P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. During
5. Physicians, surgeons, et al.
9. Practice
14. Pink, as a steak
15. Its quarter says "Birthplace
of Aviation Pioneers"
16. Charity, often
17. Funeral establishment
involving cremation
19. Exams
20. Victorian, for one
21. Ceiling
23. Takes a seat
24. Frameworks to get to
another level of a building
28. Golf ball support
29. Transport to Oz
30. Character
32. "Aladdin" prince
33. A local resident
36. Kindly disposition
43. Cancel
44. Density symbol
45. Classic theater name
48. Act of ceding
52. "Tarzan" extra
53. Inward curvature of the
legs
56. "The Turtle" poet
58. Toni Morrison's "___
Baby"
59. Ring bearer, maybe
60. Less cordial
62. Long, narrow, wooden
sled
67. Job
68. Almond
69. Biblical birthright seller
70. Mails
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.51)
9 3 5 1 4 2 8 6 7
4 7 6 9 8 5 2 1 3
1 2 8 7 6 3 5 4 9
2 8 7 5 3 4 6 9 1
3 5 9 6 7 1 4 2 8
6 1 4 8 2 9 3 7 5
5 6 1 2 9 8 7 3 4
8 4 2 3 1 7 9 5 6
7 9 3 4 5 6 1 8 2
71. Brawl
72. ___ terrier
DOWN
1. Parenthesis, essentially
2. Fold, spindle or mutilate
3. Anger
4. Abase
5. Weak-minded old person
6. "Look here!"
7. About
8. Nutritious beans
9. "Silent Spring" subject
(abbrev.)
10. Some deer
11. Undisturbed
12. A, B or C
13. Rent payer
18. "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g.
22. Pasta choice
24. Aria, e.g.
ANSWERS
25. Beethoven's "Archduke
___"
26. Baked, in Bologna
27. Aforementioned
29. What "it" plays
31. Big ___ Conference
34. Away
35. Jalopy
37. Chain letters?
38. Adam's apple spot
39. Bond, for one
40. Ashtabula's lake
41. Like show horses
42. "My boy"
45. Loses it
46. Cochise, for one
47. Cut
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 fairytale character. Using the hints M=A
and Y=R, decipher the clues to name the character.
1
2
H K U C F U X D A H Y U P
G
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K P V H W A L N
C E H G A Y
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N S M N
U Y W J E X C E H G A Y
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T S D M H R E R
G D W
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K P D R H U C L L U A G Y
K W D T D S D T
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This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
Charles Perrault put this character
to paper in 1697:
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
4) Ball, 5) Slipper, Cinderella
49. Barely make
50. Catch
51. A twilled woolen fabric
54. Movie about cowboy life
55. Small, bulbous plants
with showy spring flowers
57. Drove
61. ___ gestae
63. "My man!"
64. Inquire
65. "Uh-uh"
66. "So ___ me!"
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.51)
5 2 6 7
4 8 5
1 8 5 4
5 3
3 6 1 8
2 9
6 1 7 4
3 1 6
7 9 4 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
Answers
Above!!
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
for Best Actor:
3
4
5
Answers: 1) Theater, 2) Film, 3) MGM 4) Natural,
Answers:1) Cinders, 2) Stepmother, 3) Fairy Godmother
54 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ June 2018