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40 North Shore Towers Courier n January 2015 P U Z Z L E Across 1. Eating ___, e.g forks 9. Runs off (with) 15. Guard 16. Appetizer 17. Not morally pure 18. One who works strenuously 19. “Much ___ About Nothing” 20. Physician 22. Be a kvetch 23. “___ of the Flies” 25. Deck out (2 wds) 26. Halftime lead, e.g. 27. Contemptuous look 29. Young seal 31. Setting for TV’s “Newhart” 32. Economical 34. Ed.’s request (acronym) 35. After expenses 36. Plagiarizes 38. Cheese choice 40. Formerly known as 41. “C’___ la vie!” 43. “Absolutely!” 44. C.S.A. state 45. 200 milligrams 47. Character 51. O. Henry’s “The Gift of the ___” 53. Examines closely 55. “That hurt!” Puzzle 1 (Easy, difficulty rating 0.41) 1 7 9 6 4 8 3 5 2 4 2 3 9 5 7 1 6 8 5 8 6 2 3 1 7 9 4 7 6 2 3 9 5 8 4 1 8 9 5 1 2 4 6 7 3 3 1 4 7 8 6 9 2 5 6 5 7 8 1 2 4 3 9 9 4 8 5 7 3 2 1 6 2 3 1 4 6 9 5 8 7 56. Bad day for Caesar 57. Wet slapping sounds 59. Drone, e.g. 60. Dwarfed, ornamental tree 62. Capable of being reduced 64. Sequentially (2 wds) 65. Sour cherry trees 66. Holdings 67. Cuspids Down 1. Customary things 2. Sinew 3. “More!” 4. ___ power 5. Thailand, once 6. Atlas enlargement 7. Anticlimax 8. Santa’s conveyance 9. Substance emanating from medium during trance 10. ___-tzu 11. Chilled (2 wds) 12. Defenders of causes 13. Large table centerpiece with branching holders 14. Snake 21. Hints 24. Kosher ___ 28. Renaissance fiddle 30. N. Am. flycatcher 33. Murderers 36. Pale green-glazed Chinese porcelains Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the identity of a distinguished author. Using the hints Y=E and H=N, decipher the clues to name the author. L O X E V E X H J Q G F S Y P G R J A H W O K A D G F J H Y P G R X F O H W Y Q Y P E D E Y H X Y 1 2 37. Substances used in chemical reactions 39. “What’s gotten ___ you?” 40. African country whose capital is Windhoek 42. Excursion 43. “Way to go!” 46. Burning 48. ___ Space Telescope 49. Feral feline 50. Expression of mild annoyance 52. Any Time 54. Gawk 58. “Let it stand” 61. “A jealous mistress”: Emerson 63. A pint, maybe Puzzle 7 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.68) 7 8 1 7 6 5 2 7 4 2 3 6 4 2 5 3 1 9 8 9 1 2 2 4 4 8 1 9 9 5 Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 through 9. Puzzle 2 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.61) 3 5 8 9 6 4 7 2 1 9 4 1 2 5 7 6 8 3 7 6 2 1 3 8 5 9 4 5 9 7 4 8 1 2 3 6 1 8 4 3 2 6 9 5 7 2 3 6 7 9 5 4 1 8 6 1 3 5 4 9 8 7 2 8 2 5 6 7 3 1 4 9 4 7 9 8 1 2 3 6 5 Puzzle 5 8 2 4 3 7 6 1 9 Puzzle 4 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.48) 9 8 1 6 4 3 7 5 2 4 7 5 2 9 8 3 6 1 6 2 3 5 7 1 4 8 9 7 3 6 4 1 5 2 9 8 1 9 4 8 3 2 6 7 5 2 5 8 9 6 7 1 3 4 8 4 7 3 2 9 5 1 6 5 1 2 7 8 6 9 4 3 3 6 9 1 5 4 8 2 7 Puzzle 5 (Easy, difficulty rating 0.35) 6 4 1 5 2 3 9 7 8 9 3 5 7 1 8 2 6 4 8 2 7 6 9 4 3 5 1 1 6 3 8 4 5 7 9 2 5 9 2 1 6 7 4 8 3 4 7 8 2 3 9 6 1 5 2 5 6 3 7 1 8 4 9 7 1 9 4 8 2 5 3 6 3 8 4 9 5 6 1 2 7 Puzzle 5 1 4 6 8 2 9 3 7 Puzzle 7 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.68) 5 7 6 4 9 8 2 3 1 1 3 4 7 6 2 9 8 5 2 9 8 3 1 5 4 7 6 7 8 5 1 4 9 6 2 3 6 4 2 5 7 3 1 9 8 9 1 3 8 2 6 5 4 7 3 2 9 6 5 7 8 1 4 4 5 7 2 8 1 3 6 9 8 6 1 9 3 4 7 5 2 ANSWERS AGE 1 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 CryptoQuiz This author wrote The Secret Life of Prince Charming: Answers: 1) Pacific Northwest, 2) Young Adult, 3) Honesty, 4) Change, 5) Resilience, Deb Caletti 3 4 5 Answers Above!! CROSSWORD SUDOKU


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