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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2015
Crossword by Myles Mellor & Sally York
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1. Which of the seven dwarves comes last alphabetically? 2. What is John Cleese’s real name? 3. Who is credited with the invention of television? . o
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5. Diamond is the birthstone for which month? Answers below, centre.
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25. Blood clots 26. Prosperity 1. Nile bird 27. PC “brain” 28. Dance bit 5. ___-ran 29. Belgium village 9. Fire-extinguishing agent 31. Female antelope 14. Faux 32. Control 15. Le ___, city in 33. So far Switzerland 38. Cash for Down 16. Bowl incidentals 17. Listening 39. Clay, now 1. Sitter’s handful 20. Sweep 40. Hack 2. Fluffy scarf . oa s 41. Select, with “for” 3. Aloof 22. ___-ski 42. “Humph!” 4. Word with bum or 43. CBS symbol . o icts bunny 27. Tax prep. expert 46. ___ Zeppelin 5. Eukaryotic 30. Common truism 47. Class-conscious organism grp. 34. Dead center? 6. When repeated, a . o al is 35. Wise one 1997 Jim Carrey 50. Maja painter 36. Cursor mover comedy 51. Saharan nomad 37. Sandwich type 7. Firm 52. Hand-me-down 41. Old printing marks 8. Lose fuel 56. Guru 44. ___ maison 9. Attractive . refi it legal (indoors): Fr. 10. Liberal pursuits 58. Privy to 45. View in northern 11. Floral ring Italy 12. Sean ___ Lennon 59. Crash site? 49. Honoring 13. Palindromic girl’s 60. Tumult 53. French beverage 61. Bark name 54. Pout 62. Ornamental 18. Beak o er, for s ort 55. Alternative to a 19. Make, as money convertible 63. Social worker? 22. Function 56. Kind of bean 64. ___-di-dah 23. Country club 57. Chart type 65. Pencil holder fig re 24. Border 59. Be charged too 66. Safari sight much 67. 30-Across, e.g. 68. Mark’s replacement 69. Indian bread 70. Stupid 71. Govt. operative . a of, rie
Solutions to last week’s puzzles:
Answers to this week’s Pop Quiz: 1. Sneezy; 2. John Cheese; 3. John Logie Baird; 4. 12; 5. April.
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ISLAND VIEW
July 17 , 2 0 14 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 is shot down near the border of Ukraine and Russia. All 298 on board die.
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July 18 , 192 5 Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto M ein K a m p f .
per cent of people in the world have green eyes.
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July 19, 194 7 The Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members are assassinated by Galon U Saw.
per cent slower is how fast people read on a computer screen in comparison with a printed page.
July 2 0 , 196 9 Apollo program: Apollo 11’s crew successf ully makes the first landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Bu Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon later that day.
1992
was the last year it was legal to settle a dispute by duel in Uruguay.
18,000 dollars is what Jimi Hendrix was paid to perform at Woodstock ($114,624 today).
July 2 1, 195 4 The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
$438 million is the estimated cost to the US in lost productivity, not to mention decreased health, through Daylight Saving Time. Source: Uberfacts
This week in history
July 2 2 , 1991 Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested in Milwaukee after police discover human remains in his apartment.
A Phuket shopper is silhouetted by the bright light of day. Photo by Natasuang Busaranon Got an unusual or particularly beautiful picture of Phuket? Email it to editor1@classactmedia.co.th
July 2 3 , 198 4 Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Pen tho use magazine. S o urc e: W ikip edia thephuketnews