P U Z Z L E
ACROSS
1. Gentle splash
6. Ado
10. Waste product of protein
metabolism
14. Part of a TV feed
15. Vermin
16. Norse goddess of fate
17. Purple fruit
18. Way, way off
19. Emcee
20. "Is that ___?"
21. Assorted fruit flavor
24. Amount of hair
26. Propel, in a way
27. V.I.P.
29. Working less than 8 hours
(hyhenated)
34. The ___ Prayer
35. Booze
36. Computer storage unit,
informally
37. Acronym for an Aviation
org.
38. Lowlife
39. Bandy words
40. Mother Teresa, for one
41. False move
42. Carried
43. Type of undergarments
45. Bother
46. "Dig in!"
47. Corporate department
48. Writing utensil with
quick drying ink
53. "Wheel of Fortune" buy
Puzzle 1 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.72)
1 9 2 7 3 5 6 4 8
7 6 4 2 1 8 9 3 5
8 5 3 6 4 9 2 1 7
6 8 1 4 2 7 3 5 9
3 7 9 8 5 1 4 2 6
2 4 5 3 9 6 8 7 1
9 2 7 5 8 4 1 6 3
5 3 8 1 6 2 7 9 4
4 1 6 9 7 3 5 8 2
56. Sundae topper, perhaps
57. "High" time
58. Beat
60. Biology lab supply
61. "Desire Under the ___"
62. A-list
63. Drop down?
64. Bound
65. Genealogy
DOWN
1. Perry Como's "___ Loves
Mambo"
2. Break
3. Something that debases
something
4. Actor Alastair
5. Restaurant greeter
6. Apartments
ANSWERS
7. Boost
8. Palm berry
9. Of necessity
10. O.K., in a way
11. Carrot, e.g.
12. At one time, at one time
13. The "A" of ABM
22. "It's no ___!"
23. Miles per hour, e.g.
25. Change
27. Static ___
28. ____ pocus
29. Nuisances
30. Em, to Dorothy
31. Director of an opera
32. Stands for
33. "Snowy" bird
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 I=O and
C=R, decipher the clues to name the lady.
1
2
H L F C V U N D A H C
U G
________________________________
K P V I H W X N
Z A D O A C
________________________________
N K I S E N
O V D
________________________________
T Z D I C H X E C G V D O W
X
________________________________
K C D I K H A C B U V G C K J W A H
D T D S D T
________________________________
This actor won back-to-back Academy Awards
First Lady acted as White House hostess
before her husband became President:
5) Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy
5) Rose Garden, Dolley Madison
35. Draft
38. Guard
39. Exclusive
41. Decree
42. Long, cylindrical pillow
44. Comeback
45. Beatnik's exclamation
47. Taste, e.g.
48. Froth
49. "Cogito ___ sum"
50. Loyal
51. Game on horseback
52. Ceremonial splendor
54. After deductions (var.
spelling)
55. Bad day for Caesar
59. 1969 Peace Prize grp.
Puzzle 1 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.72)
2 5 6
1 3
5 6 9 2 7
6 3
7 9 8 5 1 4 2
5 1
9 7 5 4 6
3 6
6 9 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
An swers
Above!!
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
for Best Actor:
3
4
5
Answers: 1) Theater, 2) Film, 3) MGM 4) Natural,
Answers: 1) Quaker, 2) Montpelier,3) Social, 4) Portrait
52 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ November 2017