P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. Ices
5. Hideous
9. Trick taker, often
12. Chimney channel
13. Coastal flier
15. Synonym for mortuary
17. Be in session
18. Follow
19. "___ lost!"
20. Battery contents
22. Sheets and blankets
28. Pool contents?
30. Fodder holder
31. Arid
32. A crude tartar
33. Breed
35. Convened
36. A farm with all its
buildings
40. Aluminum coin of Burma
43. Grimace
44. Contraction or pain in a
muscle
48. Bang-up (hyphenated)
50. Arm bone
52. Coach
53. Various types of scarabs
56. Coal site
57. "... ___ he drove out of
sight"
58. 100 qintars
60. Bit of a draft
61. The state of having an
abundance
66. Laugh in a restrained way
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.49)
5 3 7 6 9 8 4 1 2
8 6 2 1 7 4 3 5 9
4 9 1 3 5 2 7 8 6
3 5 6 7 4 9 1 2 8
1 4 9 8 2 6 5 3 7
7 2 8 5 3 1 9 6 4
2 1 4 9 8 5 6 7 3
6 8 3 4 1 7 2 9 5
9 7 5 2 6 3 8 4 1
67. Egg
68. Infomercials, e.g.
69. See stars, maybe
70. Flower fanciers
DOWN
1. Cop
2. Something with ornamental
grooves
3. Good times
4. Lentil, e.g.
5. Conventions
6. Come together
7. Drink from a dish
8. Assent
9. Shoelace tips
ANSWERS
10. Attire
11. Always, in verse
14. Cornstarch brand
16. Burgle
17. "Roots," e.g.
21. Like Beethoven
23. Disagree with
24. Coagulate
25. Elders' teachings
26. Victorian, for one
27. Undertake, with "out"
29. Brickbat
34. Boor's lack
37. A dissolute man
38. Stubborn beast
39. Percussion instrument
40. Crash site?
Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the
identity of an award-winning actor. Using the hints
D=A and H=T, decipher the clues to name the actor.
identity of a First Lady. Using the hints G=I and B=T,
1
2
decipher the clues to name the lady.
H T J C Q U F D B
H U G
________________________________
K E V W B T N
H E L U R
________________________________
N Q S F N
B K V F S Q P U
________________________________
T M D G H W E G G P D F W
G Y K B T
________________________________
K J R D G H B C U S G R K Q W B D G T E D R S T
D T
________________________________
This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
This First Lady continued to serve the public
long after her husband’s presidency was over:
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
5) United Nations, Eleanor Roosevelt
41. "___ rang?"
42. Segmented worm of a
specific phylum
45. Under debate
46. Theory that reality consists
of a single element
47. Get ready, for short
49. Marsh birds
51. Refer
54. Bowed
55. Moray, e.g.
59. Door feature
61. "Harper Valley ___"
62. Two-year old doe
63. Bank offering, for short
64. Casbah headgear
65. "The Three Faces of ___"
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.49)
5 7 6 8
2 1 7 9
4 5 8
5 6
1 4 3 7
9 6
1 8 3
6 1 7 2
2 3 8 1
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.
AGE
1
7
8
9
2 3 4 5 6
An swers
Above!!
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
for Best Actor:
3
4
5
Answers: 1) Theater, 2) Film, 3) MGM 4) Natural,
Answers: 1) Smart,2) Outspoken, 3) Arthurdale, 4) Civil Rights
42 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ January 2018