political divisions in ancient Greece 40. Helps little firms

42. Baby’s eating accessory

43. Very long periods of time 47. Small block of wood 49. Town in Surrey, England

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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!