P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. Island rings
5. Cut, maybe
9. Perry Como's "___ Loves
Mambo"
13. Money in the bank, say
15. Kosher ___
16. "Our Time in ___"
(10,000 Maniacs album)
17. Flat
18. Acquire
19. Perlman of "Cheers"
20. Emperor of Ethiopia from
1930-74
23. In-flight info, for short
24. "A jealous mistress":
Emerson
25. ___-cochere (carriage
entrance)
28. To listen again
31. Exchange (2 wds)
33. Parenthesis, essentially
34. Cow, maybe
35. "20,000 Leagues"
harpooner ___ Land
36. Battleship with high
caliber guns
40. Not just "a"
42. Be in session
43. Caribbean, e.g.
44. An end result
47. Smaller
51. Form of belief involving
sorcery
52. Flipper
53. Artist's asset
54. Volunteer street guard
near schools
59. Buddy
61. Make, as money
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.56)
8 6 1 3 9 2 7 5 4
2 4 5 1 7 8 6 3 9
3 7 9 6 5 4 2 8 1
4 8 7 9 6 5 3 1 2
1 3 2 8 4 7 5 9 6
9 5 6 2 3 1 8 4 7
5 1 3 7 2 9 4 6 8
7 9 4 5 8 6 1 2 3
6 2 8 4 1 3 9 7 5
62. "Sesame Street" Muppet
63. ___ vera
64. "... or ___!"
65. Pirate's pal
66. Beach bird
67. After deductions (var.
spelling)
68. Ditch
DOWN
1. One who cracks a whip
2. Heir's concern
3. "Four Essays on Liberty"
author Berlin
4. Unload, as stock
5. Garden tools
6. Gave out
7. Hip bones
8. Anchovy containers
9. Era
10. Follower
ANSWERS
11. ___ Dee River
12. "___ Ng" (They Might
Be Giants song)
14. Golf ball support
21. It bites
22. Marienbad, for one
26. 20-20, e.g.
27. Armageddon
29. Ring bearer, maybe
30. "___ we having fun
yet?"
31. Couple
32. To utilize again
34. Queen, maybe
36. Smoke _________
37. Conk out
38. "___ lost!"
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 V=O
and Y=N, decipher the clues to name the character.
1
2
H R C V S
U D H U G
________________________________
K P V A W L Y N
C
________________________________
N T E S L N
Y K
________________________________
T D V V H C E A
G D W
________________________________
K M D L H W C Q
U G K W D T D S D T
________________________________
This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
Benjamin Tabart put this character
to paper in 1807:
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
4) Goose, 5) Harp, Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk
39. Pillbox, e.g.
40. "___ bad!"
41. Airline's home base
45. To lean or sway to one
side
46. "Look here!"
47. Small Old World finch
48. Shack (hyphenated)
49. Nests of large birds
50. Fly-by-night?
52. Blue-ribbon position
55. Caught in the act
56. Ad headline
57. Beauty
58. ___-Altaic languages
59. "Welcome" site
60. A pint, maybe
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.56)
8 6 3 9
4 5 1 8 6
1
8 7 9
1 8 7 6
1 8 4
5
4 5 6 1 2
1 3 7 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) Answers:1) Theater, Cow,2) 2) Film, 3) Beans, 3) MGM 4) Giant
Natural,
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