P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. Cicatrix
5. "Polythene ___" (Beatles
song)
8. Poker action
12. Apple's apple, e.g.
13. Attention
14. Pang
15. Brews
16. Brawl
17. Bring up
18. When speaking of what
already happened
20. "-zoic" things
21. Clear, as a disk
22. Cap
23. Lively intelligence
26. Fine, sheer fabric
30. The "p" in m.p.g.
31. Pauper
34. Advertising sign
35. Express
37. Ring bearer, maybe
38. Acquiesce
39. "Bye now"
40. Famous TV collie
42. Animation
43. Small rodent pet
45. Coloration between blue
and yellow
47. "Dig in!"
48. Craze
50. Hires competition
52. Dapple
56. Excellence
57. Cut, maybe
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.55)
8 5 6 3 1 9 4 7 2
9 4 7 8 6 2 5 1 3
3 1 2 4 5 7 6 9 8
4 2 9 6 3 5 1 8 7
5 7 1 9 4 8 2 3 6
6 8 3 7 2 1 9 5 4
7 6 5 1 8 4 3 2 9
2 9 4 5 7 3 8 6 1
1 3 8 2 9 6 7 4 5
58. Creep around
59. Breathing
60. "... or ___!"
61. Ashtabula's lake
62. All alternative
63. "The Catcher in the ___"
64. A little night music
DOWN
1. High-five, e.g.
2. Pepsi, e.g.
3. Long, long time
4. List of team players
5. Nuisances
6. Appeared
7. Allocate, with "out"
8. Kind
ANSWERS
9. "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g.
10. Red ink amount
11. "Malcolm X" director
13. Come up with
14. Milk-Bone biscuit, e.g.
19. Extended family
22. Toni Morrison's "___
Baby"
23. Age
24. Brown shade
25. Father of Paris
26. Blocks
27. Wait on
28. Slight forward convergence
in a vehicle
29. Foe
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 First Lady. Using the hints U=A and
G=R, decipher the clues to name the lady.
1
2
H C U U D D C H Y K U C
G
________________________________
K A V X W J M N
U C Y L Q
________________________________
N X A S B N
Y M U C A
________________________________
T W D U H G E X G A D Q W
Y Q W
________________________________
K B D Y H G C U G G R
K W D T D S D T
________________________________
This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
This First Lady maintained a rather subdued
life at the White House:
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
5) Library, Abigail Fillmore
32. Reverse, e.g.
33. Neon, e.g.
36. Plunge of an aircraft
38. Cliffside dwelling
40. Affranchise
41. Set aflame
44. Spoonful, say
46. Young raptor
48. “Love Her ___”
49. Come to mind
50. Kosher ___
51. Bone-dry
52. Swerve
53. Halo, e.g.
54. Excursion
55. Barely gets, with "out"
56. "Welcome" site
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.55)
5 3 9 7
9 7 6
5 9 8
2 9 6 5
1 2
7 1 9 5
7 6 8
7 8 1
3 2 6 4
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
An swers
Above!!
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
for Best Actor:
3
4
5
Answers: 1) Theater, 2) Film, 3) MGM 4) Natural,
Answers: 1) Baptist, 2) Education, 3) Delicate,4) Gardening
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