P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. Blue
4. Change states, in a way
8. Camping gear
12. "Buona ___" (Italian
greeting)
13. Assortment
14. Met expectations?
16. Not straight
17. Beach shades
18. Romance, e.g.
19. Car dealer's offering
21. Makeup, e.g.
23. Copper
24. "Don't give up!"
25. Lying, maybe
27. "Dig in!"
29. Born's partner
30. Carry on
31. "Chicago" lyricist
34. Structure devoted to
something holy
37. Exclusive
38. Compete
39. Booty
40. A.I.
41. Bundle
42. Matterhorn, e.g.
43. Bed board
45. Wastes times
47. ___ Dee River
48. Best seller
49. Actor's goal
50. Come together
51. Cracker spread
52. Not just "a"
55. "Unimaginable as ___
in Heav'n": Milton
58. Boris Godunov, for one
60. In-box contents
62. Roswell crash victim,
supposedly
Puzzle 1 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.61)
3 8 4 2 9 7 5 6 1
5 2 9 1 3 6 4 7 8
7 6 1 8 4 5 9 2 3
6 3 5 9 7 2 1 8 4
9 1 2 3 8 4 7 5 6
4 7 8 6 5 1 3 9 2
8 5 7 4 2 3 6 1 9
2 4 6 5 1 9 8 3 7
1 9 3 7 6 8 2 4 5
64. Above
66. Misfortunes
67. Beat
68. Fries, maybe
69. Lady Macbeth, e.g.
70. Convene
71. ___ bean
72. "___ calls?"
DOWN
1. Ratty place
2. Deck out
3. Quite a while
4. Bon ___ (witticism)
5. Flying high
6. Like composition paper
7. Chuck
8. What "it" plays
9. At attention
10. Opening time, maybe
11. Mountain pool
12. Preserve, in a way
ANSWERS
15. Undertake, with "out"
20. Make, as money
22. Be a snitch
26. Drone, e.g.
28. Affirmative vote
29. It's boring
30. Ale holder
31. Axis of ___
32. Tab
33. Flower fanciers
34. High-five, e.g.
35. Burrow
36. Catch, in a way
37. Boozehound
40. Dracula, at times
41. Congratulations, of a sort
43. "Ain't ___ Sweet"
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 a fairytale character. Using the hints U=O
and D=W, decipher the clues to name the character.
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
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2
D U K F
X I H Y
J N U D Y M F
Q M I S K V U P Z Y M
D U N J
This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
Charles Perrault put this character
to paper in 1697:
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
4) Grandmother, 5) Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood
44. Bounce
45. Convened
46. Certain surgeon's
"patient"
49. Make fun of
50. "Silly" birds
51. Place for a barbecue
52. Claw
53. Ravines, etc.
54. "... or ___!"
55. Accident
56. Astringent
57. Game piece
59. Back talk
61. Actress Sorvino
63. After expenses
65. ___ green
Puzzle 1 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.61)
4 7 5 6
5 2 6
6 1 8 4
6 5 7
1 5
5 3 2
2 3 6 1
5 3 7
9 3 7 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.
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) Woods,2) Cape, 3) Flowers
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