P U Z Z L E 
 ACROSS  
 1. Poker action  
 5. 007, for one  
 8. Computer picture  
 12. "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g.  
 13. Gull-like bird  
 14. "The final frontier"  
 15. Chick's sound  
 16. Beach bird  
 17. Lacks, briefly  
 18. Children hunt for this on  
 a holiday  
 20. A chip, maybe  
 21. Be bombastic  
 22. "Raiders of the Lost  
 ___"  
 23. Kind of beetle  
 26. Headache helper  
 30. "___ to Billie Joe"  
 31. It has points in Arizona  
 34. ___ of the above  
 35. A short street  
 37. Hooter  
 38. Obviously surprised  
 39. ___ line (major axis of  
 an elliptical orbit)  
 40. Ornament  
 42. Something to chew  
 43. Late son by marriage  
 45. Privileges   
 47. "Dig in!"  
 48. Archer, at times  
 50. Clash  
 52. Sway  
 56. Ill-gotten gains  
 57. Coal site  
 58. Halo, e.g.  
 59. King or queen  
 60. Bunches  
 61. 32-card game  
 62. Kind of column (2 wds)  
 63. Big Apple attraction,  
 with "the"  
 64. Cravings  
 DOWN  
 1. Supergarb  
 2. Length x width, for a  
 rectangle  
 3. "Hogwash!"  
 4. Portable computer  
 5. ___ shooting  
 6. To rid of the undesirable  
 7. Masculine side  
 8. Quick and vigorous  
 9. Actors  
 10. Clearasil target  
 11. After expenses  
 13. Layers  
 14. Astute  
 19. At attention  
 ANSWERS 
 22. Balaam's mount  
 23. Shrubs native to the  
 Andes  
 24. Assume  
 25. To utilize again  
 26. "___ Lang Syne"  
 27. Kind of motel  
 28. Enter  
 29. Demands  
 32. Masked critter  
 33. Couple  
 36. Done again  
 38. "Farewell, mon ami"  
 40. "i" lid  
 41. Ornamental band worn  
 on arm  
 CryptoQuiz 
 Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to  
 the identity of a woman in history. Using the  
 hints U=A and D=R, decipher the clues to name  
 the woman. 
 L U D X H U W Q 
 _______________________ 
 N R U J K R D 
 _______________________ 
 J O B O H  S U D 
 _______________________ 
 W E D P R 
 _______________________ 
 K E L U W O N U D O U W 
 _______________________ 
 1 
 2 
 She founded the American Red Cross:  
 ____________________________________ 
 4) Nurse, 5) Humanitarian, Clara Barton 
 Answers: 1) Maryland, 2) Teacher, 3) Civil War, 
 44. Debaucher  
 46. Oily  
 48. Like a foolish old woman  
 49. "Otherwise..."  
 50. Early course  
 51. John Paul II, e.g.  
 52. Mosque V.I.P.  
 53. Microwave, slangily  
 54. Unit of capacity used for  
 measuring herring  
 55. Beanery sign  
 56. "My man!" 
 1 5 
 9 2 3 1 
 Puzzle 7 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.83) 
 1 3 2 7 9 
 7 8 6 
 4 5 
 1 5 4 
 6 7 2 9 4 
 7 1 4 5 
 2 6 
 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. 
 Generated by http://www.opensky.ca/sudoku on Thu Sep  6 12:28:23 2018 GMT. Enjoy! 
 AGE 
 1 
 7 
 8 
 9 
 2 3 4 5 6 
 Answers  
 Above!! 
  CROSSWORD 
 SUDOKU 
 3 
 4 
 5 
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