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Author SeriesVolume 1

DIANA GABALDON J. D. ROBB

LILLIAN JACKSON BRAUN

ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH

RITA

MAE

BROWN

SUE

GRAFTON NORA ROBERTS

JAN KARON

J. K. ROWLING

The Diana Gabaldon

Puzzle Series

Two crossword puzzles based on each of the first five books in the series:

Outlander

Dragonfly in Amber Voyager

Drums of Autumn The Fiery Cross

© 2005 Coyote Press Graphic Communications

© 2005 Coyote Press Graphic Communications

Victoria Vinton, Designer (and Crossword Author)

vjcoyote@cox.net

www.coyotepressgraphics.com

1. OUTLANDER by Victoria J. Vinton Diana Gabaldon’s first time-travel novel was an unbelievable success, and gained the author a huge fol-lowing of fans anxiously awaiting the next volume in the saga. Get reacquainted with the beginning of this beloved story here. Theme clues are in bold.

© 2005 Coyote Press Graphic Communications

ACROSS 1 Splendid, to natives of 31 Across 5 Makes a mistake 9 Serious in demeanor 10 Castle of Clan Mackenzie 12 Heroine 13 Minnesota city 15 Not safe 16 Squid protection mechanism 18 Thompson or Peel 19 Thin pancake 21 Anger 24 Flute-playing god of the woods 25 Opens, to Guiseppe 26 Portal through time on Craigh na Dun, with 47 Across 28 Grow older 30 Actress Lupino 31 Where most of the action takes place 35 Waterproof canvas 39 Soft food for infants 40 Gold, to Juan 41 Hero, with 50 Across 42 Opposed to 44 Norma ___ 46 Put into service 47 See 26 Across 50 See 41 Across 52 Spanish Bayonet or Bear Grass are examples 53 Over the Rainbow composer 54 Follows along after 55 Kinds of whiskey DOWN 1 Straw hat with flat crown 2 Stat. for a Padre 3 Eagle’s nest 4 Small brown songbird 5 12th letters 6 No longer working (abbr) 7 Heavy hemp cord 8 Garlicky shrimp dish 9 Eat or drink noisily 11 Homo sapiens 12 Actress-comedian Imogene 14 Long 17 Word with caboodle 20 Natural fuel 22 Surprise attack, usually for cattle 23 Finish 26 Char the surface 27 Facts and figures 29 Day- ___ orange 31 Therapeutic resorts 32 Lively, merry

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33 Choose not to 34 Word used with neither 36 Entertains 37 Above the horizon, as the sun 38 Person with equal standing 41 Lewis or Van Dyke 43 Indian of Peru 45 At a distance 48 Heart func. test 49 Brit. counter-terrorist unit 51 Heavy beer