THE REC ROOM Crossword “I'M SICK”
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.
N O R S E
B A T H
The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote: “This holiday season, no matter what your religion is, please take a moment to reflect on why it’s ______ all the _______.”
—Guy Endore-Kaiser
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES
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1. Chic NYC neighborhood 5. Spoken in a monotonous way 11. Old Indian rule 14. Remove, as part of an image 15. “Let’s beat those guys!” 16. “Woman Power” singer 17. “Step aside, critics, or you’ll get sick!”? 20. Wine classification 21. Perk up 22. Gunts when you’re sick? 27. Wetland bird 28. Characters in a toddler’s book? 29. Hunter’s gear 30. Hard to clean up 31. Press kit sheet 32. Job for a plunger 33. Brain scan, briefly 34. “I’m sick, think about it!”? 38. Some chess-playing programs, e.g. 39. Letters on dreidels 40. City with “dirty feet bars,” for short 43. Bright flash 46. Actress Taylor-Joy 47. Dude in the sticks 48. Cooler brand with a cryptozological name 49. Dignified sounds of sickness? 51. Yogurt, fruit, and granola treat 53. Who said “the time is always right to do what is right,” initially 54. Wellness achieved after a head cold? 60. Sport ___ 61. Company with a “Become a host” section on its website 62. River through Northern Ireland 63. ‘60s hipster 64. Red marks 65. Cannon of Hollywood
1. Building that regularly breaks for recesses: Abbr. 2. “___ pro nobis” 3. Winter warmer 4. Met expectations 5. 3-pointers in the NFL 6. High hit 7. Come ___ price 8. Genre trailblazed by Kraftwerk 9. Canoeing spots 10. Community org. with a pool 11. GPS showings 12. Tees off 13. TV actor Galecki 18. Seek office 19. Tex-Mex brand 22. Chew the fat 23. DH’s stat 24. ___ Verdes (LA suburb) 25. “Here ___ ...” (“Old McDonald” line) 26. “Ya can’t talk me outta this!” 30. Unimpressed sounds 32. Drink voucher 33. Some lab burners 35. “Terry and the Pirates” cartoonist Milton 36. Van ___ (LA suburb) 37. Sleight of hand 41. “Ew, gross” 42. Green lights 43. Mineral in chalk 44. Hovel 45. “Gave it my shot” 46. Makes a few changes 47. Split in two 49. Paramecia propellers 50. Health plan selection: Abbr. 52. Way off in the distance 55. Last president of the Reconstruction, initially 56. Compass pt. 57. “United States of Al” network 58. Strand in a test tube 59. Strong urge
"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.” —Calvin Trillin
35 VOLUME 25 ISSUE 49 / DECEMBER 9, 2021 / THE SOURCE WEEKLY
©2021 Brendan Emmett Quigley (www.brendanemmettquigley.com)
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