P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. Jail, slangily
4. Concrete section
8. Chap
12. 1/500 of the Indianapolis
500
13. Au ___
14. Met expectations?
16. Doing nothing
17. Halo, e.g.
18. Romance, e.g.
19. Demands
21. Medical advice, often
23. Copper
24. Arid
25. Kind of column (2 wds)
27. "Dig in!"
29. Drudgery
30. Carry on
31. Favorite
34. A structure devoted to
something holy
37. Exclusive
38. Egg cells
39. Grimace
40. Slang term for AI
41. Cut short
42. Aged
43. Bed board
45. Wastes time
47. "Fancy that!"
48. Best seller
49. Can of worms?
50. Barbie's beau
51. When repeated, like
some shows
52. Handful
55. Asian tongue
58. Boris Godunov, for one
60. Safari sight
62. When Harry met _____
64. "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g.
Puzzle 1 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.69)
4 6 9 7 2 8 5 3 1
2 5 1 9 6 3 7 8 4
3 8 7 4 1 5 2 6 9
6 7 5 2 8 9 1 4 3
8 1 3 5 7 4 9 2 6
9 4 2 1 3 6 8 7 5
1 3 8 6 9 2 4 5 7
5 9 6 8 4 7 3 1 2
7 2 4 3 5 1 6 9 8
66. A chorus line
67. Inclined
68. Gulf war missile
69. Bondman
70. Makeup, e.g.
71. Jerk
72. Be nosy
DOWN
1. Autumn drink
2. Back street
3. Call for
4. Marienbad, for one
5. Any tree of the genus
Laurus
6. Broadcast
7. Bikini parts
8. Joke
9. At attention
10. Opening time, maybe
11. Mountain pool
12. Attention
ANSWERS
15. Undertake, with "out"
20. Sometime today, say
22. Be a snitch
26. Pandowdy, e.g.
28. Affirmative vote
29. 20-20, e.g.
30. Ale holder
31. A vote
32. Axis of ___
33. A little night music
34. E.P.A. concern
35. Burrow
36. "How ___!"
37. Boozehound
40. Dracula, at times
41. Mouse catcher
43. "Ain't ___ Sweet"
Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the
identity of an award-winning actor. Using the hints
D=Y=O A and H=L=T, decipher the clues to name the actor.
H C U D H U G
________________________________
K V W N
________________________________
N S N
________________________________
T D H E G D W
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K D H C U G K W D T D S D T
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2
G D Y N G Q G Q
J U L Y D Y N T Q Y V Q
W E C Q T E B Y L L E
B Q L F Y X
L N U P Q D E
This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
3) Jake LaMotta, 4) Method, 5) Tribeca, Robert De Niro
44. Fluff
45. Convened
46. Ticket info, maybe
49. Whitish, metallic
element
50. Ovens to bake pottery
51. Tough, durable wood
52. Secretary, at times
53. Admittance
54. Kennel sound
55. Cooking meas.
56. "B.C." cartoonist
57. ___ vera
59. Back talk
61. Door fastener
63. "Are we there ___?"
65. "Much ___ About
Nothing"
Puzzle 1 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.69)
9 2
2 9 3 7
8 4 2 6 9
1 4 3
1 2
9 4 2
1 3 8 2 5
6 8 7 2
5 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:
1
Answers: 1) Theater, 2) Film, 3) MGM 4) Natural,
3
4
5
was the first man to win an Academy
Award for a foreign language performance:
_______________________________________
Answers: 1) Scorsese, 2) Vito Corleone,
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