100 “Case of the Ex” R&B singer 101 Big name in brut 102 Diamond overlay? 103 Farm-centric org.
Capital on the Svislach
Sound judgment
Big name in baking products
Newspaper sect.
Conway Twitty ballad covered by Blake Shelton
Solution on Page 24 Solution on Page 25
Poem of tribute
Runs like a gazelle
Dig into an issue
Songwriter Sands
Geologic span
Basic question type
Kumquat
Solution on page 26
Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
by David L Hoyt
1 by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Universal Sudoku 1
Wonderword 1 by David
Ouellet
CryptoQuip 1 Puzzle Junction
The CryptoQuip is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc. Break the code by looking for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters. A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words. Hint: R=S Solution on Page 26
Jumble
Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form six ordinary words.
the crossword puzzle by
to play looking at the clues and unscramb ing the answers When the puzzle is complete, unscramble the c rc ed letters to solve the BONUS
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. PRINT YOUR ANSWER IN THE CIRCLES BELOW Get the
Monday’s Puzzles
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Patti Varol
Across
1 __-dab in the middle
1 __-dab in the middle
6 Smartphone downloads
6 Smartphone downloads
Paper money
by David L Hoyt
10 Paper money
City west of Venice
15 Shave (down)
14 City west of Venice
15 Shave (down)
16 Spanish eight 17 Campy photo booth accessory
19 Comics icon Lee
16 Spanish eight
20 Epitome of slowness
17 Campy photo booth accessory
21 __ acid
19 Comics icon Lee
22 “Oorah!” military org.
20 Epitome of slowness
21 __ acid
How to play - Complete the crossword puzzle by looking at the clues and unscrambling the answers When the puzzle is complete, unscramble the circled letters to solve the BONUS.
22 “Oorah!” military org.
25 Southern California’s June Gloom, essentially 28 10-Across, slangily
30 Fish eggs
31 Assumed name
25 Southern California’s June Gloom, essentially
Send comments to TCA - 560 W Grand Avenue, Chicago, Il inois 60654 or DLHoyt@HoytInteractiveMedia com
32 Gravy vessel
34 Goes (for)
28 10-Across, slangily
30 Fish eggs
38 Candy treat shaped like a chick or bunny
31 Assumed name
Cryptoquote 1 King Features
Solution on Page 25
By John Michael Currie
41 Some Fidelity offerings, for short
32 Gravy vessel
42 Fades to black
34 Goes (for)
43 Snorer’s affliction
44 Gut punch reaction
38 Candy treat shaped like a chick or bunny
45 Trademarked pastry creation
5 “Clue” actress Madeline 6 Diamond birthstone month 7 “Halo” star Schreiber 8 In favor of
Here’s how to work it: A X Y D L B A A X R is L O N G F E L L O W
46 Sleepover hideaway
41 Some Fidelity offerings, for short
__ urchin
Pink cocktail, familiarly
42 Fades to black
52 Weightlifter’s units
53 Furnish with gear
54 For starters
43 Snorer’s affliction
Last part of a play, perhaps
56 Skeet shout
44 Gut punch reaction
45 Trademarked pastry creation
57 Trial period for a new product, and what 17-, 25-, 38-, and 46-Across all have?
62 Flowerpot spot 63 Mideast canal 64 Battery terminal 65 “The __-bitsy spider ... “ 66 Lean and muscular 67 “Heavens to __!” Down 1 Beach bottle no.
MacGowan of the Pogues
Accept, as a coupon
Savory quality
35 Tubular pasta
Start, as a golf round 37 Petty quarrels
Cat’s
One letter stands for another. Above, the A is used for the three L. The X is used for the two O, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are hints. Each day code letters change.
46 Sleepover hideaway
62 Flowerpot spot
63 Mideast canal
64 Battery terminal
52 Weightlifter’s units
53 Furnish with gear
65 “The __-bitsy spider ... ”
66 Lean and muscular
54 For starters
56 Skeet shout
67 “Heavens to __!” DOWN
1 Beach bottle no.
2 Actress Whitman 3 Toothpasteendorsing org.
57 Trial period for a new product, and what 17-, 25-, 38-, and 46-Across all have?
4 Doesn’t make history?
2 Actress Whitman 3 Toothpasteendorsing org. 4 Doesn’t make history?
A pop 21 Card with no face or number
Savory quality
Renewable energy source
Renewable energy source 24 Catherine’s “Schitt’s Creek” role
8 In favor of 9 __ urchin 10 Pink cocktail, familiarly 11 Last part of a play, perhaps 12 MacGowan of the Pogues 13 Accept, as a coupon 18 A pop 21 Card with no face or number
The CryptoQuip is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc. Break the code by looking for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters. A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words.
Hint: S=U
Monday’s Puzzles
Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
Solution on Page 26
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
Universal Sudoku 2 Andrews McMeel
To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique.
42 Cartoon character often depicted as a spinning tornado
__
Paint layer 3 Likely “Bluey” and “Blue’s Clues” watcher
59 The “dirt” in a pudding-based dessert
Here’s how to work it: A X Y D L
is L O N G F E L L O W
4 Abu Dhabi’s fed.
5 Appease
6 How some tips are paid
60 Lily pad squatter
39 Punk subgenre
46 Odds and __
40 Tailless cat
47 New Haven school
41 “The Natural” director Levinson
48 “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” singer Twain
42 Cartoon character often depicted as a spinning tornado
51 __ bene
52 Govt. intel org.
55 Call alternative
46 Odds and __
47 New Haven school
56 Answer to the joke “What is the lazy pride member known for?,” and an apt title for this puzzle?
48 “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” singer Twain
51 __ bene
59 The “dirt” in a pudding-based dessert
52 Govt. intel org.
60 Lily pad squatter
61 Loosened, as shoelaces
55 Call alternative
62 Pea holders
63 “It’s __-win situation” 64 Oozes
Solution on Page 24
7 “The Simpsons” watering hole
8 Writing tool
9 Baker’s mixture
10 Thicken, as cream
7 “The Simpsons” watering hole
8 Writing tool
9 Baker’s mixture
10 Thicken, as cream 11 Ice cream holder
12 “As __ on TV”
Blocked content?
36 “The Lord of the Rings” wizard 37 Colleges, to a Brit 38 Swell for a surfer
One letter stands for another. Above, the A is used for the three L. The X is used for the two O, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are hints. Each day code letters change. Solution on Page 25
Detail, briefly
Chooses
Overly adorned
11 Ice cream holder
12 “As __ on TV”
15 Blocked content?
18 Detail, briefly 23 Chooses
24 Overly adorned
61 Loosened, as shoelaces 62 Pea holders 63 “It’s __-win situation” 64 Oozes Down 1 __ mater
2 Paint layer
25 Some GPS suggestions 26 Punctuation in many lists
3 Likely “Bluey” and “Blue’s Clues” watcher
4 Abu Dhabi’s fed.
5 Appease
Nintendo rival
Some GPS suggestions
Punctuation in many lists
Prom rides
Red root vegetable
Prom rides 28 “__, tell me a joke”: request made in a smart home, perhaps
6 How some tips are paid
56 Answer to the joke “What is the lazy pride member known for?,” and an apt title for this puzzle?
Spin fast 31 “Resident Alien” network
__-pedi 41 Birthplace of Olympic gymnast Olga Korbut 43 Candy that can create a soda geyser
“Us”
CryptoQuip 3 Puzzle Junction
“The Lord of the Rings” wizard
“__, tell me a joke”: request made in a smart home, perhaps
Colleges, to a Brit
“Us” star Lupita
“Halt!”
Caped
The CryptoQuip is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc. Break the code by looking for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters. A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words. Solution on Page 26
Hint: K=L
Nintendo rival
Swell for a surfer
Spin fast
__-pedi
“Resident Alien”
Birthplace of Olympic gymnast
Red root
Tuesday’s Puzzles
Jumble 3 by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble
CURPES
LUCEOP
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Crossword 2 by Thomas Joseph
Intended
Solution to Monday’s puzzle
11/12/24
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
Solution on Page 26
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
Universal Sudoku 3 Andrews McMeel
To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique.
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Patti Varol
5 “Stop that!” 9 Papa 12 Hatchling
14 Made noise while throwing tomatoes, maybe
15 Alter __
16 Focus of some nongovernmental organizations
18 Maker of tools for writing and lighting
Splitting target
21 Build muscles, with “up”
19 Opposite of WNW
20 Splitting target
22 The five ways romantic partners connect and communicate, per Gary Chapman
21 Build muscles, with “up”
27 Pizzeria purchases
by David L Hoyt
BONUS
29 “A simple yes __ will do”
30 Bit of help
31 Gold unit
22 The five ways romantic partners connect and communicate, per Gary Chapman
33 “__ asked?”
27 Pizzeria purchases
36 In succession
40 Signs off on
41 Reluctant (to)
Cryptoquote 3 King Features
By Jack Maurer
4 Legislation from the Obama Era, initially
Here’s how to work it: A X Y D L B A A X R is L O N G F E L L O W
62 Pig Latin rejection
29 “A simple yes __ will do”
42 Bring on board
43 Sea swallow
44 Thrills
30 Bit of help
31 Gold unit
46 Musician’s calling card
33 “__ asked?”
51 Plenty
52 Idyllic spot
36 In succession
53 IRS form expert
40 Signs off on
56 Actress Wasikowska
Reluctant (to) 42 Bring on board
43 Sea swallow
44 Thrills
57 Utterly different, and what can be found in four of this puzzle’s answers
61 __ milk
46 Musician’s calling card
62 Pig Latin rejection
51 Plenty
63 Transfer, as a houseplant
52 Idyllic spot
53 IRS form expert
64 Feature of some lower-priced streaming services
56 Actress Wasikowska
65 Overly curious
66 Org.
57 Utterly different, and what can be found in four of this puzzle’s answers
1 Heating pad target
2 In this manner
61 __ milk
3 Social media feeds
Transfer, as a houseplant
5 Religious doctrine
6 “Aah” counterpart
One letter stands for another. Above, the A is used for the three L. The X is used for the two O, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are hints. Each day code letters change. Solution on Page 25
Feature of some lower-priced streaming services
Court feature in basketball and tennis
NFL scores
Overly curious
Clean up, as code
Limber
Org.
Prepares to disembark, say
Scoundrel
Life sci.
Numbered hwys.
Pixar short featuring a dumpling that comes to life 23 Twice tetra-
Legislation from the Obama Era, initially
“Come Away With Me” singer Jones
25 Nana 26 Golden Rule preposition 27 “Git!”
28 Clickable text 31 Reeves of “The Matrix” 32 National Gallery collection 33 Waves on rough seas 34 “Take this” 35 Raw metals
Pet shampoo target
Legal
CryptoQuip 4 Puzzle Junction
The CryptoQuip is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc. Break the code by looking for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters. A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words. Solution on Page 26
Hint: X=C
Wednesday’s Puzzles
Solution on Page 27 Kakuro
Jumble 4 by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
SWMIOD DNROVE
to Tuesday’s puzzle
11/13/24
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
Solution on Page 26
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
Universal Sudoku 4 Andrews McMeel
To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique. Solution on Page 26
Wonderword 4 by David Ouellet
Solution on Page 26
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Patti Varol
Across 1 Hit-the-water sound
1 Hit-the-water sound
5 Falafel bread
5 Falafel bread
9 Bio. branch
9 Bio. branch
13 Waiter’s place
13 Waiter’s place 14 Japanese noodle
14 Japanese noodle
15 Wassail spice
15 Wassail spice
16 Reason for copyright suits filed by Atari?
16 Reason for copyright suits filed by Atari?
18 “The Right Kind of Wrong” singer LeAnn
by David L. Hoyt
18 “The Right Kind of Wrong” singer LeAnn
19 Prehistoric tools
20 Pelvic bones
22 Dash of flavor?
23 “Impression, Sunrise” artist
19 Prehistoric tools
20 Pelvic bones
24 Where squirrels stash treats?
22 Dash of flavor?
26 Vague quantity
23 “Impression, Sunrise” artist
27 Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail
24 Where squirrels stash treats?
26 Vague quantity
29 Allen who was the 2017 NFL Comeback Player of the Year
27 Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail
30 Amble
33 “The Sound of Music” range
By Lynn Lempel
Cryptoquote 4 King Features
Here’s how to work it: A X Y D L B A A X R is L O N G F E L L O W
34 Shenanigans in the physics lab?
29 Allen who was the 2017 NFL Comeback Player of the Year
37 “12 Monkeys” network
30 Amble
39 Aboriginal emblems
40 Liquefies
33 “The Sound of Music” range
43 “Gross!”
44 “1883” actor Elliott
34 Shenanigans in the physics lab?
37 “12 Monkeys” network
47 Rueful remark after losing on the Strip?
50 Scale mark
39 Aboriginal emblems
52 Retailer with an “Uncommon Path” blog
40 Liquefies 43 “Gross!”
53 Make at work
54 Worth remembering
44 “1883” actor Elliott
55 Church official
47 Rueful remark after losing on the Strip?
50 Scale mark
57 “Haven’t seen that before,” and an apt title for this puzzle
59 Like a cloud forest
52 Retailer with an “Uncommon Path” blog
60 “Now you see it, now you don’t!”
61 Side
Solution on Page 24
53 Make at work
Irish Gaelic
Worth remembering
versions
Young seals
One letter stands for another. Above, the A is used for the three L. The X is used for the two O, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are hints. Each day code letters change. Solution on Page 25
Church official 57 “Haven’t seen that before,” and an apt title for this puzzle
59 Like a cloud forest 60 “Now you see it, now you don’t!”
Side 62 Versatile celeb’s feat 63 Terminal points
1 Resource stored in some banks 2 Tazo alternative 3 Like a classic French soup 4 Pasta with lisce and rigate versions 5 Young seals 6 Union agreement? 7 Fizzy mixer 8 __-Frisian: West Germanic language group 9 Country quartet __ Young Band 10 As a rule 11 Cover some of the same territory
Diminishes
Marsh bird
Reaches
Union agreement?
Fizzy mixer
__-Frisian: West Germanic language group
Country quartet __ Young Band
As a rule
Cover some of the same territory
Diminishes
Irish Gaelic Down 1 Resource stored in some banks
Peeve
Tazo alternative
Like a classic French soup
Up in the air
Learns via the grapevine
Sleeve tattoo spot 30 Eye sores
Pasta with lisce and
Bath bathroom
62 Versatile celeb’s feat 63 Terminal points
Seated yoga pose
“Sorry, but it’s true”
Part of a right
CryptoQuip 5 Puzzle Junction
The CryptoQuip is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc. Break the code by looking for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters. A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words. Solution on Page 26
Hint: N=D
Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle
Thursday’s Puzzles
Solution on Page 27 Kakuro By
Jumble 5 by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
CHLUG NVILY
ASIHRD APUQEO
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By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
of age for
Antares or Betelgeuse
“Halt!” from a salt
See the sights
Surfeit
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
Solution on Page 26
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
Universal Sudoku 5 Andrews McMeel
To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique. Solution on Page 26
(Answers tomorrow)
GROWL EJECT WISDOM VENDOR Yesterday’s Jumbles: Answer: The electrician wasn’t certain if he’d finish in time. It would come — DOWN TO THE WIRE
6 Some bits of harvest festival decor 10 Ladder part 14 Prohibited by social custom 15 Showroom selection
16 Not fancy at all
16 Not fancy at all
People less likely to appear in a police lineup?
by David L Hoyt
17 People less likely to appear in a police lineup?
20 Trifecta, for one
21 Dismissive sound
22 Really bug
20 Trifecta, for one
21 Dismissive sound
22 Really bug
23 Four-time winners of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, for short
BONUS
24 Suppressed, with “up”
26 Institute of weird learning?
23 Four-time winners of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, for short
33 Not fancy at all
34 Deliver a stemwinder
24 Suppressed, with “up”
26 Institute of weird learning?
33 Not fancy at all
35 The Horned Frogs of the Big 12, familiarly
34 Deliver a stemwinder
36 Stand the test of time
37 Clinic pro 38 Tennis match units
35 The Horned Frogs of the Big 12, familiarly
39 Parisian pal 40 Open-weave fabric
36 Stand the test of time
37 Clinic pro
41 Media mogul with a book club 42 Salad dressing ingredient that has to be special ordered?
Tennis match units
39 Parisian pal 40 Open-weave fabric
45 Aunts of Andalusia
46 D.C. summer hrs.
47 Reject
50 Stand up to
41 Media mogul with a book club
52 Glass of NPR
42 Salad dressing ingredient that has to be special ordered?
55 Group of TV episodes shown out of order?
59 First name in civil rights history
45 Aunts of Andalusia
60 Summoning instrument
46 D.C. summer hrs.
61 Parcel out 62 Email annoyance
47 Reject
63 “Les Misérables” author 64 Really stinks
Stand up to
Glass of NPR
By Mark McClain
Cryptoquote 5 King Features
Here’s how to work it: A X Y D L B A A X R is L O N G F E L L O W
Lie against
__ Equis beer
Leg part
1 Scant Wikipedia article 2 Stroller’s accessory
Group of TV episodes shown out of order? 59 First name in civil rights history
One letter stands for another. Above, the A is used for the three L. The X is used for the two O, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are hints. Each day code letters change. Solution on Page 25
“Dinner’s ready!”
Remove from office
HVAC meas.
Parcel out
“Mamma Mia!” number
Blade cover
Misérables”
Sense of appropriateness
“Call My Name” singer James
Annoying sort
Off in the distance
London coppers 23 Military outfit
Stroller’s accessory
Lie against
Obsolete display type 25 Spanish direction
CryptoQuip 6 Puzzle Junction
San Antonio landmark
“Dinner’s ready!”
Leg part
The CryptoQuip is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc. Break the code by looking for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters. A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words. Solution on Page 26
Hint: J=H
Remove from office
Bathroom fixture 28 Feels sorrowful
HVAC meas.
Ban rival
Comic actor Cheri
In base eight 32 Cosmetics retailer known
Solution to Thursday’s puzzle
11/15/24
Jumble 6 by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
OXMAI VHNEA
SUUERN
TRIVEU
Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
Solution on Page 26
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
Universal Sudoku 6 Andrews McMeel
To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique. Solution on Page 26
(Answers tomorrow)
Yesterday’s Jumbles:
Solution on Page 27
VINYL GULCH RADISH OPAQUE
Answer: The pharaoh commissioned an artist to decorate his tomb. The result was —
19 Remove all traces of 20 Hostile territory 22 Groups of reps
25 Doctor
23 Long-running CBS drama
27 Banks at Wrigley Field
BONUS
29 Sound cranky
32 Versailles figure
24 Growing needs 25 Doctor
34 Evening, in promos
27 Banks at Wrigley Field
29 Sound cranky
32 Versailles figure
35 Jules who pioneered the art of trapeze
37 Language close to portugués
By Zhouqin Burnikel
Cryptoquote 6 King Features
how to work it: A
39 Liberal follower
34 Evening, in promos
40 Brewery vessel
42 Draw a parallel
35 Jules who pioneered the art of trapeze
43 Canyonlands formations
37 Language close to portugués
Mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic
Signal to
Mount Olympus figure
One letter stands for another. Above, the A is used for the three L. The X is used for the two O, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are hints. Each day code letters change. Solution on Page 25
“Doctor Zhivago”
45 Country with a red dragon on its flag
Wild thing? 5 Woodwind with a Viennese variety
39 Liberal follower
47 Salk contemporary
40 Brewery vessel
42 Draw a parallel
49 Guitar legend Paul
43 Canyonlands formations
50 Diplomatic achievement
45 Country with a red dragon on its flag
54 Souvenirs caught by fans
Video game whose fifth and final sequel was End of Ages
Nesting Russian figurine
Old Ford 7 Phrase in Newton’s first law 8 More polished 9 File menu choice 10 Agenda bullets 11 “Doctor Zhivago” author
Spares no effort
“Way Up” host
Court figure
Part of the fam
“Chad” star Pedrad
Ends of the earth
47 Salk contemporary
56 Actress Ringwald
57 Mammal on the Vancouver Canucks logo
Gets good and stuck
49 Guitar legend Paul
58 Mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic
60 Mount Olympus figure
Diplomatic achievement 54 Souvenirs caught by fans 56 Actress Ringwald
61 Spiritual calm
Mammal on the Vancouver Canucks logo
62 Video game whose fifth and final sequel was End of Ages
The CryptoQuip is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc. Break the code by looking for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters. A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words. Solution on Page 26
Hint: M=S
__ tofu: spicy Sichuan dish
Solution on Page 24
63 Nesting Russian figurine
What might really put a fire in one’s belly?
“Chad” star Pedrad
Noise on a baby monitor
Solution to Friday’s puzzle
11/16/24
Jumble 7 by David L.
Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
NBDLE OIGGN
GNTIKH
IWNIRG
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Answer here:
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
No longer fizzy
Lumber unit
With a low pH
Sense of taste
Some coasters
Do a shop chore
Drea’s role on “The Sopranos”
Daughter of Leda
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.
Solution on Page 26
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
Universal Sudoku 7 Andrews McMeel
To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique. Solution on Page 26
(Answers Monday)
Yesterday’s Jumbles:
Solution on Page 27
Answer: The railroad auctioned off their surplus boxcars because they were — “EX-TRAIN-EOUS”
Scrabble Grams 2 Tribune Content Agency
Makes the cut? 23 Big lizards 25 Man with a cape
Tribute
Monticello, e.g.
Muffin bit
Stylist’s spot
Tip over
Stock holders
Kilmer of “The Doors”
Diamond club
Solution on Page 27
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Sudoku Puzzle Junction
Solution on Page 27
Solution on Page 27
To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique.
When doubled, a 2010s dance
YouTube talk show “Hot ___”
“How I ___ Your Mother”
“9-1-1” threeepisode event whose first episode is titled “Buzzkill”
Blinkers in some electronics 2 “Will do” 3 “___ Betty” 4 Bit of French land 5 Bubble a bit 6 Bubbling a lot 7 February sporting event promoting animal adoption 8 Like the Final Tribal Council, often 9 CRT alternative 10 Sounds of realization 12 With 49-Across, Adult Swim cartoon since 2020
Trivia 2 Puzzle Junction
1. Bridgmanite, a mineral, is named after a person from what profession?
(a) Zoologist
(b) Architect
(c) Physicist
2. What color are the flowers on a shamrock?
(a) White
(b) Blue
(c) Yellow
3. Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose, one of the largest aircraft ever constructed, flew how many times?
(a) Never
(b) Twice
(c) Once
13 Ate
20 Osaka neighborhood where “Pachinko” is set
22 “The Great British Bake Off” cohost Fielding
23 Web design acronym
24 Yuri Sardarov’s “Chicago Fire”
role
25 “30 Rock” protagonist
26 Vulcano of “Impractical Jokers”
27 See 11-Across
29 Acronym for a popular fall drink
35 Skill in a game of Mafia
37 Showtime’s
4. What is the world’s largest flower found in southeast Asia?
(a) Lungwort
(b) Raffelsia
(c) Heliotrope
5. What commodity makes up 98% of Nigeria’s exports?
(a) Copper
(b) Aluminum
(c) Crude petroleum
6. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
(a) Tenerifo
(b) Gran Canaria
(c) Lanzarote
7. What is the diameter of a compact disc?
(a) About 5.6 inches
(b) About 6.5 inches
“___ Dreadful”
40 “In all honesty,” over text
41 Alt rock artist Aimee
42 “Ed, Edd n ___”
43 Throw away
44 Vintage film network
45 Retirement plan
47 “The Matrix” hero
Solution on Page 25
(c) About 4.7 inches
8. What was the occupation of Hungarian Laszlo Biro, the inventor of the mass produced ballpoint pen?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Journalist
(c) Calligrapher
9. How many cantons does Switzerland have?
(a) 26
(b) 15
(c) 34
10. How many Emmys did The Carol Burnett Show win?
(a) 31
(b) 25
(c) 19
Potpourri
Across 1 Like some stadiums
6 Farrier’s tool 10 Bloodhound’s clue
15 “The Sound of Music” backdrop
19 Branch beginning 20 Choir voice
21 Small drum
22 Camp beginning
23 Staff or dance beginning
25 Snowman beginning
27 Negative joiner
28 Kind of sleeve 30 Honshu city
W.W. II vessel 33 Resinous deposit
More than one
___ provençale 40 Real go-getters
Maui neighbor
Jai follower 46 Child of fortune? 47 Lukas of “Witness”
Excessive
Cricket wicket
53 Gad about
Orangutan genus 55 Castle defense
“Auld Lang ___”
Distant
Blown away
Spoon beginning
House coat
Originated
Lake Volta locale
Aardvark’s morsel
Rodeo performer
Special Forces cap
UK animal grp.
74 Court beginning
Decanters 79 Dissenting vote
Falafel bread 81 Well, in Italian
Show flexibility 84 Speaker of baseball
Charged particle 87 Relating to seaweed
“Little Women” woman
Gibson of old Westerns
Agitate
Salmon lovers
Poker beginning
94 Large stinging paper wasps
Darjeeling or oolong
They’re spent in Mali
cooking spray
Eagle’s nest
courts
Banish to Hades
Group belief
1 Elmer, to Bugs
Córdoba cry
Fallen space station
What’s happening
Audition tape
Did a marathon
Actress MacGraw
Chamber beginning
Camera beginning
Past its prime
Inner circle
Black, in poetry
___ de
Got out of bed
Binario Creators Syndicate
I. Complete the grid so that every row and every column is filled with just as many zeros as ones.
II. A maximum of two zeros or two ones can be placed next to or underneath each other.
III. Identical rows and columns are not allowed.
Optometrist’s Weapon of war Used to be Shoelace part
Some chairs
Govt. property org.
Trattoria entree
The Last ___
Lively family card game
Catch a few Z’s
Nightmarish street
Charged item
Spa feature
books Paesano’s land Butte native Part of a joule
Double curve
Smelting waste
Thin nails
1985 Cher, Eric Stoltz drama
Blackthorn fruit
Like some gases
Bonus Time / The Bridge Club
Connect-It Puzzle Junction
Connect-It
Each line in the puzzles below has three clues and 3 answers. The last letter in the first answer on each line is the first letter of the second answer, and so on. The connecting letter is outlined, giving you the correct number of letters for each answer (the answers in line 1 are 5, 5 and 4 letters). The clues are numbered 1 through 7, with each number containing 3 clues for the 3 answers on the line. But here’s the catch! The clues are not in order — so the first clue in Line 1 actually might be for the second or third answer in that line. Solution on Page 25
Each line in the puzzle below has three clues and three answers. The last letter in the first answer on each line is the first letter of the second answer, and so on. The connecting letter is outlined, giving you the correct number of letters for each answer (the answers in line 1 are 5, 4 and 5 letters). The clues are numbered 1 through 7, with each number containing 3 clues for the 3 answers on the line. But here’s the catch! The clues are not in order - so the first clue in Line 1 may (or may not) actually be for the second or third answer in that line. Got it? Good luck!
Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or counterclockwise.
Solution on Page 25
Type of energy. Pond organism. Fizzy drink.
Lackluster. Peruvian beast. Type of eagle 4. Egress. Barbershop request. Type of enemy. 5. Hirsute. Kind of knife. Sailing vessel with two masts 6. Kind of brush. Avian chatterbox. Weakling.
Attention-getter. In the know. Type of toast
South dealer N-S vulnerable
NORTH
South dealer N-S vulnerable NORTH
WEST EAST
WEST EAST
SOUTH
SOUTH
South West North East
Opening lead – Choose it
Opening lead – Choose it
In an end play, declarer gives a defender the lead when any lead helps declarer. The presence of a trump suit, especially when declarer has extra trumps, adds a dimension to end plays, but declarer must eliminate a defender’s safe exit cards, a process called “stripping” the hand. In today’s deal, North’s leap to four hearts is preemptive, and West doubles that outrage with his 23 high-card points. He leads the king of clubs and shifts to the king of diamonds.
Declarer fears he will lose two spades if West has A-J-x; declarer sets out to end-play West, but he must strip West of exit cards. At the third trick, declarer ruffs a diamond. When he cashes the ace of trumps next, East discards; but South continues thus: club ruff, diamond ruff, club ruff, diamond ruff. South then exits with a trump, and when West wins, he must concede the contract. If West leads a spade, South loses only one spade; if a club, South ruffs in dummy and discards a spade. Should East have pulled his partner’s second double to five clubs? Maybe so in practice, but five clubs is down one if South leads his singleton diamond and gets a ruff and later wins a spade trick. And four hearts doubled could and should have been defeated. Since North-South were clearly bidding on distribution, West’s opening lead should have been the king of trumps. He would get back in with a high club to cash the queen of trumps, and South would end a trick short.
In an end play, declarer gives a defender the lead when any lead helps declarer. The presence of a trump suit, especially when declarer has extra trumps, adds a dimension to end plays, but declarer must eliminate a defender’s safe exit cards, a process called “stripping” the hand. In today’s deal, North’s leap to four hearts is preemptive, and West doubles that outrage with his 23 high-card points. He leads the king of clubs and shifts to the king of diamonds. Declarer fears he will lose two spades if West has A-J-x; declarer sets out to end-play West, but he must strip West of exit cards. At the third trick, declarer ruffs a diamond. When he cashes the ace of trumps next, East discards; but South continues thus: club ruff, diamond ruff, club ruff, diamond ruff. South then exits with a trump, and when West wins, he must concede the contract. If West leads a spade, South loses only one spade; if a club, South ruffs in dummy and discards a spade. Should East have pulled his partner’s second double to five clubs? Maybe so in practice, but five clubs is down one if South leads his singleton diamond and gets a ruff and later wins a spade trick. And four hearts doubled could and should have been defeated. Since North-South were clearly bidding on distribution, West’s opening lead should have been the king of trumps. He would get back in with a high club to cash the queen of trumps, and South would end a trick short.
A shift to the king of trumps at Trick Two would be too late. 111024
A shift to the king of trumps at Trick Two would be too late. 111024
Cover today’s East and South cards. Try to beat four spades. Your partner’s raise to two hearts over North’s double didn’t promise much. When South bid two spades, you had the strength and shape to compete to three hearts, but North bid game, hoping his honors were well placed. You lead the king of hearts: three, nine, ten. What next? East’s nine is a “count” signal, showing an even number of hearts. Your ace will not cash, but you need three more tricks from somewhere. You will get the ace of clubs, so you must hope East has a trump trick. And you will also need a ruff. You could continue with the ace and a second club, hoping East could ruff. But if he had four hearts plus a singleton club, he would have jumped to three hearts, preemptive, over the double. At Trick Two lead a low club. Declarer wins in his hand and lets the queen of trumps ride. East wins, returns his last club and ruffs the third club.
Cover today’s East and South cards. Try to beat four spades. Your partner’s raise to two hearts over North’s double didn’t promise much. When South bid two spades, you had the strength and shape to compete to three hearts, but North bid game, hoping his honors were well placed. You lead the king of hearts: three, nine, ten. What next? East’s nine is a “count” signal, showing an even number of hearts. Your ace will not cash, but you need three more tricks from somewhere. You will get the ace of clubs, so you must hope East has a trump trick. And you will also need a ruff. You could continue with the ace and a second club, hoping East could ruff. But if he had four hearts plus a singleton club, he would have jumped to three hearts, preemptive, over the double. At Trick Two lead a low club. Declarer wins in his hand and lets the queen of trumps ride. East wins, returns his last club and ruffs the third club.
QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 7 ♥ A K 7 5 2 ♦ K 9 5 ♣ A 6 5 2. Your partner opens one spade, you respond two hearts and he next bids three diamonds. What do you say?
QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 7 ♥ A K 7 5 2 ♦ K 9 5 ♣ A 6 5 2. Your partner opens one spade, you respond two hearts and he next bids three diamonds. What do you say?
ANSWER: For some partnerships using a “2/1” style, partner’s “high reverse” to three diamonds would not promise extra strength, and then you would have to bid 3NT. But if three diamonds suggests a strong hand, your hand is too promising to sign off at game. Bid four clubs. Your partner might hold A K 4 3 2, Q 4, A Q J 8 4, 3, and you could make a grand slam. 111124
ANSWER: For some partnerships using a “2/1” style, partner’s “high reverse” to three diamonds would not promise extra strength, and then you would have to bid 3NT. But if three diamonds suggests a strong hand, your hand is too promising to sign off at game. Bid four clubs. Your partner might hold A K 4 3 2, Q 4, A Q J 8 4, 3, and you could make a grand slam. 111124
The “E” of an EGOT
By Darby Ratliff & Amie Walker
By Jack Maurer
Many a child in Dickens
Reason for copyright suits filed by Atari?
18 “The Right Kind of Wrong” singer LeAnn
Natural”
Prehistoric tools
Pelvic bones
Dash of flavor? 23 “Impression, Sunrise” artist
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Where squirrels stash treats? 26 Vague quantity 27 Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail
“Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” singer
Edited by Patti Varol
Govt. intel org.
Call alternative
29 Allen who was the 2017 NFL Comeback Player of the Year
Amble
“The Sound of Music” range
Answer to the joke “What is the lazy pride member known for?,” and an apt title for this puzzle?
Shenanigans in the physics lab?
By Lynn Lempel
By Mark McClain
The “dirt” in a pudding-based dessert
“12 Monkeys” network
Prom rides
Lily pad squatter
Aboriginal emblems
Liquefies
Loosened, as shoelaces
“__, tell me a joke”: request made in a smart home,
“Gross!” 44 “1883” actor Elliott
Pea holders
“It’s __-win situation”
Rueful remark after losing on the Strip? 50 Scale mark
Retailer with an “Uncommon Path” blog
Make at work
Worth remembering
Church official
“Haven’t seen that before,” and an apt title for this puzzle
Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere who bravely bears his country’s cause. — Abraham Lincoln
2 from Page 6
Food is better in November than any other time of the year. — Cynthia Rylant
3 from Page 8
Early in life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise. — Malcolm X
4 from Page 10
If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do. — Lucille Ball
5 from Page 12
I have a writer’s memory, which makes everything worse than maybe it actually was. — Amy Tan
6 from Page 16
Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all other seasons. — Jim Bishop
Connect-It
Word Wheel from Page 21
Solutions
Kakuro
Solution to Monday’s puzzle
2 from Page 7
11/12/24
Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle
3 from Page 9
11/13/24
Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle
1 from Page 5 3 from Page 7
from Page 3
11/14/24
2 from Page 5
Solution to Thursday’s puzzle
4 from Page 11
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
Solution to Friday’s puzzle
11/15/24
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
CryptoQuip
1 from Page 3
from Page 17
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow.
To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2. Solution tomorrow. 5 from Page 13
Answer: The electrician wasn’t certain if he’d finish in time. It would come — DOWN TO THE WIRE ” - -
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VINYL GULCH RADISH OPAQUE Yesterday’s Jumbles: Answer: The pharaoh commissioned an artist to decorate his tomb. The result was — “HIRE-O-GLYPHICS” ” - -
6 from Page 13 (Answers Monday) Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
Yesterday’s Jumbles: Answer: The railroad auctioned off their surplus boxcars because they were — “EX-TRAIN-EOUS”
