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PUZZLES FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10, 2024, PLUS SUNDAY COMICS Classic Peanuts by Charles Schulz

Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

Sunday’s Puzzles Trivia 1

Los Angeles Times Crossword 1 “THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT” BY CHANDI DEITMER

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ACROSS 1 Dandy 4 Taiwanese laptop brand 8 Repeats a mantra, perhaps 14 Out of bed 19 Big day for a startup, briefly 20 “__ might say ... ” 21 Zimbabwe’s capital 22 Maestro Zubin 23 Printer tray abbr.

24 Thought experiment illustrating special relativity 26 Opponent 27 Dish garnish 29 Plant also known as a strangler fig 31 Dijon darling 32 Crew team’s workout machines 34 Italian hard cheese, briefly 35 Humble poker hand 36 Candy with unique dispensers 39 Caesar lettuce 42 Like the Vatican’s Bramante Staircase 44 Ryan Gosling’s role in “The Fall Guy” 48 Add new audio 49 Skin opening 50 Conductor’s reference 52 Italian blue cheese 54 Gobs 56 Shape sometimes made by a comfy cat 57 Couture monogram 58 Paris runway spot 59 Routine 60 Like sesame seeds in furikake, typically 63 Not-so-powerful chess piece 66 Common childhood fear, examples of which may jump out at you four times in this puzzle?

74 Floors

Music 1. What song by Shakira hit #1 in at least 25 countries? (a) Hips Don’t Lie (b) Illegal (c) How Do You Do 2. Who performed “Not Ready to Make Nice” which received the Song of the Year at the 49th Grammmy Awards? (a) Mary J. Blige (b) Carrie Underwood (c) The Dixie Chicks 3. In 2006, who released the song “Bad Day?” (a) Chris Brown (b) Daniel Powter (c) Nick Lachey 4. What song by Katherine McPhee had a video with an alternate ending? (a) Somewhere Over the Rainbow (b) Love Story (c) Over It 5. What pop group’s song was featured on a Best Buy commercial? (a) The Pussycat Dolls (b) Black Eyed Peas (c) Maroon 5 6. What hit by Rihanna featured a music video with her dressed up as a French maid? (a) SOS (b) Good Girl Gone Bad (c) Umbrella 7. The song “Rehab” was first released in Ireland by what singer? (a) Macy Gray (b) Amy Winehouse (c) Kylie Minogue 8. Who sang the song “Listen” in the 2007 movie “Dreamgirls?” (a) Beyonce (b) Jennifer Hudson (c) Jean Ferraro 9. Who released “Every Day is Exactly the Same” in 2005? (a) Godsmack (b) Nine Inch Nails (c) Avril Lavigne 10. Whose debut album included “Turn Off the Light?” (a) Gwen Stefani (b) Fergie (c) Nelly Furtado

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75 “Well, isn’t that fancy!”

76 Blonde, brown, or red drink 77 Symbol on many a flag 80 Comic Margaret 83 Penicillin origin 84 Singer Zayn 86 Wonderland resident who starts out as a chess piece 90 JV player’s goal 92 Gin flavorer 93 Buccaneer’s cry 94 Arrived nonchalantly 96 Worth-y things 98 Evidence board need 100 “Case of the Ex” R&B singer 101 Big name in brut 102 Diamond overlay?

103 Farm-centric org.

107 Capital on the Svislach 109 Sound judgment 115 Big name in baking products 118 Newspaper sect.

119 Conway Twitty ballad covered by Blake Shelton 121 Poem of tribute 122 Runs like a gazelle 123 Dig into an issue 124 Songwriter Sands 125 Geologic span 126 Basic question type 127 Kumquat color 128 Neptune’s domain 129 Retired jet DOWN 1 Polaroid need 2 Vision-ary?

3 One looking for on-deck loot 4 Queens neighborhood on the East River 5 Women who “don’t cry,” per a Brooks & Dunn song 6 Leader in Kuwait

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Solution on Page 24 7 Rapp of “Mean Girls” 8 Momofuku founder David 9 Chuckle syllable 10 Like a 6-Down 11 __ colada: tropical mocktail 12 Disney movie set inside a computer 13 Hot 14 Fervent agreement 15 Nissan sedan 16 Lobster __ 17 [Puts finger to nose] 18 “My 21st Century Blues” singer 25 Word in a ratio 28 Raised 30 Speed skater Ohno 33 Mole 37 Daring, in a way 38 Hectic spots

39 “On the Basis of Sex” monogram 40 Invalid 41 Online marketplace 42 Sound of slime hitting the ground 43 Pupper 44 Extra helping hand 45 Pontificate 46 Leave for later 47 Bus. card address 51 Refinement 53 Comfort __ 55 Put away 61 Protozoan cell count 62 Spokesowl who celebrates app streaks 63 Red carpet designer 64 Trap music city, briefly 65 Collision sound

67 Gas station shop 68 Vagabond 69 Wrapped South Asian garment 70 Former Liberian president __ Johnson Sirleaf 71 Help for getting to the pointe 72 Poet Thomas Stearns __ 73 Hockey ruses 77 Trade 78 Drive-__ window 79 Taxi spots?

80 Corp. leader 81 Leader’s spot 82 “__ Murders in the Building” 85 Go-ahead 87 Strong coffee 88 Some swabs 89 Caterer’s teapot

91 ABBA jukebox musical 95 Contents of un lac 97 Fancy fetes 99 Rush 104 Videoconferencing app 105 Sputter out 106 Puts money in 108 Accolades 109 “__ mackerel!”

110 Instrument similar to a suona 111 Breakfast brand 112 American-born Jordanian royal 113 Fizzy drink 114 Pristine place 116 Be generous 117 Monopoly payment 120 Ask for more puppy chow

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Universal Sudoku 1

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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.

BONUS

CLUE: The first ____ ____ were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924.

ANSWERS: 1A-Specify 6A-Lemming 8A-Wine 9A-Asia 11A-Obscure 12A-Referee 2D-Pimento 3D-Coil 4D-Glowing 5D-Manatee 7D-Gesture 10D-Isle B-Winter Olympics

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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

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Wonderword 1 by David Ouellet

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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

PRINT YOUR ANSWER IN THE CIRCLES BELOW

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Monday’s Puzzles

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Los Angeles Times Crossword edited

by Patti Varol Edited by2Patti Varol

Across ACROSS 1 __-dab 1 __-dab in in thethe middle middle 6 Smartphone 6 Smartphone downloads 10downloads Paper money 14Paper City west of 10 money Venice 14 west of 15City Shave (down) 16Venice Spanish eight 17Shave Campy photo 15 (down) booth accessory 16 Spanish eight 19 Comics icon Lee 20Campy Epitome of 17 photo slowness booth accessory 21 __ acid 19 icon Lee 22Comics “Oorah!” military 20 Epitome of org.

25slowness Southern California’s 21 __ acid June Gloom, 22 “Oorah!” military essentially 28org.

10-Across, slangily 25 Southern 30 Fish eggs California’s June 31 Assumed name Gloom, essentially 32 Gravy vessel 34 10-Across, Goes (for) 28 38slangily Candy treat

By John Michael Currie 11/11/24 shaped like a 30 Fish chickeggs or bunny 5 “Clue” actress Saturday’s Puzzle Solved 31 name 41Assumed Some Fidelity Madeline spot 62 Flowerpot familiarly 35 Tubular pasta offerings, for short 32 Gravy vessel 6 Diamond 11 Last part of a play, 36 Start, as a golf 63 Mideast canal 42 Fades to black birthstone 34 (for)affliction 64 Battery perhaps round 43 Goes Snorer’s terminal month 44 Candy Gut punch 38 treat 12 MacGowan of the 37 Petty quarrels 7 “The “Halo” star 65 __-bitsy reaction shaped like a Pogues Schreiber 39 Cat’s noise spider ... “ 45chick Trademarked or bunny 8 In favor of 13 Accept, as a pastry creation 40 Armed conflict 66 Lean and 9 __ urchin 41 Fidelity coupon 46Some Sleepover muscular 44 Alley-__ 10 Pink cocktail, offerings, hideawayfor short 18 A pop familiarly 67 “Heavens to __!”

45 Keyboard 52 Fades Weightlifter’s 42 to blackunits 21 Card with no face shortcut starter 53 Furnish with gear 11 Last part of a play, perhaps 43 affliction or number 54 Snorer’s For starters 46 Cola brand Down 12 MacGowan of 56 Gut Skeet shout 44 punch 22 Savory quality the Pogues 47 “That’s it for me!”

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57reaction Trial period for a 23 Renewable 13 Accept, as a new product, and 2 48 Calm periods Actress energy source 45 Trademarked couponWhitman what 17-, 25-, 38-, 49 Pharmaceutical 3 Toothpaste18 A pop pastry creation and 46-Across all 24 Catherine’s giant Eli __ endorsing org.

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“Schitt’s Creek” 46 Sleepover or number 50 Proposal 62hideaway Flowerpot spot 4 Doesn’t make role 22history?

Savory quality ©2024 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/11/24 63 Mideast canal 51 Posh 26 Mountain range 52 23 Renewable 64 Weightlifter’s Battery terminal 5 “Clue” actress 55Pharmaceutical Onetime Swedish 34from Perfectly timed 49 Kazakhstan energy source 65units “The __-bitsy 35to Tubular pasta giant Eli __ Catherine’s automaker the Arctic spider ...with ” gear 24Madeline 53 Furnish 36Ocean Start, as a golf 50 “Schitt’s Creek” 66 Lean and 6 Diamond 57 Proposal NNE opposite 54 For starters round 51 Posh role muscular birthstone month 27 Inflict upon 58Onetime French yes 37 Petty quarrels 55 Swedish 67 Skeet “Heavens to __!” 26 Mountain range 56 shout 7 “Halo” star 29 Cat’s Fire residue 39 noise automaker from Kazakhstan 59 Do __ disturb 57 Trial period for a Schreiber 40 conflict 57 opposite to the Arctic DOWN 32 Armed National park in 60NNE Media that’s product, 44Alberta Alley-__ 58 French yes 1new Beach bottleand no.

8 InOcean favor of burned before what 17-, 25-, 38-, 45 Keyboard 59 Do __ disturb 2 Actress Whitman 27 Inflict upon 9 urchin 33 On in years 46-Across all shortcut starter 60 reading Media that’s 29__ Fire residue 3and Toothpaste10 cocktail, 61 “Listen have?

46 brand burnedup!” before 32Pink National park in 34 Cola Perfectly timed endorsing org.

47 “That’s it for me!” reading Alberta 4 Doesn’t make 48 Calm periods 33 On in years 61 “Listen up!” history?

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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. CLUE: All the ____ combined take up

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about 57 million square miles.

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ANSWERS: 1A-Ganges 5A-Notch 6A-Rinse 7A-Eldest 1D-Gently 2D-Natural 3D-Enhance 4D-Deceit B-Continents

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Cryptoquote 1 King Features Here’s how to work it: A is

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Solution on Page 25

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CryptoQuip 2 Puzzle Junction

Solution on Page 26

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.

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Monday’s Puzzles Jumble 2 by David L. HoytTHAT and Jeff Knurek WORD GAME SCRAMBLED

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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EHPES LZIFEZ ETGTNO Solution to Saturday’s puzzle

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To solve Kakuro, you To solve Kakuro, you must enter amust number enterbetween a number 1 and 1 and 9 in the empty squares. Thebetween clues are the9 in the empty squares. The numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the clues are the numbers solution numbers: above the line are across in the white clues circles that give the asum and below the line are down clues.

Thus, clue of of 3the solution numbers: above will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce the line are across 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course,clues whichand squares below the line of area clue down inclues. they go in will depend on the solution the Thus, a in clue of 3 will other direction. No digit can be repeated a soluproduce a solution of 2 tion, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3,1never and 2. and and a 52 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, Solution on Page of course, which squares26 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.

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Level Kakuro 1 TheByMepham Group Group GENTLE Kakuro The Mepham

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow) VIPER MUFFIN WISELY Answer: The chef who enjoyed using seasonings to create bold flavors had a — ZEST FOR LIFE

Jumbles: TOPAZ Solution Saturday’s on Page 27

Wonderword 2 by David Ouellet

Crossword 1 by Thomas Joseph ACROSS 1 Make into law 6 Influence 11 Excessively emotional 12 Nebraska city 13 Square 14 Stocky dog 15 Get better 17 They hold power 18 Did new voiceovers 22 Notion 23 Declares 27 Secret supply 29 Bit of cloth 30 Quantity 32 Radiator attachment 33 Helped 35 Remote 38 Poet Ogden 39 Muscular dog 41 Chad neighbor 45 Humidor item 46 Join forces 47 Follow as a result 48 Moved sideways DOWN 1 Australian bird

2 Convent resident 3 Tough wood 4 Small dog 5 Laid-back personality 6 Fancy glasses 7 Moody music 8 Fare carrier 9 Subsequently 10 Rowing needs 16 Crunch targets 18 Costa -19 Dutch cheese 20 Retro style 21 Long-bodied dog 24 Harness race 25 Move carefully 26 Ignored the limit 28 Trap 31 Airport screening org.

34 Debate topic 35 Confront 36 Related 37 Equips 40 Letter after sigma 42 Use a shovel 43 Chowed down 44 Homer’s neighbor

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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.

Solution on Page 26

Solution on Page 26

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Tuesday’s Puzzles

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Los Angeles Times Crossword 3 Patti editedVarol

by Patti Varol Edited by

AcrossACROSS 1 Misbehave in 1 Misbehave in class, class, say say 6 Little dickens 6 Little dickens 9 Loops in on the sly 9 Loops in on the sly 13 Trusty 1314 Trusty Christmas song Burn soother 1416 Christmas song Embarrass 1617 Burn soother one’s friends in public, 17 Embarrass one’s say friends public, 19 Vocalinquality 20 Had a snack say 21 Tax pros 19 Vocal quality 22 “What’s __ into 20 Had a snack you?”

Sweeties 2124 Tax pros 25 Nope __: 22 “What’s __term into for facetious you?” a snake 26Sweeties Resort to 24 desperate 25 Nope __: measures facetious for 32 Idaho’s term capital a snake 33 Some jeans 34Resort “Loveto __ 26 neighbor” desperate 35 The “E” of an measures

By Darby Ratliff & Amie Walker 11/12/24 EGOT 32 capital 36Idaho’s Inn patron DOWN Monday’s Puzzle Solved 33 38Some Manyjeans a child in 1lazy __pride matermember 7 “The Simpsons” vegetable Dickens 34 “Love __ 2known Paint for?,” layer and watering hole 39 Punk subgenre 36 “The Lord of the neighbor” 3anLikely “Bluey” apt title for this 40 Tailless cat 8 Writing tool Rings” wizard and “Blue’s 35 “E”Natural” of an puzzle?

41The “The 9 Baker’s mixture 37 Colleges, to a Brit Clues” watcher EGOT director Levinson 59 The “dirt” in a fed. 10 Thicken, as cream 38 Swell for a surfer 4 Abu Dhabi’s 42 Cartoon 36 Inn patron 5pudding-based Appease character often 11 Ice cream holder 40 __-pedi 6 How some tips dessert 38 Many a child in depicted as a 12 “As __ on TV” are paid 41 Birthplace of Dickens spinning tornado 60 Lily pad squatter 7 “The Simpsons” Olympic gymnast 15 Blocked content?

46 Odds and __ 39 Punk subgenre 61 Loosened, as watering hole Olga Korbut 47 New Haven 18 Detail, briefly 40 Tailless 8shoelaces Writing tool schoolcat 43 Candy that can Baker’s mixture 23 Chooses 4148 “The Natural” “Man! I Feel Like 629Pea holders create a soda 10 Thicken, as a Woman!” singer 63 “It’s __-win director Levinson 24 Overly adorned geyser cream Twain character 42 Cartoon 11situation” Ice cream holder 25 Some GPS 44 “Us” star Lupita 51 __ bene often depicted as a 64 suggestions 12Oozes “As __ on TV” 52 Govt. intel org.

45 Spreadsheet spinning tornado 15 Blocked content? 26 Punctuation in 55 Call alternative input 56Odds Answer the joke 18 Detail, briefly 46 andto__ many lists 48 “Halt!”

23 Chooses Down ©2024 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/12/24 “What is the lazy 47 New Haven 27 Prom rides 24 Overly adorned pride member 49 Caped crusader 125 __Some mater GPS school 32 Red tell rootme a 44 “Us” star Lupita 28 “__, known for?,” and 50Spreadsheet Used a hatchet on 2 Paint layer vegetable 45 suggestions 48 “Man! I Feel Like joke”: request an apt title for this 36 “The Lord of the input 51 Midday 26 Punctuation in puzzle? singer 3 Likely “Bluey” and a Woman!” made in a smart Rings”perhaps wizard 48 many Clues” lists 59 The “dirt” in a Twain home, 52“Halt!”

Bare “Blue’s 37 Colleges, to a Brit 49 Caped crusader 27 Prom rides pudding-based watcher 51 __dessert bene 53 Scissors soundon 29 Nintendo rival 38 Swell for a surfer 50 Used a hatchet 28 “__, tell me a 40 __-pedi 51 4 Abu Dhabi’s fed.

52 intelsquatter org. joke”: request 54Midday Puts in 30 Spin fast 60Govt.

Lily pad BirthplaceAlien” of 52 made in a smart 41 61Call Loosened, as 5 Appease 55 alternative 57Bare Savings plan 31 “Resident Olympic gymnast 53 Scissors sound home, perhaps shoelaces letters network 56 Answer to the 6 How some tips are Olga Korbut 54 Puts in 29 Nintendo rival 62 Pea holders joke is the 58Savings United plan 32 Red root 43 Candy that can 57 30paid Spin fast 63 “It’s“What __-win create a soda letters 31 “Resident Alien” situation” geyser network 58 United 64 Oozes Solution on Page 24

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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.

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CLUE: The ____ ____ is the warmest of its kind.

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ANSWERS: 1A-Bicker 5A-Ninth 6A-Relic 7A-Glance 1D-Bandit 2D-Central 3D-Echelon 4D-Rescue B-Indian Ocean

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Cryptoquote 2 King Features Here’s how to work it: A is

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Solution on Page 25

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CryptoQuip 3 Puzzle Junction

Solution on Page 26

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: K=L MCEPSIDS,

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Tuesday’s Puzzles THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

Jumble 3 by David L. Hoyt and

By Jeff DavidKnurek L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

APHYP FNKIE

CURPES LUCEOP Solution to Monday’s puzzle

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11/12/24

To solve Kakuro, you To solve Kakuro, you must enter amust number enterbetween a number 1 and 1 and 9 in the empty squares. Thebetween clues are the9 in the empty squares. The numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the clues are the numbers solution numbers: above the line are across in the white clues circles that give the asum and below the line are down clues.

Thus, clue of of 3the solution numbers: above will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce the line are across 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course,clues whichand squares below the line of area clue down inclues. they go in will depend on the solution the Thus, a in clue of 3 will other direction. No digit can be repeated a soluproduce a solution of 2 tion, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3,1never and 2. and and a 52 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, Solution on Page of course, which squares26 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.

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Level Kakuro 2 TheByMepham Group Group GENTLE Kakuro The Mepham

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

THE (Answers tomorrow) SHEEP FIZZLE GOTTEN Answer: When the pirate realized the treasure wasn’t buried where his map indicated, — HE LOST IT

Solution onJumbles: Page 27 VIDEO Yesterday’s

Wonderword 3 by David Ouellet

Crossword 2 by Thomas Joseph ACROSS 1 Have high hopes 7 Captivated 11 Like vistas 12 Former spouses 13 Drops down 15 Ultraviolet filterer 16 Easter symbol 18 Spielberg movie 21 Take on 22 “See ya!”

24 “— little teapot ...”

25 Spring month 26 One of the Stooges 27 Irritated 29 Paul Bunyan’s blue ox 30 Singer Turner 31 Skillets 32 Racing’s Al 34 Becomes furious 40 Protected, at sea 41 Broad street 42 Delighted 43 Take out DOWN 1 Fire remnant 2 Chem. or biol.

3 Sulky state 4 Sneaker part 5 Posh 6 Canyon sound 7 Bridge do-over 8 Hacking tool 9 Chest muscle 10 Chiding sound 14 Take pleasure in 16 Put a cap on 17 Baghdad native 19 Grown girl 20 Pretentious people 21 Stylish 22 Feeling down 23 “My word!”

25 Intended 28 Left over 29 Oil unit 31 Tick off 33 Herring’s kin 34 Witch 35 Suffering 36 Pot brew 37 Early hour 38 Unconscious 39 Clinic cost

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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.

Solution on Page 26

Solution on Page 26

Solution on Page 25 Tampa Bay Times

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Wednesday’s Puzzles

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Los Angeles Times Crossword 4 Patti editedVarol

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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 11-13-24 the BONUS. CLUE: He wrote “I’m a Believer” for The Monkees 7

before becoming a solo artist.

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ANSWERS: 1A-Middle 5A-Nylon 6A-Thorn 7A-Adonis 1D-Minute 2D-Deleted 3D-Lincoln 4D-Tennis B-Neil Diamond

AcrossACROSS 1 Roti 1 Roti flourflour 5 “Stop that!”

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME 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.

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Wonderword 4 by David Ouellet

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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle

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36 Polite address 37 Sense of self 38 Recipe unit

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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

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a Japanese word meaning “crown.”

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Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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31 Money worker 32 Horses 33 Painting base 35 Peruses 38 Seedy joint 42 Fiction

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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.

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By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Solution to Friday’s puzzle

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To solve Kakuro, you To solve Kakuro, you must enter amust number enterbetween a number 1 and 1 and 9 in the empty squares. Thebetween clues are the9 in the empty squares. The numbers in the white circles that clues give the sum of the are the numbers solution numbers: above the line in aretheacross clues that white circles give the asum and below the line are down clues.

Thus, clueofof the 3 numbers: above will produce a solution of 2 and 1 solution and a 5 will produce the line are across 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course,clues which squares and below the line are they go in will depend on the solution of a down clue inclues. the Thus, a in clue of 3 will other direction. No digit can be repeated a soluproduce a solution of 2 tion, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3,1 never 2. and and a 5 2 willand produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, Solution on squares Page 26 of course, which 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.

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Kakuro 6 The Group Group Level Kakuro ByMepham The Mepham MODERATE

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers Monday) AXIOM UNSURE VIRTUE Answer: The railroad auctioned off their surplus boxcars because they were — “EX-TRAIN-EOUS”

Jumbles: HAVEN Solution Yesterday’s on Page 27

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Crossword 6 by Thomas Joseph ACROSS 1 Vagabond 5 Wing parts 10 Run up 12 From the area 13 Make fresh 14 Sprightly 15 Quarterback Manning 16 Have dinner 18 Pop 19 Fit together well 21 Plops down 22 One Twain title character ...

24 Mario’s video game brother 25 ... and the other Twain title character 29 Shortly 30 Cruise port 32 Tattoo setting 33 Mythical piper 34 Pointer 35 Head out 37 Degrade 39 Heart, e.g.

40 Gown material 41 Seasonal songs

42 Watch over DOWN 1 Group of female seals 2 Eggy dish 3 Oust 4 Sugar suffix 5 No longer fizzy 6 Lumber unit 7 With a low pH 8 Sense of taste 9 Some coasters 11 Do a shop chore 17 Drea’s role on “The Sopranos” 20 Daughter of Leda 21 Makes the cut?

23 Big lizards 25 Man with a cape 26 Tribute 27 Monticello, e.g.

28 Muffin bit 29 Stylist’s spot 31 Tip over 33 Stock holders 36 Kilmer of “The Doors” 38 Diamond club

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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

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Solution on Page 27 Sudoku Puzzle Junctionpuzzle, each row, To solve the Sudoku column and To play: Fill contain in the gridthe so that every row, every box must numbers 1 to 9. column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique.

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Across 39 French summer 1 Rick Hoffman’s 40 CBD alternative “Suits” role 41 “How I ___ Your 6 Speed skater Mother” Ohno 44 Pumbaa’s pal 11 With 27-Down, 46 “9-1-1” threeFX series with episode event Brian Jordan whose first Alvarez episode is titled 14 “The Brady ___” “Buzzkill” 15 Quandary 48 Netflix historical 16 Often political drama “The ___” articles 49 See 12-Down 17 Pig’s place 50 “Handy ___” 18 Not noteworthy, 51 Broadway say awards show 19 Big business moment Down 20 “Kenan & ___” 1 Blinkers in some 21 Whitfield of electronics “Greenleaf” 2 “Will do” 23 Editor 3 “___ Betty” concerned with 4 Bit of French land “warmth” and 5 Bubble a bit PuzzleJunction.com “coolness” 6 Bubbling a lot 28 Cartoons’ Betty 7 February sporting 30 Mix event promoting 31 When doubled, animal adoption a 2010s dance 8 Like the Final 32 YouTube talk Tribal Council, show “Hot ___” often 33 Scale 9 CRT alternative 34 “Revisionist 10 Sounds of History” host realization Malcolm 12 With 49-Across, 36 Smack Adult Swim 38 Animation cartoon since frame 2020

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

Trivia 2 Puzzle Junction Potpourri 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

“___ 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 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

(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

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11 Inner circle 94 Lady lobster 12 Black, in poetry 95 Deck beginning 13 ___ de guerre 97 Eye drops 14 Prefix with lingual or lateral 98 Lowest deck on a ship 15 Demean 99 Former 16 Kind of pneumonia 100 Child’s cry 17 Bohemian dance 101 Gold braid 18 Shopper’s delight 102 Check casher 24 Paris airport 104 Be theatrical 26 Stellar phenomenon 106 Meter reading 29 Dogfaces, briefly 107 Palm starch 31 South American plains 109 Part of a Latin trio 32 Flip-flop 111 Henpeck 34 Literary collection 112 Shirt beginning 35 Year beginning 114 Pi follower 37 Spooks 115 School of whales 38 Always, in verse 116 Ornamental vase 39 Astringent substance 117 Dead heat 118 Bowler, for one 40 Game piece

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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.

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Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere who bravely bears his country’s cause. — Abraham Lincoln

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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.

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5 from Page 12 I have a writer’s memory, which makes everything worse than maybe it actually was. — Amy Tan

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Australians were unique due to our corals, our gum trees and our kangaroos. ~ Harold Edward Holt

You always assume for some strange reason that you need three meals a day. ~ Wole Soyinka

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Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. ~ Napoleon Hill

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. ~ Thomas Paine

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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All Rights Reserved. surplus boxcars Answer: The railroad auctioned D R A W H O R N E T S T E A because they were — “EX-TRAIN-EOUS” O P E N G O A E O S T O P M A S T 7 from Page 17 (Answers tomorrow) E R R O R F R A N C S P A M Jumbles: GOING BLEND KNIGHT WIRING A L I M E N T A R Y L A R G E M O U T H Saturday’s Answer: He told his wife that he’d plant all the new shrubs R O O M A E R I E A G H A A T R I A for her, but he really wasn’t — DIGGING IT G E E S E D O O M T E N E T S P R Y

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