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ULTIMATE PUZZLE
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JUMBLE® • CROSSWORD PUZZLES • SUDOKU • HITORI • WORD SALSA SCRABBLEGRAMS • CODE-CRACKER • COLORING PAGES & MORE!
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The (Classic) TV Crossword
ACROSS 1 DavisorMidler 6 Actor__Mantegna 9 LucyRicardo’slandlady 10 CaraandMadyGosselin,e.g. 12 “The__”;adventureseriesforGeorge
PeppardandMr.T 13 ActressandsingerTammy__ 14 Yank’sfoeintheU.S.CivilWar 15 “Inthe__oftheNight” 16 Dog’snameon“Frasier” 19 Jointsoneachsideofthebody 23 ActorSandler 24 “Star__:Voyager” 25 “__toWinIt” 28 HugeAfricandesert30 In__;miredbyroutine 31 “Spenser:For__” 32 LucieArnaz’sbrother 33 Classroomassistants 34 “The__andtheFurious”;moviefor
VinDiesel 36 TameraMowry’ssister 39 “EightIs__” 42 Brag44 Clarkof“GoneWiththeWind”45 __Zimbalist,Jr.46 DEFfollowers 47 __up;relaxes
DOWN 1 SmokeyorYogi 2 EndingforPaulorJean 3 “TheBoldand__”
4 ActressLeoni 5 “ANightmareon__Street”;horror
movie 6 “Accordingto__” 7 “__DayataTime” 8 Suffixforcountorhost 10 “...flowersthatbloominthespring,__
la...” 11 “Dancing__” 13 “__whiz!” 15 “SheDone__Wrong”;MaeWest
movie 17 Lettersforabannedpesticide 18 Daniel__Kim20 Paul’scousinon“MadAboutYou” 21 __person;apiece 22 MusicfromJamaica 25 __Hatter;JohnnyDepp’srolein“Alice
inWonderland” 26 Anger 27 Greekletters 28 Actor__Caesar 29 “Car54,Where__You?” 31 “Your__Parade” 33 Bitofsootyresidue 35 Growold 37 “__deadpeople”;wordsfromColein
“TheSixthSense” 38 Machinesthatgive$20bills,forshort 39 __fooyong40 Slangydenial 41 Japanesesash 42 SheriffAndyTaylor’saunt 43 “Death__Salesman”The puzzles included in this booklet have been
previously published
Game on!ThisBrainBustersbookoffersarangeofcrosswordpuzzles,brainteasersandotherchallengestokeepyourmindengagedforhours.There’samixofsubjects,interestsandchallengelevelsforthoseplayingathomeorsharpeningtheirbrainsontheworkcommute.
Enjoy!
FEATURE PAGE
The(Classic)TVCrossword........................ 2,6,11
TVJumble............................................................ 3,4,11
CommuterCrossword...............................3,5,8,13
Sudoku.............................................................3,7,12,14
ScrabbleGrams.......................................4,6,8,9,23
Jumble...................................................4,9,10,13,14,17
JumbleCrosswords.............................5,6,10,12,23
BoggleBrainBusters............... 4,5,7,10,12,13,14,17
Crossword...........................7,9,15,16,17,18,19,21,25
Kakuro............................................................8,10,11,14
WordSalsa.........................................................20,32
Quote-Acrostic................................................ 22,24
JumbleforKids.................................................26,28
BigCityPublishingKidsPage................27,29,30
Hitori.................................................... 31,33,35,37,39
MoreorLess.........................31,32,33,35,36,37,38
Code-Cracker.............................31,33,35,36,38,39
WordWheel.....................................32,36,37,38,39
KillerSudoku.............................................................34
CreativePower!AdultColoringPage.......45,46,47
Solutionsonpages40-44
Table of Contents
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1 Homelesschild
5 Boise’sstate
10 __forthemoon;makesanoutlandishrequest
14 ActressPaquin
15 Friendlier
16 Traittransmitter
17 Incase
18 “F”inatemperature
20 Deuce
21 Toosmall
22 Ourplanet
23 __apso;smalllong-haireddog
25 Faux__;socialblunder
26 Smallwater-erodedvalley
28 Separated
31 Turnaside
32 Eyeglasses,forshort
34 Pelosi’stitle:abbr.
36 Naryaone
37 Cheekcoloring
38 Facts&figures
39 Facialtwitch
40 Nutsand__;fundamentals
41 Relinquishes
42 Energeticone
44 Headsacommittee
45 Yearslived
46 France’sdollarbeforetheeuro
47 Accuse
50 Applaud
51 Astonishment
54 Chances
57 Wineglasspart
58 Verybad
59 Ofthewaves
60 Steerer’splace
61 Declareuntrue
62 MaineorUtah
63 Smallwhirlpool
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1 Mr.Disney
2 Oncemore
3 Inabilitytopayone’sdebts
4 Obese
5 Soak,asateabaginliquid
6 LatemumofPrinceWilliam
7 Sore
8 Thatgirl
9 Calif.’snorthernneighbor
10 Shocked
11 Fortune-teller
12 Makebootees
13 Clockmaker__Thomas
19 Approaches
21 Breatheheavily
24 Employ
25 Walkthefloor
26 Talkwildly
27 Steerclearof
28 Smalldowels
29 Wipedout
30 Talkoutof
32 Flyalone
33 __upwith;tolerate
35 Goby
37 Italy’scapital
38 Collegeofficial
40 Bakeddonut-shapeditem
41 Britishfellow
43 Specifically
44 Baby’sbed
46 Raft,forone
47 Extortedmoneyfrom
48 Nottaped
49 Similar
50 Endingmusicalpassage
52 Fuse
53 Awardfor“CSI”
55 “__aboy!”
56 Strike
57 “Murder,__Wrote”
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ACROSS 1 Rollcall
response 5 Lopsided10 PittorGarrett 14 ChiefNorse
god 15 Solitaryone 16 Namefora
Frenchboy 17 Shipped 18 Slowly,in
music 19 Concept20 Fire__;trucks
withsirens22 Barndance24 Felon,for
short25 OfBenedict
XVI26 Outofstyle29 Buddy30 Official
stamps34 Wasinthe
red35 Fourqts.36 Getcomfy37 Metal
container38 Umbrella40 Regulation
41 Fate43 Brewerytub44 Likeapoor
excuse45 T-bone,for
one46 TV’sSkelton47 Romeroor
Chavez48 Notsmashed50 Daddies 51 Malia&
Sasha54 Beetsoup58 Cramp59 Dollars
abroad61 “TheBuckeye
State”62 Gooffcourse63 Pileup64 Mainpartofa
church65 Actor&
singerNelson__
66 Thickheaded67 Drovevery
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DOWN 1 Socks&
nylons
2 Biblicalgarden
3 Weddingband
4 Lured;tempted
5 Woody__ 6 Footdigits 7 Hostel 8 Deadly 9 Scouting
group10 Horsehalters 11 Changea
room’sdecor 12 Onceagain 13 Jamesor
Dizzy 21 Wynken,
Blynkenand__
23 Portraitholder
25 Uselesschatter
26 Landingpiers
27 Expect28 Uptight29 __forthe
course;normal
31 Bookofmaps
32 Camel’ssmallercousin
33 Septictankalternative
35 Gangster’sgun
36 Lastbut__least
38 Blacktea39 Miserable42 Skill;
expertise44 Sessions
withapianoteacher
46 Takeupagain47 Automobile49 Bakedloaf50 Groupformed
tohelpasheriff
51 Rescue52 __tea;cold
beverage53 Getridof54 Superinten-
dent55 Britishfellow56 Beecolony57 Three-__sloth60 Galloped
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ACROSS 1 “__Boss” 5 “The__NewsBears” 8 ActressFalcoof“The
Sopranos” 9 SomeMiddleEastrulers’
titles12 “NCIS:__Criminal
InvestigativeService”13 LaddorTiegs14 Takesadvantageof15 ActorAlda16 Internetserviceproviderfor
many18 “The__Commandments”;
classicfilmforCharltonHeston
19 Incite20 Awareoftheshenanigansof21 “A__ofTwoCities”23 ActressSpacek24 Thurman’snamesakes25 NatKing__26 “ThePriceIsRight”host28 Bonetof“TheCosbyShow”29 Tavernorders30 Cain’sbrother32 “__EveningNewswithKatie
Couric”35 “...__theseasontobejolly...”36 Dutchcheese37 “One__Hill”38 Timof“TheCarolBurnett
Show”40 ClarkGable’s“Gonewiththe
Wind”role41 __Zimbalist,Jr.42 “Bornin__L.A.”;moviefor
CheechMarin
43 Beastofburden44 PerryMasonorBenMatlock:
abbr.
DOWN 1 Stop 2 “TheNew__OldChristine” 3 Optima,Sedonaand
Sorento 4 Sushibaroffering 5 “TheJoy__Show” 6 SitcomforSherman
Hemsley 7 HitchcockorScorsese:abbr.10 Hostof“AmericanIdol” 11 Narrowopenings12 Eccentricperson13 Actor__Gulager15 “Planetofthe__”17 ActressMyrna__19 Kill20 Lubricates22 LastnameforEdandhis
singingbrothers23 Dirt25 RedSkelton’s
Kadiddlehopper26 “__onaHotTinRoof”27 LindaLavinsitcom30 ActorDonof“GetSmart”31 Wisconsin’sGreen__
Packers33 WilmaFlintstone’sneighbor34 “Ready,__,go!”36 Mothersoflambs37 “__‘70sShow”39 Org.concernedwithgun
owners’rights40 ActorStephen__
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1 Fermentedhoneydrink
5 Putinthepantry
10 Prepareemail14 Fairlylargefair15 Symphonic
wrap-ups16 Fuelforafirepit17 Takeanaxto18 Placeforsporting
events19 MoneyinMilan20 Itmakessense23 Roses-redlink24 Firepitresidue25 Seeingred27 __aupoivre29 Takesa
downturn32 “LittleRedBook”
chairman33 Nightstand
spot36 Campingtrip
dampener37 Itmakescents40 Easypace41 Restedonone’s
laurels
42 Parkingfacility
43 Linesofpews44 Painterof
ballerinas48 California’s__
Mesa50 “Just__
thought!”52 Wagonwheel
groove53 Itmakes
scents58 Boyfriend59 Threescore60 GIsoughtby
MPs61 Uneaten
morsels62 They’reblue
whenthey’refair
63 Incaterritory64 Hissed“Hey!”65 Fashionably
dated66 Periodsin
history
1 Populartouristdestinations
2 Cautionearnestly 3 Highestpointina
satellite’sorbit 4 Info 5 SingslikeElla
Fitzgerald 6 Synagogue
reading 7 Poland-Germany
borderriver 8 Soundedthebell 9 Biblicaltwin10 Manyajunior
highstudent 11 Violin-playing
comedian12 Rogues’gallery
item13 Shogun’scapital21 Inthebuff22 EnglishLit.
majors’degrees26 Overthere,back
when28 Acttheaccessory29 Operaheadliners30 Foreboding
Marchday
31 Fresh-mouthed34 Artisticstyleof
theEmpireStateBuilding
35 Hoped-forChristmasweather
36 Ferriswheel,e.g.37 Speedtrap
setters38 Under-the-gun
situations39 Companydoctor40 Comfortfrom
mom,briefly43 WWIIfliers45 Produceproducer46 __borealis47 Touchscreen-
touchingtool49 Expectloyalty
from50 Inpursuitof51 Lastword54 Georgiawasa
partofit:Abbr.55 Emcee’sneed56 Leave57 Sprinter’sgoal58 Jazzgenre
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Kakuro — The Mepham Group
TosolveKakuro,youmustenteranumberbetween1and9intheemptysquares.Thecluesarethenumbersinthewhitecirclesthatgivethesumofthesolutionnumbers:abovethelineareacrosscluesandbelowthelinearedownclues.Thus,aclueof3willproduceasolutionof2and1anda5willproduce4and1,or2and3,but,ofcourse,whichsquarestheygoinwilldependonthesolutionofaclueintheotherdirection.Nodigitcanberepeatedinasolution,soa4canonlyproduce1and3,never2and2.
ACROSS
1 Shoewithwheelsonit
6 “Ali__andthe40Thieves”
10 Groupofhoodlums
14 __war;fought
15 Pubbeverages
16 “Hey!What’sthebig__?”
17 All__;fromthebeginning
18 Children
19 Geese,turkeys,chickens,etc.
20 Hoodwinks
22 Maincourse
24 Poreover
25 Beermakers
26 Takeintocustody
29 Changeslightly
30 Sheep’scry
31 __firma;solidground
33 Goesoutwith
37 Dryerresidue
39 Synagogueleader
41 Unspotted
42 Lawntrimmer
44 Groupformedtohelpasheriff
46 Upliftingaccessory
47 Lowpoint
49 Leastrisky
51 Spoke
54 Confident
55 Paintundercoat
56 Occurringonceevery2years
60 __vaulting;Olympicevent
61 Housekeeper
63 FisherorAlbert
64 Tied,asscores
65 __ofCapri
66 Peddles
67 Takeanap
68 Lean-to
69 Lockofhair
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1 Yarnmop
2 Hardycabbage
3 Veryinterested
4 Professor’sstatus
5 Mostnervous
6 Boston__beans
7 MuhammadandLaila
8 __-and-breakfastinn
9 Declare
10 Hallmarkpaper
11 Worship
12 Moremodern
13 Strongwinds
21 Procrastina-tor’sword
23 Require-ment
25 Tattles
26 Qualified
27 Suddenattack
28 __abell;soundedfamiliar
29 Vinesupport
32 Fast
34 Toothpastecontainer
35 Blunders
36 Chairorstool
38 Crowdedapart-menthouse
40 Magazineedition
43 Hardtofind
45 Sincere
48 Skinlayer
50 Carwheelguard
51 Higheroftwo
52 Treasurecache
53 Flooringpieces
54 __with;backed
56 Liversecretion
57 Doingnothing
58 Feelssick
59 Notasmuch
62 Bitofsoot
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1 ActorLorenzo 6 Crumblycheese10 Mt.Rushmore’s
state14 WhereCrockett
famouslyfought
15 DisappearingAsiansea
16 Runningrate17 Designtheme18 *Gingerale
brand20 *Itgetsyoua
tickettoride22 Badminton
target23 “Arrested
Development”starJason
26 Rushingunits:Abbr.
27 “StarTrek”weapon
31 Makesanappearance
33 Investor’sonlinedestination
34 *Holdthatmightprecedeanoogie
38 Giveout,asasignal
39 LosertoDDE
40 SchoolnearBurlington,NorthCarolina
41 *Umpire’scall44 Fixonastake46 Loggers’
contest47 Getthebetterof48 Cuprim51 TomBrokaw’s
domain53 French
president’spalace
55 *Sackwithletters
60 *Neck-and-neckelectioncampaign
63 “Cheers”barmaid
64 Broadwayauntie
65 Bleacherfeature66 Tono__:
fruitlessly67 Nestléicecream
brand68 AirFrancehub69 Drinkwith
steamedmilk
1 Babybleater 2 1966N.L.batting
champMatty 3 Protectivefloor
coverings 4 “I__youare!” 5 Convenience
foranovernightguest
6 Emeraldside 7 Hurler’sstat 8 Sunbather’s
shade 9 TheHeartof
Dixie10 Practicewith
gloves 11 Papa12 Harsh-smelling13 Conservative
punditAlan19 Ateinstyle21 Hardtocomeby24 Levelofauthority25 “TheSimpsons”
wateringhole27 Nestlingnoise28 Webmaster’sfile
type29 Verdi’s“Caro
nome,”e.g.30 Lascivious
cloven-hoofedcreature
32 Tookasiesta35 Nameofseveral
Norwegiankings
36 Neb.neighbor37 Plastic
constructiontoy
39 NovelistWaugh42 Lisaof“A
DifferentWorld”43 2005-’07
attorneygeneralGonzales
44 Nebraskaneighbor
45 Broadwayfare48 “Iinsist!”49 TrojanWarepic50 Miniature52 Nailfilematerial54 Mariners’
pronouns56 Volcanicflow57 Sitter’shandful58 Hittheground59 Powerfulwind61 Wordthatcan
precedeeitherpartofeachstarredclue’sanswer
62 Animationframe
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Kakuro — The Mepham Group
TosolveKakuro,youmustenteranumberbetween1and9intheemptysquares.Thecluesarethenumbersinthewhitecirclesthatgivethesumofthesolutionnumbers:abovethelineareacrosscluesandbelowthelinearedownclues.Thus,aclueof3willproduceasolutionof2and1anda5willproduce4and1,or2and3,but,ofcourse,whichsquarestheygoinwilldependonthesolutionofaclueintheotherdirection.Nodigitcanberepeatedinasolution,soa4canonlyproduce1and3,never2and2.
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The (Classic) TV Crossword
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Kakuro — The Mepham Group
TosolveKakuro,youmustenteranumberbetween1and9intheemptysquares.Thecluesarethenumbersinthewhitecirclesthatgivethesumofthesolutionnumbers:abovethelineareacrosscluesandbelowthelinearedownclues.Thus,aclueof3willproduceasolutionof2and1anda5willproduce4and1,or2and3,but,ofcourse,whichsquarestheygoinwilldependonthesolutionofaclueintheotherdirection.Nodigitcanberepeatedinasolution,soa4canonlyproduce1and3,never2and2.
ACROSS 1 “Touchedbyan__” 6 KateGosselin’sex 9 ActorPeter__10 “Car54,__AreYou?”12 “SayYestothe__”13 Called14 Momon“LittlePeople,Big
World”15 FashiondesignerChristian__16 “Just__Me!”;GeorgeSegal
sitcom19 “Two__HalfMen”23 Em,toDorothy24 Wartyamphibian25 PlummerorPeet28 MohawkorAfro30 Actress__Turner31 CaptainoftheNautilusin
“20,000LeaguesUndertheSea”
32 Quarrel33 “TheSoundof__”;moviefor
JulieAndrews34 “Damien:__II”;horrorfilm36 DianeSawyer’semployer39 “__House”;JohnBelushifilm42 “Hearts__”;JohnRitter
sitcom44 Priceof“Rulesof
Engagement”45 Finetableclothfabric46 “__Guys,aGirlandaPizza
Place”47 Redas__
DOWN 1 Alanof“M*A*S*H” 2 Roleon“Cheers”
3 DramaseriesforEllenPompeo
4 Traumacenters,forshort 5 “__Miserables” 6 Bill’swifeon“TheLittle
Couple” 7 Unrefinedmineral 8 “__andStacey”10 “__WantstoBeaMillionaire” 11 Caruso’sroleon“CSI:Miami”13 “The__andthePendulum”;
filmbasedonashortstorybyPoe
15 Onthe__;perfectlypunctual17 PaulNewmanmovie18 “Cat__HotTinRoof”20 Neither’spartner21 “Major__”22 “Much__AboutNothing”25 PacinoandRoker26 Atlasdiagram27 Ortizof“UglyBetty”28 “__JustNotThatIntoYou”;
JenniferAnistonfilm29 “WhatKindofFool__?”31 “TheFlying__”;SallyField
sitcom33 Dinerowneron“Alice”35 “Spider-__”37 “DesperateHousewives”
role38 Penny39 Pint,quartorgallon:abbr.40 “The__AdventuresofOld
Christine”41 “__toPieces”;songofthe
‘60s42 Applepie__mode43 Whitelie
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ACROSS
1 TVbear“Gentle__”
4 Fishhookends
9 Smack
13 Crudemetals
15 Germansubmarine
16 Bum
17 Spoiledkid
18 Dividend
19 Actor__Julia
20 Stallionkeptforbreeding
22 Ran__;metbychance
23 Atnotime,toapoet
24 Skillet
26 Placesforsportingevents
29 Relationshipendings
34 Even;balanced
35 Sassy
36 Dingbat
37 Middle-__;notyetanoldster
38 Tilt
39 Inalazyway
40 Deface
41 Usedup
42 Whiff
43 Ms.Dukakisandothers
45 Likeroughsandpaper
46 Inone__andouttheother
47 Dangle
48 Danceatabarmitzvah
51 Evaluating
56 Gungho
57 Notforbidden
58 Midday
60 Makeover
61 Cleararecordingtape
62 Lirareplacer
63 Ms.Barrymore
64 Fendernicks
65 Butterflycatcher’sitem
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1 HopeorBarker
2 Ismistaken
3 Orderly
4 Shrubs
5 Detest
6 Laughloudly
7 Forbidsentryto
8 Mostdifficulttoclimb
9 Psychologist
10 Moneygiventemporarily
11 Borderon
12 “SportofKings”
14 Flabbergasted
21 Passoutcards
25 Oohand__;expressdelight
26 RememberedTexasmission
27 Royal
28 Each
29 Hardcerealgraincoatings
30 Tenant’spayment
31 Beneath
32 Yanks
33 Fashion
35 __market;swapmeet
38 __outofcontrol;quicklybecameunmanageable
39 Visualize
41 Jacuzzi
42 Malechildren
44 Grassland
45 Socialdivisions
47 Armedrobbery
48 Difficult
49 Above
50 Carousel,e.g.
52 Begetchildren
53 Readquickly
54 Partofspeech
55 Clinton’sVP
59 Forget-me-__
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Kakuro — The Mepham Group
TosolveKakuro,youmustenteranumberbetween1and9intheemptysquares.Thecluesarethenumbersinthewhitecirclesthatgivethesumofthesolutionnumbers:abovethelineareacrosscluesandbelowthelinearedownclues.Thus,aclueof3willproduceasolutionof2and1anda5willproduce4and1,or2and3,but,ofcourse,whichsquarestheygoinwilldependonthesolutionofaclueintheotherdirection.Nodigitcanberepeatedinasolution,soa4canonlyproduce1and3,never2and2.
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1 Aphid’smeal 4 Marshbird 9 NeilSimon’s“__
Suite”14 Communication
atGallaudetU.15 Concertvenue16 Bonafide 17 *Roleinthefilms
“Wichita”and“Tombstone”
19 Oppositeofaprès
20 Placeforunchapeau
21 Miracle-__22 Get-up-and-go23 Operafeaturing
Iago25 Lintcollector27 Itmaybesetor
setoff29 Glowing,per-
haps30 Cleaningcloset
item33 Nauticalpole35 Spry37 WillSmithtitle
role38 Frenchnoble39 Trailbehind40 Grape-growing
spot
42 Backwhen43 Puttoshame45 Mutineer46 Neithermate47 Noisyquarrel48 “Hotel
Rwanda”tribe
50 Compoteingre-dient
52 Firedon55 __ofGibraltar58 Sourceoflean
redmeat60 Pertainingto
planes61 PopeafterSer-
giusII62 Riptopieces,
andahinttowhat’shiddenintheanswerstothispuzzle’sstarredclues
64 Lexuscompeti-tor
65 Maladywithswelling
66 “Norma__”67 Potter’sappara-
tus68 “Countmeout”69 PartofDOS:
Abbr.
1 Managed 2 Sofar 3 *Protectionfor
jousters 4 “Mangia!” 5 Genetics
pioneerMendel
6 Derrière 7 2001
bankruptcyfiler
8 Brewsource 9 *2000s
documentarywhosefirstepisodewas“FromPoletoPole”
10 Videogamestage
11 Icecreamthick-ener
12 Criticizewithbarbs
13 DOJemployee18 “Wewantto
hearthestory”22 Devil’swork24 *Onewhowas
heldup,mostlikely
26 Land28 Mozambique
neighbor
30 *Indoorantenna
31 Lotionaddition
32 Gibson__33 Diagnostic
test34 Comicstrip
possum36 Beetlejuice?41 Lather
again44 Flufighter’s
episode49 Seizes
unlawfully50 Renaissance__51 Startahole53 Variety54 Bignamein
raingear55 Picnicside56 Onehelping
afteracrash57 Cad59 Cass’stitle62 “Sparemethe
details,”inbrief
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April’s Children
ACROSS 1 Duffer’sgoal 4 ___oftears 8 Notthis 12 Converse 16 Operasolo 18 Equipwithweap-
ons20 SingerMcEntire 21 Mountainnymph23 Italianartistborn
April,145226 Caucasian,inPoly-
nesia27 Corridaperform-
ers28 Yesterday’s“Cool!”29 Disposition30 Likeacertain
Ranger 31 Fencecrossing32 Largesizevolume33 Plato’smarket-
place35 Ethiopia’s___
Selassie36 Airplane’slateral
move39 Chiselout40 Spanishexplorer
bornApril,146042 Dr.___,LArapper43 Workunit44 Boob___45 ___Porsena46 Russianruler47 SST’stravelroute48 Southernauthor
bornApril,190952 Hill,inFrance53 Balustrades55 Glowingreviews56 Danishislands
southofIceland57 “___WasaLady”58 Bolshevikborn
April,187059 Hand-dyedfabric60 Aztecancestor62 ___hand:assist63 Retirementsti-
pends66 GantryorRice67 Americanwriter
bornApril,192869 Wheatonof
“StandByMe”70 NorthCarolina
college 71 NativeEgyptian 72 MourningBe-
comesElectrarole 73 ___-fi:Serlingforte 74 TinyDickensboy75 Americaninventor
bornApril,1791
79 Inthebuff 81 Presidedover83 Spooky84 QuarterofParis85 Camptownevents86 Nashwithdash87 GolfchampBal-
lesteros88 Undercover90 Inhumane 91 Sidewayspasses95 Shun96 Presidentborn
April,174398 TaylororAdorée99 Zilch100Ateliersight101 Kettofthecomics102Orangeskin103___company,
three’s...104___bitsy105Cleo’sbosom
buddy? DOWN 1 Hideaplayingcard 2 Acodeweliveby 3 Streetscene 4 Juliet’shometown
5 Agassiofthecourts
6 Vientiane’sland 7 ___beere:straw-
berryinMunich 8 Warbledaway 9 SkaterSonja 10 Startofthealpha-
bet 11 Mai___:rumbever-
age 12 Poepoem 13 Amusketeer 14 Conductorborn
April,1882 15 Cabbage’scousin 17 Kindofcomputer 19 Adhesivesub-
stance22 Strauss’“___
Rosenkavalier”24 Putonapedestal25 Plainweavefabric29 Fusses 31 Notsozany32 Impassioned33 Mainartery34 Italianphysicist
bornApril,187435 Tramps36 Blindparts
37 Inahighdudgeon38 Israelistatesman
Shimon___39 Equipment40 Chubbyone 41 TV’sDeGeneres44 Hip-lengthblouse46 Japanesegateway48 Downyduck49 Sceneofaction50 “AFishCalled___” 51 Frenchmineral
water52 TaiwanStrait
island54 Maketarry56 Orale58 Pacificbattle
island:194459 Contradict60 Caninesandoth-
ers 61 Stan’sfriend62 Drinkfromabowl63 Intrinsically64 “___Easy”,Sinatra
hit65 Coasted67 LaBohémecafé68 MemorableMet
baritone
71 WestPointstu-dent
75 Withdrewfromanalliance
76 Peas,beans,etc. 77 Jason’swife78 Threatening
phrase79 “...rulerofthe
Queen’s___!”80 Pied-___:town-
house82 Keats’“upona
peak”location84 Hurl86 Universityof
Mainetown87 Yeggs’targets88 Amer.Revolution
descendant89 Atanytime90 Victuals 91 “___weforget”:
Kipling92 Dogofscreen
fame93 Oodles94 Photo96 Explosiveinitials97 ___alai
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Crossw
ord P
uzzle
edited by R
ich Norris an
d Joyce Nichols Lew
is
Solutions: Page 42
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Crossw
ord P
uzzle
Blue Plate Special
ACROSS 1 Moredocile 6 Wieldeddiligently 11 Musicaldrama 16 Daughterof
Herodias 17 Valleyofthemoon 18 Read20 Nightclub 21 Lowestdeckof
vessel22 Basiccopperar-
senate24 NativeAustralian25 Riddle27 Peaceful29 Thegist30 Emuorkea32 Letfall33 Marchdate34 Broad35 Close:poetic 37 Consumes39 Above40 Solitaryperson 41 Epistle43 Goddessoffruitful
soil45 Mostdreadful46 Mohammedan
priest48 Flits49 Acloseloop50 Calledtogether54 Bishopric55 Bloats59 Medicinalplant60 Aplanet62 Apartmentpest64 ___theExplorer65 ActorTorn66 Titleofaddress67 Writingfluid68 Aswine69 Elliptical 71 Weaver’sreeds73 Change75 Swarmofbees76 Airs78 Youngboy80 Hermits82 Metalcontainers83 Romanhousehold
gods85 Crossover86 Blanching89 Admissioncards 91 Walkedlikeacrab95 Spartanserf
96 Passthetongueover
97 Shedfeathers99 Poor100IslandsinGalway
Bay101 Quote102Clinch104Fitoffury105RiverinPoland106Drawsofffluid108Smirk110 Biblicalname 111 Adriaticwind113 Frylightly115 Machinesforcal-
enderingpaper117 Printer’serrors118 Seaeagles119 Measuresofca-
pacity120Seeps121 Holyperson122 Comforts
DOWN 1 Embroideryframe 2 Awing
3 Additionalamount 4 Correct 5 Gotobed 6 Urged 7 FormerItaliancoin 8 Sick 9 Wordfromthe
Cross 10 Debars 11 Kitchengadget 12 Mohammedan
fairies 13 TheRed 14 Hasten 15 Senseless 16 TheDiggerpine 19 Musicalstudies20 Intrigue23 Apresidentof
Germany26 Toprod28 B’waysongbird
Linda 31 Acaseingrammar34 Labored36 San___38 Shatter39 Aquaticmammal
40 Linenfuzz42 Roue44 Before45 Tableware47 Diseaseofchild-
hood49 Punters50 Terminbilliards 51 Oilyfruit52 Pricklypear53 Losesmoisture55 Famouspoet56 Pitcher’sdream
game57 Aherd58 Wisemen 61 Attempt63 Lubricate70 Soothingbalm 71 Warble 72 Loose73 Revokealegacy 74 Cordedfabrics75 Holdback 77 Force79 Sacredvessel 81 Principal
83 Authorizedper-mits
84 Hardest86 Temporarystage87 Chargewithgas88 Argentinecowboy89 S.A.monkey90 Bridgegoal92 Theycountin
horseshoes93 Gardener’stools94 Dr.Wayneand
family96 Climbingplants98 Drinktoomuch101 Packingcase103NovelbyGeorge
Sand106Portuguesenavi-
gator107 ___JessicaParker108Akindofgun109Rodents112 Signofhitplay114 AnEtruscangod-
dess116 Golfmound
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by M
ike Argirion
& Jeff K
nu
rek
The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.
Jum
ble for K
ids
Solutions: Page 27
Page 28 • Brain BUSTERS
by M
ike Argirion
& Jeff K
nu
rek
The letters of these crazy words are all mixed up. To play the game, put them back into the right order so that they make real words you can find in your dictionary. Write the letters of each real word under each crazy word, but only one letter to a square.
Jum
ble for K
ids
Solutions: Page 29
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More or Less
Solutions: Page 43
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Completethegridsoeachrow,columnand3-by-3box(inboldborders)containseverydigit1to9.Digitsinsidethedottedcagesmustadduptothenumberinthecornerofeachcage,anddigitscan’trepeatinsideacage. Solutions:
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More or Less
Solutions: Page 44
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More or Less
Solutions: Page 44
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TV Crossword, Page 2
Commuter Crossword, Page 3
TV Jumble, Page 3
Scrabble Grams, Page 4
TV Jumble, Page 4
Jumble, Page 4
Boggle, Page 4
Boggle, Page 5
Commuter Crossword, Page 5
Crossword, Page 7
TV Crossword, Page 6
Scrabble Grams, Page 6
Boggle, Page 7
Scrabble Grams, Page 8
Sudoku, Page 7 Kakuro, Page 8
Commuter Crossword, Page 8
Jumble Crosswords, Page 6
Sudoku, Page 3
Jumble Crosswords, Page 5
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Jumble, Page 9
Scrabble Grams, Page 9
Crossword, Page 9
Jumble, Page 10
Kakuro, Page 10
Boggle, Page 10
TV Jumble, Page 11
Boggle, Page 13
Commuter Crossword, Page 13
TV Crossword, Page 11
Kakuro, Page 11
Jumble, Page 13
Sudoku, Page 12
Boggle, Page 12
Jumble Crosswords, Page 12
Jumble Crosswords, Page 10
Crossword, Page 15
Sudoku, Page 14
Boggle, Page 14
Kakuro, Page 14 Jumble, Page 14
Jumble Crosswords, Page 12
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Crossword, Page 17
Jumble, Page 17
Boggle, Page 17
Crossword, Page 18 Crossword, Page 19
Word Salsa, Page 20
Quote-Acrostic, Page 22
Scrabble Grams, Page 23
Crossword, Page 16
Crossword, Page 25Crossword, Page 21
(top) (bottom)
Quote-Acrostic, Page 24
Jumble Crosswords, Page 23 (top)
Jumble Crosswords, Page 23 (bottom)
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More or Less (5x5), Page 31
Word Wheel, Page 32
Word Salsa, Page 32
More or Less (7x7), Page 33
Hitori, Page 33
Hitori, Page 31
Code Cracker, Page 31
Code Cracker, Page 33
More or Less (7x7), Page 32
Killer Sudoku, Page 34
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Hitori, Page 35
Hitori, Page 37
Hitori, Page 39Code Cracker, Page 35
Code Cracker, Page 36
Code Cracker, Page 39
Code Cracker, Page 38
Word Wheel, Page 36
Word Wheel, Page 37
Word Wheel, Page 38
Word Wheel, Page 39
More or Less (7x7), Page 36 More or Less (7x7), Page 37 (bottom)
More or Less (5x5), Page 37 (top)
More or Less (5x5), Page 38
More or Less (5x5), Page 35
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Creative Power! Adult Coloring Page
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