P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. Chester White's home
4. Computer monitor, for
short
7. The Amish, e.g.
11. "Your majesty"
12. Liquid butter used in
India
13. Cliffside dwelling
15. Pieces of plate armor
17. _____ the Elder
18. Store convenience, for
short
19. Freshen
21. Golf ball support
22. Cooking meas.
23. Leave in a hurry, with
"out"
24. Miles per hour, e.g.
27. Big ___ Conference
28. Comes back
30. Dangerous biters
33. Fill
36. Attempts
38. French for a senior
surname
39. ___ v. Wade
40. Cram, with "up"
41. Allowances for waste
after deduction for tare
43. Gangster's gal
45. A chip, maybe
46. Holdings
48. Barley bristle
50. ___ carotene
51. Diminish
53. Aged
56. Carry on
58. Baggage handler
60. Drone, e.g.
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.49)
8 7 6 3 5 9 4 2 1
3 5 9 2 1 4 8 7 6
1 4 2 8 6 7 5 3 9
7 2 4 9 8 6 1 5 3
6 9 3 5 2 1 7 4 8
5 1 8 7 4 3 6 9 2
4 8 7 1 3 2 9 6 5
9 3 5 6 7 8 2 1 4
2 6 1 4 9 5 3 8 7
61. 4:1, e.g.
64. Lined school paper out of
notebook
66. Ancient Greek theater
67. Fluff
68. "___ of Eden"
69. Coastal raptor
70. A pint, maybe
71. Not just "a"
DOWN
1. Earty soils
2. Bum
3. "Absolutely!"
4. Job
5. Kidney-related
6. Makeup, e.g.
7. Chucklehead
8. Moray, e.g.
9. Standard of judgment
10. Food sticker
ANSWERS
11. Clash
12. Mustard or collard
14. Artist's asset
16. Bind
20. "... ___ he drove out of
sight"
25. Appear
26. Muslim headdress
27. ___ fly
28. Casting need
29. Cast
30. Appropriate
31. "Buona ___" (Italian
greeting)
32. An elder in a Presbyterian
church
34. Kind of dealer
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.
U=E F=R,1
2
H E H
C U D H U G
________________________________
K F I V B W Q N
K L
________________________________
N F U S Y N
U R
________________________________
T B D I R H E F G I D M W
N
________________________________
K D D U H E C E U F G Q K N
W D T D S D T
________________________________
This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
Answers: 1) TV, 2) Racing, 3) Rebel, 4
Cal Trask, 5) Jett Rink, James Dean
35. "___ bad!"
37. "Comprende?"
42. Undertake, with "out"
44. Most recent
47. Bug
49. "As you ___"
51. Barbecue
52. Agreeing (with)
53. A belief involving
sorcery
54. Car dealer's offering
55. Adroit
56. Ace
57. Put on board, as cargo
59. Cantina cooker
62. Carbonium, e.g.
63. "___ moment"
65. Affranchise
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.49)
3 2 1
5 9 1 7
2 8 7 3
4 8 6 3
2
5 7 4 6
8 1 2 9
3 7 2 1
2 6 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.
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,
48 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ April 2018