THE REC ROOM Crossword
“GET THE F OUT”
By Brendan Emmett Quigley
Pearl’s Puzzle
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Fill in every row, column, and 3x3 box with each of the letters exactly once.
D A N G E R
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The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote:
“Never invest your money in anything that _____s or _____s ______.” —Billy Rose
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES
ACROSS 1. Robbins’s business partner 7. Killer who makes a huge splash 11. One ISO DJF, maybe 14. Dedicatee of the Parthenon 15. Actual 16. Tazo drink 17. Words said about a tool while raising a glass? 19. “Me! This guy!” 20. Loans on some property 21. Ancient Peruvian 22. Abbr. before a subject 23. Totally with it 24. Cheer on during an NBA game? 26. Doing work, briefly 28. Differently ___ (challenged) 29. Bullshitters on pot? 35. Cádiz city 37. A year of living Spanishly 38. Really, really stupid 40. Greek egg starter 41. Outdoor concert canceler 43. Penn and Teller’s spoils? 45. Cheese plate cheeses 47. Grp. replenishing classroom supplies 48. Gasps for air made while jittery? 52. Collection of hams, maybe? 56. “Take ___ from me.” 57. Steve who plays King Shark in “The Suicide Squad” 58. Game played with three cards 59. Game played with a pile of sticks 60. Examine Syria’s Bashar methodically? 62. Govt. agency that regulates handling nuclear materials 63. Leaked 64. Give new life to 65. 40% of ninety-nine? 66. Glenn of the Eagles 67. Simple to use
DOWN 1. Cries and cries 2. Pair of hearts 3. Glimmer 4. “30 Rock” page 5. Company abbrs. 6. “Doesn’t work for me” 7. Town where the The Maine Campus newspaper is run 8. Flinch, say 9. Melon with a yellow rind 10. Computer key that appears twice on a keyboard 11. Total flop 12. Identifying answer on a classic 1978 punk album 13. “The Penitent” playwright David 18. Word that means “ten” in Swedish and “uncle” in Spanish 22. Castaway’s temporary home 24. Scoring stats. 25. Obsequious 27. Like cold hands? 29. Keeps 30. Goal 31. “We’re living our best lives” 32. Goal 33. Cell substance 34. Lines on the bottom line: Abbr. 36. Red nose cause 39. Small drinks 42. Say roughly 44. Sporting brand with an alligator 46. Piece that maintains distance 48. “The First 48” channel 49. See eye to eye 50. Hard up 51. Thing in a bundle you might buy from a record label 53. Actor Elgort 54. Political attitude 55. Sleepwear 58. Big on the front 60. Letters on an Ocean Potion bottle 61. “Lets try something ___”
“We can’t possibly have a summer love. So many people have tried that the name’s become proverbial.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
VOLUME 25 ISSUE 33 / AUGUST 19, 2021 / THE SOURCE WEEKLY
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