P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. Gait between walk and
canter
5. Cow, maybe
8. Attention ___
12. ____ of relief
13. Reverse, e.g.
14. "The final frontier"
15. On the safe side, at sea
16. Cornstarch brand
17. Corrupt
18. Entering again
20. "God's Little ___"
21. A pole thrown as a trial
of strength
22. Pandowdy, e.g.
23. To inform again
26. Protective wall
30. "To ___ is human ..."
31. A, B or C
34. Apple variety
35. Expensive
37. Long, long time
38. Brought forth
39. Big laugh
40. One up
42. "Tarzan" extra
43. Customer
45. Bread maker
47. "Dig in!"
48. Madcap comedy
50. Absorbed
52. Map showing terrain
using contour lines
56. Seafood entree
57. Face-to-face exam
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.49)
9 4 5 3 2 8 6 1 7
8 6 3 1 9 7 2 4 5
1 2 7 5 4 6 3 8 9
3 5 9 6 7 1 8 2 4
2 7 1 4 8 5 9 3 6
4 8 6 9 3 2 7 5 1
7 9 2 8 1 4 5 6 3
5 3 4 2 6 9 1 7 8
6 1 8 7 5 3 4 9 2
58. Blockheads
59. Admittance
60. Be different
61. Scandinavian shag rugs
62. Freudian topics
63. "A Nightmare on ___
Street"
64. K follower
DOWN
1. Boris Godunov, for one
2. Anger, with "up"
3. Arch type
4. From that place
5. Cliffside dwelling
6. Stake
7. "Aeneid" figure
8. Modern or up-to-date
ANSWERS
9. Au ___
10. Clearasil target
11. After expenses
13. To confuse unintentionally
14. Flight segment
19. Add up
22. Average
23. Copy
24. Overthrow, e.g.
25. Simple chord
26. Confined, with "up"
27. Heathen
28. Run off to the chapel
29. Idaho, e.g.
32. Eye drop
33. "Sesame Street" watcher
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 is a clue to the
identity of fairytale characters. Using the hints A=E and
N=B, decipher the clues to name these characters.
H C U D H U G
________________________________
K V W N
________________________________
N S N
________________________________
T D H E G D W
________________________________
K D H C U G K W D T D S D T
________________________________
2
G A N N W A R
N K A U J H K I F N R
P E M P A K N K A U J
D E L H S
N Y M A
This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
The Brothers Grimm put these characters to
paper in 1812:
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
4) Witch, 5) Bone, Hansel & Gretel
36. Facebook stalkers in
today’s slang
38. Steady
40. "Wanna ___?"
41. In a spooky manner
44. Threadbare
46. Go straight
48. Not domesticated
49. Auto option
50. Cabal
51. A chorus line
52. Amble
53. Poet Angelou
54. Way, way off
55. "Check this out!"
56. Charge
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.49)
4 3 7
1 9 5
7 4 3 8
3 8 4
7 1 8 9 3
4 6 1
9 2 1 5
5 6 9
6 3 9
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
Answers:1) Pebbles, 2)Breadcrumbs, 3) Gingerbread
52 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ August 2018