P U Z Z L E 
 ACROSS 
 1. Blast 
 4. Fly high 
 8. Drag one's feet 
 13. "La Scala di ___"  
 (Rossini opera) 
 14. Beep 
 15. Birchbark 
 16. Not worked on 
 18. Absurd 
 19. Distance runner 
 20. American symbol 
 21. Absorbed, as a cost 
 22. Appear 
 25. Queen, maybe 
 26. Hooter 
 28. Fastest land animal 
 30. Schuss, e.g. 
 31. Baby's first word, maybe 
 32. Science used to solve  
 crimes 
 34. Final: Abbr. 
 35. Light bulb unit 
 38. German physicist 
 39. Court figures 
 40. Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. 
 41. Close friend 
 43. An end to sex? 
 44. Fla. neighbor 
 45. Person who eats too  
 much 
 49. Certain theater, for short 
 50. Campaigner, for short 
 51. Moray, e.g. 
 52. Morgue, for one 
 53. Have another go at 
 55. A-list 
 57. Inspired poet of Vedic  
 hymns 
 58. Known as the City of  
 Pearls 
 62. Bit of high jinks 
 63. A man devoted to a life of  
 sensual pleasure 
 64. Fashion books (abbr.) 
 65. Center point of an armorial  
 escutcheon 
 66. Done for 
 67. A pint, maybe 
 DOWN 
 1. Highest point 
 2. Potsdam Conference  
 attendee 
 3. Reduce, as expenses 
 4. Marienbad, for one 
 5. ___ grass 
 6. "Act your ___!" 
 7. Cabernet, e.g. 
 8. Kind of nerve 
 ANSWERS 
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 9. Bite 
 10. Similar to something else  
 in design 
 11. Flying solo 
 12. "Malcolm X" director 
 13. Poison plant 
 17. A Muse 
 20. To set on fire 
 23. Used for a hard metallic  
 substance 
 24. Caused by heat 
 25. Quiet 
 27. Gobs 
 29. Lizard, old-style 
 CryptoQuiz 
 Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to  
 the identity of a popular fashion designer. Using  
 the hints E=A and X=D, decipher the clues to  
 name the designer. 
 R J E K U C E K U 
 X Q S S H 
 K L E X H   F I   V L E K 
 P I X H   W A B E W J 
 K E R R I I M   X I Y W 
 1 
 2 
 This designer started off their career  
 designing hand-knit sweaters: 
 Answers: 1) Charivari, 2) Duffy, 3) Ready To Wear,  
 4) Body Splash, 5) Raccoon Dogs, Marc Jacobs 
 33. 40 winks 
 35. Dam 
 36. Resembling a goose 
 37. Violent windstorms 
 39. Abbr. after a name 
 41. Fancy 
 42. King or queen 
 46. ___ council on "Survivor" 
 47. Power problem 
 48. Demands 
 54. "Get ___!" 
 56. Dalai ___ 
 57. Churchill's "so few":  
 Abbr. 
 58. "48___" 
 59. "___ rang?" 
 60. Gloomy 
 61. "A rat!" 
 Puzzle 11 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.52) 
 8 9 7 4 
 7 9 1 
 2 8 7 
 5 4 1 3 
 6 3 7 
 9 2 6 1 
 7 5 3 
 4 1 8 
 5 6 9 2 
 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. 
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 AGE 
 1 
 7 
 8 
 9 
 2 3 4 5 6 
 Answers  
 Above!! 
  CROSSWORD 
 SUDOKU 
 3 
 4 
 5 
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