WORD PUZZLE

WILL SUDOKU BY BASSEY GODWIN BASSEY

This new sudoku variant is named in honor of 4 52 38 76 1 HORIZONTAL
New York Times crossword editor and World 2 38 16 45 7 LINE 1
Puzzle Federation co-founder Will Shortz. Your HORIZONTAL
goal in these puzzles is to fill in the grid in such a LINE 2
way that each of the digits 1 through 8 appears
only once in each of the rows (horizontal lines) 6 17 45 38 2 HORIZONTAL
and columns (vertical lines), as well as the 4×4 LINE 3
square boxes. You’ll notice in these puzzles, each 87 65 21 43 HORIZONTAL
row and column is split into two “tracks”—inside LINE 4
and outside. Horizontal lines are defined by the
similar triangular cells in the boxes of a row. For contains 45238761; horizontal line 2 contains 23816457. The
example, in the diagram at right, horizontal line 1 vertical lines work the same way, with each column divided into
inside and outside tracks.

ANSWERS, PAGE 75

PUZZLE 1 PUZZLE 2

71 64 2 57 8
38 47 3 62 7

2 47 5 1 38 6 87 61
6 47 1 62 14

7 38 4 3 61 4
3 6 74 2 8 8 76 5

2 83 6 53 47
86 25 13 78 52

31 52 68 87 63
7 26 3 25 14

6 3 15 7 2 4 15 8
6 42 1
48 37

1 74 6 31 45
7 52 48 61 3 78 36

61 52 1 47 3
46 17 5 38 7

PUZZLE 3

46 7
534

21 2 8
8 36

5 5
26

7 46 3
18

487
4238

6
541

4
175

3 12

78 23

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GET A CLUE! BY DAVID LIBEN-NOWELL

There are three types of things present in the answers of this puzzle, marked by starred clues, double-starred clues, and

by circled letters in the grid. But each of these three kinds of things has a representative that’s missing from the puzzle.

When the rest of the grid is completed, the solution to the puzzle (to be placed at 127- & 128-Across) can be inferred

from the representatives that are present. ANSWER, PAGE 76

123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20

21 22 23

24 25 26

27 28 29

30 31 32 33

34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

45 46 47 48 49 50

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58

59 60 61 62 63 64 65

66 67 68 69

70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77

78 79 80 81 82 83 84

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92

93 94 95 96 97 98 99

100 101 102 103 104

105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114

115 116 117

118 119 120

121 122 123

124 125 126

127
128

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ACROSS 105 ** Treehouse feature 43 ldle or Roberts
1 Despotic name 109 Writer famous for ignoring 44 It stores one of 256
4 Tenth in a series
11 Chain of the Appalachians in established case law? different values
115 One after the next 46 * Symbol of pride
New Jersey and New York 116 Type of flaw 50 Hairstyle for a yokozuna
17 Yemeni port 117 28-Down, in Savannah 52 Agenda
18 Horace’s Ars ___ 118 Emblems of Scotland 54 Curiosity builder
19 Goes dark 119 ** Invention that “won the west” 56 Subway posting
21 ** Tool in the pits 121 Diagnostic for tuberculosis 57 Bric-a-___
23 Enter, like the cavalry 122 Huffington of The Huffington Post 60 Short cut
24 Paint alternative 123 Dead ends? 62 Org. concerned with
25 Canal sight 124 First player with 8 consecutive
26 One who puts up with a lot false advertising
27 The Glass City 100 RBI seasons 63 Neck and neck
29 ** Its teeth might be on a roll 125 Gifts in honor of some 65 Diminishing sea
30 Optimistic 67 XX × XXX + (X/X)
31 High-tech helper work anniversaries 68 Stop being bothered by
33 Actresses Scala and Carides 126 Fig. that‘s dashed off? 69 Some cartridges in printers
34 Slice from a stick 127 & 128 Who, how, and where 70 Walkers, briefly
37 “Ain’t gonna happen!” 71 Words before “and away”
40 Price of some older movies DOWN 72 Barely visible
42 Bull Run combatant, briefly 1 “What did ___ you?” (“You got a 75 Preserve, in a way
45 Basic programming construct 76 Caveat emptor phrase
47 Tiara go-with problem with me?”) 77 Some photographic
48 Approval indicator 2 Windshield sticker
49 Unit of height 3 Deeper, in a way images, for short
51 Diplomat in NYC, perhaps 4 Make a call 80 Masses
53 Watered down 5 Stetson 82 Hogwash
55 Life partner? 6 Abraham’s father 83 Tempestuous
58 Not include 7 Ferrell’s cheerleading partner 86 Kitten alternative
59 Some are precious 88 Foreign dignitary
61 Political heavyweight on SNL 89 Compass pt.
64 Turtle shell, e.g. 8 High-scoring plays in Scrabble 91 What’s expected
66 ** Multisport venue famed for 9 “Behold,” to Brutus 95 * Like the “A” in a
10 Word shouted from the top of a
its wind gusts literary classic
70 Saved for later pyramid, perhaps 96 Best organized
73 ___-deucey (backgammon variant) 11 Boom time for Altoona, PA 98 Dirty Dancing dance
74 Revealing dance 100 Frigate or ferry
78 Beowulf, for one and Stockton, CA 102 Give a hand
79 Essence 12 Contributed 104 Gives in
81 Feathered flyer 13 Some mongooses 105 Norma Rae director Martin
84 One might make you scratch 14 Most humans, geographically 106 “We Call ___”
15 Doctor Zhivago producer Carlo
your head 16 Offering rainchecks on, maybe (1967 Elvis song)
85 Shoots at close range 17 Job title modifier: Abbr. 107 “Time makes more converts
87 Says, colloquially 19 Tool for cleaving wood along
90 Hook, line, or sinker than reason” writer
92 Class of sin? the grain 108 Takeoff : orig. :
93 One who bugs a lot of 20 Ripped
22 Finish with landing : ____
people, maybe 26 Having three parts 110 Jones and James of jazz
94 Loud weather events, briefly 28 117-Across, in Havana 111 ___ asada
97 Lindsey’s predecessor in the Senate 29 Wheel that can be baked 112 Church centers
99 Hook shape 32 Supply lines for medics 113 * Goal after a rough
100 Part of a famous boast 34 * Choice
101 Stopped running 35 Choice landing?
103 Behave like a mule 36 Cause for an action 114 Georgia and Armenia,
38 City in Kyrgyzstan
39 * Word before space or noise once: Abbr.
41 Close a window, e.g. 116 Swinger’s shout
42 Fellini film 119 Limit
120 Anatomical duct

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DOUBLE CROSS BY MICHAEL ASHLEY

Answer the clues on the numbered dashes, one letter per dash. Then transfer the letters on the dashes to the correspondingly
numbered squares in the puzzle grid to reveal a quotation reading from left to right. (Black squares separate words.) When
you’re done, read down the list of answers; their initial letters will spell the author’s name and the source of the quotation.

1G 2C 3Q 4L 5G 6P 7K 8F 9F 10 V 11 O 12 A 13 M 14 U 15 F 16 E 17 W 18 R 19 T 20 M 21 K

22 Q 23 W 24 A 25 P 26 O 27 T 28 W 29 I 30 I 31 C 32 M 33 D 34 V 35 H 36 B 37 C 38 W 39 H 40 T

41 K 42 N 43 L 44 Q 45 B 46 E 47 P 48 O 49 H 50 N 51 R 52 B 53 O 54 F 55 M 56 S 57 M 58 H 59 F 60 G

61 W 62 K 63 Q 64 G 65 M 66 H 67 K 68 B 69 I 70 H 71 S 72 F 73 E 74 K 75 J 76 D 77 T 78 C 79 A 80 U 81 F

82J 83 L 84 P 85 K 86 D 87 W 88 P 89 E 90F 91 I 92 A 93 U 94 G 95 T 96K 97R 98 P 99 U 100 E 101 I

102 V 103 L 104 G 105 N 106 E 107 H 108 N 109 F 110 D 111 O 112 R 113 B 114 N 115 G 116 H 117 V 118 M 119 F 120 Q 121 C 122 U

123 O 124 J 125 E 126 M 127 V 128 Q 129 L 130 J 131 K 132 N 133 P 134 U 135 M 136 T 137 S 138 D 139 U 140 K 141 R

142 O 143 P 144 S 145 C 146 I 147 F 148 W 149 I 150 K 151 M 152 I 153 P 154 A 155 R 156 T 157 C 158 G 159 E 160 A 161 I ANSWERS, PAGE 76

162 O 163 E 164 I 165 E 166 U 167 P 168 K 169 E 170 J 171 P 172 I 173 F 174 B 175 K 176 U 177 E 178 E 179 P 180 H 181 W

182 L 183 A 184 E 185 F 186 H 187 F 188 L 189 O 190 W 191 P 192 F 193 D 194 S 195 J 196 H 197 L 198 G 199 P 200 T 201 O 202 M

A. Barbados-born 12 160 183 24 154 79 92 L. Fictional puller 182 103 129 4 197 43 83 188
pop star of strings 57 65 32 55 20 126 13 202 118

B. Job application 68 45 113 52 174 36 M. Butler’s
attachment colleague

C. Something a 135 151
judge might
hand down 145 121 37 2 78 31 157 N. Snicker sound

O. Concentrated 114 108 50 132 42 105
oxide of
D. Barefoot 110 76 33 138 86 193 uranium 162 123 53 111 142 189 201 48 26
73 106 89 177 163 159 169 165 178
E. Decent,
dependable
people: 4 wds.

F. Modern Family 119 109 81 16 125 46 184 100 11
star with two 90 173 147 185 187 54 P. The American
Emmys: 2 wds.
Film Institute’s
greatest movie 98 167 199 143 25 191 47 6 88
song of all time:
3 wds.

133 179 171 84 153

8 59 15 192 72 9

G. Birth place of Q. Final result
Guy Fawkes
64 5 198 60 94 115 1 104 158 128 63 3 44 120 22

H. Oscar nominee R. Chafed
for Foxcatcher:
2 wds. 51 18 97 155 112 141

70 58 49 186 107 66 35 196 116

39 180 S. Extremely 144 137 56 194 71
30 152 164 146 149 101 91 172 161 unpleasant-
smelling

I. Most popular T. Unfit for 95 200 156 77 40 136 19 27
song from consumption
Anything Goes:
3 wds.

69 29 U. 2000 film that
won five Oscars 80 122 166 134 139 14 99 93 176

J. Instigate

195 170 124 75 82 130 V. European
shrubland
K. Stimulating habitat 10 127 34 117 102
invention first 150 96
patented in 1890: 21 7 175 140 85 74 131
2 wds. 41 67 62 168
W. Steve McQueen’s

final movie:

2 wds. 87 148 61 23 181 38 190 28 17

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SIAMESE TWINS BY FRANK LONGO

This puzzle gives you two grids for the price of one. And two sets of clues to go with them, so you can work both
crosswords at the same time. What’s the catch? Each clue number is followed by two different clues to two different
answers. The puzzle is to figure out which answer goes with which grid. 1-Across has been filled in for you. ANSWERS, PAGE 77

ACROSS 28 One 2011 inductee into 1P 2 L 3A 4 Y 5D 6O 7 H 89 10 11 12
1 One 1998 inductee into the National Toy Hall 14
of Fame... 13
the National Toy Hall
of Fame... ...and another: 2 wds. 15 16
...and another: Hyph. 31 “___ girl!”
8 Shutter pieces 17 18 19
Cookout rods Imitating sort
13 Part of IRS 33 D.A.’s aide, e.g. 20 21 22
Sideways
14 Wildly excited Teeny bit 23 24 25 26 27
Laces into: 2 wds. 34 Mai ___
15 Cut off 28 29 30
After a fashion: Oval segment
2 wds. 37 Observe: 2 wds. 31 32 33 34 35 36
16 Tune lead-in
City on the Events for the accused 37 38 39 40
Missouri 39 Lou Grant star Ed
17 Minor mistake 41 42 43 44
Waikiki setting Playing for a sap
18 Christmas party 41 Tomahawk’s kin: Hyph. 45 46 47
headwear: 2 wds.
Doesn’t rise early: Big name in tortilla chips 48 49
2 wds. 44 Aleutian island
20 Center 50 51
Hands out hands ___ Reader (eclectic
22 Earth magazine) DOWN
Actor Haley Joel ___
23 Camera variety, for short 45 Lead-in to salts 1 Spectrum producers 21 Chickadee cousin
Wimbledon unit or Downs
24 “Like ___ not...” Inundates Show filmed at
Gas in bright signs In ___ (not yet born)
27 “You love,” to Livy 46 Visualize 2 Nadal of tennis 30 Rock
Storklike wader
Ochlocracy: 2 wds. Nielsen of Nuts 25 Proceed snakily
48 Major scuffle
3 Do some sidestepping: Tickle pink
Prefix with biology
49 Conceives of 3 wds. 26 Quaker cereal

Dubbed anew “They’re pretty much “Well now!”
50 Monica of tennis
indistinguishable”: 4 wds. 29 Speaking pros
Prom wear
51 People sawing wood 4 Canine cries Acorn, in time: 2 wds.

Pelt processors Where Samsung and LG 30 Hagen of the stage

1 F 2R 3 I 4 S 5B 6 E 7E 89 10 11 12 are based It fills la mer
14
13 5 Biotech strand 31 Wait upon

“It’s chilly!” Photo books

15 16 6 Does brunch, say 32 Perfectly: 3 wds.

Makes public Fitting

17 18 19 7 Canine command 35 Elk feature

Idina Menzel voiced her Jeremy of The

20 21 22 in Frozen Avengers

23 24 25 26 27 8 Jimmy of The West Wing 36 Belief systems

One tending to horse “Sounds sorta

28 29 30 hooves reasonable”: 2 wds.

31 32 33 34 35 36 9 Wide-brimmed straw 38 Some burn balms

toppers Prom rides

37 38 39 40 Kerosene, e.g.: 2 wds. 40 Sweet lumps

10 Instead: 3 wds. Tinfoil alternative

41 42 43 44 Ad interim: 3 wds. 42 Neglect to name

45 46 47 11 Sesame-seed paste Makes public

Capital of Albania 43 Wolverine’s team: Hyph.

48 49 12 Lawn care brand Sprite or Crush

Spectators’ seats 47 Year, in Lisbon

50 51 19 Heron variety 2016 presidential

Off-limits acts: Hyph. hopeful Carson

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GALAXIES BY KRAZYDAD
www.krazydad.com

In each of these puzzles, connect the small dots to make borders so that each star is surrounded by a
symmetrical galaxy shape, and the grid is completely tiled with galaxies. Each galaxy shape should look
identical to itself when rotated 180 degrees. At right is an example of a solved puzzle. The puzzles start
off easy and get progressively harder.

ANSWERS, PAGE 77

1. Easy 2. Intermediate

3. Challenging 4. Tough

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CODE CROSSWORDS BY JOEL NANNI

In the puzzles below, the numbers in the grid squares stand for letters of the alphabet; your task is to crack the code. Once
you've figured out the letter that matches a certain number, place that letter in every square containing the same number and
in the chart beside the grid. Every letter of the alphabet will appear at least once in the completed grids. ANSWERS, PAGE 77

1 14 AN R5 4 16 5 4 13 8 8 17 3 25 5 16 6
2 15 BO
3 16 CP E12 1 5 25 12 25 17 4
4 17 DQ
5 18 13 26 17 16 25 21 12 12 25 18 17 21 16 25
6 19 FS
7 20 GT 9 19 26 22 4 26 23
HU
R8 21 IV 10 17 23 22 25 16 11 21 16 6 4 23
JW
9 22 KX 3 15 25 25 17
10 23 LY
11 24 MZ 9 13 24 24 8 13 11 2 3 1 21 8 24

E12 25 13 25 21 4 23 24

13 26 8 21 20 4 8 10 17 26 19 21 6 4 2

11 25 25 3 7

23 10 25 1 25 8 3 21 22 23 25 12

16 17 17 23 8 5 17

25 26 16 25 8 16 21 17 26 19 8 21 17 12

14 25 25 16 13 4 23 21

16 13 23 10 23 25 8 19 4 26 4 22 17 9

17 2 17 15 6 12 10 A M13 11 13 7 10 4 20 N 1 14
15 6 22 14 21 10 BO 2 15
7 15 CP 3 16
DQ 4 17
10 12 12 4 3 8 20 6 7 10 21 1 4 10 ER 5 18
FS 6 19
11 17 12 3 12 20 4 15 GT 7 20
HU 8 21
10 11 10 20 8 10 12 17 10 7 22 3 17 10 IV 9 22
JW 10 23
12 13 10 21 20 17 KX
LY M11 24
7 10 15 10 9 3 21 10 3 12 26 10 17 7
Z 12 25
3 21 13 13
A13 26
14 10 25 13 11 10 17 4 15 19 13 5 15 10

33 17 7 20 12

25 6 18 10 21 13 14 4 15 7 23 6 6 14

25 7 10 5 11 6 16 3

10 20 4 14 3 7 3 6 12 19 20 10 10 12

20 20 24 12 13 3 20 8

21 16 10 22 10 20 21 15 6 17 4 21 7 21

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PAINT BY NUMBERS

These eight puzzles feature a unique blend of logic and art. The numbers are all you need to determine which squares should

be filled in to form a picture. Here’s how it’s done:

The numbers outside each row and column tell you how many groups of black squares there are in that line and, in order,

how many consecutive black squares there are in each group. For example, 4 5 9 2 tells you that there will be four groups

that will contain, in order, 4, 5, 9, and 2 consecutive black squares. The fact that the numbers are separated tells you that

there is at least one empty square between them. (There may also be empty squares at the ends of lines.) The trick is to figure

out how many empty squares come between the black ones.

Here’s a starting hint: When there’s a single number in a row and that number is greater than half the number of squares

in the row, you can fill in one or more center squares. For example, in the sample below (Figure 1), which is 10 squares wide,

the sixth and seventh rows each have the number 8. No matter how you place eight consecutive black squares in a row, the

middle six squares will be filled in (Figure 2). Similar logic can be used to start a line that has more than one number in it. In

the sample, the third column contains the numbers 1 6. The single black square and the following empty square must take

up at least two squares above the 6. No matter how they get placed, the fifth through eighth squares of the column will be

black (Figure 3). Figure 4 shows the completed picture. ANSWERS, PAGE 78

1 1 1 1
126 9655434 126 9655434 126 9655434 126 9655434
2 2 2 2
11 11 11 11
4 4 4 4
21 21 21 21
31 31 31 31
8 8 8 8
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

1 2
3 12 1 3
44 3 11 1 25 3 31 35
7414 12 11 2155
1 22942 51111 1233 12 1 13 2 22 3 34
11 15 10 1 1 11 2 5 5 15 5 6 2 1 1 1 3
3 5 15 5 3 7 3 2 3 2 1 1 7 1 1 2 3 2 3 7 32121 416 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 7 10
4123
615 1 14 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 6 1 1 2 1 9 6 1 2 3 1 4 4 17
125
115 3 1 8 9 6 1 1 1 2 14 6 9 5 4 3 6 4 7 8 1 3 3 4 3 1
113
5 13 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 9 1 2 3 8 7
8
64 41321 12222 22112 22112 11512
3321
432 4
512
511 34
61
71 325
71
254 2241
1413
12112 12242
13113
1211122 12453
11151
1171 1131144
177
1151 12218
1151
322122 33117
512121
5313 4335
5313
37 4424

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124322

1314222

323331

32134

4344

33313

332212

32421

33252

21243

22252

21243

2225

2122

216

286

1786

892

13

24

34

1 18 1 1

3636

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1 11
211 1 1 2122 1 11
224 21113 13135 55553 313 16 7 41121 13112
54155 24312 36222 22344 33143 41519 33223 11311
436 27
31116 3142
11137 3311
136 242
1229 841

13211 13 4
2 4 11 564
7 11 2183
11115
11222
11311 11

54

72 25

6 2 5134 22

31 5 233 34383 1 15 2

13 1 36 2553 31231 4 51 13953 3 3 42 33

31 4 17 1 12324 24113 41531 12714 13213 12 22 11

1 6 3 3 7 3 17 14 5 5 8 1 6 2 4 5 1 4 3 8 7 2 3 10 4 4 1 3 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 3

6 1 2 2 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 6 4 2 1 3 1 9 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 7 3 3 4 4 2 3 5 11 8 1 3

1 25 3 22 20 10 20 1 21 3 1 1 2 3 5 6 3 1 2 1 8 1 3 2 2 3 4 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 8 8 1 1 1 5 3 5 5 1 1 4 4

7 4 5 6 10 10 10 8 10 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 15 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 8 8 8 12 1 10 2 8 4 2 6 6 10 2 7 5 4 4 1 4 6 8 9 2 5

1198

1 1 13 7 3

1 3 18 3 3

4 2 2 14 2 3

4 5 1 2 10 1 1 5

43331712112

117112331161

13 3 1 3 3 3 2 4

1423112511115

10 7 1 3 1 3 3 5

519292131

16 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1

1 13 2 4 1 4 4 1 1 4

533111162212

163213242

7515337

13 2 7 1 2 7 2

10 2 1 8 3 2 3 2

10 2 2 4 1 1 3 2 5

7413142231

91215211342

161121262311

712127221

141232111

5 1 2 4 10 1 1

31145122

312421511

214212112

12522761

1192461

1 29 5 1 1

31121243

5561144

72271144

10 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 4

14 13 1 1 2 3 1

16 7 1 2 1 4 1

18 8 1 2 1 4 1

20 6 1 2 1 3 2

21 4 1 2 4 2

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PAINT BY NUMBERS

4

6 59 152

6 51 1 2 341

3 5 2 7 8 2 1 5 11 1 5 1 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 2

4 5 4 1 9 7 6 5 5 4 3 5 13 3 1 3 1 3 3 2 8 2 1 3 1

4329 22112 26214 53114 24121 21153

63262 34123 11452 61221 22233 14346

65453 21111 77127 26422 32422 41229

51

92

11 8

13 5

13 5

6521

5343

5214

324

435

883

9821

36743

645324

2241231

1424123

13213121

13241212

611123

22422

12223

1223312

121321

1332112

1112824

22826

4 11 8

5612421

6 2 10 2 3

21 1 1 4

1

3 2 13

11 21 3 11 1 13

121 123 122 1 11 12 2 31 23

3 211 1 131 23112 22131 5 5 2 22 4 22

22121 11223 41129 22553 21131 6175 43318

12121 11112 13111 31213 31241 22114 17312

16111 47241 21111 11511 12131 11211 13121

17171 35322 13121 23211 16161 61616 14161

3142

3211512

2322212

1221323

2113212122

2341331

5112121213

5324222

11221711

18772

32121251

22113326

211122233

711221

1123323

1 2 3 2 2 12

18 2 1 2 2

121

1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1

5 4 1 15

1121131111111

11611111111

1 1 3 4 1 1 15

5415111111

1155

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12 466 23 3 23 66 2 2211

1 12 8 4 4 1 2 2 1 6 8 5 7 1 2 8 5 5 1 1 5 923 11244 4433

12 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 7 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 1 2 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 7 3 2 6 10

12 1 2 2 8 2 3 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 4 5 1 2 7 6 8 6 1 2 4 2 2 1 10 1 25382 22222 2223

2 3 1 3 6 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 9 6 5 8 1 10 2 2 3 6 6 1 3 3 2 1 2 8 5 7 3 4

1 2 1 1 2 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 4 1 2 5 2 1 1 2 5 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 12 12 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 8 1 3 8 1 4 2 4 15

11 3 1 4 2 2 1 3 3 3 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 5 1 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 6 5 6 2 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 2 3 4

1 4 3 3 2 1 7 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 6 2 1 2 2 3 6 13 9 11 8 2 2 2 2 1 5

11 2 4 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 6 6 4 1 2 4 4 5 10 9 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2

5534

54341

53623

1 6 1 4 14

3 6 1 4 10

3625

4624

568

6515

6 11 2 3

651342

7 11 1 4 4 5 1

8 8 3 11 2 3

82112727

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1 1 1 2 10 6

126323

5 10 2 2

269222

3 2 11 6 2 5 3

88225

17 2 1 4 1 3 1

19 2 5 5 1

19 4 2 2

4742

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2251213

442341

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218314132

11194349

1 1 1 7 6 2 10

212623281

1 1 2 16 2 7 2

1 1 5 16 1 3 6 5

3 3 2 12 4 7 3

2 2 2 6 5 11 1

2 2 3 4 10

2142652

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1 3 2 17 1 6 2 2 1

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 BY CRAIG HAMILTON

Each clue in a cryptic crossword has two parts: a definition of the answer and an indication of the answer’s literal makeup via

wordplay. Either half may come first; finding the dividing point between the two parts is the key to solving. On page 61, eight

common methods by which hints are given via wordplay are described; any combination of these gimmicks may be used.

Expect to see references to abbreviations (doctor for DR, Hawaii for HI, or university for U), chemical symbols (iron for Fe),

Roman numerals (five for V), and parts of words (end of year for R, head of cabbage for C, or heart of stone for O). A clue

with an exclamation point may be what’s called an & lit. clue, in which the two halves overlap, so the whole clue is both a

definition and a cryptic indication of the answer, as in Terribly angered! for ENRAGED (see “anagrams” on page 61). Give

these puzzles a try! ANSWERS, PAGE 78

12 3 4 5 6 7 8 28 Move stealthily out of

spy’s base (9)

29 Gnarled toe bothered

soccer player (10)

9 10 11 30 Recited “Fall” in
unison (4)

12 13 14 DOWN
17 18 1 All-male comedy
15 16
20 21 boosted center for
19 amateur theatrics (10)
24 25 2 Drugged Democrat does
22 23 dances (5)
26 28 4 Early morning edition
27 held by shrimp (7)
30 5 Worse than evil
29 colony (7)
12 Conclusion that hurts 19 Heard cracks from 6 Host seems clever,
ACROSS fund (5) anglers (7) dismissing odd
1 Caesar leads excellent characters (5)
13 Stepped down to take 21 North and South in 7 Siren resulting from
team (4) fellows’ food (7) characteristic short-term office worker
3 It seems bottles aren’t passage (7) sitting on lock (9)
15 Asian city managed 8 Still one snowman (4)
in petition (10) to survive (7) 22 Flip eggs about, stir 10 Changed words were
9 Like a sponge that’s green food (7) surprisingly full of
17 Dissolve exclusive rubbish (7)
gone around the group lacking leader 24 Religion is escape (5) 14 Orderly town’s upset,
globe (9) at start of 27 Strange urge to hug old hosting unruly
11 Noted reindeer with me fiscal year (7) teams (10)
in bed (5) rascal (5) 16 Longing for the old days
again, lost at sea (9)
18 Lit into wharf
character (7)
20 Replace phrase with
noun to make a
point (7)
21 Trumpet music that is in
a Hoffman movie (7)
23 Open on time (5)
25 Crazy like a bird? (5)
26 Conservative
newspaper’s
projection (4)

For tips on solving cryptic crosswords, send a stamped return envelope to “Cryptic Solving Guide,” GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES, P.O. Box 184, Fort Washington, PA 19034.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2 BY PAM WYLDER

Anagrams: The answer appears in anagrammed inside PANTS, so it might be clued as Hospital residents
form, preceded or followed by a word or phrase that make knots in trousers.
suggests the mixing, as in Changing times for ITEMS. Hidden answers: The answer may appear intact,
Deletions: Deletions come in three varieties: albeit camouflaged, in the clue. Example: Myopic
beheadments, curtailments, and internal deletions. colonel clutches flute for PICCOLO (myopic colonel).
The clue always contains a word or phrase indicating Homophones: A word that sounds like the answer
the deletion. Examples: Uncovered bent charm for indicated by use of a giveaway phrase such as “We
ENCHANT, a beheadment of PENCHANT; Fiery bird hear” or “as they say.” Example: Counted frozen
without a tail for FLAMING, a curtailment of FLAMINGO; chicken out loud for NUMBERED (“numb bird”).
and Heartless miserly bloke for CHAP, an internal Reversals: A synonym for “backward” or “overturn”
deletion of CHEAP. in a clue may indicate a reversal, as in Returned beer
Charades: The answer is broken into smaller words fit for a king (LAGER reversed) for REGAL.
that are clued individually, as in Auto animal for Double definitions: This type of clue has no
CARPET. wordplay half; instead, it has two definition halves.
Containers: A word such as PATIENTS “contains” TIE Example: Scooter was blue for MOPED. ANSWERS, PAGE 78

1 2 3 4 56 78 26 A second-tier celebrity
is sore? (7)
9 10
27 Caught up in spoiled son’s
11 greed (9)

12 28 Canyon running through
Wyoming or Georgia (5)
13 14 15
DOWN
16 1 Complain about old guy (4)
2 Get a mat adapted for a
17 18 19 20
couple of wrestlers,
21 maybe (3,4)
3 Bit of other income
22 23 from leasing houses is
primarily from the
24 East (8)
4 White, like chicken? (5)
25 26 5 One trial lost without
a reason (9)
27 28 6 Farmer welcomes
hard rainfall (6)
ACROSS 11 Stranger honored as 19 Fish nets torn and 7 Beg for fairy tales? (7)
1 Saw second half of noted Spanish starting to empty across 8 Make sound walls in shady
explorer (8,2,4) part of Arctic Ocean areas for coastal creature
inning start off the (7,3) (6,4)
wrong way (5) 13 Perhaps to Anne 12 Mythological character had
4 Head of Arista fame is a difficult 22 Publisher is happier romance at sea (10)
engineered more hits for accomplishment (2,4,4) hosting American 14 Francium expands,
rock group (9) Network’s premiere of releasing uranium
9 Continue to suffer after 15 Provided lunch for Titanic (7-7) particles (9)
the initial pain (7) Safeco’s top 16 Concealing burn,
10 Policeman retracted agents (4) 25 Unpopular stuffing: covering fire
written statement about creamed corn with residue (8)
donut (7) 17 Abundant sources of bit of toasted 18 Hide record of voyage
riboflavin, iodine, bread (7) describing Magellan’s
and iron (4) last 1⁄8 mile (7)
20 She let lunatic
run asylum (7)
21 Sibling turned over
temporary restraining
order for small café (6)
23 Ultimately, everyone
starting to bounce on
bunk fell off (5)
24 Liberal leaders of French
Resistance enlisted
eavesdroppers (4)

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ORDER, PLEASE BY BOB STIGGER

The Across clues are Out of Order! Happily, it will be a simple matter to determine where each answer belongs, because Across

answers appear in the grid in alphabetical order. Down clues are normal, although one Down answer is a variant spelling. Letters

are assigned to Across clues solely for convenience of reference. ANSWERS, PAGE 79

123 456 78 9

10 11

12

13 14

15 16

17 18

19 20 21

22 23

24

ACROSS O Um, excellent grades you say? 10 Unsightly and often embarrassing
A Guarantee result, accepting a Surprise! condition of balconies, oddly ignored (4)

bit of risk P Mythical land in a satirical novel is 11 Irked, Zimbabwe’s leader rejected
B Scout group’s miserable time “Nowhere” misspelled WWII-era fighter planes (5)

in retreat Q Twenty boxes ... hmm ... with 12 Steal small absorbent cloth (5)
C Here in Paris, the east side of the nothing for a copier 13 Too heavy, some cheeseboards

street is most chilly R OK’s humorist Will flipped over (5)
D A car Celeste modified gains speed 14 Unfortunately, Doris, CPR is what all
E Delete Part 2 from long, long tale DOWN
F Correspondence carried by returning 1 An evil punk chasing Jack with skydivers need sooner or later (3,5)
15 Associate of a criminal type (7)
Israeli-Americans a spear (7) 16 Tennessee’s stores maintain pubs (7)
G Supreme Being in photo for 2 Revise manual for graduate (6) 17 Chapel openly offering to wed
3 California cloned old tree cultivated
credit card without ceremony (5)
H Woe is me; map book omits third for chocolate (5) 18 Honor a colonial silversmith (6)
4 Like some teacups with 19 Substitute for two unknowns in
of Antarctica
I Simba attacked poet’s feet revolutionary sealers (7) an equation (5)
J National Park Service’s chief, after 5 Through Twitter, Bill served up 20 They say drink destroys a

scream: “That hurts mood” musical texts (8) fearsome creature (1,3)
K Carmen, for one, braided a rope 6 Artist’s stand doesn’t close facility (4) 21 In Germany, yes, severely criticize an
L Before competing, marathoners may 7 Equipment for a band camp—25%
Axis member (5)
load these right inside vehicles off the top (3) 22 Lass left truck, hiked (4)
M Someone’s face experience?! 8 Check uranium ban (4) 23 Call Vermont resort noted for sports
N The most modern home 9 Middle-schooler’s grade school
involving snow pack (4)
accommodates our group uniform (5) 24 Elected official cut short voting (3)

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STRIKEOUTS BY RON SWEET

Each row and column contains one square in which the Across and Down answers conflict. In each case, strike out that square
with an X and move one of the conflicting letters to the top row, and the other to the bottom (you have to decide which goes
where). When done correctly, each of the two outer rows will contain a phrase describing the conflicting squares.

ANSWERS, PAGE 79

1 23 45 6 7 89

10

11 12

13

14 15 16

17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27

28 29

30 31

32

33 34

ACROSS margin (4) 31 Finally going to 4 Occurrence I’d 19 California military
1 Cardiologist 17 Director Burton basketball playoff initially expected police on American
game (4) just before University
displays heart (4) goes back after sunset (8) grounds (6)
4 Ships truck that lady, one who 32 United Nations
“wants to be stand-in, expected 5 Smell from three 20 Old-fashioned one
parts—lots (8) alone” (6) first of December, kumquats (4) of five claims first
10 P.S.: Never do 23 Actually, murder is still running of assets (6)
denied (6) wild (9) 6 One’s holding
twisting and 26 Astronaut stand for 21 One who watches
cause ends not to obviously provides 33 Stiffened shaky flowers (6) introduction to
meet (9) means of cart in lean-to (8) video? You’re
11 Gem starts to transportation (4) 7 Turn right after busted (6)
oxidize, potentially 27 Certain cement 34 Send me back my base address for
adding luster (4) worker left television award (4) highest point (6) 22 Get in the way of
12 Chemical blushing society scamp, daredevil at
compound is more girl with me (8) DOWN 8 Strange green fork heart (6)
unstable (6) 28 My soap is 1 Progress finally is source of
13 Prohibit unruly kids fomenting power (6) 24 Assemble mosaic,
near East London discussions (8) overcoming bad incorporating
neighborhood (8) 30 Penetrate throw (6) 9 Waiter split symbol (6)
14 Assigned total section, 2 Rapidly consume without regular’s
returning to maintaining one new hot tip (6) 25 Not well-insulated;
Kennedy (8) resistance (6) drink (6) dry around
16 Newspaper exec 3 Small shelves 15 Hated document back (6)
gets 50% in rural covering trial (8)
outbuildings (7) 29 100 excellent dogs
18 Unfortunately, running back in
boredom in the time (4)
boudoir (7)

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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

Here’s a real piece of work for you: a 14×14 grid of letters has been chopped up into puzzle pieces, and it’s up to you to

reassemble it. The answer to each numbered clue should be placed in the corresponding numbered piece, one letter per

square, starting in the numbered square. Each row (A-N) in the “tray” contains the answers to two clues, placed side by

side. (The clues are given in order, but it’s up to you to determine the dividing point between answers.) Use the Row

answers and the pieces’ unique shapes to determine the proper location of each piece within the tray. You won’t need to

overlap or rotate any of the pieces. Correctly placed, the 24 pieces will completely fill the tray. ANSWERS, PAGE 80

1 2 34

5

6 9
78

10 11 12 13
18
15 14
16
19
17 20
21 22
23
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BY PATRICK BERRY

PIECES 17 Person with many issues? E Ecological slots
1 Made one’s nightly rounds? 18 FDR’s fireside chat medium Badge of office
2 Unwanted clause remover: 2 wds. 19 Carnival shows with wee
3 Self-love taken to extremes F Spreading like ivy
4 Halvah ingredient performers: 2 wds. Leisurely walk
5 Shut out 20 Most given to daydreaming
6 Ally of Hollywood 21 Popular potluck dishes G Actor Max von ___
7 Minuscule distance unit used to 22 Breathers on road trips: Every so often

measure wavelengths 2 wds. H Grammy-winning Young MC song
8 Jiffy 23 Big revolver of 1989: 3 wds.
9 Made-to-order 24 Realistic, as a story: Hyph.
10 Matrons of Milan “Look at me” gait
11 English chap’s assent ROWS I To a significant degree
12 She played Margie on My Little A Parcel out
“The Velvet Fog”: 2 wds.
Margie: 2 wds. 2002 film about Irish immigrants J Grovel before: 2 wds.
13 “Year of the Cat” singer: 2 wds. to the U.S.: 2 wds.
14 1990 Robin Williams comedy set at B Cheat sheets Burger joint freebie
Engine housing K Talked despite having laryngitis
a car dealership: 2 wds. C Games winner
15 Large body of water northwest of Victory-wreath source Bone of contention: 2 wds.
D Humiliates L Like hip-huggers and go-go boots
Winnipeg: 2 wds. Lets up a bit: 2 wds.
16 How grovelers apologize Airplanes’ bodies
M Single-celled organism

Keep within limits
N Part of LED

Beats 100 to nothing, say

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FAMILY REUNIONS BY REGIS MODESTA

Change each group of 10 words below into a “family” of different words (words or proper names that have something in
common) by dropping one letter from each word and then rearranging the remaining letters. For example, given the entries
HAUNT, HAIRDO, and ADVANCE, you could drop the N from HAUNT to get UTAH, drop the R from HAIRDO for IDAHO,
and drop the C from ADVANCE to get NEVADA, all in the category “U.S. states.” Can you reunite each family by
determining the category for each and unscrambling the 10 entries? Answers are all single words or names. If you need
help getting started, a list of the four categories appears on page 75.

ANSWERS, PAGE 80

Category: FAMILY ONE FAMILY TWO

_______________________ Category: _______________________

1. BATHE _______________________ 1. BUST _______________________

2. MACING _______________________ 2. DEBT _______________________

3. PURSES _______________________ 3. GOLD _______________________

4. SKIING _______________________ 4. ALIEN _______________________

5. SPARKLE _______________________ 5. CREAK _______________________

6. CUTICLES _______________________ 6. ODDITY _______________________

7. SIGNPOST _______________________ 7. STAPLE _______________________

8. SOUTHERN _______________________ 8. PREPPIE _______________________

9. UNTHREAD _______________________ 9. TOPCOAT _______________________

10. INCLASPED _______________________ 10. PRESSING _______________________

Category: FAMILY THREE Category: FAMILY FOUR
1. ENVY
_______________________ 2. AUNTY _______________________
3. DRANK _______________________
1. MOTOR _______________________ 4. POESY _______________________
5. ROGUE _______________________
2. MASTER _______________________ 6. BUTLER _______________________
7. PERUSE _______________________
3. CARDINAL _______________________ 8. RADIAN _______________________
9. UNIPOD _______________________
4. FUMAROLE _______________________ _______________________
10. COLLARD _______________________
5. GREETING _______________________
______________________________
6. ADVERBIAL _______________________

7. INFRACTOR _______________________

8. NONEXEMPT _______________________

9. TOTAQUINE _______________________

10. PIANOFORTE _______________________

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SOUND MIX FOLD THIS PAGE

BY WILL SHORTZ THE WORLD’S MOST
ORNERY CROSSWORD
Each of the words and phrases below consists of the letters
of two homophones (words pronounced the same but BY HARVEY ESTES
spelled differently) scrambled together. For example, the
phrase VIVA ANNE! can be rearranged to get the words PENCIL ME IN
VAIN and VANE. Sound thinkers should be able to get at
least 18 of the 25 pairs of homophones. The crossword on this and the next two pages has two
independent sets of clues: “Hard” and “Easy.” First, fold
ANSWERS, PAGE 80 this page back on the dashed line so the clues below face
the solving grid on page 69. If you use only the Hard
Ex. VIVA ANNE! ___V_A__I_N__/_V_A__N__E___ Clues (appearing below and continuing under the grid),
you’ll find the puzzle uncommonly challenging. If you
1. HAIRIER __________________ want help, or prefer a less severe challenge, open to the
Easy Clues (tucked in beneath your fold on page 68).

2. OILED LID __________________ Hard Clues

3. SAW UP APES __________________ ACROSS 75 Stable females 138 Start of a

1 How it may all 76 Almost made it hypocritical

4. MET HIM YET __________________ turn out, 81 Croquet venues saying

optimistically 84 Land on the 139 Stationer’s

5. GOOD-HUED __________________ 11 Flight Caspian supply

component 85 La Bohème 140 Franklin,

20 Base lullaby heroine religiously

6. TOUCH THOSE __________________ 24 In the first place 86 Esther of 142 Muck

25 Traveler’s helper Maude 145 Exchanged

7. SOCCER PRO __________________ 26 “___ Need 87 The Little cross words

Is You” Mermaid prince 148 City south

8. IDI’S HEDGES __________________ 27 1953 Tennessee 88 Alexander of Moscow

Williams play Graham Bell, 149 Thrust producer

28 Heed at birth 154 Early dog star

9. IN A RINGER __________________ 29 Comic-book 92 Developer’s 155 Wishful words

sound effect purchase 160 Weathercock

10. RARE NUN __________________ 30 Start of a Tony 93 Neglect 161 Magnetic

Bennett title 94 Miss Brooks’s iron ore

11. A LITTLE A __________________ 31 Carry on portrayer 162 Dry

32 Word after fire, 95 Alice waitress 164 Luncheon ender

water, or shock 96 Do roadwork 165 Suddenly

12. TRACTOR RACE __________________ 33 ___-mutton 97 Brand 166 Hairy crawlers

34 Brawl souvenirs 98 Zola novel 167 Balance

13. CAPPED A SET __________________ 37 Charles II’s 99 Hollered 168 1960 chart-

mistress 100 Environs topper for Mark

14. I GET HEAT ___ Gwyn 101 Uniform Dinning

__________________ 38 San Rafael’s 102 Flat sign 169 Tune from

county 103 Hangs in Tapestry

15. SAY PERSPIRE __________________ 39 Like some leads there

43 ___ about 105 The Wilson DOWN

16. YE HANG IN __________________ 44 Auth. unknown sisters’ band 1 Ellipse’s pair

48 Bacon piece 106 Terrace 2 Articulated

51 Breach 110 Sow’s opposite 3 Winter coat

17. WOKEN SONS __________________ 52 Lush 112 Ms. McEntire 4 Payday cry

53 Tyrannical type 113 Wasted gas 5 Tips

18. O, I’LL ERR QUICK __________________ 54 Social equalizer 114 Horizontal 6 Bowie

57 Forbidding answers collaborator

19. CIRCUS SEWER __________________ 59 “For unto us a 117 Unaccompanied 7 Except for

child is born” performance 8 Rigby of song

source 122 It may have a 9 Fawned

20. A WHITE TWIG __________________ 61 They go astray big spoiler 10 President who

63 “Start working 124 Supplied annexed Texas

21. AHA FOR OPRAH __________________ already!” sparingly 11 Battle memento

64 Miles Archer’s 125 Set up 12 Shopping

22. ELLEN ON LOCKER __________________ partner 127 Dress down convenience

67 Applies Ban, 128 Feeling 13 Colony dwellers

maybe 129 Still in the glass 14 Trapped under

23. WOULD LOAD ALE __________________ 68 Harness the 130 Four roods frozen

sun’s energy 133 Sidewalk stand precipitation

24. FEARS SHARPY __________________ 69 Hit, once wares 15 Washer cycle

70 Movie theater 134 Above-ground 16 Colony dwellers

25. HAIL SMART ALARM __________________ sign network 17 Adversities

72 Filter 135 A little time off? 18 Ghostbusters

74 Meet competitor 137 Lid problem role

THE WORLD’S MOST ORNERY CROSSWORD (CONTINUED)

Easy Clues

DON’T PEEK
UNTIL YOU
READ
PAGE 67!

ACROSS 72 Trickle through 134 Above-ground trains 18 Ghostbusters 85 Prefix for gram, rail,
1 To an ultimate the cracks 135 GI’s time off, briefly: scientist Spengler or tone

advantage: 3 wds. 74 Andretti’s auto 3 wds. 19 Bottled (up) 88 Hidden-radar road
11 Escalator part 75 Former fillies 137 Eyelid ailment 20 Small Indian drum section: 2 wds.
20 Faucets 76 Approached; 2 wds. 138 “___ I say, not…”: 21 Causing a rash,
24 At first 81 Green expanses 89 Procession
25 Hotel staffer 84 Tehran’s land 2 wds. maybe 90 Pigged out
26 “___ want for 85 Drew Carey’s 139 Bic products 22 Steal another 91 Muumuu kin:
140 Believer in an
Christmas…”: antagonist author’s work 2 wds.
2 wds. 86 Esther of indifferent God 23 Disciple who 102 Initially: 2 wds.
27 Tennessee Williams 142 Move like the Blob 104 Painting and
play: 2 wds. Good Times 145 Had a minor quarrel became the first
28 “Stand up straight, 87 Guitarist Clapton 148 1988 Cy Young Pope: 2 wds. sculpture, for two
soldier!” 88 Dundee dude 35 Uproar: Hyph. 105 Add to the staff
29 Cartoon explosion 92 Building location Award winner 36 Round of fire 106 Skipped: 2 wds.
sound 93 Leave out Hershiser 38 “Good heavens!”: 107 Pick up the pace
30 “___ My Heart in 94 Our Miss Brooks 149 Blade on a 2 wds. 108 Drifters
San Francisco”: helicopter 39 Big name in hot 109 Charged particles
2 wds. star Eve 154 Nick and Nora’s dog cocoa: 2 wds. 111 Part of AARP:
31 Glowing review 95 Wedding gown 155 “___ you’re 40 Elvis Presley’s
32 Stain-___ (like some satisfied!”: 2 wds. daughter: 2 wds. Abbr.
carpets) designer Wang 160 Rustic roof topper 41 Lady love 115 ___ precedent:
33 Kid’s building brick 96 Repair roads 161 Magnetic mineral 42 Wet sponge, e.g.
34 Black eyes 97 Burn slightly 162 Elbow-bender’s 45 “Cherry, Cherry” 2 wds.
37 Dudley 98 Grandma opposite singer Diamond 116 Genesis garden
Do-Right’s gal 99 Turned on the 164 Diminutive suffix 46 President’s office 118 Track circuits
38 Cheech of Cheech 165 En masse: 3 wds. shape 119 Postmortem bio
and Chong waterworks 166 Hairy arachnids 47 Takes home after 120 Friendly nation
39 Meager, as pickings 100 Length times width 167 Remainder taxes 121 Uses as a
43 ___ about 101 Like a tied score 168 #1 hit by Mark 49 Kind of palm
(approximately): 102 Sign outside a Dinning (1960): 50 The Clan of the reference
2 wds. 2 wds. Cave Bear author 123 Not just chubby
44 In a bit vacant flat: 2 wds. 169 #1 hit by Carole Jean 125 Spaniard or Swede,
48 Part of many a 103 Continues to try: King (1971): 3 wds. 55 Unfinished
college application business: 2 wds. e.g.
51 Hiatus 3 wds. DOWN 56 Marine eagle 126 Settled into chairs:
52 Skid row denizen 105 Valentine’s Day 1 Centers of attention 58 When tripled, an old
53 Fairy tale meanie 2 By word of mouth war cry 3 wds.
54 Bulldozer, at times symbol 3 Frosty covering 60 Jungle swingers 131 Securing pins
57 Unadorned 106 Cookout venue 4 End-of-the-week cry 62 Art Deco designer 132 Sound of a sharp
59 Book before 110 Use a sickle 5 Vague suggestions 65 Dewey ___ System
Jeremiah 112 Country singer 6 Roxy Music’s Brian 66 IRS agents knock: Hyph.
61 They go off course 7 Excluding 68 Barbecue dish: 136 Scribble on scrap
63 “Don’t just stand McEntire 8 FDR’s first lady 2 wds.
there!”: 3 wds. 113 Ran without moving 9 Drooled 71 Copy paper
64 Bogart’s role in 114 Around half of the 10 Mary ___ Moore 73 Give a promotion to 141 Come down hard?
The Maltese Falcon: 11 Lasting mark 77 Oddballs 143 Saltine brand
2 wds. answers in this 12 Big bag 78 Peter who played 144 Grammy-winning
67 Is applied like some puzzle 13 Wee colony Mr. Moto
deodorants: 2 wds. 117 One-man show: 79 Tune like musician John
68 Use the sun’s energy 2 wds. dwellers 168-Across 146 Page or LuPone
69 Struck, Biblically 122 Two-door model, 14 Strand, winter-style: 80 Catch some Z’s 147 “Same here!”
70 Off-ramp often: 2 wds. 82 Bug a phone 149 Surveyor’s map
124 Supplied sparingly 2 wds. 83 Final Four 150 Actor’s quest
125 Found, as a 15 Get the suds out letters 151 Time-consuming
company 16 Homesteaders 152 Suffix with prefer
127 Rebuke severely 17 Court events
128 Able to feel or refer
129 Not toppled, as a 153 Rod attachment
glass of milk 156 Thieves’ take
130 Farm unit 157 Earthenware pot
133 Citrus drinks 158 Bog material
159 Scots Gaelic
163 Artist Yoko

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26

27 28 29

30 31 32 33

34 35 36 37 38

39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

52 53 54 55 56 57 58

59 60 61 62 63

64 65 66 67 68

69 70 71 72 73 74

75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83

84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91

92 93 94 95 96

97 98 99 100 101

102 103 104 105

106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113

114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123

124 125 126 127

128 129 130 131 132 133

134 135 136 137 138 139

140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147

148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

160 161 162 163

164 165 166

167 168 169

Hard Clues (continued) ANSWER, PAGE 80

19 Cooped (up) 58 When tripled, a WWII 90 Gorged 131 Securing pins
20 Indian drum movie title 91 Loose-fitting garment 132 Machine gun noise
21 Causing a reaction 102 Initially 136 Draw idly
22 Rip off another’s words 60 Mimics 104 Part of B.A. 141 Winter hazard
23 New Testament fisherman 62 Symphony in Black artist 105 Engage 143 Cracker brand
35 Stir 65 Number with a point 106 Ignored 144 John of pop
36 Barrage 66 IRS workers 107 Step on the gas 146 Page of music
38 “Goodness gracious!” 68 BBQ favorite 108 They’re just passing 147 Copycat’s comment
39 Cocoa brand 71 Parrot 149 ___ du jour
40 The King’s daughter 73 Hike through
41 Beatrice, to Dante 77 Eccentrics 109 Some Saturns (daily special)
42 Envelope-sealing aid 78 Casablanca costar 111 Org. 150 Balboa,
45 One of the Bush sons 79 “Under the 115 Stiff hair
46 Almond-shaped 116 Pre-Fall abode for Stallone
47 Clears Boardwalk,” e.g. 118 Swimmer’s regimen 151 Drawn-out
49 Starchy stuff 80 Hypnotist’s command 119 End note? 152 Noun suffix
50 The Mammoth Hunters 82 Listen unseen 120 Cohort 153 Sway
83 SEC overseer 121 References 156 Spoils
author 85 Like early recordings 123 Well-padded 157 Earthen vessel
55 Unresolved details 88 Cop’s hangout 125 Pole, e.g. 158 Moor fuel
56 Coastal flier 89 Best Picture winner 126 Used chairs 159 Hebrides language
163 The Plastic ___ Band
of 1933

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ANSWERS

3 CAMOUFLAGE 6 DON’T JUST STAND THERE

CON T RAP T I ON E LSA G AGA S P I T
AD J AC ENT
L OO N B I D EN T E T E
MA T R I A R C H C OUNT Y S E A T O P E N
SAGE B RUSH I S R AE L P RO BL EMS
T I DB I T D E S LA ST NA I L
QU I B B L E
N EW T C I N D E R S
FACUL TY
EMB L A Z ON A NT E S A L OO N P E P
D I F F I CUL T L OO T S NO R S P E A R
F L AG POL E E V A O S C A R S AW R Y
A L L OW C AD EN C E AC ED
P UMP K I N
CON T RAR Y S TA R B LU R A SA
PAC I FY S A T U R A T E R OU S E R
F A S H I ON P L O D P UN KR OC K E R
BOBB I N
A LO E E N J OY L I MO
CON T R I V E MILS SAI D A NEW
E X POSUR E
4 MIXED DOUBLES
B LOCK
I NF I ELD BSG

C OM P O S E WR I T E O F F
WI NDY
TR I PLE R I RT I
U P ROAR
HAZARD E T CHED
C O L UMN
R E L I ANC E DRGNH L B

5 PENCIL POINTERS 1 L I T T L E GUARD I AN

E M IG UE T E L

S NUGA S ABUG I NARUG S T R A I G H T F O RWA R D

TAK E CHARGEOF AP R I M I NA

A P E R T UR E DUO P T A K E E P COO L P A C I NG

BA S E TOA S HOD SAR LAEC

L I NS I STS PS I P L EDGE RU S HE S

D I S C E RN TOK E AP E

SH I VA F WI DEOP EN A E DD R

HA S A S HOT A T GR E E T S URV I VOR

ME L T P E A R EGARD S S NN

D E E S AME A S I N Clue pairs:
Across: 1/16, 2/18, 3/11, 4/22, 5/17, 6/13, 7/8, 8/7, 9/15, 10/20, 11/3, 12/19,
PORK L I L L I ANG I S H 13/6, 14/21, 15/9, 16/1, 17/5, 18/2, 19/12, 20/10, 21/14, 22/4

R I N DUED I L I GENC E

POL S PREK CL EA Down: 1/17, 2/21, 3/10, 4/20, 5/16, 6/22, 7/9, 9/7, 8/19, 10/3, 11/18, 12/13,
13/12, 14/23, 15/24, 16/5, 17/1, 18/11, 19/8, 20/4, 21/2, 22/6, 23/14, 24/15
CS R E V S R I ND

EMP TOR S NA P UN I T

DEAR TO CAN S E CO 7 TO THE NINES

UN S E T T L E WA HWA H PUZZLE 1

RU S E OURGANG I R E 1. DEDUCTION 4. HERBIVORE 7. DIPLOMACY

E D I TOR S NOT E S T E A 2. SCHOOLBOY 5. SOLITAIRE 8. HARMONICA

S ON S S HOO E D C HAD 3. INCUBATOR 6. COURTYARD 9. STOPLIGHT

6 EAGER WEAVER “Don’t clap too hard, it’s a very old building”–John Osborne
1. Potassium
2. Spaghetti 6. Orchestra PUZZLE 2
3. Trademark 7. Botanical
4. Boulevard 8. Interview 1. PENTHOUSE 4. EMBROIDER 7. TRADEMARK
5. Eavesdrop 9. Falsehood
10. Armadillo 2. BOULEVARD 5. ARMISTICE 8. EUPHEMISM

3. PERISCOPE 6. SCARECROW 9. MACINTOSH

“Promises and pie crust are made to be broken.”–Jonathan Swift

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8 KID STUFF: FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE 9 KID STUFF: CLASSROOM CAPER

We found 13 errors: 1) The addition on
the blackboard is incorrect. 2) The
United States map is upside down. 3)
The teacher is pointing with an umbrella.
4) The S and T in the alphabet banner
are reversed. 5) The clock has two
minute hands. 6) The teacher’s chair has
only three legs. 7) The boy at the front
of the room is sharpening a pen. 8) The
teacher is wearing two different types
of shoes. 9) The desk in the middle of
the front row has a table setting on it.
10) The desk on the right in the front
row has an animal foot as a leg. 11) The
boy on the left in the back row is facing
the wrong way. 12) The middle desk in
the back row has a phone on it. 13) The
book on the desk at the right in the
back row opens the wrong way.

10 TWO-FOR-ONE 12 QUOTE BOXES
The eight trios are:
1. Laws are spider webs through which the big ies pass and the
little ones get caught. (Honoré de Balzac)

22, 17, 1 (court – o + rain – r = curtain) 2. In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that
2, 18, 13 (serape – a + ant – a = serpent) is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. (Mark Zuckerberg)
5, 15, 3 (comb – b + punter – n = computer)
4, 19, 23 (beaver – a + page – p = beverage) 3. One of the most courageous things you can do is identify
12, 6, 14 (deck – k + antler – l = decanter) yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you
8, 16, 26 (racket – k + crack – c = racetrack) want to go. (Sheila Murray Bethel)
10, 25, 20 (hamper – h + stand – t = ampersand)
11, 21, 24 (pear – r + clock – l = peacock) 14 FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

U NMOM E N T O D O D G E C I T Y AMA J O R

The message spelled out by the leftover pictures EN C EA A I A
is CONGRATS (conga – a + rafts – f).
CAN I NE EL IXIR R ENTACAR I

RO RNP ED SE AW

13 SLITHERLINK Y F I ZG I G H L R S UMT O T A L H

PUZZLE 1 PUZZLE 2 BO Y ALEXE I U ME AI

3 0 1 00 AL BGR C UMU L I A S A G I F T
3 21
0 100 0 BAD S TAT E E TS I CO E

2 11 I U R DADA I SM M TAH I T I AN

3233 E ZA I EO E

3 30 0 1 23 S H R U G AWA Y P O P T A R T MRM I S T E R

13 2 22 03 IK K H I YEE

1 30 21 21 YI WH I T E T I E N O DNA L AB

12 1 32 2 2 MA R S A L A C I P L UGUP EA I

2330 T L R EVENSO S I V D K

33 2 02 3 HOBOE D C YP E A R N A N AME I

3 213 1 01 3 3 0 E T DOT S T H E I S I D D N

PUZZLE 3 PUZZLE 4 RO LO U ON S A F AR I

2 2 33 3 31 00 33 22 T E L E FAXED S T S T E PHEN S

2 23

212 3 13 31 1 3 1 16 SOLITAIRE HANGMAN
I. DECORUM
33 31 2 232 VII. COEXIST

2302 02 32 12

2 21 3

12 3 223 23 1 3 10 II. MISCELLANY VIII. PONYTAIL

13 2 3 3 22

2 1 33 13 3 III. BACKGAMMON IX. UNWORLDLY

132 2 13 23 2 3 33

3 3 22 IV. KANGAROO X. JUBILANT

13 21 2231 23

23 33 212 3 V. CALCIUM XI. AMPHIBIOUS

1 313 2 2 3 13 22

3 30

11 0 11 1 3 02 13 22 VI. TRUCULENT XII. PTARMIGAN

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15 DISAPPEARING INK 19 THE SPIRAL

CTR GIRHLOTRDALREMOOLNIOFOUSRRISLWBPRNHTNANAASMAEPEAENGDTRLELLRYEIOLSERLLITALMEAOKIYONLPWSDIASDOSII YSAPL

B L E R EW 20 SHELF HELP

AMS TOL E The ive people are: Patrick, the person whose last name is
Garner, the person who used the “Line Designs” paper, the
L UPSR L YS person who covered bedroom shelves, and the person whose
last name is Lynch (1). The person who covered the bedroom
SHT EM I K shelves isn’t Carmichael (4) or Schweitzer (7); Kirby covered
the bedroom shelves. Schweitzer didn’t use “Line Designs”
UT L TNAT paper (3), so Carmichael did. By elimination, Schweitzer is
Patrick. Kirby didn’t use “Autumn Leaves” paper (2), “Cuddly
SCBT J P Critters” (4), or “Cherry Blossoms” (7); Kirby used “By the
Sea.” The person who used “Cherry Blossoms” isn’t Lynch (5)
HH L OBOB or Schweitzer (7); Garner used it. Rosanna isn’t Carmichael
(4) or Kirby or Garner (6); her last name is Lynch. The person
RAU LMK who papered the shelves in the den wasn’t Lynch or Garner
(5) or Patrick (9), so Carmichael covered shelves in the den.
WN H B I B The bathroom shelves weren’t the project for Rosanna or for
Garner (6); Patrick did his bathroom shelves. He didn’t use
RS L ED “Autumn Leaves” (2), so he used “Cuddly Critters.” By
elimination, Rosanna used “Autumn Leaves.” The kitchen
A BRH FW shelves weren’t covered with “Autumn Leaves” (8), so they
were covered with “Cherry Blossoms.” By elimination,
PRAT I Rosanna covered shelves in her utility room (intro). Maude
didn’t work on her kitchen (8) or her bedroom (2); she
YEAN covered shelves in her den. Doug didn’t use “Cherry
Blossoms” (10), so he used “By the Sea,” and, by elimination,
RRGO Andrea is Garner.

IBI

NN

G

G

E L ESYOTRET I

E LOHS TD I ES T

THACDRAB L EA

HLEPE

RWE H P

I I TETEP

P TWN T MY E A

PS L I PVHREEDBEC L NOTREP

TG I RA T S E L T T I L E LWT E LWT

T N L NWO D T L H A N A I C A L H L WA

M I WS ROS S T I DD L YWS N L E R S

L L E B R E T NO J T L I N P A R K U RW

EUNSME T SYSRE L RPSAB L BE

18 PENCIL POINTERS 2

F AA D

A S C OO L A S A C U C UMB E R

COP E TH I E F CAR LO

I V E S W R O KUA L A

J E ER J AFAR I NNE R

NRA E RA S E RHEAD E

TOT K S I T E K I ND

I VORY TAR TAR E I

F E RA L E OAR A S K S

F I R S T L A D Y G O O WO E

C I DEA UP S E L L

C AMB OD I A N S T O L A F

AR I A EST E FL I P

L EANE R T I M T O

C AMA R O CAL I P ER S

U S I NGUP ME NAC E S In summary:
Andrea Garner
L A L E G MA D L O V E Doug Kirby “Cherry Blossoms” kitchen
Maude Carmichael “By the Sea” bedroom
CAN I S E R E AV I AT E S Patrick Schweitzer “Line Designs” den
Rosanna Lynch “Cuddly Critters” bathroom
T I CKE T COL L E C TOR S “Autumn Leaves” utility room

ON E AC T E R I N T E N S E

RAT I T E GRAS S S E ED

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21 SHOWTIME 22 MIXED TRIPLES

R ASH F LU S DEV I S E TW Answer Trios:
Across: 1/10/16,
F L EAS L I LT EX ER TS VAR I E TY 2/8/18, 3/15/19,
4/5/14, 5/4/14,
D I A NA AN T I GA LO OT P PA 6/17/20, 7/11/13,
8/2/18, 9/12/21,
S O L O P E R F O RM AN C E 10/16/1, 11/7/13,
12/9/21, 13/7/11,
FAC I A L A LM A R AK E REVER S E 14/4/5, 15/3/19,
16/1/10, 17/6/20,
A GA M I L D E N D S G YM S S TA 18/2/8, 19/3/15,
20/6/17, 21/9/12
C AP T I V E AUD I EN C E C OM E O N
Down: 1/12/19,
E P E E E AR S DAL SU G 2/5/17, 3/10/21,
4/16/20, 5/2/17,
T E S T Y F E UD S P A S T E JUS T I F I ED 6/9/18, 7/15/23,
8/11/22, 9/6/18,
R AM RO U T R O AM I OL 10/3/21, 11/8/22,
12/1/19, 13/14/24,
C AM EO A P P E A R A N C E T EMP L E 14/13/24, 15/7/23,
16/4/20, 17/2/5,
M OA S A WN E Z R A S I R SELR 18/6/9, 19/1/12,
20/4/16, 21/3/10,
A CN E L E A N O DD I T Y 22/8/11, 23/7/15,
24/13/14
S T A ND I N GO VA T I ON S T OODU P

S A R N I E R OA R A L L OW EWL

E NDUE S A NT E L E A VE ORDE R ED

D E S I S T M ES A S WA B DS

23 BATTLESHIPS PETTY OFFICER 24 TEST YOUR TRIVIA I.Q.
SEAMAN

ENSIGN CAPTAIN 1. False—Cymbeline is, for 22. d
example. 23. c
COMMODORE ADMIRAL 24. a
2. True 25. a
3. True—it’s the birth name of 26. c (Forty-nine were

Gerald Ford. discovered then. Most of
4. False—Sagittarius is the the others—there are now
over 100—were
Archer; Capricorn is the discovered in the 18th and
Goat. 20th centuries, though
5. True (by about 6.6 million some have been known
square miles to 5.4 million since ancient times.)
square miles) 27. b 
6. False 28. a (The Boston Red Sox
7. True (That year, Leonardo won in 2004, 2007, 2013,
was 48 and Michelangelo and lost none. The
was 25.) Yankees are 1–2, winning
8. False (It was irst reached in in 2009 but losing in 2001
1911, but by a Norwegian and 2003; the Cardinals
team led by Roald are 2–2, winning in 2006
Amundsen.) and 2011 but losing in
9. True (although a minority of 2004 and 2013; and the
centipedes have more Giants are 3–1, winning in
than 300 legs) 2010, 2012, and 2014
10. True (a cello, a viola, and but losing in 2002.)
two violins) 29. a (Howard is an
11. b aerospace engineer, not a
12. b PhD.)
13. c 30. c (There’s a Chance card
14. b (Kill Bill was its own that takes a token there,
two-part ilm.) the Go Back Three Spaces
15. b card can sometimes land
16. a a token there, and it’s
17. c also 14 spaces from Jail,
18. c (Derek 6, Julianne 2) the most likely total of
19. b two rolls of a pair of
20. a dice.)
21. b (Dwight D. Eisenhower
vs. Adlai Stevenson) 

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26 ART ON THE SQUARE 38 YOUR WORD AGAINST MINE

SOME FIRST-TURN PUZZLERS MOSTLY DEAD/SLIGHTLY ALIVE
There are many winning plays, most
1. CHAMP (34 points) of which are common words:
A1 MEDIATOR (131 points)
2. Any of UNITY, IRONY, A8 MAESTROS (143 points) and
YOURN (24 points) MONSTERA (143 points)
15A MORTGAGE (155 points) and
3. Either AUDIO or ADIEU ETHOGRAM (161 points)
(14 points).  Exchanging 15H TEMPORAL (174 points)
tiles (0 points, keeping O8 ROOMMATE (161 points)
ED and grabbing 5 O1 REARMOST (131 points)
new tiles in place of 1H MONETARY (143 points),
the vowels) is TONEARMS (143 points), ORNAMENT
ine too. (143 points), TENORMAN (143 points)
1A TEAMWORK (195 points) – Scores
4. AIRTIME (74 points) most!

5. OPIUM is best (24 WORDS FROM WORDS
points), POLIO and POILU LASERED: DEALERS, LEADERS
good too (20 points) SEPALED: PLEASED, ELAPSED
SWITHER: WITHERS, WRITHES
29 ALPHA BET MERCADO: COMRADE, CAROMED
CORNUTO: CONTOUR, CROUTON
PH CORKIEST: ROCKIEST, STOCKIER
LASHINGS: HASSLING, SLASHING
S LURP AM NOCTUIDS: CONDUITS, DISCOUNT
DISENDOW: DISOWNED, DOWNSIDE
I G I L L I GAN RHAMNOSE: HORSEMAN,
MENORAHS
ZO L X

D E MO T I O N I M

SF WM I

I NVE R T CAYUS E 31 SEXTET
1. Toothache
O ED BO U 2. Attaché 1. Foolproof
3. Hatchet 2. Propeller
M S CH LOR I NE S 4. Cheetah 3. Proffer
5. Acetate 4. Reproof
QT I P S T A AS E 6. Toccata 5. Ferrell
Extra: Cachet 6. Prefer
SP A N SKUL KED Extra: People

B A S S OON SUBS I D I E S L

I R QR S I T

J OU S T UN I N F O RME D

N H ID F R

COV E RAGE F E 1. Emmett 1. Teetotaler
2. Mullet 2. Tolerate
L ME 3. Lemuel 3. Tattletale
4. Lettuce 4. Lateral
WE A S E L 5. Cutlet 5. Realtor
6. Mettle 6. Loretta
D Extra: Tumult Extra: Relate

28 WORD HEXES 11. Fireighter 21. Embroidered 1. Throughout 1. Oftener
1. Preparatory 12. Cataclysmal 22. Amalgamated 2. Outthought 2. Forefront
2. Eligibility 13. Lightweight 23. Nonexistent 3. Thorough 3. Toffee
3. Arbitration 14. Concordance 24. Conspicuous 4. Though 4. Torrent
4. Nonchalance 15. Diminishing 25. Spearheaded 5. Trough 5. Trenton
5. Centerpiece 16. Apatosaurus 26. Incoherence 6. Grotto 6. Entrée
6. Underground 17. Intentional 27. Analyticity Extra: Rotgut Extra: Effort
7. Electricity 18. Desegregate 28. Interviewer
8. Bibliophile 19. Proposition 29. Impertinent
9. Necromancer 20. Enchantment 30. Convocation

10. Contaminant

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30 SNAKE CHARMER 49 WILL SUDOKU

P A R T N E R D U PO 57 13 86 42

1 38 62 4 7 5

Z ON 2 47 5 1 38 6
Z
A R F F O O R E HT 68 24 75 31

75 31 68 24

AM 3 16 7 4 25 8

RP 4 25 83 16 7
86 42 57 13

RT ON 31 75 24 68
BA
E G U ES TH 5 74 26 83 1
O C OC OR
T O 6 83 15 74 2
T U
S 42 86 13 57

U E 13 57 42 86

7 52 48 61 3

EA 8 61 37 52 4

LM 24 68 31 75

AS 21 45 73 68

I N G I S L E R OY T 3 41 62 85 7
E
5 87 3 4 6 1 2

HR 76 28 51 43
TAO L F L E S MAD
32 56 17 84

8 1 4 76 23 5

32 ONE, TWO, THREE 6 5 3 2 8 47 1

47 81 35 26

B IM MER W I RE S LE AD PA INT 18 72 46 35

LOO M ING I NGR A IN GAL VE ST ON 7 2 5 83 14 6

P ORT U GUE SEW ATE RDO G COU NT ER ED 4 3 6 15 72 8

S AL E RN O OR LE A NS 65 34 28 71

SE MAN TIC SP EL L ER S 83 17 64 52

HI P P Y K AS H I O M IT 2 78 51 36 4

G ER MAN S HOR T H AI RED P O IN TER 1 6 2 47 5 8 3

H EAT ER S OCK E T IC KIN ES S 54 63 82 17

S ING A POR E I CO N

TIA CAR RE RE N IC E S T 43 67 15 82

RE CON SI DER ENG LI SH COC KER SPA NI EL 5 6 3 84 27 1

PEA T M OSS A CT OU T NO VEL L 7 2 1 56 83 4

T ORT ON I GE S TAT ION L ING ER 18 42 73 65

14 FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT STARTING HINT 54 78 31 26
The irst entry across is UN MOMENTO.
2 36 18 45 7

66 FAMILY REUNIONS CATEGORIES 8 7 5 42 61 3
Family One: NBA teams
Family Two: “Hot” followers 61 23 57 48
Family Three: Math terms
Family Four: World currency units 32 14 68 57

1 47 25 36 8

6 5 8 37 14 2

87 56 42 13

25 31 86 74

4 12 73 58 6

3 8 4 61 72 5

76 85 24 31

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WILD CARDS

42 COMING OR GOING 42 ANAGRAMMATIC PAIRS 43 IN THE BEGINNING
Moving the irst letter to the end of each The letters EX can be added to the
word and reading the result backward 1. CABARET 11. COUPLET beginning of each word to make a
yields the same word. There are only 2. RECOUNT 12. DISCERN different word: EXCHANGE, EXPOSITION,
about 30 common words of ive or more 3. ARSENIC 13. EASTERN EXAMPLE, EXHALE, EXTENT, EXPLAIN,
letters in the entire English language that 4. DEPOSIT 14. DIALECT EXTRACT, EXIT, EXACT, EXCITATION,
have this property! 5. TROUNCE 15. EARNEST EXPRESS, EXTEMPORARY.
6. ENLARGE 16. CITADEL
42 WEIGHTED DIAGONAL 7. UPSCALE 17. BEARCAT 43 SI?
8. GENERAL 18. TOPSIDE SIA–3, “Chandelier” (2014 song)
11 9. OCTUPLE 19. RESCIND recording artist
10. ARCSINE 20. CAPSULE SID–5, Ground sloth character in all four
1293 Ice Age ilms (2002, 2006, 2009, 2012) 
The anagrammatic pairs are 1–17, 2–5, SIF–6, Jaimie Alexander’s character in the
3–10, 4–18, 6–8, 7–20, 9–11, 12–19, ilms Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark
13–15, and 14–16. World (2013)
SIL–4, Character played by Michelle
1 2 4 4 8 42 SIX MIX Williams and Natasha Henstridge in
Species (1995 ilm)
3 SIM–2, SimCity (1989 video game that has
spawned many sequels)
4963 × 54 SIN–1, Sin City (2005 ilm based on a
162 Frank Miller graphic novel)
SIR–8, To Sir, With Love (1967 Sidney
88 43 AUNT HILDEGARDE Poitier ilm)
Aunt Hildegarde likes words having SIX–7, Roger Cross’s character on Dark
homophones: morning/mourning, earn/ Matter (2015 TV series)
urn, pears/pares, etc.
52 DOUBLE CROSS
43 A WHOLE LOT IN COMMON
All have two syllables (in English). A. RIHANNA
B. RESUME
50 GET A CLUE! C. OPINION
D. UNSHOD
I D I OC TOB E R R AMA P O E. SALT OF THE EARTH
F. ERIC STONESTREET
AD E N POE T I CA F AD E S OU T G. YORKSHIRE
H. MARK RUFFALO
S O C K E TWR E N C H R I D E I N T O I. YOU’RE THE TOP
J. FOMENT
S TA I N BARGE TOL E RATOR K. INSTANT COFFEE
L. GEPPETTO
T O L E DOOH I O B R E ADKN I F E M.HOUSEKEEPER
N. TEEHEE
ROS Y S I R I G I AS O. YELLOWCAKE
P. OVER THE RAINBOW
P A T N O H OW V I N C E N T R E B Q. UPSHOT
R. RUBBED
L OO P S A S H S E A L S TORY S. FETID
T. INEDIBLE
UNR E P TH I N L I MB OM I T U. GLADIATOR
V. HEATH
ME T A L S TAF T CARAPACE W.THE HUNTER

CAND L E S T I CK PARK In sports, there are rules that keep you
safe. In life, there are rules that keep [you]
P U TON I C E AC E Y CANCAN from descending into total chaos. In both,
there are rules that people make up to
EP I C P I TH DAR T L OU S E hide behind or for their own beneit. You
have to be smart enough to know the
DUNK S GOE S NOUN T R I G difference.

S P Y T S T O RM S S T R OM E S S —R(onda) Rousey, My Fight/Your Fight

V I C I D I ED B RAY

R O P E L A D D E R E E C U MM I N G S

I NA S E R I E S F ATA L B EAR S

TH I S T L E S COL T R E VOL V E R

T I NE T E S T AR I ANNA DE E S

ME L OT T PENS ET S S SN

C O L O N E L MU S T A R DW I T H T H E
L E A D P I P E I N T H E B A L L R OOM

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53 SIAMESE TWINS 54 GALAXIES

P L AYDOH S L A T S PUZZLE 1 PUZZLE 2

R E V ENUE HA S AT

I S O L A T E OMA H A

SL I P SLEEPS IN

MI DST G R OUND

SET I TOR IBIS

H O TWH E E L S

AP E R I OTA TA I

TR I AL S U S I NG

TOS T I TOS AT TU

E P S OM MO B R U L E

NEURO I DEAT E S

DR E S S TANNE R S

FR I SBEE SP I TS

L A T E R A L MA N I C

OF SOR T S I NT RO PUZZLE 3 PUZZLE 4

OAHU S AN T AHA T

DEAL S O SME N T

S L R N E ON AMA S

DO L L HOU S E

AT TA AS S T ARC

L OOKA T ASNER

BAT T L EAX UTNE

U T E R O I MA G I N E

ME L E E R E N AME D

S E L E S S NOR E R S

55 CODE CROSSWORDS

POT POUR R I D E P T H

LWP E L E I O

UN I T E A L L E V I AT E

C G NM ON S

K I SME T BA T HO S 29 ALPHA BET CLUE ANSWERS
1. maim; 2. oust; 3. slur; 4. tips; 5. cause; 6. easel; 7. inert; 8. pries;
DQE E I 9. as soon; 10. bridge; 11. consul; 12. missed; 13. sulked; 14. allowed;
15. chorine; 16. emotion; 17. Gillian; 18. gooiest; 19. hand-off; 20. mission;
C U F F R U B Y DWA R F 21. overage; 22. pothole; 23. squired; 24. brassier; 25. subsides;
26. uniformed
UE AO SF

RA ZOR K I NG AHOY

B EEDJ

S K EWE R D AM S E L

TI I SRP I

ENT ERTA I N GRA I L

X E E T UO S A COVER CREATE-A-CLICHÉ

T U S K S E R G O N OM I C 1. Still waters run deep.

C Y C L ON E AMA T E U R 2. Penny wise, pound foolish.

L OWD T L S E 3. Great minds think alike.

E NNU I GROT E S QU E 4. Look before you leap.

MC N I N R U L

EME R G E N C E TW I C E 5. Better safe than sorry.

NA ES RC 6. The more the merrier.

TELEV I SE I NJ ECT

I S AA 36 EVERYBODY LOVES BERTHA MAY

D E F AME C U L P A B L E Danny had 10 petunias. Carl had 9 daisies.

II CT RN

F OX E S ADU L T HOOD Merle had 15 irises. Starkey had 13 roses.

F T E BMO K I 40 SOLE SURVIVOR

E RUD I T I ON P R E E N Black starts: Be5xc3, Bg7xc3, Qa5xc3, Qc7xc3,
Rg5xg3, Qc3xg3
R R ZNA I RG

S K EWE R S L OC U S T S

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56 PAINT BY NUMBERS JAZZ SINGER

HIGH-WHEEL
BICYCLE

BIRD

SEA CREATURES

YACHT

TRICERATOPS

VILLAGE

PIANO PLAYER

60 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1
ACROSS: 1. Side (Sid + E); 3. Apparently (aren’t + apply); 9. Absorbent (absent + orb); 11. Comet (me + cot); 12. Endow (end
+ ow); 13. Aliment (alit + men); 15. Rangoon (ran + go on); 17. Liquefy (clique – c + f + Y); 19. Fishers (issures);
21. Transit (N + S + trait); 22. Avocado (ova + c. + ado); 24. Islam (is + lam); 27. Rogue (urge + O); 28. Pussyfoot (out of spy’s);
29. Goaltender (gnarled toe); 30. Sync (sink)

DOWN: 1. Stagecraft (stag + farce + t); 2. Dosed (D + does); 4. Predawn (ed. + prawn); 5. Anthill (than + ill); 6. Emcee (sEeMs
ClEvEr); 7. Temptress (temp + tress); 8. Yeti (yet + I); 10. Rewrote (were + rot); 14. Systematic (city’s + teams); 16. Nostalgia
(again lost); 18. Quality (lit + quay); 20. Sharpen (phrase + n.); 21. Tootsie (toots + i.e.); 23. Overt (over + T); 25. Loony (loon-y);
26. Crag (C + rag)

61 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2
ACROSS: 1. Motto (bottom – b); 4. Aerosmith (A + more hits); 9. Anguish (languish – l); 10. Trooper (report + O);
11. Hernando de Soto (honored as noted); 13. No mean feat (to Anne fame); 15. Feds (fed + S); 17. Rife (r + i + Fe);
19. Barents Sea (bass + rent + e + A); 22. Merriam-Webster (merrier + Am. + web’s + T); 25. Crouton (corn + out);
26. Blister (B-lister); 27. Engrossed (son’s greed); 28. Gorge (wyominG OR GEorgia)

DOWN: 1. Moan (man + O); 2. Tag team (get a mat); 3. Oriental (o + rental + i); 4. Ashen (as hen); 5. Rationale (one trial + a);
6. Shower (sower + H); 7. Implore (imp lore); 8. Harbor seal (heal + arbors); 12. Andromache (had romance);
14. Fragments (Fr + augments – U); 16. Stashing (sting + ash); 18. Furlong (fur + log + n); 20. Shelter (she let + R); 21. Bistro
(sib + TRO); 23. Ebbed (e + b + bed); 24. Free (acronym)

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62 ORDER, PLEASE 63 STRIKEOUTS

J ACCE L ERAT E S T HR E E HU ND R E D
A L A S A I A AMA Z E
VUCARB S C P B EV G I S T X R I GA TE S
EMA I L R E N S U R E
L N OO E E R EWH O N R NT OV ER S P E N X
I AMB S T I C I E S T
N EWE S T P O P E R A O XA L E E I S OME R
P LAS T I CNE J EV
ROG E R S O S HAV E W AB AN K S I X E R V
O P I P E T ROO P E R
X E ROXODR YARN X L L OT T ED EDG E
Y E L L OW S T O N E S
H EXMI T S E E BY R
ACROSS DOWN
A Ensure (ensue + r) 1 Javelin (An evil + J) CQSVD I I XDEE D
B Troop (poor + t) 2 Alumna (manual)
C Iciest (ici + e + st.) 3 Cacao (CA + CA + O) A UT O E MB E D DX R
D Accelerates 4 Earless (sealers)
5 Libretti (twITTER BILl) M AS YM PO S I X B A
(A car Celeste) 6 Ease (easel – l)
E Yarn (yearn – e) 7 Amp (camp – c) P I E XC E N TGOL F
F Email (israeLI-AMEricans) 8 Tabu (tab + U)
G Plastic (last + pic) 9 Seven (S. + even) U NS UB DX EDOE T
H Alas (atlas – t) 10 Acne (bAlCoNiEs)
I Iambs (Simba) 11 Zeros (sore + Z) S T A R C X E D E MM Y
J Yellowstone 12 Swipe (S + wipe)
13 Obese (cheESEBOards) A P E R F E C T G AM E
(S + yell + ow + tone) 14 Rip cords (Doris CPR)
K Opera (a rope) 15 Consort (con + sort) ACROSS
L Carbs (R + cabs) 16 Taverns (TN’s + aver) 1 Gist (cardioloGIST)
M Shave (S + have, & lit.) 17 Elope (chapEL OPEnly) 4 Frigates (rig + fates)
N Newest (nest + we) 18 Revere (two meanings) 10 Overspend (P.S. never do)
O Amaze (um A’s) 19 Proxy (pro + x, y) 11 Opal (initial letters)
P Erewhon (Nowhere) 20 T. rex (tea wrecks) 12 Isomer (is more)
Q Xerox (XX + er + O) 21 Japan ( ja + pan) 13 Bankside (ban + kids + E)
R Rogers (roger’s) 22 Girl (L + rig) 14 Allotted (all + to + Ted)
23 Stow (Stowe) 16 Edge (ed. + gets – t,s)
24 Pol (poll – l) 17 Hermit (Tim + her)
23 Indeed (denied)
26 Auto (astronAUT Obviously)
27 Embedder (red + deb + me)
28 Symposia (my soap is)
30 Pierce (piece + R)
31 Golf (inal letters)
32 Unsubdued (UN + sub + due + D)
33 Starched (cart + shed)
34 Emmy (me + my)

DOWN
1 Growth (g + throw)
2 Inhale (I + N + H + ale)
3 Stables (S + tables)
4 Eventide (event + I’d + e)
5 Reek (thREE Kumquats)
6 Irises (I’s + rise)
7 Apogee (APO + gee)
8 Energy (green + y)
9 Server (sever + r)
15 Detested (deed + test)
18 Bedroom (boredom)
19 Campus (CA + MP + U.S.)
20 Quaint (quint + a)
21 Voyeur (v + you’re)
22 Impede (imp + ede)
24 Emblem (assEMBLE Mosaic)
25 Drafty (dry + aft)
29 Once (C + E + on)

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64 SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED 66 FAMILY REUNIONS

A L L O T I N AME R I C A FAMILY ONE FAMILY TWO
CR I B SCRANKCAS E NBA teams “Hot” followers
ME DA L I S T L AUR E L
ABAS E S EAS E SOF F 1. Heat 1. Tub
N I CH E S I N S I GN I A 2. Magic 2. Bed
CR E E P I NGS T RO L L 3. Spurs 3. Dog
S Y D OW S OM E T I M E S 4. Kings 4. Line
B U S T AMO V E S T R U T 5. Lakers 5. Cake
H I GH L YME L T O RME 6. Celtics 6. Toddy
T R U C K L E T O S T R AW 7. Pistons 7. Plate
8. Hornets 8. Pepper
9. Thunder 9. Potato
10. Pelicans 10. Springs

RAS P EDSOR E S POT FAMILY THREE FAMILY FOUR
R E T RO F U S E L AGE S Math terms World currency units
AMO E B A R E S T R I C T
D I OD EMA S S A C R E S 1. Root 1. Yen
2. Terms 2. Yuan
1. Sleepwalked 9. Custom 17. Subscriber 3. Radical 3. Rand
2. Item veto 10. Signoras 18. Radio 4. Formula 4. Peso
3. Narcissism 11. Righto 19. Flea circuses 5. Integer 5. Euro
4. Sesame 12. Gale Storm 20. Mooniest 6. Variable 6. Ruble
5. Debar 13. Al Stewart 21. Casseroles 7. Fraction 7. Rupee
6. Sheedy 14. Cadillac Man 22. Rest stops 8. Exponent 8. Dinar
7. Angstrom 15. Lake Manitoba 23. Earth 9. Equation 9. Pound
8. Trice 16. Profusely 24. True-life 10. Operation 10. Dollar

67 SOUND MIX 67 PENCIL ME IN

1. Air/heir FOR TH EB E S T S TA I R S T E P TA PS
2. Idle/idol
3. Pause/paws O R I G I NA L L Y C ON C I E R GE AL L I
4. Thyme/time
5. Doe/dough C AM I N O R E A L A T T E N T I O N B L AM
6. Chute/shoot
7. Core/corps I L E F T RA VE R E S I S T AN T L E GO
8. Side/sighed
9. Rain/reign SH I NE RS NE LL MA R I N
10. Earn/urn
11. Tail/tale S L I M O NO R A NO N E S S A Y GA P
12. Caret/carrot
13. Paced/paste W I NO O GR E L E V E L E R AU S T E R E
14. Ate/eight
15. Praise/preys I SA IAH D E V I A TO R S G E T ON I T
16. Nay/neigh
S AM S P A D E R O L L S O N S O L A R I Z E

S MO T E E X I T SE EP RA CE R

M AR E S C A ME C L O S E L AW N S

I RA N M IM I R OL L E E R I C S C OT

S I T E OMI T A RD EN V E RA PA VE

S E A R N AN A C R I E D AR EA EV EN

T OL E T KE E PS AT I T HEAR T

PAT IO RE AP R E BA I D L ED

17. Knows/nose A CR OS S E S S O L OA C T S P OR TC AR

18. Licker/liquor S CA NT ED E S T A BL I S H B ERAT E

19. Crews/cruise S E N S A T E UN S P I L T A CR E A DE S

20. Wait/weight E L S R A ND R S T Y E D OA S P E N S

21. Faro/pharaoh DE I ST OO Z E S P A T T ED

22. Colonel/kernel O RE L P RO PE L L E R AS TA I HOP E

23. Allowed/aloud V AN E L OD E S T O N E T E E TO T A L E R

24. Frays/phrase E T T E A L L A T ON C E TA RA NT UL A S

25. Marshal/martial R E S T T E E NA NG E L I T S T OO LA T E

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