S U N DAY, M A RC H 24, 2019
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Premier Crossword
Sunday, March 24, 2019
By Frank A. Longo
The Record
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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.
CLUE LIST Bigger Cleverer Greedier Happier Healthier Larger Later Nicer Sadder Shorter Taller Tidier Warmer Wetter Worse
Apartment Bath Boarding Carriage Club Court Dog Farm Field Glass Green Guard Row Tea Wheel
CLUE LIST Borg Courier Court Graf Hart Henin Laver Lendl Nadal Navratilova Rosewall Seles Trabert Vicario Wilander
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CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST Antique Built-in China Clothes Coat Cold Janitorial Linen Spear Supply Utility Walk-in Wall Water Wiring
GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Waiting aid 5 Less civil 10 Man of steel 12 Musical drama 13 Iowa community 14 Remote locales? 15 Singer Tormé 16 La Paz language 18 Lodz language 20 Sheltered side 21 Luke’s sister 23 Mess up 24 Pie-cooling spot 26 Auction actions 28 Fire 29 Mystery writer Woods 31 Previously 32 Lolland language 36 Lapseki language 39 Once called 40 Stows cargo 41 Desert plant 43 Marie Curie’s daughter 44 Did a yard job 45 Like Loki 46 Retreats
Sunday, March 24, 2019
THOMAS JOSEPH
DOWN 1 Vagabond 2 Tybalt’s killer 3 Have — (enjoy oneself) 4 Over there 5 Painter Bonheur 6 Atop 7 Sullied 8 Pencil parts 9 Bacon slice 11 Mortarboard features 17 Frat letter 19 Suffering 22 Tad’s dad 24 Large cactus 25 Sequentially 27 McKellen of “The Hobbit” 28 American painter George 30 TV spots 33 Blown away 34 Common dice roll 35 Listens to 37 Burns and Berry 38 Understanding words 42 Jupiter or Mars
ACROSS 1 Vacation spot 5 Peach parts 9 Stand 11 Fire proof? 13 Muscularly fit 14 Plow pioneer 15 Gentle pull 16 Extra action 18 Arcane knowledge 20 Lennon’s love 21 Submit taxes online 22 Jazz legend Getz 23 Simple denials 24 “Vamoose!” 25 Island strings 27 Generous one 29 Despondent 30 Web directory 32 Pepper type 34 Tall tale 35 Wed in secret 36 Stomach 38 Less common 39 Worker with a pick 40 Timetable, for short 41 Sleep sites
The Record
DOWN 1 Coffee bar order 2 Kindle 3 “Newsies” song 4 Lingo suffix 5 Rice field 6 “Got it” 7 “Newsies” song 8 Venus’ sister 10 Old autos 12 Attack 17 Hot blood 19 Uncles, in Acapulco 22 Trig function 24 Cheering call 25 Peptic problem 26 Eucalyptus eaters 27 Clamor 28 Made forays 30 Dummy Mortimer 31 Jury makeup 33 Dueling weapon 37 Shirt protector
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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.
CLUE LIST Andrea Barry Chantal Dorian Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo
Civic Deed Deified Hannah Level Madam Noon Otto Radar Refer Rotator Rotor Sexes Solos Stats
CLUE LIST Backup Buttercup Coup Croup Eggcup Eyecup Gallup Group Hiccup Hookup Ketchup Layup Pup Syrup Teacup
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CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST Acid rain Aquifer Biomass Cleanup Dioxin Ecology Fauna Habitat Hypoxia Landfill Lead Ozone Radon Spills Sprawl
GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Grade 5 Talk drunkenly 9 Time separator 10 Packed in boxes 12 Make speeches 13 Last letter 14 Spa employee 16 Plop down 17 Caribou’s cousin 18 Gather 20 Brewing item 22 Commentary page 23 Perfect 25 Take turns 28 Seamstress’ array 32 Refueling break 34 Devilfish 35 Copying 36 Just for fun 38 Pitcher Ryan 40 Mountain group 41 Police trap 42 Periphery 43 Utters 44 Lewd look
Sunday, March 24, 2019
THOMAS JOSEPH
DOWN 1 Esprit 2 “Seward’s Folly” 3 Goes bad 4 Patella protector 5 Composer’s creation 6 Flight 7 Depletes 8 Ruling group 9 Space sighting 11 Out of style 15 Incites 19 Go it alone 21 Storage spots 24 Duds 25 Stretches over 26 Trial episodes 27 Napoli’s nation 29 Marigold color 30 — than life 31 Comedian Wanda 33 Salad servers 37 Store cargo 39 One or more
ACROSS 1 Cardiff residents 6 Sassy 10 Hawaiian hello 11 Asserts 13 Emergency sound 14 Start 15 — favor (Spanish “please”) 16 Lass 18 Commotion 19 Road flattener 22 Rent out 23 “— She Sweet?” 24 Visit unexpectedly 27 Petty quarrels 28 Land unit 29 King Kong, for one 30 Coat-applying tool 35 Curry of “Today” 36 Play division 37 Chopping tool 38 David who directed four Harry Potter films 40 Surges 42 Skilled 43 Turn outward 44 “— at the Races” 45 Cars’ scars
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DOWN 1 Stinging insects 2 Poet T.S. 3 Peter of “M” 4 That woman 5 Gallows fellows 6 Painter Picasso 7 Night before 8 King’s finery 9 Poseidon prop 12 Horse sounds 17 Gallery fill 20 UFO pilot 21 Jacket flap 24 Tropical fruit 25 Ottawa anthem 26 Used a press 27 Like leopards 29 Curved path 31 Delicious 32 Burdened 33 Wield, as power 34 Takes a break 39 Clean Water Act org. 41 “— had it!”
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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.
CLUE LIST Austin Capriati Decker Douglas Evert Gibson Goolagong Hingis Lobo Lopez Ochoa Parker S. Williams Vonn Wambach
Brown Colonna Garcia Lewis Lucas Maguire Mathers Quarry Reed Seinfeld Sloan Springer Stiller Van Dyke West
CLUE LIST Award Aware Coward Forewarn Forward Inward Onward Thwart Warble Wardrobe Warez Warm Warp Warrant Warts
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CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST Brook Clay Daisy Emerald Ginger Heather Hunter Jack Penny Robin Rosemary Stone Tiger Violet Willow
GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Studies intensely 6 Loses color 11 Museum piece 12 Extreme pain 13 Pod-bearing trees 15 Abel’s mother 16 Friend of Harry and Hermione 17 Place 18 Lease signers 20 Anger 21 Raw metal 22 Consider 23 Lawyers: Abbr. 26 Crows and cranes 27 Myrna and family 28 Tell tales 29 Candy counter buy 30 Bargain-hunter’s opportunity 34 Sixth sense, for short 35 Back, on a boat 36 Indulgent 37 Region of Germany 40 Zellweger of “Chicago” 41 Casual eatery 42 Bye, in Baja 43 Musical drama
Sunday, March 24, 2019
THOMAS JOSEPH
DOWN 1 Jon of “Two and a Half Men” 2 “Superman” star 3 Patriot Ethan 4 Wire measure 5 Game officials 6 Most of a chess set 7 In the past 8 More eccentric 9 Lasted 10 Methods 14 Had on 19 Gifts for kids 22 Stops working 23 Math course 24 In disarray 25 Kettledrums 26 Brouhaha 28 Guffaw, informally 30 Confiscates 31 Coeur d’—, Idaho 32 Surgical tool 33 Spare 38 Corp. VIP 39 Tatter
ACROSS 1 Computer shortcut 6 Some cheers 10 Love affair 11 From the country 12 TV’s Sawyer 13 Hit from the past 14 Racer Yarborough 15 Jackrabbit chaser 16 “Revenge” network 17 Add up 18 Tear 19 Waiters’ aids 22 War of 1812 port 23 Egypt-based opera 26 Cabal constituents 29 Hair goop 32 Golf position 33 Actor Morrow 34 Zoo resident 36 Take a nap 37 Free of censorship 38 Try to pick up 39 Hotel choice 40 Calendar entry 41 Locale 42 Buttes’ kin
The Record
DOWN 1 Zany 2 Good-natured 3 Locomotive follower 4 Celtic letter 5 Metal source 6 Manageable, jocularly 7 Passion 8 Half of Hispaniola 9 Take a nap 11 Hotel door posting 15 Pool need 17 Starlike 20 Waiter’s reward 21 Use a chair 24 Dedicates 25 Tombstone setting 27 Gusher flow 28 Fragrances 29 Unit of magnetic flux 30 Boredom 31 Permitted 35 Remote button 36 Seedy joint 38 Skirt edge
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Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Point & Solve In this crossword puzzle variety, the clues appear in the diagram itself. Simply enter the answers in the directions indicated by the arrows.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
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Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various configurations. The grids may be Classic Sudoku or a mix of different Sudoku variants. The object is to solve all grids according to their variant rules. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Cryptoquip The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: L equals B
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: D equals E
Sunday, March 24, 2019
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: R equals O
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: E equals F
Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: N equals I
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: L equals N
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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Cryptoquip The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: S equals O
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: H equals Y
Sunday, March 24, 2019
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: A equals P
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: W equals M
Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: A equals F
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: B equals N
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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Cryptoquip The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: Q equals P
Sunday, March 24, 2019
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: U equals X
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: Z equals Y
Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: K equals T
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: D equals T
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: Z equals L
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Super Quiz
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Hocus Focus
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GAMEBOOK
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Super Quiz
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Hocus Focus
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Super Quiz
Sunday, March 24, 2019
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Cryptoquote
AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W
One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
EUGENE SHEFFER
ACROSS 1 Ref 4 Present 8 Jeans-maker Strauss 12 Seek damages 13 Dunkable treat 14 Mosque bigwig 15 Jogged untogged 17 Baby feeding finale 18 Standing 19 Parched 21 Started 22 Let slip 26 Reservation residence 29 Marry 30 Part of “to be” 31 Unoriginal one 32 Pickle container 33 Thick chunk 34 Grant opponent 35 Plague 36 Coffer 37 Duration 39 Bill’s partner
Sunday, March 24, 2019
EUGENE SHEFFER
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Scooted Turmoil Gujarat garment Vigor Help hoods Unctuous “Holy cow!” Uppercase Untouchable Eliot 55 Agent
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DOWN 1 Cold War initials 2 Silent 3 Culprit, for short 4 Small beard 5 Annoyed 6 Retainer 7 Little kid 8 Tripoli’s land 9 Aussie bird 10 Alt. spelling 11 Mischievous tyke 16 Swiss mathematician
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ACROSS 1 — about (spread the word) 6 Utters 12 Grads 13 Recluse 14 Gymnosophist’s practice 15 Incompetent 16 Vicinity 17 Sicilian spouter 19 Tier 20 Onetime NYC mayor 22 Writer Buscaglia 24 Sternward 27 Near the treasure 29 “Thin Man” dog 32 Just one thing after another? 35 Deserve 36 Arp’s movement 37 Poehler or Grant
Scarlet Hardy cabbage Historic times “Pay later” aftermath Lofty Duel tool Hammerhead part Grow bigger Lincoln successor Rid of wool Sch. org. Rabbits Southern side dish Ringlets Early birds? Flight component Yon folks Pouch Counselors’ grp. Agt. Dead heat
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38 Panasonic competitor 40 Incline 42 Slithery squeezer 44 Not so much 46 Radius neighbor 50 German Chancellor Merkel 52 Raise the anchor 54 Successful player 55 Hale and hearty 56 Eight English kings 57 Wear away DOWN 1 Unclear view 2 Discourteous 3 Eskimo boat 4 Officeholders 5 It gets punched 6 Avoid 7 Punishmentrelated 8 Geological time
9 Food of the gods 10 Narc’s measure 11 Crockpot creation 12 Literary collection 18 Menaces 21 Possess 23 Chow down 24 Expert 25 Govt. lender 26 Seasoning herb 28 Guaranteed 30 Male turkey 31 One or more 33 Business abbr. 34 Hoosegow 39 Back street 41 Disney pachyderm 42 Wild party 43 Never again? 45 41-Down’s “wings” 47 Noisy 48 Schnozz 49 Illustrations 51 Blunder 53 Neither mate
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Cryptoquote
AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W
One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, March 24, 2019
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
EUGENE SHEFFER
ACROSS 1 Nickelodeon’s explorer 5 Phonograph stat 8 — podrida 12 Acknowledge 13 “Born in the —” 14 Tide type 15 Korea-based sitcom 16 Laterally 18 Tartan patterns 20 Go by 21 “Star Wars” princess 23 Saute 24 Motorcycle attachments 28 Consider 31 Historic period 32 Prepare to pray 34 Chicken-king link 35 Weaver’s filling thread 37 Revolvers, e.g. 39 Air safety org.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
EUGENE SHEFFER
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Soon to come Coral rings Money, slangily Secondary job Anger Infamous Idi Enjoyment At a snail’s pace Hide Explosive stick Spud’s buds
DOWN 1 Moist 2 Elliptical 3 Parks of civil rights fame 4 For some time 5 Muscovites et al. 6 Omega preceder 7 Put together 8 Ahead 9 2012, but not 2013 10 Potato chip brand
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Church section Sprite Pack of cards “The results —” Stitch Anger Jonquil’s cousin Dregs Shady tree More, to Manuel Toy block name Skill Richard III’s cry The whole enchilada Pronto, on a memo Fourth dimension Winnow Easter emblem Lotion additive Chops Convent denizen
ACROSS 1 Soybean paste 5 Young fellow 8 In the thick of 12 Pastoral poem 13 Hockey surface 14 Start over 15 Tear 16 Some inoculations 18 Left the premises 20 Grown-up nit 21 Petrol 22 Jan. and Feb. 23 Building wing 26 Battery brand 30 Golf prop 31 Whammy 32 Equal (Pref. 33 Combat-zone helicopter 36 Connection 38 Express 39 Peruke 40 Accumulate 43 Empty spaces 47 Time away from work
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49 Largest of the seven 50 TV trophy 51 Conk out 52 Trawler equipment 53 Actor Roger 54 Peculiar 55 Citrus drinks DOWN 1 Nuclear missile acronym 2 Concept 3 Harmonization 4 Senescence 5 A cat has nine — 6 Mil. sch. 7 Nov. follower 8 Melodious 9 List of options 10 Mid-March date 11 Medicinal amount 17 Satiate 19 Levy
22 Baer or Schmeling of boxing 23 $ dispenser 24 Born 25 Homer’s neighbor 26 Fun ’n’ games 27 Compete 28 “— was saying, ...” 29 Anti 31 Dinner for Dobbin 34 English compositions 35 Expansive 36 Twitch 37 Galapagos lizard 39 Subsided 40 State 41 Jerry Herman heroine 42 Pinnacle 43 Null and — 44 Secondhand 45 Teeny bit 46 Back talk 48 Altar affirmative
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Cryptoquote
AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W
One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.
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Sunday, March 24, 2019
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
EUGENE SHEFFER
ACROSS 1 Sleuth, slangily 4 Pod dweller 7 Crafty 8 Equilibrium 10 Overuse the mirror 11 Motor 13 Fee for work done 16 Officeholders 17 Break a Commandment 18 Sphere 19 Diminish 20 Small blister 21 Milky stones 23 Young turkey 25 Profess 26 Science workshops 27 Pooch 28 Paris river
Sunday, March 24, 2019
EUGENE SHEFFER
30 Cleopatra’s slayer 33 Navy, with “The” 36 Seriously loyal 37 Madagascar critter 38 Surrounds 39 Thing 40 CSA boss 41 Affirmative action?
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DOWN 1 Layers 2 Ht. 3 Sneeringly doubtful 4 — de Leon 5 Square dance quorum 6 Europe’s neighbor 7 Small songbird
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ACROSS 1 Departed 5 Id counterpart 8 Unclear view 12 Hebrew month 13 High-arc shot 14 Leak slowly 15 Wrinkly fruit 16 Biden, Cheney, etc. 17 Earth 18 Flood 20 Diner employee 22 Brains of the operation 26 Missteps 29 Individual 30 Neither mate 31 Apiece 32 Tin Man’s prop 33 Old portico 34 Rd. 35 Nintendo console 36 Lost in reverie 37 Visa rival 40 Retain
Annoyance Sign up Greek letter Heron’s kin Swindles Recede “This means —!” Urban transport Egg-shaped Pirate costume feature Sheet of glass Ohio college Billboards Rosters Sleep soundly? Chopin piece Picked a target Pond gunk Apiece Satan’s forte Kill a bill
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Kin (Abbr.) Petrol Raw rock Poisonous Midday Small wagon Line of fashion? Volcanic outflow Emulate Johnny Weir Logan or LAX Fizzy drink Teensy “— Doubtfire” Barbershop quartet member Cars Sad Misplace Basin accessory “Oklahoma!” baddie Unclose, in verse — Beta Kappa
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IS A GYM MACHINE USED TO HELP A BODYBUILDER TIGHTEN HIS MUSCLES A CONTRACTION CONTRAPTION?
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UNCOMMON GARDEN TOOL THAT’S MOST USEFUL IF DRAGGED IN THE DIRECTION OF SUNSET: WESTWARD HOE.
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I THINK A NEW SOUTH ASIAN REPUBLIC RULED BY ELEPHANTS WOULD PROBABLY BE KNOWN AS PACHY-STAN.
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ARE GROUPS OF SPECIALLY TRAINED FEMALE DEER CARRYING OUT ENEMY RAIDS CALLED COMMAND-DOES?
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BRITISH ACTRESS JANE JUST GOT BETTER EYEGLASSES. THEY SUDDENLY MADE SEYMOUR SEE MORE.
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LEGENDARY LADIES’ MAN FAMOUS FOR SPENDING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON HIS LOVERS: CASH-ANOVA.
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IF YOU WERE MAKING A SKETCH OF SOMEBODY’S INHALATION, I CLAIM THAT YOU’D BE DRAWING A BREATH.
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THE MASTERLY COMEDIAN ONLY IMPERSONATES ACTORS AND POLITICIANS. IT’S HIS IMITATION LIMITATION.
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THE STRONGEST FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE IS A HUMAN BEING LIVING CONSISTENTLY WITH HIS IDENTITY. — TONY ROBBINS
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BECAUSE I CAN CRAFT VERY CLEVER PUNS ABOUT FENCING, I MUST SAY I’M GOOD AT SWORDPLAY WORDPLAY.
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SINCE MY PET DOG PREFERS USING CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, I FINALLY UPGRADED HIM TO A COLLAR ID.
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NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE; THE WORD ITSELF SAYS “I’M POSSIBLE!” — AUDREY HEPBURN
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WHEN PEOPLE HAVE VERY SMALL PALMS AND FINGERS, WHAT COULD YOU CALL THEM? SLIGHT OF HAND.
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WHEN THOSE CROWS FIRST FLEW INTO THE SPLENDID GRAND CANYON, THEY FOUND IT TRULY CAW-INSPIRING.
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WHAT WE ANTICIPATE SELDOM OCCURS, BUT WHAT WE LEAST EXPECT GENERALLY HAPPENS. — BENJAMIN DISRAELI
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WHERE I LIVE I WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE TOO COLD BECAUSE MY HOME IS A FULLY FURNACED APARTMENT.
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SHE RECENTLY HIRED HER FORMER BOYFRIEND AS AN EMPLOYEE, BUT UNEXPECTEDLY HAD TO AX THE EX.
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IT’S UP TO YOU HOW FAR YOU LET YOURSELF FALL AND HOW LONG IT TAKES YOU TO GET BACK UP AND STAND ON YOUR OWN TWO FEET. — JEFFREY MITCHELL
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IF YOU REMOVE A FEW ITEMS FROM YOUR SECRET SUPPLY, I’D SAY YOU’VE MADE A CACHE WITHDRAWAL.
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SMALL, REMOTE WILDERNESS SHOPS WHERE PEOPLE WENT TO ENGAGE IN ANGRY RANTS: TIRADING POSTS.
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YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT WHEN IT HAPPENS, BUT A KICK IN THE TEETH MAY BE THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD FOR YOU. — WALT DISNEY
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WHILE KNOCKING ON THE BASEBALL-PLAYING FAMILY’S FRONT DOOR, THE FELLOW CRIED “ANYBODY HOMER?”
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I MIGHT RELEASE OUR CLASSROOM GLOBE DOWN THIS HILL BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO ROLL THE WORLD.
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THE ONLY WAY YOU MAY CORRECT THE BAD THINGS IN YOUR PAST IS TO ADD BETTER THINGS TO YOUR FUTURE. — SHILOH MORRISON
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LOSING AN ILLUSION MAKES YOU WISER THAN FINDING A TRUTH. — LUDWIG BORNE
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AND THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER IN TRIUMPH SHALL WAVE; O’ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE! — FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
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IF YOU HAVE NO ENEMIES, YOU ARE APT TO BE IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT IN REGARD TO FRIENDS. — ELBERT HUBBARD
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LOVE LOOKS THROUGH A TELESCOPE; ENVY, THROUGH A MICROSCOPE. — JOSH BILLINGS
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DON’T LOOK BACK. SOMETHING MIGHT BE GAINING ON YOU. — LEROY “SATCHEL” PAIGE
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IGNORANCE IS WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW SOMETHING AND SOMEBODY FINDS IT OUT. — JETHRO BURNS
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NOBODY REALIZES THAT SOME PEOPLE EXPEND TREMENDOUS ENERGY MERELY TO BE NORMAL. — ALBERT CAMUS
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ZEST IS THE SECRET OF ALL BEAUTY. THERE IS NO BEAUTY THAT IS ATTRACTIVE WITHOUT ZEST. — CHRISTIAN DIOR
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IN THE THEATER, THE AUDIENCE WANTS TO BE SURPRISED, BUT BY THINGS THAT THEY EXPECT. — TRISTAN BERNARD
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MOST PEOPLE SELL THEIR SOULS AND LIVE WITH A GOOD CONSCIENCE ON THE PROCEEDS. — LOGAN PEARSALL SMITH
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GRAD SCHOOL IS THE SNOOZE BUTTON ON THE CLOCK-RADIO OF LIFE. — JOHN ROGERS
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