P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. Chest protector
4. "Dang!"
8. Back talk
12. Coastal raptor
13. Its motto is "Lux et
veritas"
14. Grant
16. Covet
17. Barbra's "A Star Is Born"
co-star
18. Car dealer's offering
19. Barely get, with "out"
20. Drone, e.g.
21. "For shame!"
23. Ale holder
24. Conductor Koussevitzky
26. Cable network
28. Back, in a way
30. Appropriate
32. Buttonhole, e.g.
36. Clash
39. At liberty
41. Conceal
42. ___ and cheese
43. Beat
45. Barbie's beau
46. ...
48. Banquet
49. Fly, e.g.
50. French door part
51. Golf ball support
52. Car accessory
54. "The Three Faces of ___"
56. Relating to algae
60. "Chicago" lyricist
63. Setting for TV's "Newhart"
65. Convened
67. "___ to Billie Joe"
68. Semisynthetic textile
filament
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.47)
5 1 3 8 7 6 9 4 2
2 4 7 3 9 1 5 8 6
8 9 6 5 4 2 7 3 1
4 2 9 1 5 8 3 6 7
6 7 5 4 2 3 8 1 9
1 3 8 7 6 9 4 2 5
3 5 1 6 8 7 2 9 4
7 6 2 9 3 4 1 5 8
9 8 4 2 1 5 6 7 3
70. Airy
72. "How ___!"
73. Admittance
74. Cost of living?
75. Long, long time
76. Fall (over)
77. Buddy
78. The "p" in m.p.g.
DOWN
1. Slow
2. ___ tube
3. "Wanna ___?"
4. An embankment
5. Pink, as a steak
6. "Aladdin" prince
7. Makeup, e.g.
8. Corporate department
9. A pint, maybe
10. High-five, e.g.
11. Comme ci, comme ca
(hyphenated)
ANSWERS
12. Lady bighorns
15. All ___
20. Beseech
22. Away
25. Gangster's gun
27. ___ Wednesday
29. "How ___ Has the
Banshee Cried" (Thomas
Moore poem)
30. Cliffside dwelling
31. Hammer part
33. Go for
34. Bad day for Caesar
35. Camping gear
36. FedEx, say
37. Legal prefix
38. Call from the flock
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.
Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the
identity of an award-winning actor. Using the hints
K=E and W=N, decipher the clues to name the actor.
1
2
H P R C K U Z D P H K U B
G
________________________________
K I ’ V W W K N
Q V V
________________________________
N S I S G N
G I W G Z W
________________________________
T R D Q H C E P G I B D Q W
S Z V
________________________________
K F K D W H C F U B G Z E K V W K D K
T D S D T
________________________________
This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
Answers: 1) Theater, 2) O’Neill, 3) Common Man
4) Historical, 5) Ben Bradlee, Jason Robards
40. Carnival attraction
44. Center of a ball?
47. "Comprende?"
49. Amigo
51. Big ___ Conference
53. Backstabber
55. What records are made of
57. Overcharge
58. Calculator, at times
59. Bottom of the barrel
60. "... ___ he drove out
of sight"
61. Billiard cushion
62. Information unit
64. "Cheers" regular
65. Cast
66. A chip, maybe
69. Bauxite, e.g.
71. ___ green
72. 50 Cent piece
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.47)
3 6 9 2
4 7 9 6
5 1
2 5 3
6 4 2 3 9
8 6 2
3 7
7 3 1 5
9 4 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.
AGE
1
7
8
9
2 3 4 5 6
Answers
Above!!
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
for Best Actor:
3
4
5
Answers: 1) Theater, 2) Film, 3) MGM 4) Natural,
44 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ March 2018