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52-SKIDDOO .....................................................................4
ART ON THE SQUARE ...............................................24
BATTLESHIPS ................................................................23
BOXING MATCH.........................................................16
BRANCHING OUT ...........................................................6
IN THIS ISSUE CHAIN SUDOKU .........................................................52
CODE CROSSWORDS ...................................................28
Discovering Japanese Logic Puzzles: Nekkuresu CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 .........................................60
The ninth in a series of columns featuring
lesser-known Japanese logic puzzles 33 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2.............................................61
CUTTING ROOM ........................................................63
The Game of Battleship DICEY DECISIONS .........................................................49
This classic board game puts players right
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DOUBLE CROSS .........................................................51
DSZQUPHSBNT! ............................................................20
Kids’ favorite board games—in their own words 40

Child’s Play EASY AS 1-2-3 ............................................................67
FAMILY REUNIONS ........................................................66
FIDDLE-FADDLE ..........................................................7
Vintage games from the collector’s closet 48

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FUNNY BUSINESS .....................................................10
PLUS… GREATER, LESSER, EQUAL
CROSSWORD PUZZLES ...............................................64
Wild Cards IN AND OUT ................................................................15
A potpourri of amusing little
puzzles for your solving pleasure 26 KID STUFF ........................................................................8
KNIGHT’S ADVENTURE.............................................54
Adventures in Adventing 44
Contest: MIXED DOUBLES ............................................................3
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Pyramido, Savernake Forest 47
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SLITHERLINK .............................................................13
SPLIT DECISIONS ..........................................................50
STRIP TEASE ..............................................................62
TECTONIC .......................................................................29
THE SPIRAL ................................................................19
THEMELESS SPECIAL ..................................................21
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1ǂǑƾƽ(ǈǎƻǅƾǌ BY MIKE NOTHNAGEL
Each answer in this crossword variation has two clues leading to it, using different meanings of the word. The clues are
separated into Across and Down, but are otherwise ordered randomly.
When you find two Across or two Down clues that seem to have the same answer, add up their clue numbers to determine
the place in the grid at which the answer should be entered. For example, if the clue for 1-Across were “Metallic element”
and the clue for 17-Across read “Starring role,” the answer would be LEAD, which would go in 18-Across (1 + 17). Tags
such as “Hyph.” and “2 wds.” have been omitted. ANSWER, PAGE 70
29 18 15
24
19
30 32 16
27 14
23 13
17 12 22
33 21
11
25
ACROSS 15 Egg dish served with hollandaise 7 Dwayne Johnson, familiarly

1 Organized groups of workers 16 Doctor who becomes The Hulk 8 Type of residential school
2 Directly above 17 Type of website ad 9 “Heart of Glass” band
3 Trouble, metaphorically 18 Steeping liquid, often 10 Pointer fingers
4 Actor Cumberbatch 19 Navigator producer 11 Getting on an airplane
5 Just beats (out) 20 1948 Triple Crown winner 12 Left-leaning, politically
6 Mount Rushmore president 13 Reconnect with an old friend
7 Court summons DOWN 14 Touchdown
8 Sharp parts of knife blades 1 Outdoor movie theater 15 Joker, sometimes
9 Business’s general upkeep cost 2 Close the gap, in a race 16 Cause a runner to score
10 Untamed strand of hair 3 Board game sometimes 17 Unpredictable influence
11 Rankings in tournament brackets called Reversi 18 Generous
12 Gardener’s purchases 4 Platform between flights of stairs 19 Tragedy with Iago and
13 Marriages 5 Nickname for Alcatraz Island Desdemona
14 Take off in a plane 6 Back-of-book reference lists 20 Comic strip featuring the Bumsteads

7Ǆǂƽƽǈǈ BY JOEL NANNI
There is one place for each letter of the alphabet in the 26 empty squares of each blank column in the diagram below. Fill
in each letter so that a word of at least five letters is formed reading across only. Not all of the letters to the left and right
of the empty box are used; it’s up to you to determine which ones are needed to complete familiar words. Some letters
may fit in more than one of the empty squares to complete words, but we only came up with one arrangement that would
complete a word in each row. Proper names are not allowed. ANSWER, PAGE 71
A F M A D O U R B R U A A
B C N E S U I S Y B P C B
C B A X L A S T R E M U C
D B H D E E L O E R I Y D
E Y P F A B R O I A S K E
F W F S M A L T H H B J F
G H M R W M A N I N D B G
H B Y G E U B E A N C E H
I S T E T O S C P E Q K I
J A T M P R A F I N Z M J
K Q P U Z L I N K T G G K
L H G L I E B O T I J Y L
M J B Y O I N D E I Z H M
N U S U P R H U A N M L N
O F R E A O N A L E L I O
P O S Y C I M A L P S J P
Q R S U N U R S F D L T Q
R T G V M S T I D V A V R
S O A I S A I R A Y K H S
T T R F P S H O E R A J T
U J E Q U V A L N T X M U
V T W V X E M I O H N W V
W G X T E H N I U E G E W
X F J L U L O A E D G B X
Y Q P U N E N C S C R L Y
Z C V P A E V V N G X F Z

4ƾǇƼǂǅ4ǈǂǇǍƾǋǌ BY FRANK LONGO
In this crossword puzzle, the clues appear in the grid itself. Enter the answers in the direction of the pointers.
George HBO Nope Be a cast 7RMJƤRK Key Occupy Lang. of Lots Lends avis Phrase Surprise Some Like Film
Takei comedy director member organs related to a chair London a hand (unique for an sales cartoons ZIP+4 units
and Yoko series Jordan of G major thing) optimist visit codes
Ono, e.g.
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Turning Using
into ࢝ very few ࢝
words
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drops ࢝ candy ࢝
the issue
Non- Country Have a Sleep-

earthling ࢝ east of snack, inducing ࢝
Hungary say fairies
Bleeped ࢣ ࢣ WWW TV Adding a Hand

out ࢝ page studio lime slice over ࢝
code alert to, e.g. formally
Ran off, Albany- Very 7IPƤWL ࢣ ࢣ ࢣ Sale

as out Buffalo hard motorist ࢝ caveat ࢝
of fear waterway gems of a sort
ࢣ ࢣ Golden Sicillian ࢝ “Ouch, Despise The “S”

____ volcano that of PTSD
(senior) hurts!”
Zilch
“34+35” ࢣ ࢣ Bulbous ࢣ ࢣ ࢣ
singer ࢝ African
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࢝
Slash Giants
symbol, slugger
e.g. Mel ࢝
Native of Fruit Words Bravo ࢝ -RHMIƤPQ Practical

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Spanish
Make the ࢣ ࢣ ࢣ Wrap in ࢣ ࢣ
Top 40, ࢝ layers of ࢝
e.g. cloth
Neighbor Airport Soldiers’ Pistons Letters

of Neb. ࢝ guess, in meal great ࢝ after pis ࢝

and Mo. brief holders Thomas ———————
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in
Assess Starting Part of 8LIƤVWX What a Texas Rodeo

XLIƥEZSV place on ࢝SSN: “C” of goalie ࢝ border ropes
of ࢝ a map Abbr. CFC guards city
African ࢣ ࢣ Toothed ࢣ ࢣ ࢣ
cobras ࢝ turner ࢝

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250, in Zor-El Like Truth, ࢣ Metal Govt. Snow
Roman (Super- villains old-style ࢝ deposits agents queen in
numerals girl) Frozen ࢝
Glimpse
Very ࢣ ࢣ ࢣ ࢣ ࢣ Simian
doubtful ࢝ ࢝beasts ࢝
about
Plan Darkens
(for) ࢝ in the ࢝
sun
Ran with Gas

ANSWER, PAGE 70
map and ࢝ brand in ࢝

compass Canada
Traverses Some
on foot ࢝ reddish
deer ࢝

&ǋƺǇƼǁǂǇǀ3ǎǍ BY MARGERY ALBIS
Place the words from the list into the boxes so that any pair connected by a line will form a compound word or familiar
two-word phrase. Use each word only once. ANSWER, PAGE 71
ARREST DOOR LUNCH SODA
BOOK EATEN MANAGER STAGE
CALL FIELD MONEY TABLE
CENTER FOUNTAIN MOUSE TENNIS

CLUB GUEST PHONE TRAINED
COACH HOCKEY PICNIC WINE
COMPANY HOLE POLICY WORM
COUNTER HOUSE POP

*ǂƽƽǅƾ*ƺƽƽǅƾ BY S.E. WILKINSON
ACROSS 57 Youngster 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Worms, to 58 ___ about
an angler (roughly): 13 14 15 16
5 Howls at the moon 2 wds.
9 Grimm bad guy 59 Nonsense 17 18 19
13 Radius neighbor 62 Heap

14 Father of Beau 63 Two words 20 21 22 23
and Jeff after “Doe”

16 Prejudice 64 Racket 24 25 26
17 Nonsense man Nastase

27 28 29 30
19 Passing notice? 65 Hot times
20 Marshy ground in Paris? 31 32 33 34 35
21 Da Vinci's 66 Good Friday
___ Lisa observance 36 37 38 39 40
22 Human 67 Stylist,
weakness sometimes 41 42 43 44 45
24 Former: Hyph.
26 Actress Glenn DOWN 46 47 48
27 Part of TGIF 1 Comic opera

28 Nonsense clown 49 50 51 52 53
31 German etcher 2 Lily or Tim

54 55 56 57
Albrecht 3 Nonsensical
34 Photograph, briefly 4 Eavesdrop
ANSWER, PAGE 70
58 59 60 61
35 Missile housing via bugs
36 Cycle or 5 Flowers 62 63 64
corn starter 6 Solo
37 Select jurors 7 Luke Skywalker’s 65 66 67
40 PQR followers mentor
41 Advantage 8 Word section:
43 Top-of-the-line: Abbr. 23 “Alley ___” 33 Nonsense 51 Michelangelo’s
Hyph. 9 Woodwind (comic strip) 34 Thread holder country
44 Loathe section 25 Suit 38 Xylophone’s kin 52 O’Donnell
46 Nonsense members accompaniment 39 Courtroom of talk
48 Cube root of 10 Nonsense 26 Replica made in figure television
eight 11 Banister a test tube 42 Vast realms 53 Anesthetic of
49 Fool or showers 12 Noble Italian 28 Intone 45 Curtsy’s the past
lead-in family name 29 Sax type counterpart 54 Vatican VIP
50 Completely out 15 Flatten, as 30 Use a pitcher 47 12-month 55 Module
of control a tire 31 Song for periods: Abbr. 56 Rover rider
54 Strict adherence 18 One of the a twosome 48 Bet accepters 60 Navy officer:
to the rules Brothers 32 Open, as 50 Netherworld Abbr.
56 Imposter Karamazov buttons of Greek myth 61 Performed
7ǅƾǂǀǁ&ƾǅǅǌ6ǂǇǀŷ BY SCOTT ERDMAN
Are you listening? Once again, the holiday season is upon us, and, indeed, bells will be ringing. In fact, each clue below
leads to a word or phrase containing the word BELL. For example, the clue “Class period ender” leads to SCHOOL
BELL. Get all 14 correct, and we’ll give you our ringing endorsement! ANSWERS, PAGE 71
1. Holiday song with the lyric “What a bright time, it’s 9. Cowboy’s meal call
the right time…”
2. Home of the Crunchwrap Supreme 10. Veggie that can be green, yellow, orange, or red
3. Peter Pan’s fairy friend

11. 1969 hit for the 5th Dimension
4. Flared pants of the ’60s and ’70s
5. Clown on Howdy Doody 12. End-of-trading signal at the New York Stock Exchange
6. “Fractured” Philadelphia tourist attraction

13. Classic SNL skit with Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell
7. Famous Hemingway novel
8. Statistical graph image 14. “Mr. Watson—come here—I want to see you” utterer

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BE-LIEVE IT OR NOT!
By Raymond Simon
How many of these 12 words starting with BE can you identify? Write one letter in each blank. ANSWERS, PAGE 70
1. Where you sleep B E ____

2. Bird’s bill B E ____ ____
3. Grizzly, for example B E ____ ____
4. Seashore B E ____ ____ ____
5. Part of a Santa costume B E ____ ____ ____
6. Stomach B E ____ ____ ____
7. Seat in a park B E ____ ____ ____
8. Germany’s capital B E ____ ____ ____ ____
9. Where honey is made B E ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
10. Another word for “under” B E ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
11. Very pretty B E ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
12. Jack climbs it in a famous fairy tale B E ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
BUILD-A-WORD
By Raymond Simon
Listed below are two sets of three-letter words. Each word in column A can be combined with some word in column
B, with the column A word coming first, to form a new word. But be careful: One beginning may match more than one
ending, but only one combination will use every word. We’ve done one to get you started. ANSWERS, PAGE 70
A B
FOR ICE FORGET
SEA SAW _________
ANY TON _________
NOT ACE _________
CAN NOT _________
OUT GET _________
JIG SON _________
TEN ONE _________
PAL LAW _________
COT ANT _________

SEASON’S GREETINGS
By Raymond Simon
Here’s a puzzle that’s sure to bring you good tidings. Each clue below leads to a word or phrase related to the winter
holidays. Answer as many clues as you can, writing one letter in each box. When you’re done, read down the shaded
column to reveal a special message!
ANSWER, PAGE 71
1. Red-nosed reindeer
2. Holiday candleholder
3. Where Santa lives
4. One of Santa’s reindeer
5. Snowman with a corncob pipe and a button nose
6. The Festival of Lights
7. A Christmas ___ (story about Scrooge)
8. Santa’s helpers
9. Whoville holiday ruiner
10. Spinning top with four Hebrew letters
11. They're hung on the Christmas tree
12. Fancy name for the Christmas season
13. It gets stuffed with small presents
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Can you ID these brands? ANSWERS, PAGE 70
1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
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11
10
13
14 15

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18
19
20
21
23
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24
25 26 27
28
29 30

5ǎǈǍƾ&ǈǑƾǌ BY RAYMOND SIMON
To solve Quote Boxes, drop the letters from each vertical column—not necessarily in the order in which they appear—into
the empty squares below them to spell a quotation reading from left to right, line by line. Words may continue from one
line to the next; black squares indicate ends of words. The author of each quote is given above its grid. ANSWERS, PAGE 71
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7ǅǂǍǁƾǋǅǂǇǄ BY FLORIS SMITH
Your goal in these puzzles is to fence off a part of the grid with a closed circuit. Just draw a line from 2 1 0
dot to dot (horizontally or vertically—never diagonally), continuing until you return to your starting 0 3
3 3 1
dot. Each digit indicates the number of fence segments you must draw along the sides of that 3 1
numbered square. The example at right shows a solved puzzle. 0
0 2 2 3
ANSWERS, PAGE 72
PUZZLE 1 PUZZLE 2
2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 3
3 2 2 3 1 1 1
2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0
3 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 0
2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2
0 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 2
3 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 2
0 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 0
0 3 3 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1
2 1 2 2 1
PUZZLE 3 PUZZLE 4
2 2 2 1 2 2 31 2 2 2 2
3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2
2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2
3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 2
3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3
1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
1 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 2

*ǈǎǋ-ǆǉǈǋǍƺǇǍ0ƾǍǍƾǋǌ BY RAYMOND YOUNG
Fit all of the words and phrases listed below into the grid so that they interlock in standard crossword fashion. Each
word should be used exactly once. When you are done, the grid will contain four particular letters that appear five
times each in a different row of the grid. Can you identify these letters? STARTING HINT, PAGE 74
5 LETTERS
ARMOR HORAS MAYAS PAWNS PONZI TRIED
ATRIA KAPOW MISS M. PIZZA PSALM WIPES
DORAS KIDDO MR. MET PO’BOY TRACT ZORRO
6 LETTERS
ARMADA JUST NO MY HERO ROMIJN SNOOKI UNITED
INGRAM MADRES PARDON SO HAZY STOP AT UTMOST
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No matter what styles are currently in or out, it’s all the same to us. All of the words and phrases listed below contain
the consecutive letters I-N or O-U-T. They are hidden in the grid horizontally, vertically, and diagonally (always in a
straight line). Whenever you come to a consecutive I-N or O-U-T, substitute a lock symbol in the grid. If you find yourself
in a bind, check out the answer on page 73.
N S H P A R K P
G A L B O O E
X O T R Y R
R G Y L F G I
E K E S A I T P E
T R R C D D U R F
A E T S O E I O
W H S S R N R
H G S G T T
H T P B C Y
M S M T E T H F
Y M R G O A I O
N A P A U L E U
V N U N C H S R
P A T H O S E S
ALBINO IN TOUCH SHINDIG TRYOUT
BOY SCOUTS MOUTHWATERING SHOUT IT OUT

UNCOUTH
CHINESE PAINT HOSES SOUTH PARK
DON’T BE A LOUT PAULINE SPINNER

VARMINT
FLYING POUTY FACE STOUT MAN
GHERKIN ROUTE FORTY-FOUR ST. REGINA YOUTH GROUP

&ǈǑǂǇǀ1ƺǍƼǁ
The object of this solitaire challenge is to guess a word before making six incorrect guesses, as in a familiar
childhood game.
To begin, choose any letter of the alphabet that you think might appear in word I below. Suppose you pick E. Go to the
Letter Chart on the facing page and find the number listed in row E of column I (because you are working on word I).
The number is 88; you now look at box number 88 in the Position Chart (to the right of the Letter Chart) and find the
number 7. This means that the letter E occurs in the seventh position (and nowhere else) in word I. If a letter occurs
more than once in a word, the Position Chart will show all its locations.
If you find from the Position Chart that a letter appears in position 0, then the letter does not appear in the word. As
a penalty for an incorrect guess, write that letter in one the six boxes in the diagram beside the word blanks. If you fill
all the boxes (that is, make six incorrect guesses) before identifying the word, you’re knocked out.
If you can win 8 of the 12 matches, either you’re psychic or you have a remarkable gift for words. ANSWERS, PAGE 73
WORDS TO BE GUESSED LETTERS MISSED
I. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
II. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
III. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
IV. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
V. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
VI. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
VII. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
VIII. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
IX. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
XI. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
XII. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

BY R. WAYNE SCHMITTBERGER
LETTER CHART
POSITION CHART
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
A 83 45 65 59 30 7 55 19 38 98 36 47 A 1 2 3 4 5
1,8 9 0 7 2
B 65 20 66 86 33 51 48 81 35 28 96 17 B 6 7 8 9 10
2,8 0 5 0 2
C 35 58 86 31 76 17 56 74 4 92 47 71 C
11 12 13 14 15
D 85 89 4 60 7 48 27 11 52 59 17 22 D 0 2,5,6 0 6 4
16 17 18 19 20
E 88 73 13 10 89 69 14 91 15 22 100 19 E
4 0 5 0 6
F 45 65 15 25 17 9 11 22 92 84 51 39 F 21 22 23 24 25
3 0 3,6 10 0
G 51 86 17 56 97 25 81 67 58 29 22 35 G
26 27 28 29 30
H 80 26 58 27 8 56 90 41 66 61 62 6 H 10 0 3 0 1
31 32 33 34 35
I 29 25 68 88 37 34 51 13 74 49 19 3 I 3,4 4,8 0 2,4,6 0
J 55 68 11 9 81 33 49 90 94 17 25 80 J 36 37 38 39 40
6 0 1 0 5
K 37 55 39 11 19 13 97 45 68 94 56 58 K 41 42 43 44 45
L 14 90 20 78 56 55 28 17 25 35 31 41 L 0 5,8,9 5,7 3 0
46 47 48 49 50
M 94 61 81 97 87 54 8 38 11 75 90 65 M 8 7 0 0 4
N 81 83 76 66 27 89 84 44 72 2 29 45 N 51 52 53 54 55
0 5 1 1,5 0
O 59 37 57 26 3 97 87 12 9 70 58 7 O 56 57 58 59 60
0 3,5 0 5 6
P 67 66 41 30 58 22 96 48 76 97 61 36 P
61 62 63 64 65
Q 61 41 48 90 65 11 9 56 5 3 84 49 Q 0 8 7 2 0
66 67 68 69 70
R 56 43 80 92 9 49 4 51 27 72 86 37 R
0 4 0 8 1
S 19 2 35 61 88 58 7 63 80 93 55 48 S 71 72 73 74 75
1 0 4 0 2,7
T 53 19 70 94 32 61 80 58 62 7 3 50 T
76 77 78 79 80
U 11 1 33 13 22 27 3 49 23 50 92 44 U 0 2,3,5 8,9 5,9 0
81 82 83 84 85
V 27 94 90 49 25 29 86 92 81 33 97 51 V 0 2 2 0 3
W 97 72 10 76 49 19 22 29 33 37 94 68 W 86 87 88 89 90
0 2 7 3 0
X 58 49 29 51 80 65 92 76 7 41 9 55 X 91 92 93 94 95
Y 49 48 45 80 60 35 15 84 13 9 18 56 Y 8 0 6 0 9
96 97 98 99 100
Z 25 81 94 29 41 99 68 80 37 65 72 18 Z 1 0 8 7 2,9
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

4ƾǇƼǂǅ4ǈǂǇǍƾǋǌ BY COREY KOSAK
In this crossword puzzle, the clues appear in the grid itself. Enter the answers in the direction of the pointers.
Photo- Al Green Miss the It began Root Repelled :MPMƤIW Gives Tie the Orderly Flag Ease, as No, in Large Car Hustlers
shopped, or Sean mark, in around used to by in print effusive knot down, as fears Bonn cargo radiator of the
perhaps Paul Hit a way 1100 B.C. make poi praise a cab vessel ƥYMH 1970s?
Czech Star of
Republic Madam
region Secretary
Really Batches
relied on of letters,
maybe
Stannite Ocean
and east of
others Florida
Boise’s More Just The Year: Sp.

state: cagey slightly Planets
Abbr. composer Sewing
kit item
Part of a “Go The
chaise team!” Piper of
longue Hamelin
Little Blow Pet Not Skater Ancient

lie one’s top (novelty cooked Midori native of
gift) at all Peru
Heath
Polenta Gas in
base garish
signs
Cues
Light In Cousin
snack GSRƥMGX of a
(with) gator
53, in “Which Gillette Muss,

Roman person razor as hair
numerals was it?” brand
Olympic 1950s Roth Always, Doing a -Pei

gymnast Ford in poems charade
Korbut model Reduced of Corp.
prices honcho
Actor Govt. 1960s
Max health college
agency protests
Sydow
Actress Comic It lists Dogs like
LaRue or actor items Lassie
Longoria Mayall bought
Film Last -Detoo O’Neill’s Secure

director Greek WGMƤ The again, as
Orson letters droid) Cometh a door
Native of Stuff in Inuit Actor

Glasgow varnish dwelling Robert
or Ayr De
Common Brewery Carry Male cat Tin Meeting Single

holiday kiln around Tin (old period, toon
trees FBI guys, TV dog) slangily frame
e.g.
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bonds as maker's
it cools waste
NBA star Plum “Li’l ol’

from used to me?!”
Shanghai ƥEZSVKMR
Flashy High
ANSWER, PAGE 73
playing
Adorable card
quality
“I think
I’ll pass”

8ǁƾ7ǉǂǋƺǅ BY GERRY WILDENBERG
This puzzle turns in two directions. The spiral’s Inward clues yield a sequence of words to be entered counterclockwise
in the spaces from 1 to 100. The Outward clues yield a different set of words to be entered clockwise from 100 to 1. Keep
track of which way you’re going, and have many happy returns. ANSWER, PAGE 74
1
2
31
4 32 30
29
33
5 56
55 28
57
34
54
6 58
76 75 27
35 53
77 74
59
90
7 26
91 89 73 52
36 78
60 99
8 100 88 25
92
72 51
37 79
98
61
9 87 24
93 71 50
38 80
62 97
10 94 86 23
70 49
39 81
96
63 95
85
11 22
82 69 48
40
83 84
64
12 68
47 21
41 65
67
66
13 42 46
20
43 45
44
14 19
15 18
16 17
INWARD OUTWARD
1-6 Game with six five-letter guesses 100-97 Nevada’s “Biggest Little City in the World”
7-12 Official language of Israel 96-91 South American grassy plains
13-17 Passion 90-85 Made good on a debt
18-22 Capital of Belarus 84-80 Battery terminal
23-31 Underlying layer 79-75 Sacred flower of Buddhism
32-35 Tibetan monk 74-70 Best time to see stars
36-40 Long lock of hair 69-64 Epic poem by Virgil
41-46 Sense and Sensibility heroine 63-59 Largest artery in the human body
47-51 ___ salts 58-54 Black-and-white oceanic predators
52-55 Ingrid’s role in Casablanca 53-49 Long prom night rides
56-60 Zagreb resident 48-43 Best-selling Italian beer
61-66 Band aide 42-37 ___ of two evils
67-71 Opposite of o’er 36-31 Cornhusk-wrapped Mexican food
72-76 Knife brand touted in a classic infomercial 30-26 Miniature pies
77-82 City in Ohio or Spain 25-21 Entertains on the street
83-87 Gymnast Comaneci 20-15 Blockhead
88-95 Part of PIN 14-10 Not as experienced, as recruits
96-100 Solitary sort 9-4 Gazed at in wonder
3-1 Noisy quarrel

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Below are seven messages—pithy sayings, fascinating facts, and a cartoon gag—that have been translated into simple
cipher alphabets. Letter substitutions remain constant throughout any one cipher, but change from one cipher to the
next; the level of difficulty increases as you progress. An asterisk (*) indicates a proper noun or title. ANSWERS, PAGE 73
4. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

1. CRYPTOON
FN MNM IGSRGY UGOIMYMI UBN T
RCBYGW VAZ ILNPAXUYT QW RA
APN J OMU DJTY GE VDMSV MZMYN
RCL *YAZRC *EANL, *WBYRB, OQR
QJVR IJN GE * I M S M FA M Y. T RGQI
U RCUYG I L’ N N CBFL RA EBWW
B M Y, “VG T SJO VMM TO RBM OMU
AY RCL CAQWLIBZXUYT EBZRD.
N M J Y.”
5. SPIN CLASS
HVSH IVSCWNXR OLQNOQA WASPQL
KSCXYZ KXL VQL LQCSLBSEAQ
GNRRNRFZ GSZ BRXGR SZ HVQ
GXLAO’Z HXW HXW QSLRQL.
6. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

2. FIR A GOOD TIME…
GCU HQMG PQZ YE GCVM ZUQI,

“XJYPCZE FRM *FCJNPMGQP MJYYP
TCUJ TIVGGUJ VJ WYJGC, PQZ QJP
PGYZZNVO KX PMQJP QVI PVKA QVI
ZUQI EYIWQG, HYYFM HVFU “YJU
BNVY JYPNV—NVCQZY IYYBZE QVI
G T Y G C I U U , YJ U G T Y G C I U U .”
XNZZ EKRJ PKRZ ANMC ANVMJE
V N O C M .” — * T K C V * T. * O Y I I Y P 7. IN-FLIGHT MEALS
3. HAPPINESS IS A GIFT *QVGLNM’T QNNM QDHHNCBVGBNM,
J MNSHAU JE *YKSQK JY YN LNPPX QKTTVIKTSKNQ, QNTNMIT Q A I K N T,
KPP QIA QJBA DAVKOYA IA HNAYS’Q QNCKWNMT QNCKLKDAT QKTYNT
MNUUX KDNOQ QIA ZKYQ NU EOQOUA QDKGB QDDM-ID-QDDM *QVTYNM
KSH LOYQ ENVOYAY NS QIA ZUAYASQ. Q V T Y N T.
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A, D, K, N, and V, in some order. Cipher 4: Ciphertext T probably stands for A or I; try the latter.
Cipher 7: The vowels A, E, I, O, U are represented by Cipher 3: Ciphertext J probably stands for I or A; try the former.
the latter represents a number. represents a common conjunction.
Cipher 6: Compare GCU and GCIUU; Cipher 2: QVI, which appears three times,
pattern that you might recognize. one of the characters depicted.
Cipher 5: HVSH has a distinctive letter Cipher 1: Proper name WBYRB represents

8ǁƾǆƾǅƾǌǌ7ǉƾƼǂƺǅ BY ELIZABETH C. GORSKI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44
45 46 47 48
49 50 51 52 53
54 55 56 57 58
59 60 61 62
ANSWER, PAGE 75
63 64
65 66
ACROSS 36 Winter bug 64 “Honest!” 23 Mother of Helios

1 Declaration of 37 Winning 65 Peanut butter and jelly, 25 Peak performer?
independence? 38 ___ Misérables for two 27 Imam’s faith
8 Place on ’90s 39 Remove one’s name, 66 One in the know 28 Gulps down a brewski
TV as on Facebook 30 Shoppe sign adjective
15 Jazz highlight by 41 Chum DOWN 32 Male fowl
John Coltrane 42 An Inconvenient 1 Son of Abraham 33 Site of Chicago
16 Names, officially Truth subj. 2 Invisible Man touchdowns
17 Plants native 44 “A German Requiem” author Ellison 35 Spiritual guide
to mountaintops composer 3 Convenience for 38 Totally without
18 Coal container 45 Home of Utah office workers who affection
19 Earth Day mo. Valley University want to hurry up? 40 Disney lioness
20 Poseidon’s home 47 Use veto power 4 Govt. assistance 43 Showed fear
21 “___ say …” (“Alas …”) 49 Saint Petersburg’s river program 44 ‘Un-Break My Heart’
22 “Yakety Axe” 50 “If I ___ Boy” (2008 5 Charged things singer Toni
guitarist Atkins Beyoncé song) 6 Jubilant 46 Cope
24 Philly hockey player 51 Hole punchers 7 Margarita preference 48 James’s King of
26 Grand tale 54 Christmas 8 Knead-y professionals? Queens costar
29 Public tree topper 9 Bygone reference work 52 Donald Duck’s nephew
acknowledgement 56 1040, to Brutus by Microsoft 53 Diaphanous
31 ___ Hashanah 58 “Good one!” 10 Stentorian 55 Desert “monster”
32 Legendary Monday 59 Top Hat star 11 Three’s Company costar 57 D-Day craft
Night Football 61 “Honest!” 12 Euphoric 59 Chief law officers: Abbr.
sportscaster 63 Searches with a 13 Cardinal cap letters 60 Soak (up)
34 RuPaul’s ___ Race powerful engine 14 Language suffix 62 ___ Chi

7ǂƺǆƾǌƾ8ǐǂǇǌ BY FRANK LONGO
This puzzle gives you two grids for the price of one. And two sets of clues to go with them, so you can work both crosswords
at the same time. What’s the catch? Each clue number is followed by two different clues to two different answers. The
puzzle is to figure out which answer goes with which grid. 1-Across has been filled in for you. ANSWERS, PAGE 74
ACROSS 30 Berkshire Hathaway’s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 MVP of Super Bowls CEO...: 2 wds. M O N T A N A

XVI, XIX, XXIV ...and his nickname: 13 14
...and his nickname: 3 wds. 15 16

2 wds. 32 Stiff prison sentence
8 Is lacking Duel sword 17 18 19 20
Malia Obama’s sister 33 Fixed further,
13 Zima or Smirnoff Ice as text 21 22 23 24
Like fast, bouncy Vital engine

music: Hyph. conduits: 2 wds. 25 26 27 28 29
14 Song of praise 34 Cute, cutesily 30 31

Fudd of cartoons I, Robot author
15 Gives a poker hand, 36 Stage design 32 33
say: 2 wds. Corrosive cleanser
Like the king in 37 Genre for Cardi B 34 35 36
The King and I Letter after pi

16 Michael of R.E.M. 38 Some are black-eyed 37 38 39 40 41 42
Carne ___ Comic shrieks 43 44 45 46 47

(burrito filler) 40 Crazy Rich Asians
17 RV hookup org. director Jon 48 49
Add-___ Sacking targets,
(accessories) in brief 50 51
18 Vacate the premises 43 Social stratum

Very unruly tykes Take potshots
20 My ___ Sal (1942 45 Drink with tapioca
musical) pearls: 2 wds. DOWN 24 Boundary
Spike on a film set Some pianos and 1 Face covering 2004 Jude Law film
21 Stimpy or Sylvester motorcycles Karate’s cousin 25 Far northern or
Jiffy 48 Audibly 2 Hodgepodge southern frozen
23 Stop resisting Freeze over: 2 wds. Dentist’s directive area: 2 wds.
In the vicinity 49 Treat as a celebrity 3 LAX guesses Administers an oath of
25 Olive stuffer Greasing the palm of Final Four org. office: 2 wds.
Stayed at a distance: 50 Hawks’ homes 4 Jack Ryan creator 26 Do some fancy
2 wds. Rats and roaches, e.g. Clancy footwork: Hyph.
29 Maui garlands 51 Leaves out Bit of cartoon art March 17 bar order:
Words in an analogy: Bygone times: 5 Jungle beast 2 wds.
2 wds. 2 wds. Mantra syllables 27 Desserts with cookie-
6 It conducts visual stimuli based crusts: 2 wds.
to the brain: 2 wds. Mob members
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
J O E C O O L In direct confrontation: 28 Low digit
13 14
3 wds. RICO Act enforcer
7 Hover ominously 31 Keats poem
15 16 Zenith Travel by air
8 Sudden influx 35 Opinion pieces: Hyph.
17 18 19 20 Steppenwolf novelist Some sounds from
9 ___-rock (music genre) R2-D2
21 22 23 24
Smallish batteries 39 Sci-fi dark warrior Ren
25 26 27 28 29
10 Greets with a grin: 2 wds. Lane who sang with
Pale bluish color: 2 wds. Xavier Cugat
30 31 11 Noshed: 3 wds. 40 Planted “pet”
Elixir of forgetfulness Stick in a makeup
32 33 12 Arboreal frog: 2 wds. kit: Hyph.
Expert examiners 41 Crooked
34 35 36
19 Cruising at top Lacking clarity
37 38 39 40 41 42
speed: 3 wds. 42 Avails oneself of
Marvel character Loses tautness
43 44 45 46 47 played by Patrick 44 “Tsk!”
Stewart: 2 wds. Lay (down)
48 49 21 “Attack, mutt!”: 2 wds. 46 Chic, ’60s-style
Fruit preparation tool Paper Mate rival
50 51
22 Ending for Gator 47 Homer Simpson’s dad
Wriggly fish Moreover

BY CONCEPTIS LTD.
&ƺǍǍǅƾǌǁǂǉǌ WWW.CONCEPTISPUZZLES.COM
The six puzzles on this page are solitaire versions of the classic paper-and-pencil game of Battleships. Each grid represents
a section of ocean in which a fleet is hiding. This fleet consists of one battleship (four grid cells in length), two cruisers
(three cells each), three destroyers (two cells each), and four submarines (one cell each). The ships may be oriented either
horizontally or vertically, and no two ships can occupy adjacent grid cells, not even diagonally. The digits along the grid’s
perimeter indicate the number of cells in the corresponding rows and columns that are occupied by vessels.
You’ll notice that some “shots” have been taken to start you off. These may show water (indicated by wavy lines), a
complete sub (a circle), the bow or stern of a ship (a rounded-off square), or a midsection of a battleship or cruiser (a
square). The puzzles get harder as you go. Can you reach the rank of admiral by locating all six fleets? ANSWERS, PAGE 72
Water End of ship (will continue in the direction of the flat side)
Submarine Middle of a ship (will continue either left and right or up and down)
1–SEAMAN 2–PETTY OFFICER 3–ENSIGN

1 6 5
1 1 0
5 2 1
2 1 1
4 1 2
0 1 1
1 0 2
2 0 1
1 0 1
3 8 6
4 0 1 1 2 4 1 3 4 0 2 1 2 3 2 3 0 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 6
BATTLESHIP BATTLESHIP BATTLESHIP
CRUISERS CRUISERS CRUISERS
DESTROYERS DESTROYERS DESTROYERS
SUBMARINES SUBMARINES SUBMARINES
4–CAPTAIN 5–COMMODORE 6–ADMIRAL

1 2 1
1 0 1
5 1 0
1 2 2
5 2 0
1 2 5
0 3 2
1 2 5
3 3 2
2 3 2
2 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 6 0 1 5 1 5 2 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 5 1 1 4 3 1 2 0
BATTLESHIP BATTLESHIP BATTLESHIP
CRUISERS CRUISERS CRUISERS
DESTROYERS DESTROYERS DESTROYERS
SUBMARINES SUBMARINES SUBMARINES

%ǋǍǈǇǍǁƾ7Ǌǎƺǋƾ BY BONNIE KOVES
This is the easiest way we know of to create art without the benefit of formal training. All you have to do is copy each
square in the proper place in the empty grid, following the coordinates. The square marked A3, for example, should
be drawn in the box where Row A intersects with Column 3. The more carefully you work, the better the result will
be—certainly as good as the finished product found on page 73.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I7 C6 E7 B1 G4 B3 G3
F6 H5 E3 C3 A7 G1 A2
H3 E1 F5 A4 E2 C5 C4
I2 F4 I3 B2 B6 A3 A1
D6 H7 F1 C1 I1 D5 D1
G2 I6 B4 I4 E5 E6 D4
B7 F2 F7 H6 B5 D2 D3
H2 I5 G6 C2 A5 G5 D7
E4 G7 H4 A6 F3 C7 H1

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LOGIC TEASERS TEASERS
SOCCER IN ATLANTIS THE WORD’S GETTING AROUND… TOP $40?
According to legend, the lost The two words below are made up What #1 song does this rebus
continent of Atlantis held soccer of the same six letters. The first represent?
tournaments with a similar format
to today’s World Cup. Teams are
word you might see on a sign, and
the second word describes what $40
initially divided into groups of four, you’ll be if you do what the sign says. The answer pattern is (5,3,7).
and within each group every team Each number represents the same
plays each of the others once. After letter throughout both words. Ū7ǁƺǐǇ/ƾǇǇƾƽǒ
that, the two teams with the best
records advance to an elimination
round. The way the round robin TEASERS
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matches are scored is that a team 1-77-2+0-2/7
earns 3 points for a win, 1 point The crisscross grid below isn’t quite
for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. finished. The 15 letters beneath it
One group consisted of the can be inserted to form a pattern
countries of Elysia, Halcyonna, of common words reading across
Shalomar, and Wyvernia. From the
clues below, can you determine the
order in which the teams finished?
62645321 and down. Can you find the unique
solution?
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1. Elysia earned 1 more point
than Halcyonna. ]yore]]]e
2. Shalomar earned exactly TEASERS ]]n]very]
half as many points
as Wyvernia.
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3. Halcyonna had no draws
A certain Pro Football Hall of Fame
quarterback has the same name, ]]]]range
in any of its games.
4. Elysia and Wyvernia played
except for the first letter, as a ]]]]t]]]]
to a draw.
landlocked European nation. Can
you name them both? glasses]]
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FOR THE RECORD A A B E G H H
GIMME FIVE! - / 2 3 3 7 8 <
Not all French artistes have five-letter surnames, but many do. Can you Ū+ƺǋǒ(ǂǌƼǁ
match each French artist, author, or composer (1–10) with the title of one
of their most famous works (a–j)? Most of the works are very well-known,
so their titles are given in French for an extra challenge. TEASERS
CODE NAME
1. Bizet Name the small African nation
2. Camus whose name consists of three
3. Degas syllables: The first syllable is the
4. Dumas postal abbreviation for a New
5. Fauré England state; the second is that
6. Manet of a Southern state; and the third is
7. Monet that of a Midwestern state.
8. Ravel
9. Rodin Ū'ǁƺǋǅǂ2'ǁƺǉǆƺǇ
10. Verne
a. Après un rêve TOUGH NUTS

b. Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe HOLDING PATTERN
c. L’Étranger What 9-letter word contains the
d. Les Nymphéas name of a state, a country, a
e. Le Penseur body part, a plant, and a device,
f. La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans where the letters of each remain
g. Rapsodie espagnole in their original sequential order
h. Les Toréadors (although they are not necessarily
i. Les Trois Mousquetaires consecutive)?
j. Voyage au centre de la Terre
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PRINT-AT-HOME
PUZZLES
FOR THE RECORD
TO COIN A PHRASE
Change is the name of the game—specifically, the kind you find in your
purse or pocket. The answer to each of these clues is a word, name,
or phrase featuring a U.S. coin. If you answer everything correctly, you
should have $1.95 in change for your piggy bank.
1. Cheap, tawdry paperback

2. Bruce Wayne’s butler’s surname
3. Don’t take one of these
4. Equine that excels at short sprints
5. Rat on, in gangster-speak
6. Typical asking price for your thoughts
7. Very common and of little value
8. Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, e.g.
9. “How You Remind Me” band
10. Stephen King clown
11. McDonald’s burger offering since 1971
12. Laverne & Shirley costar
13. Army supply officer
14. SpongeBob SquarePants channel
15. Marilyn McCoo’s group
16. Street in Liverpool immortalized in song
17. Brake quickly and accurately
18. Section of Paris on the south side of the Seine
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FOR THE RECORD NOW AVAILABLE!

’TIS THE SEASON PRINT YOURS TODAY
The answers to all of these clues share something in common; it’s up
to you to ascertain exactly what that is.
1. Phone plug-ins ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
2. Unwanted mail ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
3. Tolerates ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4. Dodge pickups ___ ___ ___ ___
5. Sharks‘ cinematic foes ___ ___ ___ ___
6. Bottle-nosed creatures ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
7. Scorches slightly ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
8. Pre-Olympian Greek gods ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
9. Some Amazon warehouse workers ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
10. Crow’ cousins ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
11. Loyal citizens ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
12. Aslan, Scar, and Mufasa ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
13. Some rodeo riders ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
14. Canonized ones ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
15. Senior Catholic officials ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
16. Norse plunderers ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
17. Golfers‘ coups ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
18. Heads of the NYPD and FDNY ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
19. They rank below
Captains in the Navy ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
20. Stallions-to-be ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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ANSWERS, PAGE 75

'ǈƽƾ'ǋǈǌǌǐǈǋƽǌ BY JOEL NANNI
In the puzzles below, the numbers in the grid squares stand for letters of the alphabet; your task is to crack the code.
Once you’ve figured out the letter that matches a certain number, place that letter in every square containing the same
number and in the chart beside the grid. Every letter of the alphabet will appear at least once in the completed grids.
1 14 14 7 6 12 8 24 11 23 7 14 16 8 24 13
A N L
2 15 12 12 7 24 4 4 15 3
B O A
14 12 5 24 4 9 4 24 17 1 24 21 14 5
3 16
C P 16 4 22 4 18 18 16 21
4 17
D Q 26 4 15 20 24 12 4 2 26 7 13 23 24
5 18
E R 15 11 13 8 24 13
6 19
F S 23 4 15 13 24 14 23 24 19 23 24 21 11 13
7 20
A G T 21 1
8 21
L H U 24 21 22 7 22 24 13 11 24 25 11 4 12 26
9 22 13 12 23 24 13 24
I V
10 23 14 7 2 15 21 7 4 14 2 8 24 21 11
J W
11 24 7 7 11 4 24 15 18 11
K X
ANSWERS, PAGE 74
26 12 23 26 12 1 4 4 15 2 4 7 25 8
12 25
L Y 24 3 8 24 10 8 15 24
13 26
M Z 11 15 13 2 7 21 11 24 18 24 21 11 24 11
18 16 22 12 21 11 1 1 20 16 16 14 16 24 1 14
E P A N P
11 13 9 6 22 18 16 2 2 15
5 2 13 13 16 16 14 2 21 15 10 24 24 2
B O
3 16
11 11 24 24 22 2 17 12
C P E
4 17
21 2 24 14 16 26 2 18 22 4 12 10 11 21 D Q
5 18
6 13 6 24 E R
6 19
7 10 12 21 2 14 22 24 21 22 20 16 24 12 F S
7 20
3 24 21 16 18 14
G T
8 21
6 22 1 1 16 23 10 11 1 15 22 7 7 3
H U
2 2 22 11 9 22
I V
5 11 1 16 6 22 12 10 1 21 22 6 16 26 10 23
J W
24 12 2 16 1 24 6 10 11 24
K X
22 1 21 11 5 25 11 5 21 2 24 11 16 12
12 25
19 2 9 16 16 12 5 21
L Y
13 26
16 8 14 18 22 11 1 16 26 12 22 20 16 12 M Z
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8ƾƼǍǈǇǂƼ BY FLORIS SMITH
In these puzzles, each square must contain a digit. A one-square block contains only a 1, a two-square block contains 1
and 2, a three-square block contains 1, 2, and 3, and so forth. The same digit cannot appear in neighboring squares—even
diagonally. These puzzles start out easy and get progressively harder. The first puzzle has been solved as an example.
ANSWERS, PAGE 76
EXAMPLE ❶ ❷ ❸
4 1 2 5 1 5 1 4 1 4
3 5 3 1 2 1 3 4
2 1 2 4 3 4 3 4 2 1 3 1 5
3 4 5 1 4 1 1 5 2
❹ ❺ ❻
5 5 2
1 5 3
5 3 4 4
4 2 1
❼ ❽ ❾
3 5
2 2
5 4
4 1 3
5 1 4
3 2 3 1
2 1
5 4 3 5
2 3
2
3 5 1
5 5 2

;ǈǋƽ*ǂǇƽƾǋ BY RODOLFO KURCHAN
In each of these puzzles, you are given a word and a grid

EXAMPLE *ǂǇƽǍǁƾǐǈǋƽ+%1)
of letters. Starting at any letter, move one square horizontally
or vertically to the next letter. Then move two squares to E E G G E E E4 G G E
the next letter, then 3 squares to the next, and so on until
you find the given word. ANSWERS, PAGE 76
G G M M A G G M M A
G A G M E G A G M E
E M A A G E M3 A A2 G
E M M G A E M M G1 A
P U E P Z Z E
1. Find the word PUZZLE
U L Z Z L E E
E E L Z Z U P
L P P Z U P L
E U U Z L Z L
E Z P L Z E L
P U U Z E E E
2. Find the word HIDDEN
H I N D I H H
E E D N I D I
N I H D H E H
E I H D N D D
H N D D N D E
D D N E I E D
N D E I H N D
3. Find the numbers 1 TO 12: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, TWELVE.
H T F I E V E S WT E V
ON WO F E L E T E S T
EO S E E L VV E HT N
H T H G V WH N V E L E
I E N X F I F I V GN E
E E U I E S GW E T T L
NE G ON E S E N VV E
ENO L L E T E E E I X
V E I NW R E V I S E W
EH I R T T I WX ER T
L T N UO E H T V NS N
EV E OF UX E S L E I

3Ǉƾ8ǐǈ8ǁǋƾƾ BY FRANK LONGO
Solve this puzzle as you would a regular crossword, except that each space may hold one, two, or three letters. The
number of letters in a space is for you to determine, using logic and the crossing of words. The answer to 1-Across,
B-LA-ZON, has been filled in as an example. ANSWER, PAGE 74
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11
B LA ZON
12 13 14
15 16 17
18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28
29 30 31 32 33 34
35 36 37
38 39 40 41 42
43 44 45
46 47 48 49 50 51
52 53 54
55 56 57
ACROSS 46 Furnace, e.g. 16 Holder of tools, toys, or treasure

1 Display showily 47 1956 hit for Frankie Lymon and the 19 Meat often eaten with eggs
4 Lead singer on 15-Across: 2 wds. Teenagers: 6 wds. 20 Implement for mixing eggs
9 Mary J. with nine Grammys 52 Therefore 21 Story
12 Amending 53 Weight-loss drug that Xenical is 23 Was tone-deaf: 4 wds.
13 Like terrains that are fit for cycling a brand of 24 Zapped with a stunning weapon
14 Say “I do” anew 54 Name of the first pope, in Latin 25 Part of LBO
15 1982 hit for Men at Work: 5 wds. 55 It beats a leaner in horseshoes 27 Established routes followed by planes
17 Tarzan, for one: Hyph. 56 Name of many a software 31 Decorative tattoo dye
18 Cologne’s river instruction file: 2 wds. 32 1948’s European Recovery Program,
19 Request put in for an item that’s 57 Capital of Michigan more familiarly: 2 wds.
temporarily out of stock: 2 wds. 33 Set in motion
20 Brand of reddish-brown DOWN 34 Tousled, as hair
topical antiseptic 1 Make coffee, tea, or beer 35 Fillet, as a fish
22 2017 hit for Pink: 3 wds. 2 Extravagant 37 Act of rebuking
26 Actor Sim who played Scrooge 3 Part of a city code regarding land 38 “...___ you like it or not!”
28 Former Nissan brand allocation: 2 wds. 39 Listening to again, as a court case
29 Billy Budd star Stamp 4 Kurt who co-founded Nirvana 40 Cinema frequenter
30 1977 hit for Leo Sayer: 4 wds. 5 Back in pristine condition: 2 wds. 41 Self-centeredness
32 Little finger or toe, to an anatomist 6 Be a resident of 45 “You’re in good hands” insurance
35 Singer Carter with the #1 country 7 Barkley who was Truman’s company
hit “Strawberry Wine” vice president 47 Dressed in
36 Dissertation 8 “Ouch, that hurts!” 48 Many-headed serpent slain
38 1961 hit for Connie Francis: 4 wds. 9 Escape from prison: 2 wds. by Hercules
42 Distributed proportionately 10 South American capital: 2 wds. 49 From days long past: 2 wds.
43 Title for Macbeth or Macduff 11 Election ploys related to division 50 Arms of the sea
44 Waterproof overshoe of districts 51 Employing too much

NEKKURESU
BY ANDREW PARR
In this ninth instalment of Discovering Japanese Logic Puzzles, I’d like to present an original
creation. It’s a loop-type puzzle that combines elements of two other puzzles, Paint by Numbers
and Tapa. Nekkuresu translates to “necklace,” which is what the completed grid will look like due
to its unique hexagonal shape. Please join our Facebook group, Games Magazine Enthusiasts,
where we discuss everything and everything about this magazine, past and present. And that is
where I will post a walkthrough video of the hardest puzzle in this column, just in case you need
a nudge in the right direction.
GOAL:
Shade some cells to create a continuous path that doesn’t diverge or touch itself.
RULES:
• The path can proceed straight or make 60-degree turns (not 120 degrees).
• A number inside a cell indicates the length of consecutive shaded blocks in neighboring
cells. If there is more than one number in a cell, there must be at least one unshaded cell
between the shaded cell groups. Numbered cells cannot be shaded.
• Numbers outside the grid indicate how many groups of shaded cells are in the row indicated
by the arrow, and, in order, how many consecutive shaded cells are in each group. For
example, 3, 1, 1 indicates there will be three groups in the row that contain, in order, three
shaded cells, one shaded cell, and one shaded cell. Groups are separated by at least one
unshaded cell, and there may be unshaded cells at either end of the row.
EXAMPLE 3 3
1 1
4 1 4 1
4 4
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
1 1
2, 2 1 2, 2 1
1, 3, 1 5 1, 3, 1 5
2 2
2 5 2 5
1 1
D I SCOV E R I
NG
P N
LOG PUZZLES
IC
SOLVING HINTS
1. Try solving clues at the edges of the grid first.
2. Determining where the path can’t go will help you deduce where it can go.
3. Don’t try to work linearly; discover segments of the path at several places in the grid and then link them together.
4. Buy yourself a fresh eraser. You’ve earned it!
1
5
1 1 1
4 1 0 1
1 2
3
3
1
1, 3, 2 2 1 1
2 4
3
3
1
3
1
1 2
2, 1, 1, 1
3 4
3 2, 2
1 2
1 4
1 1 1
4 3
1
4
1
3
1 0
3 1 4 3
1, 3
1, 2, 2, 1
4
4
1, 3, 1
4, 1
2
5
5
2 2 2
2 1, 1
1 2
2 2
2 1 1
1 1 1
6
2
2, 2, 2
1 1
2
1, 2
1 1
2 1
1
2
2 2

1
1
2 3
1 1 1 3
6 3 1 1
7 1 1
3, 1, 1 1 3 3
5
1
2 1 8
2
2
1, 3 2 3
1
1, 1, 3
3, 3, 1
1, 2, 1, 1
1
2
3, 1, 1, 1 3
9
2
2, 1 2 7
1 3
10 1, 6, 1
ANSWERS, PAGE 77
1
3
1 2
1 2, 4, 1
2
1
1, 2
2 3
2
1, 2
5 2 5, 1, 1 0
1
3
1, 2, 1
2, 2
11 1
12
0 1
2 3, 2, 2
4
5
3 1
4 1
1, 1, 3
5 1
2
1
4, 1, 1, 1
1, 1

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to sink their opponent’s ships, as opposed to one in
captured the attention of board the modern game. With the additional shots, the game
game enthusiasts in the early QSZIHUYMGOP]FYXMX[EWHMJƤGYPXFIGEYWITPE]IVWLEH
1930s. The appeal of this classic toSeveral
remember where their previous shots were located.
other pencil-and-paper versions were pro-
naval combat game is timeless; it puts duced in subsequent years. These included Combat:
you at the center of a battle where you The Battleship Game by the Strathmore Company and
Warfare Naval Combat by Maurice L. Freedman.
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while trying to protect your own ships from MILTON BRADLEY SCORES A HIT
being annihilated. No ship is safe during this Another paper version called Broadsides: A Game of
Naval Strategy was published in the ’30s and ’40s by the
game full of suspense, strategic moves, and Milton Bradley Company. At the time, Milton Bradley was
excitement. Through the decades, Battleship a well-established American game company known for
The Game of Life; it would go on to manufacture such
has undergone several incarnations, from classics as Yahtzee and Twister.
its pencil-and-paper days to mass market In 1967, Milton Bradley decided to forgo paper and re-
success. Even after all these years, fans still leased a version of Battleship with plastic components.
The game box contained the following items: two fold-
enjoy hearing the game’s trademark line: able game boards (10×10 grids containing holes and
“You sank my battleship!” labeled with numbers vertically and letters horizontally)
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battleships, cruisers, submarines, and destroyers. Those
BATTLESHIP’S ORIGINS ships had respective sizes of 5,4,3,3,2, where the size
Several theories exist about the origins of Battleship. One indicated the number of squares the ships occupied on
idea is that it was derived from a game called Basilinda the grid. (Over the years, ships have varied in size in dif-
that was developed in the 1890s by E.I. Horsman. Basil- ferent editions.) Additionally, the set included 168 white
inda was not based on naval combat, but its gameplay TIKWERHVIHTIKWXLEXƤXMRXSXLILSPIWSRXLIFSEVH
was similar to Battleship: Opponents sat across from these were used to record hits and misses on the grid.
each other with a partition between them and hid their The original Battleship game offered players three
playing pieces as they moved them around. different ways to play: the standard game, in which
Another possible forerunner to Battleship was L’Attaque, players take one shot at a time; an advanced Salvo
a French game played on a square board. Each player ZEVMERXMR[LMGLTPE]IVWXEOIƤZIWLSXWEXEXMQIERH
had 36 pieces; every piece had a numeric value, which the opponent must report where hits were made; and
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an enemy piece moved onto an occupied square. This where the opponent only had to report how many hits
game became popular among French soldiers during were made without telling what shots were hits or what
World War I. ships were hit.
Game historians also note that, during the latter years
of World War I, Russian soldiers played a guessing game THE HASBRO COMPANY
on paper similar to these forerunners. Grids drawn on Throughout the 1960s and ’70s, Milton Bradley continued
paper represented the various spaces on the board. to expand and acquire new contracts, but by the early
Players shaded those areas on the grid where their WXLIKEQIMRHYWXV][EWMRƥY\XLEROWXSRI[
battleships were located and placed an “X” on spaces developments with digital products and video games.
their opponents guessed. In 1984, the Hasbro Company acquired Milton Bradley.
Today, Milton Bradley is no more. However, Hasbro
SALVO continues to produce Battleship. Over the years, Battle-
6IKEVHPIWWSJ&EXXPIWLMTŭWYRGIVXEMRSVMKMRWXLIƤVWX ship’s popularity has grown. Hasbro manufactures
commercial version was published by Starex, a U.S. upwards of 150 million pieces for Battleship games
based company. This paper-based game for two players each year, which is undoubtedly an indication of the
was released under the name Salvo—a term referring game’s success.
to the simultaneous discharge of bombs or artillery. And, since Battleship has been translated into a mul-
Salvo was billed as “The Game of Wits.” It consisted titude of languages, people worldwide can enjoy it.

Even Hollywood has gotten
in on the game: The 2012 movie
Battleship depicted a fleet of ships
that are forced to battle an
extraterrestrial enemy armada.
BATTLESHIP VARIATIONS example, at schools and summer camps. In these ver-

Battleship has spawned countless variations over the sions, a large physical board and wall separate a player
years that employ different themes and rules that add from the opponent. In addition to being fun, this type of
a spin to the original game. In 1977, Electronic Battle- play also enables children to learn about numbers and
ship became available on home computer. This version strategic thinking.
was a precursor for later electronic Battleship games. Some Battleship editions include sets that are based
In 1989, Electronic Talking Battleship was introduced; on movie themes, such as Battleship: Pirates of the
this game added sound effects that made play more Caribbean, which incorporates a pirate theme with
realistic and exciting. ships and characters from the Disney movie. Another
In 2008, an updated version of Battleship was released. game called Battleship: Star Wars Advanced Mission
In this game, islands were added to each grid, and ships incorporates a twist on the Star Wars movies. You shoot
could only be placed around them. Eventually, Battleship a spaceship into outer space; one hit from your opponent
reverted to its original style, but the 2008 version is still can destroy the entire ship.
sold under the name Battleship Islands. Even Hollywood has gotten in on the game: The 2012
On the video game end, Hasbro has offered options movie Battleship HITMGXIHEƥIIXSJWLMTWXLEXEVIJSVGIH
ranging from apps for mobile devices to an online ver- to battle an extraterrestrial enemy armada. The cast
sion where players compete with others. During the included some big names, like Liam Neeson, Rihanna,
2000s, video games made for the Sony PlayStation 2 and Alexander Skarsgård.
and Nintendo Wii added some alternatives, including a
variety of missiles and ships not found in other editions. THE LEGACY OF BATTLESHIP
And if you still prefer to play with pencil and paper, What is it about Battleship that continues to engage
single-player Battleship puzzles have been available since players after all these decades? The game is unique in
1982. (See page 23 of this magazine for an example!) In that it brings players together in competitive action that
order to provide more of a challenge, the game can be is full of suspense and excitement. You call the shots
played on a grid that is larger than the standard 10×10 in a head-to-head battle where the goal is to defeat
size. With a larger grid, players can choose more hiding ]SYVSTTSRIRXF]IZIRXYEPP]WMROMRKXLIMVIRXMVIƥIIX
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purple, yellow, blue, orange, green,
red, and purple, and there are some
spaces that have things on them.
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peanut, gingerbread man, and a
candy cane, and a [What is that,
Daddy?] gumdrop, and there’s
spaces. So there’s a card, and when I like Chutes and Ladders. So...it’s
you pick it, it has that picture on it, a board. And there’s three things...
and you look at the board and you well, not three. We lost some of them,
move to that space, and there’s a and actually, I don’t remember how
little shortcut if you land on that part many you were supposed to have
that has the arrow. Then you go on when it came. I think we might have
that shortcut, and there’s another lost one, but I can’t remember.
arrow that shows you where to go, There’s a ladder that—all of the
and there’s a little red part with a ‘X’ princesses...it’s a Disney princess
on it—red and blue—and if you land game. And so, it goes... like this
on it, then a person gets to go two [visual not available].
times, and there’s a rainbow spot
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pieces to the Home from Start. You But I had to go down the big slide.
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person that’s at the end...well, there’s lets you switch places with the other Rapunzel one is the perfect one, but
a different character, that’s Jolly, and person and 7 splits up your move. watch out, because it’s hard to get.
then the person at the end is called So if you land on your dad’s space, The bad guys are the slides, the
King Kandy, and that’s it. Oh wait! you make his pawn go back to Start. princesses are the ladders.
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is Lord Licorice. I forgot to say it’s a My favorite thing is doing the slide You win the game if you get to the
bad guy. And there’s kids at the attack to knock over my dad’s piece smallest ladder, which is...I think is
starting place. off the board and he has to put it the smallest ladder, which goes to
back. And I like the Sorry! card Cinderella’s castle; that’s in Disney
Sometimes I like to start at the end because it gets your piece out far World. I don’t know, it’s just fun.
and go backwards. And if you land and also knocks their piece back
on a piece that has the arrow that to Start. When I play it, I yell “SORRY!” What I like about the game is that
shows you where to go, then you go and my mom and dad say “IT’S it’s fun because you have to go a
down where the other arrow is. OKAY!” long way up, and it’s hard to get to
the top, so if it’s hard to get to the
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win by going on the rainbow spot; I go forward. But sometimes you can go down a slide, it’s funny that you
think I said that. I don’t like if we go go backwards, so your little guys were just right there and you have
by Lord Licorice. He’s not scary, I just can take a shortcut Home. We also to go all the way back up.
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a certain logic at play in this calendar, it's possible to determine what the last animal will be, even before opening the
door. The name of that animal is the solution to the contest.
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WORLD OF PUZZLES, P.O. Box 184, Fort Washington, PA 19034. Entries may be sent in an envelope or written on the
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WORD GAME of them have some unique

PAPERBACK ADVENTURES bonuses that make playing
FOWERS GAMES with them feel fresh.
PC/MAC: $15 The game itself is played like
AGE RANGE: 12+ a strange hybrid of Scrabble
PLAY TIME: 2–3 HOURS and Slay the Spire. The goal
PLAYERS: 1 is to stay alive while running
------------------------------------------------------------------------ a gauntlet of hostile literary
T
im Fowers makes immensely characters. Each character
appealing titles, with a great tackles its current foe in a one-
combination of clever gameplay on-one card battle by making words and might be a better choice than a longer one,
and eye-catching design. Paperback and deploying abilities. and, in fact, some powers reward a focus
its sequel Hardback are deck-builders in Every turn, you’re dealt a hand of letter on three-letter words.
which you use letter cards to spell words cards, each with a variety of powers and Between battles, it’s possible to upgrade
each turn. Paperback Adventures builds values. The letters are arranged to form and buy cards, building a customized
on its predecessors to create a word- a word, and the various symbols contrib- HIGOƤKLXF]ƤKLX%WEVSKYIPMOIXLIVI
based roguelike battling game—and if ute to a cumulative attack. Letters may is no second chance, so if that fourth
that sounds strange, be assured it works simply add to hit or block numbers, but enemy brawl depletes all your character’s
like a charm. might also modify those values in inter- health, it’s game over and time to begin
You begin each run in Paperback Ad- esting ways. Cards may also provide a new set of encounters. That might be
ventures by choosing a main character. Boons, Hexes, or Energy, which can all a dealbreaker for gamers just looking for
The robot and rogue are unlocked at be combined with unique card powers the next battle/word game, but it’s a good
the beginning, but as you complete runs to shape an attack. pick for those who like the challenge of
more characters become available, each Each turn, one letter must have its sustaining a run through a sequence of
with a number of unique qualities. The power activated, after which it is moved ever-stronger foes. The biggest challenge
rogue, for example, doesn’t have as to a “fatigued” pile and out of the game. for Scrabble fans may just be playing
much defense as the robot, but it’s ca- With everything going on, you’re never a well-honed high-value attack made
pable of dodging. The play style changes simply making the best word, but must up only of the word CAT while leaving
from character to character, with some also consider what a card contributes to something like QUEAZY on the table.■
having high attack and defense and an attack. Thus, a
others relying on speed and agility. All three-letter word
GOOD CHOICE FOR FANS OF: PAPERBACK RATING A
PUZZLE STRATEGY with little “empty space” be-
PIKMIN 4 tween points of interest. It is
NINTENDO here that Pikmin 4 diverges
SWITCH: $60 the most from its ancestors.
AGE RANGE: 10+ Rather than the careful plan-
PLAY TIME: 10 HOURS ning and navigation of the
PLAYERS: 1–2 ƤVWXXLVIIKEQIW4MOQMR
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P
ikmin is one of Nintendo’s most aggressive exploration of
beloved series, and one that the world. It does not want
few other games have been able can freeze entire lakes solid if gathered you to consider the risks or weigh your
to replicate. Pikmin 4 does nothing to XSKIXLIVɅ chances: It wants you to go. Now. Over
change that, and carries on the time- Supplementing your familiar floral the next hill, into the next cave, through
tested staples of the previous games, friends is an entirely new companion, the next hole. Each new discovery of-
while also adding enough changes to Oatchi. A trained rescue dog, Oatchi fers something to open up even more
keep itself fresh for returning fans. acts as both a companion and a faith- possibilities, from a new Pikmin variety
Like the titles before it, Pikmin 4 is ful steed. He can be ridden into battle to explore with to progression towards
a game of strategy and exploration. laden with Pikmin on his back, or sent the next area of the game.
Trapped on a strangely familiar planet, to command his own band of minions Despite this shift in tempo, it is still,
the player commands the titular Pik- somewhere else on the map. Oatchi’s at its heart, a Pikmin game. The world
QMRŪWQEPPTPERXPMOIGVIEXYVIWŪXSƤKLX EFMPMXMIWGERFIJYVXLIVYTKVEHIHF]ƤRH- is big, the Pikmin are vibrant, and the
off an eclectic menagerie of monsters ing and rescuing other castaways hiding wonder of exploration is ever present.
and hazards as they try to escape. As in the caves that dot the planet’s surface. A faithful evolution of the titles before it,
new areas are explored, new Pikmin The world of Pikmin 4 is tighter than Pikmin 4 is as much for longtime fans
become available for use, ranging from TVIZMSYWKEQIWERHWMKRMƤGERXP]QSVI of the series as it is for newcomers. ■
XLI GPEWWMG ƤVITVSSJ VIH EQTLMFMSYW fast-paced in its progression. Each —Brendan McDonald
blue, and conductive yellow Pikmin to area of the game
RATING A
the newly introduced Ice Pikmin, who is carefully used,
GOOD CHOICE FOR FANS OF: PIKMIN

BY THOMAS L. MCDONALD • TA B L E T O P G A M E R E V I E W S •
TILE-LAYING Placement rules are simple.

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SYNAPSES GAMES, $35 must be laid next to at least one
AGE RANGE: 8+ matching color, without extending
PLAY TIME: 30 MIN. beyond the grid limits. Players get
PLAYERS: 2–4 six wooden tokens representing
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P
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in a very satisfying way. A pharaoh its matching symbol is played,
has asked architects to compete to the token must be placed on that
make the most splendid pyramid to usher domino. If there’s a gap in the grid
him into eternity. Each architect builds their or a player can’t match a color,
own structure out of colored dominoes, they must place three multicolored pav- contiguous layers with matching colors.
rising four levels and encrusted with ing tiles, which serve to bridge holes and Therefore, if the colors on layer three
jewels, with the highest-scoring pyramid match colors. If they run out of paving match those on layers two and one, all
winning the honors and the game. tiles and can’t place a domino, they’re the symbols for that color are scored
There’s no game board in Pyramido. out of the game. across all the levels. This gives the game
Instead, all players draw tiles from a The goal is to create matching areas with an interesting cumulative effect as tiles
quarry to build a 4×5 (or 5×4) pyramid multiple symbols in order to score points. are placed not merely to make the current
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made of four stacks of dominoes placed square, the symbols on the contiguous There’s an appealing tactility to the game
side by side, with three dominoes placed EVIEWEVIXSXEPIHJSVEƤVWXVSYRHWGSVI and its handsome wooden markers, and
in front of two stacks each. The domi- In each subsequent round, the players lay the Egyptian theme is carried well through-
noes are divided into two colors, with another, smaller level on top of the preced- out both design and gameplay. It’s not at
some marked by symbols. Players take ing one, culminating in a single domino as all complex, but there’s certainly room for
turns drawing from the quarry, placing the fourth layer. maximizing points by careful choices, and it
the dominoes in their tableau, and then Each round is scored, not just for the will play very well with mixed age groups. ■
replenishing the quarry from one of the current level,
two adjacent draw stacks. but for all
GOOD CHOICE FOR FANS OF: KINGDOMINO RATING B
TILE-LAYING more. Finally, the lair tokens in-
SAVERNAKE FOREST crease the distance an animal can
DEVIR: $20 travel from its home card to collect
AGE RANGE: 10+ food. By collecting and placing
PLAY TIME: 30 MIN. these tokens, the scoring possibili-
PLAYERS: 2–4 ties for cards increase over time.
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L
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is another light tile-laying game leads to a dead end either on the
that plays well with a wide range edge or inside the grid, as long as
of age groups. It’s graced with a sweet two animals are not connected by
theme and art featuring forest animals the same path. The game thus
gathering food for the winter, and can becomes a matter of selecting
be learned quickly. the right paths and connecting
The animals of Savernake Forest, Eng- of points in the scoring round, and can them to the animals who score the most
land, are collecting food for the winter, collect food a certain distance away. points for the food on those paths.
and your task is to lay paths linking them For example, a bird may earn 1 point The game ends when any player com-
to their preferred edibles while racking each for paths with strawberries and pletes a 4×4 forest. The small board is
up points. Each player constructs a 4×4 eggs, but none for worms or acorns. XLIRƥMTTIHSZIVXSFIGSQIEWGSVMRK
grid (or 4×8 in the two-player variant) This same bird may be able to collect track, with points tallied for all the food,
from square cards arrayed at the center food up to four squares away from its the animal cards, and an extra point to
of the play area. The cards are set in a own card. All animals also have a value whomever ends the game holding the
row under a small board stacked with during scoring. rooster. This is a very simple game with
different wooden pieces, and when you When a card is selected, players can adorable art and enough substance to
choose one of the four face-up cards, you also collect one of the markers. There’s a keep both children and adults interested.
also take one of these markers. single rooster, which indicates who goes Strategy is involved in choosing the ani-
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curves. The last face-up card features card to increase its value, so that every increase scoring opportunities. ■
a single animal. Each animal prefers food found on
certain foods, is worth some number a path is worth GOOD CHOICE FOR FANS OF: CARCASSONNE RATING A
•THIS OLD GAME• BY JONATHAN SCHMALZBACH
BARGAIN HUNTER
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ho doesn’t love a bargain? Looks like a lot of us, Certain spaces will move contestants elsewhere on the
judging from the million-plus results that the phrase board—for instance, to stores, window shopping, or Pay-
“bargain hunter” returns on a Google search. day. Those passing Payday get to collect $300, but they
Less well-known is that bargain hunting may be geneti- also have to pay 10% of their credit bill. Ouch.
cally rooted. A 2021 Forbes article by Alison Escalante 8EK 7EPI MW XLI FIWX WUYEVI EW MX EPPS[W E WLSTTIV XS
followed researchers looking into this phenomenon. What buy any item for 10× the value of the spinner, where the
their study found is that “70 percent of the variability in highest number is 8. If you buy a sofa normally priced
‘deal proneness’ was associated with variability in genetic at $350 for $80, that’s a great bargain. (The spinner also
factors. In other words, bargain hunting is genetic.” determines how many spaces players move.)
Therefore, I was just following my DNA’s disposition Two other types of squares let you pick Events Cards and
when I picked up the 1981 Milton Bradley game Bargain Bargain-Finder Cards. Events Cards are generally positive.
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The challenge of Bargain Hunter is furnishing an apart- an opponent’s PAYDAY.” Bargain-Finder Cards move players
ment in the least expensive way possible—so bargain hunt- backward or forward a certain number of spaces or, more
ing is crucial. Players start out with $1,000 and a shopping LETTMP]QE]VIEHŰ74)'-%07%0)3**%2=-8)1ű
list of 19 items needed to furnish their digs. Curiously, two
of these items are pets. TIME TO SHOP
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are two department stores, two furniture stores, and a pet shop. GEVHW3RI(ITEVXQIRX7XSVIGEVHVIEHW
The board is ringed with squares that lead to actions. For in- Blender……$35
stance, all red squares will cause a player to pay money to the Clothes Dryer…..$325
bank. This might be because of a doctor visit or auto repairs. Refrigerator…..$500
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sive items and unexpected red square charges. HMJJIVIRXTVMGIW7SQIGEVHW[MPPLEZILMKLIVTVMGIWERH
some will have lower prices. A neat conceit of the game
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One of the charming features of the game is that if a to move the top card to the bottom and expose the next
player runs low on cash, they can use a plastic credit card card. Is $35 too much to pay for a blender? Well then, wait
to charge up to $1,000. The credit card gadget, which is and see if the blender is cheaper on the next card.
connected to the move spinner, channels the devices %7EPIWTEGIEPPS[WETPE]IVXSGLERKIGEVHWMRER]SV
from the early ’80s where a card was put in and a clerk all of the stores. If an opponent is in a store and the price
had to use some muscle to move the handle back and card looks like it’s inexpensive, change it to try and make
forth to take the credit card impression. Even after all them pay higher prices.
that, a contestant may not be approved for credit. The color scheme of the spaces in the stores consists
For those so inclined, it’s a good way to teach the kid- SJKLEWXP]WLEHIWSJKSPHGLEQSQMPIERHTMROXLEXFIƤX
dies about credit, because in order to win the game, play- the early ‘80s—a very “motel room carpet” vibe.
ers have to complete the shopping list and pay off any
outstanding credit charges. HUNTER-GATHERERS UNITE!
The game appeals to our ancient hunter-gatherer genes.
It’s a challenge trying to buy the 19 items. Given that it takes
many turns to accrue money, the game can go on for a very,
very long time. Long enough to tire out the most enthusi-
astic of shoppers and game players. If you see a copy at a
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The last word goes to Nobel-Prize winning behavioral econ-
omist Richard Thaler. In regard to most
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have convinced their customers that
the entire shopping experience is
an orgy of bargain hunting, and
go out of their way to rein-
force that image.”
Who doesn’t love a
bargain? ■

(ǂƼƾǒ(ƾƼǂǌǂǈǇǌ BY JOEL NANNI
In each puzzle below, 24 different letters (no J’s or Q’s are used) have been written on the faces of four six-sided
dice, which we’ve labeled #1 to #4. In each case, we’ve come up with a list of 12 four-letter words that it is possible
to spell out with these letter dice. Your job is to figure out which six letters are written on each die. Each puzzle has
just one solution. We’ve provided solving grids that might be helpful. If you fill in the grids correctly, all instances
of any particular letter will appear in the same column, and each column will contain exactly six different letters..
ANSWERS, PAGE 74
#1 #2 #3 #4
DON E D E N O
V I ED
C R EW
GA Z E
MA G I
GUNK #1 #2 #3 #4
A XON AXES A E S X
CLOT Z EAL
P I TY L ABS
BYES T H AW
W I SH WR E N
SUR F DOV E
D I MS
GU Y S
G I FT
R I CH
HYPE
KNO T

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7ǉǅǂǍ(ƾƼǂǌǂǈǇǌ BY FRED PISCOP
The only clues in this crossword are the letter pairs provided in the grid. Each answer across and down consists of two
words that share the letters you’ll enter in the empty squares. In the example below, S, E, and W fill the empty squares to
make SINEW and STREW. No proper names are used; you may find a few cases with more than one possible combination
of letters, but only one solution will fit with the crossing answers. ANSWER, PAGE 76
S EW
H A O C E R
K I I S G O
V E K I
G A N O A E
O A C U I A
A I F E
E G
A E T U D E M A O C
I W E A G Z A T
U I D R
E S D N R S
N T
C I
A O O R I L
Z N O I R I
O Z
M O
I G U A U L
L D S V W I
K U
Y R
U T W O E A
L A A O E I
T L
F L
L T U A C H
V E S T
Q R M N X R E I
I S U E U K T R R V
A R
N N N T
O U F O C A
R L V I A R
A R V E
U G I D Y K
S T O I U B

(ǈǎƻǅƾ'ǋǈǌǌ BY MICHAEL ASHLEY
Answer the clues on the numbered dashes, one letter per dash. Then transfer the letters on the dashes to the correspondingly
numbered squares in the puzzle grid to reveal a quotation reading from left to right. (Black squares separate words.) When
you’re done, read down the list of answers; their initial letters will spell the author’s name and the source of the quotation.
1O 2M 3N 4R 5J 6A 7H 8U 9N 10 Q 11 R 122 G 13 F 14 M 15 U 16 E 177 D 18 S 19 B 20 Q 21 S
22 U 23 F 24 M 25 O 26 D 27 P 288 N 29 U 30 F 31 J 32 N 333 F 34 O 35 L 36 Q 377 A 38 G 39 I 40 U 41 C 42 M
43 A 44 H 45 S 46 S 47 Q 48 C 49 A 50 B 511 D 522 H 53 K 54 S 55 O 56 O 57 S 58 N 599 D 60 B 61 R 62 H 63 E
64 I 65 A 66 G 67 T 68 C 69 C 70 I 71 E 722 L 73 R 744 A 75 M 76 Q 77 O 78 B 79 P 80 M 81 D 822 N 833 F 84 O
85 D 86 F 87 H 88 S 89 F 90 Q 91 M 92 E 93 J 94 P 95 A 96 I 97 M 988 O 99 E 1000 I 101 F 102 U 103 O 104 L 105 C
1006 J 1007 G 108 D 109 T 110 N 111 M 112 A 113 J 114 E 115 P 116 A 1117 H 1118 Q 119 R 120 R 121 M 122 P 123 I 124 N 1225 Q
126 L 127 T 128 G 129 Q 1330 M 131 R 1332 A 133 J 134 B 135 C 136 D 137 L 1338 N 139 N 140 A 141 E 1442 B 143 I 144 D 1445 O
ANSWERS, PAGE 78
146 B 147 U 148 L 149 N 1550 F 1551 P 152 T 1553 S 154 Q 1555 C 156 H 157 N 158 Q 159 M 160 O 161 U 162 G 1663 R 164 S 165 L
1666 M 1667 K 168 J 169 U 170 M 1771 C 172 E 173 G 174 H 175 P 176 B 177 D 178 K 179 N 1880 H 181 B 1882 N 183 C 184 I 185 K
1886 R 1887 S 188 D 189 M 190 F 191 D 1992 U 193 Q 194 S 195 G 196 M 197 L 1998 K 199 I 2000 G 201 K 202 N
A. Season finale, K. Ultimate point, to

sometimes 132 74 49 140 116 6 37 65 an astronaut 201 198 178 167 53 185
43 95 112
L. East End resident,
B. Author of the Silo for one 72 197 126 148 165 104 35 137
sci-fi series: 2 wds. 78 146 50 181 19 142 176 134
60 M. Second Sherlock
Holmes novel: 5 wds. 196 80 170 24 97 42 159 111
C. Scotch tape and
rubber cement 155 105 69 48 135 41 171 68 2 189 121 14 91 130 75 166
183 N. Direct
124 202 179 138 32 28 110 3
D. “The Love Goddess”
of ’40s filmdom: 2 wds. 188 191 59 26 51 108 177 85 58 139 149 157 182 82 9
81 144 136 17
O. Home of the
Minaret of Jam 1 56 34 145 77 98 25 84
E. Mutual appreciation
get-together 71 92 63 99 141 172 114 16 160 103 55
P. Sponged
94 115 122 79 27 175 151
F. “The People’s Poet”
(1881–1959): 2 wds. 89 13 33 86 190 101 83 150 Q. English vaccine
pioneer: 2 wds. 158 193 118 125 36 154 76 20
23 30
129 47 10 90
G. Patron of lost
things: 2 wds. 12 162 128 38 66 200 195 173
R. First POTUS to win a
107 Nobel Peace Prize 131 119 163 61 4 186 73 11
120
H. Home of the NCAA
Golden Flashes: 180 44 174 117 87 156 7 52
2 wds. S. Insolently rude
46 21 88 187 45 194 57 164
62
54 153 18
I. Steadfast in T. Landlocked central
one’s resolve 123 184 39 70 143 100 199 64
African country 109 67 152 127
96
U. Queen of England from
1533–1536: 2 wds. 15 8 169 22 40 29 102 192
J. Baseball brouhaha
5 133 113 31 168 93 106 161 147

'ǁƺǂǇ7ǎƽǈǄǎ BY FLORIS SMITH
Chain Sudoku is a variant of sudoku in which the digits 1 through n are used for an n×n grid. So, for example, the
digits 1 through 5 would be used for a 5×5 grid. The goal is to fill in the grid with missing digits such that each row,
column, and group of circles connected by lines contains each digit exactly once. ANSWERS, PAGE 77
❶ ❷
3 2 4
5 5 3 1
2 4
5 2 4 1
4 1 3
❸ ❹
1 3
2 5 3 1 6
2 5 6
2 6 5
3 2 6 6 4
4 3
❺ ❻
4 1 2 3 5
2 3 4
6
6
4 5 4
1 3 6 5 2

❼
9 3
4
3 6 5 4 2
4 7
6 5
5 7
4 6 5 2 8
2
2 4
❽
9 6
8 7 2
8
5 1 7
3 4
7 8 2
1
2 4 3
1 6

/ǇǂǀǁǍŭǌ%ƽǏƾǇǍǎǋƾ BY JON KING
Your job is to guide the knight from the starting point in the lower left corner to the amulet in the
upper right corner, picking up six treasures along the way. (And be careful--the orange squares are
lava!) Each treasure chest requires a key to open; you can hold up to two keys at a time. (Note: Not
all keys will be collected.) The knight moves the same way it does in chess; only the squares you
start and end on matter. You can’t land on any square you’ve landed on before. Can you beat our
best score of 84 moves? Good luck! ANSWER, PAGE 77

SKYSCRAPER
CROSSWORD PUZZLES BY RODOLFO KURCHAN
Your goal in these puzzles is to form familiar four-letter words (proper nouns are allowed) reading across and down
in each grid. All of the letters that appear in each puzzle are provided.
These puzzles also incorporate elements of the number logic puzzle known as Skyscrapers. The letters represent
buildings in alphabetical order from 1 to 26. (A = 1-floor building, B = 2, C = 3, D = 4, and so on, up to Z = 26.)
Arrows indicate how many buildings (letters) you can see from the direction the arrow is pointing. If the same
letter appears in two adjacent squares, only the first of the two can be seen.
Here are a couple of solving hints: Start by placing the tallest buildings in order (last letters of the alphabet among
those given). Also, the two words given above each puzzle will be spelled out in the solved puzzle. ANSWERS, PAGE 76
PUZZLE 1: LATE, USER PUZZLE 2: TOYS, HITS

Letters: A A C E E E F I L L N R S T T U Letters: A A F H I I N O S S S T T T T Y
2 1 2 2 3 3 3 3
2 2 3 2
2 3 3 2
4 1 2 1
1 3 2 2
1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2
PUZZLE 3: REST, GEAR PUZZLE 4: EASY, PLAY
Letters: A A B E E G L O O R R R S T T U Letters: A A A A C E E L M M O P R S S Y
2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3
2 2 2 3
2 3 2 3
3 2 2 1
3 1 2 1
1 3 2 1 1 2 2 1
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The numbers outside each row and column tell you how many groups of black squares there are in that line and, in
order, how many consecutive black squares there are in each group. For example, 4 5 9 2 tells you that there will be four
groups that will contain, in order, 4, 5, 9, and 2 consecutive black squares. The fact that the numbers are separated tells
you that there is at least one empty square between them. (There may also be empty squares at the ends of lines.) The
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squares wide, the sixth and seventh rows each have the number 8. No matter how you place eight consecutive black
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eighth squares of the column will be black (Figure 3). Figure 4 shows the completed picture. ANSWERS, PAGE 78
1 1 1 1
1 2 6 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 1 2 6 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 1 2 6 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 1 2 6 9 6 5 5 4 3 4
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1
8 8 8 8
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
❶ 1
1 1 1 1 ❷ 2
1
2 2 2
3
1
3
1
3
2
2
3
1
3
4
2
3
2 4 2
1 1 1 1 1
1 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 5 2 4
1 4 1 1 1 3
5 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 9 8
12 2 2 1 3 2
2 2 2 2 4 1 2 3 4 3 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 6 14 2
3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 4 11 10 2 9 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 3
3 4 8 1 1 8 1 1 1 3 1 1 14 9 7 2 3 1 3 3 7 6 2 1 1 2 5 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1
5 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 9 2 4 1 1 8 18 9 9 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 3 2 10 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
4 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 3
1 2 8 6 7 12 7 2 1 1 1 1 2 7 7 9 7 6 8 2 3
6 3
1 1 3 1
1 1 1 10 2
1 1 6 1 1 1 7 3
1 5 3
1 3 3
1 1 2 4 4
1 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 4 4
2 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 4
1 2 4 1 1 2 3 5 5
1 2 1 4 1 2 2 3 3 2
2 4 5 1 2 2 3 5 3
2 5 7 1 2 3 11
3 5 8 1 2 2 5 2 1
3 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 3
2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 3
3 1 4 2 2 2
1 2 1 2 1
4 3 1 2 2 1
1 1 5 1 1 7 2 2 2 1
2 3 1 3 1 7 2 1 3 2 1
4 4 4 4 7 1 2 3 2 1
1 2 1 1 1 7 1 1 2 2 2
2 2 4 2 8 1 2 3 1
3 1 3 2 1 2 7 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 4 1 2 3 1
2 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 4 3 2
7 7 1 1 2 4 2
1 1 5 2 1
5 6
1 8 3 2
5 6
2 2 2 4 3
6 7 2 2 4 4
5 4 6 2 5 5
7 8 1 1 10
2 13 2 1 6

BY FLORIS SMITH
❸ 1
3
2 3 1 5 1
1 1 1 1 3 1 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 3
1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 3
1 2 9 15 14 4 4 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 3
1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 3
1 8 3
1 13
1 11 3
4 1 1 1 3
1 3 1 2 1 1
5 1 1
3 1
6
3 1
5 1
1 3 1 1
4 1
1 6 4 ❹ 2
1
1
1 8 6 3 1 1 2 2 6
1 4 4 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 4 3 3
1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 5 4
1 4 6 7 1 1 1 6 1 1 7 7 1 1 1 6 9 3 4 8 11
2
2
2
❺ 2
2
1 2 2 2
6
3
1 1
2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2
3 2 1 1
6 5 1 4 2 7 3 1 4 7 8 2 4 4
3 1 2 1 1
4 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 1 5 1 2 1
2 1 1 1 2 1
4 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
1 1 1 1 2
9 1 1 1 1 1 2
12 1 1 1 1 2
2 2 1 1 1 2 1
2 2 1 1 2 1
3 5 2 4 5 1 2
4 1 1 1 15 2
4 1 1 1 7 7 2
1 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 4
3 2 2 1 1 7 8
1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 3
1 2 1 1 1 15
1 2 1 1 1
1 2 1 1 1
1 2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
❻ 2
4 1 1
1
2
3
1 2 1 1 6 1
12 1 1 2 5 6 2 2 2 2 5 7 2 6 5 3 2 1
2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 6 2 1 2 1 9 4 5
1 1 1 1 1
4 6 2 6 4 1 1 4 1 2 6 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 13 4
1 9
3
10 1 1 1 1 6
2 2 11 1 2 2 5
3 1 2 1 4
4 1 2 1 2 2
5 1 2 1 1 3
4 2 1 1 2 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 2
1 3 1 1 1 1 2
1 2 1 1 1 2 1
1 1 2 1 1 2 1
1 1 3 4 2 1
1 1 3 4 2 1
5 4 3 2
5 2 4 3
2 3 2 5
5 1 6
3 4
1

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❼ 2
1
2 1 1
1
2 2
3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
4 1 5 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 5 2 1
1 2 2 4 1 3 3 3 4 5 3 2 3 5 4 3 2 1 4 2 2 3 3
7 3 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 4
3 3 2 3 2 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 1 4 3 3 2 1 2 3
4 2 4
2 6 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 2 2 2 1
1 2 2 1
6 6
3 3
2 3
2 3
2 2
1 1 1 1
5 5
1 4 4 1
1 1 11 1 1
2 2 4 3 1 2
1 2 4 4 2 1
2 1 7 2 2
2 2 5 2 2
2 2 2 2
3 2 2 4
2 2 6 2 2
2 3 4 2
2 3 3 2 3 2
5 10 3 1
1 2 2 1 3 3 1
❽ 1
2
2 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 2
2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 13 15 2 2 2 2 3 1
1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 6 10 8 20 1 1 17 17 17 17 4 6 9 6
3
1
1
1
1
3 10
3 11
1 2
3 11
3 8 2
3 8 2
3 7 2
10 2
5 10 2
7 9 1
9 9 1
9 11
2 11
2 7 9
11 9
7
11 1 5
9 1 5
7 1 4
7

BY FLORIS SMITH
❾ 3 2 2 11
3
3
2
1 2
4 1 3 2 9 2 2 3 4 3
2 5 12 9 2 1 2 1 3 2 5 2 2 2 8 11 3
1 3 4 13 7 14 6 8 8 9 6 4 11 14 7 3 4 6 2 9 9 8 4 11 12 14 15 2 4 8
7 8 2 2 14 3 7 10 5 3 2 10 13 14 3 3 2 1 1 1 4 3 5 9 6 1 3 3 3 7 3 1 2 8
3 6 9 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 9 12 8 3 2 2 18 19 9 3 2 2 3 1 2
20 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3
4
5
1 1
1 3
1 6
1 3 3 2
3 5 2 1
11 3 2
8 2 4 1
10 5 1
7 2 4 3
3 3 3 2 4
3 3 3 1 5
6 5 8
5 4 10
8 3 4
6 4 8
5 7 7 1
4 8 1 4
3 8 2 9
8 2 10
10 2 10
12 2 10
4 8 1 11
3 8 1 3 9
2 7 1 3 10
3 2 3 2 2 3 7 3
1 1 3 3 2 4 7 2
3 3 4 2 1 6 3
1 2 4 5 6 3
3 3 2 6 4 3
3 3 4 4 3
3 2 3 3 2
3 3 4 1
3 3 3
1 3 2 10 2 13 2
1 2 2 10 2 13 2 1
1 2 2 10 2 13 2 1
1 2 2
3 2 2
3 2 2
3 2 2
3 3 3
3 2 2
3
1 9 12 13 1
1 8 12 13 2
1 8 12 13 2
1
3

'ǋǒǉǍǂƼ'ǋǈǌǌǐǈǋƽ BY FRED PISCOP
Each clue in a cryptic crossword has two parts: a definition of the answer and an indication of the answer’s literal makeup
via wordplay. Either half may come first; finding the dividing point between the two parts is the key to solving. On page
61, eight common methods by which hints are given via wordplay are described; any combination of these gimmicks
may be used.
Expect to see references to abbreviations (doctor for DR, Hawaii for HI, or university for U), chemical symbols (iron
for Fe), Roman numerals (five for V), and parts of words (end of year for R, head of cabbage for C, or heart of stone
for O). A clue with an exclamation point may be what’s called an & lit. clue, in which the two halves overlap, so the
whole clue is both a definition and a cryptic indication of the answer, as in Terribly angered! for ENRAGED (see
“anagrams” on page 61). Give these puzzles a try! ANSWERS, PAGE 79
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10
11 12
13
14 15
16
smashed (2,6,2)
17 18 19 20 4 Church consumes
unscrupulous people (6)
Raced up with boat
21 propeller that’s not
as wide (8)
22 23 24 We’ll pay duty (4)
Sign of Star Wars moon
25 (first two in series) (7)
Imperils conclusion,
causes strife (9)
26 27
Processed cereals
for ecosystems (5,5)
Car ad includes bit
of Western gear to
28 29 prepare for a race (5-4)
Rep with human
resources, head
ACROSS observed petroleum Like an adolescent of administration, and
Go quickly with the product (8) badger between part pair of secretaries
author’s Japanese College helper serves of a golf course and say something
stock (5) up vegetables (8) back of cave (7) differently (8)
4 Ocean’s Ten mangled Primal ancestor Sits & reads, after a Takes sleds away
language (9) clutches weapons (6) fashion, creating from floods? (7)
9 Mean road rage? (7) Regularly downplay tragedies (9) Cougar snarled
Not exactly punished like sole (4) James finally cried with energy and
a child after the start (7) Green way to display and did a chore (5) bravery (7)
Total infiltration of data and do something Dry American Roman
borderless country in environmentally DOWN of note (6)
outer planet (10) friendly (10) Mentioned forest Old Testament woman,
Shortening label: “Muffin Material from animal’s loves (5) New Testament
ingredient” (4) appendix, say, by Into small, small occasion (5)
Frank is able to, and did (6) South African (large?) amount (5,2) Curse after the first and
Announced corn syrup, Internet domain (7) Sorry if dioramas got second band (4)
For tips on solving cryptic crosswords, send a stamped return envelope to “Cryptic Solving Guide,” GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES, P.O. Box 184, Fort Washington, PA 19034 or send an
email with the subject line “Cryptic Solving Guide” to games@kappapublishing.com

'ǋǒǉǍǂƼ'ǋǈǌǌǐǈǋƽ BY BOB STIGGER
Anagrams: The answer appears in anagrammed TIE inside PANTS, so it might be clued as Hospital
form, preceded or followed by a word or phrase residents make knots in trousers.
that suggests the mixing, as in Changing times for Hidden answers: The answer may appear intact,
ITEMS. albeit camouflaged, in the clue. Example: Myopic
Deletions: Deletions come in three varieties: colonel clutches flute for PICCOLO (myopic colonel).
beheadments, curtailments, and internal deletions. Homophones: A word that sounds like the answer
The clue always contains a word or phrase indicated by use of a giveaway phrase such as “We
indicating the deletion. Examples: Uncovered bent hear” or “as they say.” Example: Counted frozen
charm for ENCHANT, a beheadment of PENCHANT; chicken out loud for NUMBERED (“numb bird”).
Fiery bird without a tail for FLAMING, a curtailment Reversals: A synonym for “backward” or “overturn”
of FLAMINGO; and Heartless miserly bloke for CHAP, in a clue may indicate a reversal, as in Returned
an internal deletion of CHEAP. beer fit for a king (LAGER reversed) for REGAL.
Charades: The answer is broken into smaller Double definitions: This type of clue has no
words that are clued individually, as in Auto animal wordplay half; instead, it has two definition halves.
for CARPET. Example: Scooter was blue for MOPED.
Containers: A word such as PATIENTS “contains” ANSWERS, PAGE 79
ACROSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Boldest clothing items (7)
5 College taken over by
unreliable teaching
staff (7)
9 Keillor holds back 9 10
Stan’s partner (5)
10 Annoying pests stop
at nothing, interrupting
supermodel Kate (9)
11 12
11 Joey owns a
convertible?
Never! (2,3,4)
Text those people
a sampling of emojis (5) 13 14
13 Disparage ridiculous
Dumbo hat (3-5) 15
14 Like the cheese put on
top of spaghetti suitable
for children? (6) 16 17 18 19
16 Mad Hatter’s a menace (6)
18 Want auto to be 20
impounded by small
town (8) 21 22 23
Moved a boat lane in
the sound (5)
50% of students
dig regular card
game (4,5) 24 25
Most promising
Conservative position
contributed to defeat (9)
Mentioned a bike wheel 26 27
component (5)
Beaches of western
Russia overrun by screwed up occasionally Most flexible article pitching the premier type
bears (7) (5,3,3,4) in catalog (7) of guitar (8)
Cellar’s renovated 4 Yours truly, twice 8 Roger Daltrey restored More disorderly,
for visitors (7) collared by promoters, missing snippet from disheveled or weird (7)
pauses (8) Lennon and McCartney 19 Annoying smoker I
DOWN 5 Nurture songwriter classic (9) set straight (7)
1 Brother with no tan (5) Stephen (6) 13 Dressing gowns with Theater employees head
Let everybody love 6 Speculator on pro sports dash mostly given off folks in a hurry (6)
and marry (7) making offer during to infants (9) In discussion, vents
3 The renowned Navy negotiations (15) 15 A Colorado country boy and fumes (5)

7Ǎǋǂǉ8ƾƺǌƾ BY BOB STIGGER
Warning: Content may be unsuitable for younger or more sensitive solvers.

The “stars” of this cryptic crossword are fully clothed in the clues; only their enumerations are showing. They will
appear in the grid in all their naked glory. Rest assured that there is no 26-Across in the clues, answers or grid,
despite the stars’ involvement in the 26-Across. ANSWERS, PAGE 79
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11
12 13
14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25
26 27
28
29 30 31
32 33 34 35 36 37 38
39
40 41
42 43
ACROSS 40 Conversation ends in urgent plea: 17 Notable Old Testament

1 Starz aired across country (5) mail check (4) site organized a Seder (3,3)
4 * (8) 41 Disregarding gringo in convertible (8) 18 Losing heart, turn from the true
9 Someone drafted new arrangement 42 * (8) course and join the enemy (6)
of nice duet (8) 43 Powdered breakfast drink, orange, 19 Say no to a German baseball
10 Native American dance festivals an Argentine staple (5) team (4)
at the Center (4) 20 Second-rate comic lout! (5)
13 * (3,3,4) DOWN 22 University researcher put a message
14 Auctioneer’s declaration: “So long, 1 * (4) on social media: “Make $100” (7)
piece of dreck” (4) 2 California town flipped for rocker 23 Cell-phone component’s bug
15 Ken, Lee, Rocky and Rod’s pew Billy (4) upset Ms. Hathaway (7)
accessory providing comfort 3 Second section of the choir (4) 24 Stretchy material contributing
while praying (7) 4 Checks flower stalks (5) to wobbly cradles (5)
18 * (10) 5 * (7) 25 Opposed to article; it’s left-leaning (4)
21 A hairy thing in a gym class (3) 6 Axl is stood up (4) 27 * (7)
23 Poor Lisa is under the weather (4) 7 Strip rights from Las Vegas player 31 Clean up mud on an infield
26 See instructions (5,8) assistant (4) area (5)
28 Animal-care professionals, ones 8 The odds being good, niece is 33 10-time leader in awful spot (4)
with military experience (4) born (3) 34 Rancher’s concern with part of
29 Guevara’s cook quitting early (3) 11 I invested in scales and an exercise the lower leg (4)
30 * (5-5) regimen (7) 35 Small bed for a Highlander (4)
32 Destroyers of third of Aztec people 12 Wonderful control of the hands, 37 Double weave lacks finish (4)
in old Peru (3,4) hiding ball with a bit of magic (3,4) 38 * (4)
36 On a westbound vessel (4) 16 Big Bird—that is a Sesame 39 Saudi government cordons off
39 * (6,4) Street character (5) archaeological site (3)

'ǎǍǍǂǇǀ6ǈǈǆ BY JON KING
In nine of the clues in this cryptic crossword there is one superfluous word that must be removed before solving.
These words, when read in order, will form a humorous quote by the unclued entry at 20-Across. ANSWERS, PAGE 71
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9
10 11
12 13 14
15 16 17
18 19
20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 32
33
34 35 36
37
38
ACROSS 4 Rhyme repeatedly in abstract phrases, at the

1 Twisted maniac intros mechanical puppets (12) beginning (3)
9 Blames a driving force, so I hear (8) 5 Edmonton player houses one more slick (6)
10 Flinch and try a line again? (5) 6 Violate refining mess (8)
11 Ascending British elevators makes one cheerful (7) 7 Site for crafters heading north in small network (6)
12 Actress Reid takes one royal headpiece (5) 8 World-ending anomaly without variable trickery (9)
15 Grabs a chair for all, ruining asset (5) 9 A charming type of triangle (5)
16 Exact ocean cost, according to Rev. Spooner (7) 11 Triumph after the third expression of skepticism (4)
18 A lot of those hot pearl nuts (8) 13 Maniacally holds back berry (4)
20 See instructions (6,6) 14 Yeah, psychokinesis stays strange, apparently (2,4,3)
25 Worker replaced emcee’s heart with ruse (8) 17 Propel a boat line (3)
30 Woo Caesar, for one, and chastise outsiders (7) 19 Legs hold 2,000 popular mindless followers (8)
31 It’s a tyrant around mythical creature (5) 21 Have a laugh eating butcher’s offering (4)
33 Who Frasier’s family member (half removed) 22 Video game person you can’t control is, to start,
eyes, following nothing (5) not politically correct (3)
34 Release silly Aunt Mimi without bit of insight (7) 23 Riveter Street is the most pleasant (7)
36 We believe Leanne held ancient Greek (5) 24 Renowned, acquiring third of cartoons like Roger
37 Single us out for lack of beauty (8) Rabbit (6)
38 Removals of moisture from a mix of acidic stones (12) 26 Taken back by polemic, I raise men made of memory (6)
27 Took off the ends of small vegetable chef cut (4)
DOWN 28 Ships yield my first piercing tools (5)
1 Down’s partner is a plus (6) 29 Monster truck venues aren’t as timeless (6)
2 Donald’s former wife is one—a holder of a vehicle (5) 32 Billy Blanks’ exercises upped Taekwondo’s last tempo (3,2)
3 Worrywart is tense, bringing in entertainer (7) 35 Hand in a hundred business letters (3)

GREATER, LESSER, EQUAL
CROSSWORD PUZZLES BY RODOLFO KURCHAN
In these puzzles, your goal is to fill in the grid with common crossword words reading across and down. All of the
letters that appear in each puzzle are shown. In each grid, you will find three types of symbols: greater than (>),
lesser than (<), and equals (=). The < symbol means a letter is before another in the alphabet, the > symbol means
a letter is after another in the alphabet, and the = indicates that both letters are the same.
Here are a couple of solving hints: Start by placing the lowest and highest letters (first and last letters of the
alphabet among those given). Also, pay attention to the title of each puzzle: It is a word that will be spelled out in
the solved puzzle. ANSWERS, PAGE 80
A<B<C<D<E<F<G<H<I<J<K<L<M<N<O<P<Q<R<S<T<U<V<W<X<Y<Z
PUZZLE 1: TEST
Letters:
D E E E E G G I
N O P S S T T T
PUZZLE 2: SHOE
Letters:
A C C E E E E H
N N O O R S T T

PUZZLE 3: MIND
Letters:
A A A D D D D E
I M N P S S T U
PUZZLE 4: PAST
Letters:
A A A C D E E E
L L O P R S S T
PUZZLE 5: HIDE
Letters:
D D E E E E E G
H H I N R S T U

*ƺǆǂǅǒ6ƾǎǇǂǈǇǌ BY BOB STIGGER
Change each group of 10 words below into a “family” of different words (words or proper names that have something
in common) by dropping one letter from each word and then rearranging the remaining letters. For example, given
the entries HAUNT, HAIRDO, and ADVANCE, you could drop the N from HAUNT to get UTAH, drop the R from HAIRDO
for IDAHO, and drop the C from ADVANCE to get NEVADA, all in the category “U.S. states.” Can you reunite each family
by determining the category for each and unscrambling the 10 entries? Answers include two two-word phrases. As
a hint, a list of the four categories appears on page 73. ANSWERS, PAGE 80
FAMILY ONE FAMILY TWO
Category: ______________________ Category: ______________________
1. NERDS ______________________ 1. BIRCH ______________________
2. SCARY ______________________ 2. BLOTTER ______________________
3. SCUBA ______________________ 3. CLATTER ______________________
4. SMELT ______________________ 4. DECLARE ______________________
5. ADVERBS ______________________ 5. PEONIES ______________________
6. DESPAIR ______________________ 6. PREPAID ______________________
7. STIGGER ______________________ 7. BEARCATS ______________________
8. EARRINGS ______________________ 8. FUMAROLE ______________________
9. MINERALS ______________________ 9. MOTORING ______________________
10. WIRETAPS ______________________ 10. SEBASTIAN ______________________

FAMILY THREE FAMILY FOUR
Category: ______________________ Category: ______________________

1. DRAWN ______________________ 1. HAYDN ______________________
2. COWARD ______________________ 2. LILAC ______________________
3. LAPELS ______________________ 3. TEXAN ______________________
4. PECANS ______________________ 4. ARRIVE ______________________

5. USABLE ______________________ 5. LINEAL ______________________
6. DISHRAG ______________________ 6. PHYSIC ______________________

7. ETHNICS ______________________ 7. SERIAL ______________________
8. WEIGHED ______________________ 8. RELAXED ______________________

9. WALLEYES ______________________ 9. SUCCEED ______________________
10. TORMENTED ______________________ 10. STARLIGHT ______________________

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and the last letter three times. The frequency of each
back on the dashed line so the clues below face the solving grid
letter is for you to determine, and the 3-letter words are on page 69. If you use only the Hard Clues (appearing below and
given in random order. How quickly can you deduce all continuing under the grid), you’ll find the puzzle uncommonly
15 answers? ANSWERS, PAGE 80 challenging. If you want help, or prefer a less severe challenge,
open to the Easy Clues (tucked in beneath your fold on page 68).
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ACROSS Birthplace of Sugar source
LOG RHO TAR Jenny’s mate
8 Secretary,
Ann and Abby
Story set in
Amends
Trattoria course
perhaps Africa’s lost Pessimistically
HUB YAP ENS Slum condition city of Kôr Dactyl’s
Deductive Ricebird opposite, in
ALM GIN REP Part of the Like wok stock poetry
Phantom’s Marlo’s mate Tend
NAB NIP CON finery Code machine Lock
Baja bar of WWII Harasses
OAT TRE ADO Miss Piggy’s
performer
Stable parent
Haunted
Sole supplier?
Convention
Good cigar’s house residents address
CLUES price? Traditional tales
Taste and sight are two of them Bereft of Ad-lib DOWN
affection 88 Abbie Cornish’s Edwards’s Ben
______________________________________ Spill the beans role in Sucker Casey costar
Stephen King’s specialty Pillow mint, Punch One of Daisy’s
______________________________________ for example Show pieces Duck’s nieces
Turkish Mount that’s a dormant volcano Quality of Tabloid’s Model T part
sailor talk specialty Massage
______________________________________ Benevolent Trades target
Goldfinger is a variety of this fruit grown in “hands” beast? Wagner’s Der Suitable for
______________________________________ Some time- Fliegende ___ a launch
Tropical fruit with spicy black edible seeds travelers, in the Jimmy Packed, briefly
Terminator Dorsey prop Substantial
______________________________________ franchise Staysail’s 8 People on
1985 film starring Wilford Brimley and Imitate some neighbor the run?
Jessica Tandy fans Rome-Brindisi Making like
Singing connection Strauss’s line
______________________________________ mammals Character- Lute part
1/9 of a certain sporting event Atrocity attacking A bit blue
______________________________________ 1981 Blake James of Sparklers
1 followed by 100 zeros Edwards film Murder by Tribe of Israel
Troop trouper Death Quick
______________________________________ Ultraviolent Quiche avoider? Acting
Lion, tiger, or bear, e.g. film of 1971 Forbid agreeable
______________________________________ Words to live by Plumed topper Henley craft
Shirley Tucker of Company with
Sway unsteadily
MacLaine, to country music a marsupial
______________________________________ Annette Bening Redo, in a way mascot
Thingamajig Toast time Roget offering Dark
Luxury Ticker tape? Make up for
______________________________________ sedan from Zip to zip deficiencies
Title character of a Tony-winning musical Volkswagen Lay on the corn Like most
______________________________________ Smasher’s 1978 diet book awards shows
Commotion target setting Change, often
Gravity Working X-ray units
______________________________________ Gorbachev the field The Simpsons
The Scoville scale measures the hotness of it once headed it Seaman bartender
Boozehound Get steamed Pub potables
______________________________________
Intentionally National Chuck wagon
Body image? “Break Like the Women’s Hall offering
______________________________________ Wind” group of Fame induc- Run off at
Rodeo needs tee of 1993 the mouth
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ACROSS 131 Ms. founder Gloria 66 As yet: 2 wds.
1 Male donkey 133 Walking aid 67 Contented cat’s sound
8 Female office helper: 2 wds. 134 Alters, as a manuscript 68 Theater section
17 Wretched living conditions 135 Italian appetizer of olives, 69 A square has four
24 Based on theory: 2 wds. salami, peppers, etc. 70 ___ la Douce
25 Attire for Tosca fans: 2 wds. 139 If everything else goes wrong: 2 wds. 72 Trek through the woods
26 Mexican saloon 142 Three-syllable metrical foot 73 Actress Lanchester
27 He was the voice of Yoda and 143 Care for: 2 wds. 74 Dracula star Lugosi
Miss Piggy: 2 wds. 144 Guaranteed winner: 2 wds. 75 ___ about (roughly): 2 wds.
28 Nickel’s value: 2 wds. 145 Bothers 76 Pain during labor: 2 wds.
29 Not cherished 146 Place to buy loafers: 2 wds. 77 Not drunk
30 Squealer 147 Policy-setting speech 78 Playthings
31 Comfort provider 79 Stovetop vessels
33 Seawater quality DOWN 81 Story villain
35 Antlered animal 1 Writer Rona 82 Baseball star Sandberg
36 Half-human, half-machine beings 2 Rainy month 83 “I call ’em like I ___”: 2 wds.
38 Swing like a pendulum 3 ___ it up (turn up the volume) 84 Impudent
41 Moby Dick and others 4 Twist in a hose 86 Large shrimp
42 Putridity 5 Hunky-dory, to an astronaut: Hyph. 87 Director Wertmüller
44 Cry loudly 6 Packed theater sign: Abbr. 88 Period spent in the service
47 Bing Crosby’s Road movie costar: 2 wds. 7 Quite large 89 Chianti or Chablis
50 Violent 1971 Dustin Hoffman film: 2 wds. 8 Errand runners 91 Andes animal
52 Statement of belief 9 Mimicking 92 Arm bone
54 Relative by marriage: Hyph. 10 Jeans brand 93 Mrs. Eisenhower
55 Morning meal 11 Worry 94 Bana or Stonestreet
57 Victorian carriage 12 Somewhat risqué 96 Slick and slippery
59 Molecule part 13 Rink material 97 Tennis great Evert
60 Seriousness 14 Aykroyd or Marino 98 City in central Poland
62 Communist committee of the old USSR 15 Likely 99 Singer Baez
64 Drunkard 16 Answering in the affirmative 100 Disgusting
65 On purpose: 2 wds. 17 Light racing boats 101 Explosion sound
66 Parody band in a Rob Reiner film: 2 wds. 18 Aussie airline 102 Laugh-In comic Johnson
68 Lassos 19 Not illuminated 103 Mountain’s top
69 Iowa town on the Missouri River: 2 wds. 20 Make amends 104 ___ Grows in Brooklyn: 2 wds.
71 That girl 21 “As I ___ and breathe!” 105 Bears’ lairs
74 Multicolored songbird 22 Small bills 106 Use a hatchet
77 Cooked in a wok: Hyph. 23 X-ray units 108 Thought
79 McGraw or Collins 32 One of the Three Stooges 109 Carter of Gimme a Break!
80 Puzzle 34 Pub drinks 110 Like a bug in a rug
81 Horse that produces foals 36 ___ mein (Chinese dish) 112 What a rolling stone doesn’t gather
83 Ghosts 37 Jabber 113 Trying experiences
85 Folk knowledge 38 Right ___ (precedence at 114 Bank robber’s head cover: 2 wds.
86 Improvise: 3 wds. intersections): 2 wds. 115 Longing
88 Fragrant climbing plant: 2 wds. 39 Soapy froth 117 Most secure
90 Museum works 40 Coagulate 118 Edges of bread
91 Sensational quality 41 Sound of impact 119 19th-century author Balzac’s
93 Fields of work 42 Actor Alan of Argo first name
95 The Happy Hooker author Xaviera 43 Float through the air 120 Have debts
97 Benny Goodman’s instrument 44 Go into business: 3 wds. 121 Steal
99 Triangular sail 45 Stench 122 Attorney’s workload
102 Ancient Roman road: 2 wds. 46 Cher’s ex Sonny 123 Sauce made of basil, garlic, and
104 Attacking an opponent’s character: 47 Prejudice olive oil
2 wds. 48 Aware of 124 Soft drink bottle size
106 Fashion designer Chanel 49 Rorschach test picture 125 Screen legend Greta
107 Macho fellow: 2 wds. 50 Round after quarterfinals, for short 126 Beginning
108 Prohibit 51 Astronaut’s drink 127 Screen legend Davis
110 Military dress hat 52 ___-cornered (diagonally) 128 Dracula author Stoker
111 Country singer Tucker 53 Country singer McEntire 129 Former Tonight Show host Jay
112 Bring up to date 55 Dreary 130 Track shape
114 Word with the same meaning 56 Take a break 131 Health resorts
116 Heart chart: Abbr. 57 Pattern for a kilt 132 President William Howard ___
117 0-0, as a game 58 Sword handle 133 The Big Lebowski director Joel
119 Make schmaltzy: 2 wds. 60 Damascus’s country 136 Japanese drama form
121 New York town noted for a diet 61 Norse god 137 In addition
123 Tilling the fields 62 Mischievous fairy 138 Eisenhower’s nickname
125 Lump 63 “___ upon a time…” 140 Second day of the workweek: Abbr.
128 Become enraged: 3 wds. 65 Healing ointment 141 Ironic

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24 25 26
27 28 29
30 31 32 33 34
35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46
47 48 49 50 51 52 53
54 55 56 57 58
59 60 61 62 63
64 65 66 67
68 69 70 71 72 73
74 75 76 77 78 79
80 81 82 83 84
85 86 87 88 89
90 91 92 93 94
95 96 97 98 99 100 101
102 103 104 105 106
107 108 109 110
111 112 113 114 115
116 117 118 119 120
121 122 123 124 125 126 127
128 129 130 131 132 133
ANSWER, PAGE 80
134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141
142 143 144
145 146 147
38 Right ___ (precedence) 63 Story starter 89 Sommelier’s specialty 117 Least risky
39 Head makeup 65 Soothing stuff 91 Andean carrier 118 Tart toppers
40 Liquid lump 66 As of now 92 Radius partner 119 ___ de Balzac
41 George Michael’s old group 67 Sound of contentment 93 Spouse of 138-Down 120 Have obligations
42 Oscar nominee for Argo 68 Opera box 94 Idle in movies 121 Dating app action
43 Float on the breeze 69 Pro and con, e.g. 96 Unctuous 122 Jewelry shop fixtures
44 Begin a business 70 The Joy of Cooking author 97 Jack Lemmon’s son 123 Pasta topper
45 Bouquet Rombauer 98 City SW of Warsaw 124 Quart plus a little
46 U2’s lead singer 72 Jack up 99 Shaw’s Saint ___ 125 Anna Karenina star
47 Slant 73 Frozen sister 100 Gross 126 Dawn
48 Atop 74 Composer Bartók 101 Microphone pole 127 Cousin in a Balzac title
49 Single stone in backgammon 75 ___ about (roughly) 102 Jester Johnson 128 Writer Stoker
50 Teamster transports 76 Labor movement? 103 Get as good as it gets 129 Carson’s successor
51 Apollo’s drink? 77 Eschewing frivolity 104 “…lovely as ___” 130 Track meet setting
52 Spitefully nasty 78 Trifles (with) 105 Studies 131 Watering holes?
53 Singer McEntire 79 Poker winnings 106 Tennis stroke 132 Chief Justice, 1921–30
55 Lacking in hope 81 Character in a black hat 108 Brainstorm 133 Filmmaking brothers’
56 Staff symbol 82 Slugger Sandberg 109 Dudley Do-Right’s girl surname
57 Clan’s cloth 83 “I call ’em like I ___” 110 Comfy 136 Japanese classic drama
58 Dagger handle 84 Fresh 112 Terrarium growth 137 Besides
60 Former UAR member 86 Seafood item 113 Trials 138 D.C. nickname of the ‘50s
61 Frigga’s hubby 87 Director Wertmüller 114 Holdup cover-up 140 Cal. column
62 Puckish sprite 88 Be frugal 115 Nikkei currency 141 Twisted

ANSWERS
3 I MIXED DOUBLES 5 I PENCIL POINTERS 1
H
B L C
J A P A N E S E A M E R I C A N S
F L Y A W A Y
B E C O M I N G L A C O N I C
O N T L E T S I T G O P R A L I N E
B E N E D I C T A L I E N O S A N D M E N
L O D I H W I C E N S O R E D C E D E
C I T A T I O N U N I O N S K R O A D H O G A S I S
B R E G P L D F L E D M T E T N A L G
S E E D S E D G E S A R I A N A A M A R Y L L I S
D I A G O N A L L I N E O T T
R I D T O C X
Y E M E N I R I O A R
B A N N E R H O T W A T E R
S C O R E A H I T S W A T H E
L G I E H R S K A N I S I A H R H O S
O V E R H E A D E N D E M I C T O I N T E R S
E O L T A S T E O N E T S
L I N C O L N C C L A S P S C O G W H E E L
N K O H S O O T H E L S A
S K E P T I C A L O F A P E S
Clue pairs: H A V E I N S T O R E T A N S
Across: 1/13, 2/9, 3/18, 4/15, 5/8, 6/19, 7/20, 8/5, 9/2, O R I E N T E E R E D E S S O
10/14, 11/12, 12/11, 13/1, 14/10, 15/4, 16/17, 17/16, 18/3,
W A L K S A C R O S S R O E S
19/6, 20/7
Down: 1/16, 2/13, 3/19, 4/14, 5/7, 6/10, 7/5, 8/11, 9/20, 8 I KID STUFF: BE-LIEVE IT OR NOT
10/6, 11/8, 12/18, 13/2, 14/4, 15/17, 16/1, 17/15, 18/12,
1. Bed 5. Beard 9. Beehive
19/3, 20/9
2. Beak 6. Belly 10. Beneath
3. Bear 7. Bench 11. Beautiful
7 I FIDDLE-FADDLE 4. Beach 8. Berlin 12. Beanstalk
B A I T B A Y S O G R E 8 I KID STUFF: BUILD-A-WORD

U L N A L L O Y D B I A S The new words are: FORGET, SEASON,
F L A P D O O D L E O B I T ANYONE, NOTICE, CANNOT, OUTLAW,
F E N M O N A F O I B L E JIGSAW, TENANT, PALACE, COTTON.
O N E T I M E C L O S E 10 I FUNNY BUSINESS
I T S C L A P T R A P
1. Cheetos 16. Häagen-Dazs
D U R E R S H O T S I L O
2. Wheel of Fortune 17. Hallmark
U N I I M P A N E L S T U
3. Chuck E. Cheese 18. Hampton by Hilton
E D G E A O N E A B H O R 4. HALLS 19. Lucky Charms
T O M M Y R O T T W O 5. Hanes 20. Harry Potter
A P R I L H A Y W I R E 6. Halo 21. Harley-Davidson
P U R I S M F A K E T O T 7. Sharpie 22. Cheez-It
O N O R B A L D E R D A S H 8. Shark Tank 23. Hot Wheels
P I L E A D E E R I L I E 9. HARIBO 24. Cheerios
E T E S M A S S D Y E R 10. Hershey’s 25. Hawaiian Punch
11. Stanley Steemer 26. Hasbro
12. Cheers 27. Champion
13. Charleston Chew 28. Charmin
14. Harper’s 29. Hard Rock Cafe
15. Carhartt 30. Sharp

ANSWERS
4 I 52-SKIDDOO 6 I BRANCHING OUT ARREST
AD J OURN HOUSE GUEST
SQU I SHY CLUB TRAINED
PASTURE SODA FOUNTAIN

DEVE LOPER BOOK
POP
AMBROS I A HOLE
WA L T Z WORM EATEN
WO M A N K I N D HOCKEY
EXUBERANCE FIELD MOUSE
S T E T HOSCOP E
PHONE CALL CENTER COACH
PARAF F I N
PU Z Z L I NG STAGE DOOR
L I F EBOA T MANAGER
K I NDL E POLICY
S U P E RHUMAN COMPANY TENNIS

REASONAB L E PICNIC TABLE WINE
C L I MA X LUNCH COUNTER
SUNBURST
MY S T I C MONEY
S T A I RWA Y
PUSHOV ER 7 I SLEIGH BELLS RING…
EQU I VA L EN T 1. “Jingle Bell Rock” 8. Bell curve
DEM I J OHN 2. Taco Bell 9. Dinner bell
T ECHN I QUE 3. Tinker Bell 10. Bell pepper
UN LOADED 4. Bell-bottoms 11. “Wedding Bell Blues”
PUNGENCY 5. Clarabell 12. Closing bell
RE V V I NG 6. Liberty Bell 13. “More Cowbell”
7. For Whom the Bell Tolls 14. Alexander Graham Bell
12 I QUOTE BOXES
9 I KID STUFF: SEASON’S GREETINGS
1. Hope, as a religious tool, may well
be essential; but hope, as a
rudolph
political tool, is folly.
—Charles M. Blow menorah
northpole
2. Never esteem anything as prancer
of advantage to you that will frosty
make you break your word or
hanukkah
lose your self-respect.
—Marcus Aurelius
carol
elves
3. Books and theater were the way grinch
I understood the world, and dreidel
also the way I organized my
ornaments
sense of morality, of how to live
a good life.
yuletide
—Greta Gerwig stocking
ANSWERS
13 I SLITHERLINK 23 I BATTLESHIPS
❶ ❷ 1
2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 3
3 2 2 3 1 1 1
2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0
3 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 0
2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2
0 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 2
3 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 2
0 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 0
0 3 3 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1
2 1 2 2 1
❸ ❹
2 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2
3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3
2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2
3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 2
3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3
1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
1 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 4
14 I FOUR IMPORTANT LETTERS
Q A R A Q U M A Q Q M O D S Q U A D
B T A L L I A S K A R M O R O B O
S N O R K E L C N A B A S E R A F I N O
N I T R A C T P O B O Y U A S R
E P A W N S T A O A A L E S S P U L P 5
A O I H O R A S W E L L S P U N T P O
K U N G P A O A A D O R S
S Z E P I Z Z A S O H A Z Y Z I P P A S T
M I S S M N I M O O A L
L N A N G E L I C A P A R D O N T R I E D
O O D R L L S R E O E
N O G O A R E A A L E A D O F F G M V
G K E M Y H E R O L A R E V I V E S 6
J U J I T S U U N J U M A N J I T J O
U U V N E P O T I S T R I S T I N K E R
M S S I P W M R M E T H I C
P A T I E N T I T I S S O A A B B E Y R D E
N T E E F S D S A D R
B O X S I D E S E X I T T A X F O X Y L O X Y
The letters are Q, Z, X, and J; they each appear 5 times in a single row of the grid.

ANSWERS
15 I IN AND OUT
I
16 BOXING
MATCH
18 I PENCIL POINTERS 2
G
I. TADPOLE D I G I T A L L Y E N H A N C E D
M O R A V I A T E A L E O N I
II. UNDERBRUSH
S W O R E B Y M A I L I N G S
III. TWOFOLD T I N O R E S A T L A N T I C
I D A S L I E R Y A N O
IV. PECCADILLO L E G R E S T R A H P I E D
L E T O I T O I N C A
V. AMETHYST F I B C O R N M E A L N E O N
N O S H A T O D D S C R O C
VI. MINIMIZE L I I I W H O T O
U S L E
O L G A I R A S H A R
VII. POLYMER
V O N C D C T E A C H I N S
VIII. MONGOOSE E V A R I K R E C E I P T
W E L L E S A R T O O C
IX. AQUEDUCT F I R S S C O T I N I R O
T T O M R I N C E L
X. OMBUDSMAN H O T G L U E E G G S H E L L
Y A O M I N G S L O E M O I
XI. BELLYACHE
O S T E N T A T I O U S A C E
The leftover letters spell out: XII. CHUTZPAH C U T E N E S S N O T H A N K S
NO EXIT SIGN
20 I DSZQUPHSBNT! 24 I ART ON THE SQUARE
1. CRYPTOON
Thanks for welcoming us to the North Pole, Santa, but I
think we’ll have to pass on the housewarming party.
2. FIR A GOOD TIME…

“Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow
ERHTMRIVIWMRŪMRLEPIHIITP]ERHƤPP]SYVWSYP[MXL[MRXV]
night.”—John J. Geddes
3. HAPPINESS IS A GIFT
I wonder if Santa is so jolly all the time because he doesn’t
worry about the past or future and just focuses on the
present.
4. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

My eye doctor wondered why I buy a new pair of specs every
last day of December. I told her, “So I can see in the new
year.”
5. SPIN CLASS
That champion dreidel player famous for her
remarkable winnings was known as the world’s top top
earner.
6. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

The last day of this year, when written in month, day
and year format, looks like “one two three, one two
three.”
66 I FAMILY REUNIONS CATEGORIES
7. IN-FLIGHT MEALS
Dancer’s deer doppelganger, dissatisfied, deserts FAMILY ONE: Baseball teams FAMILY THREE: Harry Potter
duties, delivers delicious dishes doing door-to-door
Dasher dashes. FAMILY TWO: Baby stuff FAMILY FOUR: Poker terms

ANSWERS
22 I SIAMESE TWINS 19 I THE SPIRAL
M O N T A N A S A S H A O W
A L C O P O P P A E A N R
L E T A
S I A M E S E A S A D A D
K O A E X I T G A L A C A R
C A T N E A R B Y L R S
M L T
S T O O D O F F L E I S
E O U S N
W A R R E N B U F F E T T
A T I I S
E P E E O I L L I N E S A R E
H S M B
A D O R B S L Y E
R A P E E K S C H U
T O E P G
E T R N
S N I P E Y A M A H A S
R O A H O U
I C E U P L I O N I Z E L
R O
B
E N
N E S T S O L D D A Y S
E I T S S
O A L
J O E C O O L H A S N T R S D L D
U P T E M P O E L M E R A P K
A O A
D E A L S T O S T I P E E S N E
O N S I M P S L E E D E S
S E C R E L E N T W E I E N
R N
P I M I E N T O I S T O
A L O
O R A C L E O F O M A H A I N I
L I F E R E E D I T E D R M
A S I M O V S E T
D O R
R H O P E A S Q B S
C A S T E B O B A T E A
A L O U D B R I B I N G 32 I ONE, TWO, THREE
P E S T S E X C E P T S
B L A Z O N C O L I N H A Y B L I G E
R E V I S I N G B I K E A B L E R E M A R R Y
W H O C A N I T B E N O W A P E M A N
28 I CODE CROSSWORDS R H I N E B A C K O R D E R
B E T A D I N E W H A T A B O U T U S
C A J O L E D T A C K L E S A L A S T A I R D A T S U N
T E R E N C E W H E N I N E E D Y O U M I N I M U S
O O A E R R I H
D E A N A T R E A T I S E
C O Y E R F R E Q U E N C Y
W H E R E T H E B O Y S A R E P R O R A T E D
K R G R M M K N T H A N E G A L O S H
P R I Z E O R B P A S T E H E A T E R W H Y D O F O O L S F A L L I N L O V E
I D S L E S E R G O O R L I S T A T P E T R U S
T R I S E C T E X T E N D S R I N G E R R E A D M E L A N S I N G
N U
E N G A G E S D EWD R O P
S O T E S E 49 I DICEY DECISIONS COVER I THE ROYAL ESCORTS
C A B I N A R C B L E N D
A A D R E I M D PUZZLE 1: The one correct arrangement
P O T P O U R R I B R AW L
E H L E V L I E #1: ACDKPS, #2: EHMTUX, is J-Q-K, and the path to
D I S B A N D E M E N D E D freedom is:
#3: BILNRZ, #4: FGOVWY.
L E A S T I N N K E E P E R Pantry J Q K
I F H M A L E O Great Hall J Q *
C O F F E E P O T B U R R O PUZZLE 2:
I I R R A O J S Kitchen J * *
T O R P E D O L AWS U I T #1: ADGKPR, #2: BCEMTU, Great Hall J * K
M F M R
G U S T O P A R T A K E R S #3: FHNSVZ, #4: ILOWXY. Kitchen J Q K
Y R T E L P Conservatory J Q *
M A N N E Q
O
C I N E M A
U
S
I N
O
B A G G
A I
U N T A M E
Y
D
I
FOUR IMPORTANT LETTERS
14 STARTING HINT
Corridor
Conservatory
*
*
Q
Q
*
K
R S O E N R M U The first entry across is QARA QUM. Corridor J Q K
A N T I C V I C T O R I E S
Z O H E E S C T Gatehouse * Q K
E X P L A I N E D S A K E S
EXIT

ANSWERS
WILD CARDS
SOCCER IN ATLANTIS THE WORD’S GETTING AROUND… CODE NAME

Elysia won against Halcyonna, had The two words are DETOUR and MALAWI (MA, LA, WI)
a draw with Wyvernia, and won REROUTED.
against Shalomar, for a total of 7 TO COIN A PHRASE
points. WHAT’S HIS NAME? 1. Dime novel 11. Quarter
Halcyonna lost to Elysia but Dan Marino, San Marino 2. Pennyworth Pounder
defeated both Shalomar and 3. Wooden nickel 12. Penny
Wyvernia for a total of 6 points. TOP $40? 4. Quarter horse Marshall
Shalomar lost to Elysia and “Money for Nothing” 5. Drop a dime 13. Quartermaster
Halcyonna but had a draw with 6. A penny 14. Nickelodeon
Wyvernia, for a total of 1 point. MISSING LINKS 7. A dime 15. The 5th
Wyvernia had draws with Elysia and
Shalomar and lost to Halcyonna, for ]thorough a dozen
8. Quarterback
Dimension
16. Penny Lane
a total of 2 points. ]yore]]]e 9. Nickelback 17. Stop on a dime
It is not possible for a team to earn
exactly 8 points in three games. ]knavery] 10. Pennywise 18. Latin Quarter
Therefore, neither Elysia nor Halcyonna keener]oh ’TIS THE SEASON

had either 8 or 9 points (clue 1).
Halcyonna had no draws and so
n]]grange All answers are names of NFL teams.
1. Chargers 11. Patriots
ended up with 0, 3, or 6 points. i]bets]ax 2. Bills 12. Lions
But the total could not have been glasses]] 3. Bears 13. Cowboys
0 points, in which case the loss to
Elysia would have earned that team h]w]]]ebb 4. Rams
5. Jets
14. Saints
15. Cardinals
at least 3 points (plus 1 from its
known draw), contradicting clue 1.
toll]ate] 6. Dolphins
7. Browns
16. Vikings
17. Eagles
If Halcyonna had 3 points, then HOLDING PATTERN 8. Titans 18. Chiefs
Elysia had 4 and was 1-1 against MACHINATE (MAINE, CHINA, CHIN, 9. Packers 19. Commanders
Halcyonna and Shalomar. In that MINT, MACHINE) 10. Ravens 20. Colts
case, if Halcyonna had beaten
Elysia, then it would have lost to 21 I THEMELESS SPECIAL
both Shalomar and Wyvernia. In
that case, Shalomar earned at
least 3 points, but then Wyvernia I R E S I G N M E L R O S E
needed to have at least 6 (clue 2),
impossible due to its draw with S A X S O L O A N O I N T S
Elysia (clue 4).
Therefore Elysia beat Halcyonna. A L P I N E S S C U T T L E
and had at least 4 points. But in
that case, if Halcyonna had 3 and A P R S E A S A D T O
lost to both Shalomar and Wyvernia,
Wyvernia—with a known draw— C H E T F L Y E R E P I C
could not have had exactly twice
the points of Shalomar. S H O U T O U T R O S H
Therefore Elysia finished with 7
points and Halcyonna with 6. The
C O S E L L D R A G F L U
only way to satisfy clue 2 is for A H E A D L E S U N T A G
Shalomar and Wyvernia to have
played to a draw. P A L E C O L B R A H M S
GIMME FIVE! O R E M O V E R R U L E
1-h (Les Toréadors)
2-c (L’Étranger) N E V A W E R E A A W L S
3-f (La Petite Danseuse
de Quatorze Ans) A N G E L M X L O O H
4-i (Les Trois Mousquetaires)
5-a (Après un rêve) A S T A I R E I T S T R U E
6-b (Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe)
7-d (Les Nymphéas) G O O G L E S N O T A L I E
8-g (Rapsodie espagnole) S P R E A D S I N S I D E R
9-e (Le Penseur)
10-j (Voyage au centre de la Terre)

ANSWERS
29 I TECTONIC
❶ 3 1 5 1 ❷ 5 4 2 1 ❸ 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 3 2 1 2 1
2 4 2 3 2 1 3 4 4 5 2 3 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 3
4 1 3 1 2 1 2 1
1 3 5 4 3 4 2 1 1 3 1 5 2 3 5
2 5 5 4 3
2 4 1 2 1 5 3 5 2 5 2 4 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 2
2 3 2 4 5 4 5 3
5 1 5 1 3 1 2 1
❹ 2 4 5 3 ❺ 5 3 4 3 ❻ 2 4 2 4 3 2 3 4 2 4 3 5
3 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 1 3 1 3
5 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 4 2 4 2
1 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 1
3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 5 4 3 5 4 5 4
❼ 1 2 1 4 3 2 ❽ 1 3 2 5 1 3 ❾ 1 4 1 5 1 4 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1
3 4 3 2 5 4 2 4 1 3 2 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 3
1 2 1 4 1 3 1 3 2 4 5 1 4 1 5 4 5 1 2 3 2 1 2 5 2 5
3 4 5 3 5 2 4 5 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 4 1 5 4 3 1 3 1
5 2 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 4 1 4 5 4 5 4 1 3 2 3 1 5 4 5 4
1 3 4 3 5 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 5 4 2 3 1 3 2
55 I SKYSCRAPER CROSSWORDS
❶ 2 1 2 2 ❷ 3 3 3 3 ❸ 2 2 3 3 ❹ 3 2 2 3
2 F U L L 2 3 F I S H 2 2 G R A B 2 2 C O M E 3
2 A S I A 3 3 A N T I 2 2 E U R O 3 2 A R E A 3
4 C E N T 1 2 S T A T 1 3 A L T O 2 2 M A S S 1
1 T R E E 3 2 T O Y S 2 3 R E S T 1 2 P L A Y 1
1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 1
30 I WORD FINDER 50 I SPLIT DECISIONS®

1 3
H A O C E R
P U E P Z Z E H T F I E V E S W T E V S K I
M F R I S
K I N G O
T
V E K I
U L5 Z Z L E E6 O N W O F E L E10 T10 E S T T A G A
R A N O
N A E
2 1 O A C U I A
R N I N R C
E E L Z Z U P E O S E E5 L V V5 E H T N A I F E
E G
4 3 A E T U D E M A L O C
A L
L P P Z U2 P1 L I W E A G Z A T
H T H G8 V12 W H8 N10 V E12 L E U I D R
E S
E U U Z L Z L 3 5 4 3 6 N E G L I G E N T
D N R S
E Z4 P L Z3 E L I E N X6 F I6 F5 I5 V G N7 E A O O R S
C I
E N C E
3 2 1 2 5 I L
Z N O I R I
P U U Z E E E E3 E1 U I8 E8 S6 G W E T T L B O Z
O N
M O
5 3 2 1 1 D E I G
N U A U L A
W I
2 N11 E G O N E11 S7 E7 N V11 V E E L D S V S K U
L L
6 5 1 2 4 Y R
H I N D I H H V L E W O E A
E N1 O1 L L12 E T8 E12 E E I X L A
U T
A O E I
O V E R Y
E E D3 N I2 D I 2 1 4 5 3 T L
F L
V E I9 N9 W2 R4 E V7 I S E7 W L T U A A T T E R E D
N I H D H1 E H 2 1 2 4 3 4 V E S T
C H
Q R M N X R E I
E I H D N D D E3 H3 I R3 T2 T I W12 X E11 R T H E
I S
T U E U K T R R V
4 2 3 1 2 3 A R
N N N T
H N6 D4 D N D E5 L T3 N9 U O2 E9 H T12 V N S N O U L A F O
U L A C A
I
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D D N E I E D 1 3 3 4 1 E A R
L E V E
N D
E V E O4 F4 U4 X E S L11 E11 I A
U G
E R M
I D
S T T
Y K
E
N D E I H N D 2 1 3 2 1 S T O I U B

ANSWERS
52 I CHAIN SUDOKU 54 I KNIGHT’S ADVENTURE
❶ ❷ ❸
5 1 3 2 4 1 3 4 2 5 4 1 6 3 5 2
4 5 2 1 3 4 5 2 3 1 2 5 1 6 3 4
3 4 2 1 6 5
3 2 5 4 1 3 2 1 5 4
5 6 4 2 1 3
1 3 4 5 2 2 4 5 1 3 1 3 5 4 2 6
2 4 1 3 5 5 1 3 4 2 6 2 3 5 4 1
❹ ❺ ❻
5 3 4 2 6 1 4 1 5 3 6 2 4 1 2 3 6 5
1 4 6 5 2 3 2 5 6 4 3 1 5 6 4 1 3 2
2 1 3 4 5 6 3 2 1 5 4 6 1 2 3 6 5 4
6 5 1 3 4 2 6 3 2 1 5 4 2 3 6 5 4 1
3 2 5 6 1 4 1 4 3 6 2 5 3 5 1 4 2 6
4 6 2 1 3 5 5 6 4 2 1 3 6 4 5 2 1 3
❼ ❽
5 2 4 7 9 3 8 1 6 4 2 9 5 7 8 3 6 1
1 3 9 8 7 2 5 6 4 6 8 1 7 4 3 9 5 2
3 7 6 5 8 4 1 2 9 9 5 2 8 3 6 1 4 7
9 1 3 4 5 8 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 8 7 9
4 6 8 1 2 9 7 5 3 1 6 3 2 5 7 4 9 8
8 5 2 9 6 7 3 4 1 5 7 6 3 8 9 2 1 4
7 4 1 6 3 5 2 9 8 8 3 7 4 9 1 5 2 6
2 9 5 3 1 6 4 8 7 2 9 8 1 6 4 7 3 5
6 8 7 2 4 1 9 3 5 7 1 4 9 2 5 6 8 3
33 I NEKKURESU 1
1 1 3
5
1 1 1
2
1
❽ 1
1
1
3 1
3
1 1
❶ 4
❷ 1
0
1
❼ 6 3, 1, 1
1 3 3
3 5
3 1
2 1
1 2 3
2 1 1
1, 3, 2 4 2
2 1, 3 2
3
1
3 1, 1, 3
1
3
3
1 3, 3, 1
2, 1, 1, 1 1 2
1, 2, 1, 1
1
2
2, 2 3, 1, 1, 1 3
❸ 3
4
1
1
2
4
1 1
4
1
❹ 1
❾ 1, 6, 1
2, 1 2 7
3 2
1 0 1
1 1 3 3
3 3 2
2, 4, 1
3 1 4
1, 2, 2, 1 1
1, 3 1
2
1, 2
4
1, 3, 1
1
3
4 2
1, 2
2
5, 1, 1 0
2
4, 1 5 5 2
3
1
1, 1 1, 2, 1
❺ 1 2
2 2 2 2 2
2 2 1 1 1
❻ 1
2, 2 1 3, 2, 2
0 4
1 1 2, 2, 2 5
2 1
1
2
1 1 3 1, 1, 3
4
1
2 2
1, 2 1
1
1 1
5 1
2 4, 1, 1, 1
2
2 2 1
1, 1

ANSWERS
56 I PAINT BY NUMBERS
1. FORTUNE TELLER
9. HORSE JUMPING
2. ONIONS
51 I DOUBLE CROSS
3. CENTIPEDE 4. GOLFING
A. CLIFFHANGER
B. HUGH HOWEY
C. ADHESIVES
D. RITA HAYWORTH
E. LOVEFEST
F. EDGAR GUEST
G. ST. ANTHONY
H. KENT STATE
I. UNDAUNTED
J. RHUBARB
5. VACUUM 6. ZEBRA
K. APOGEE
L. LONDONER
M. THE SIGN OF THE FOUR
N. STRAIGHTFORWARD
O. AFGHANISTAN
P. MOOCHED
Q. EDWARD JENNER
R. ROOSEVELT
S. IMPERTINENT
T. CHAD
7. KERMIT 8. FAST FOOD U. ANNE BOLEYN
After Handel’s death, the [Messiah] got bigger and

bigger. In eighteen fifty-seven, the “Hallelujah
Chorus” was performed…in England by a chorus of
two thousand, an orchestra of four hundred, and a
twenty-ton organ…Even New York has never tried
to top that.
— (Charles Kuralt), Charles Kuralt’s America

ANSWERS
60 I CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1
ACROSS: 1.Dashi (dash + I), 4.Cantonese (Ocean’s Ten), 9.Average (Ave. + rage), 10.Rounded (grounded – g), 11.Saturation (nation –
n,n + Saturn), 12.Bran (brand – d), 14.Candid (can + did), 15.Kerosene (Karo + seen), 17.Radishes (RA + dishes), 19.Lances (primaL
ANCEStor), 22.Only (dOwNpLaY), 23.Chartreuse (chart + reuse), 26.Organza (organ + .za), 27.Teenage (nag + tee + e), 28.Disasters
(sits reads), 29.Swept (s + wept)
DOWN: 1.Dears (deer’s), 2.Sweet on (S + wee + ton), 3.I’m afraid so (if dioramas), 4.Cheats (ch. + eats), 5.Narrower (ran + rower), 6.Onus
(on us), 7.Endorse (Endor + s,e), 8.Endangers (end + angers), 13.Coral reefs (cereals for), 14.Carbo-load (car ad + bolo), 16.Rephrase
(rep + HR + a + s,e) , 18.Deluges (de-luges), 20.Courage (cougar + e), 21.Brutus (brut + U.S.), 24.Event (Eve + NT), 25.INXS (jinx – j + s)
61 I CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2
ACROSS: 1.Bravest (bra + vest), 5.Faculty (C + faulty), 9.Ollie (kEILLOr), 10.Mosquitos (quit + O + Moss), 11.No way Jose (Joey owns
a), 12Theme (them + e), 13.Bad-mouth (Dumbo hat), 14.Grated (G-rated), 16.Threat (Hatter), 18.Scarcity (car + S + city), 21. Rowed
(road), 22.Stud poker (stud + poke + R), 24Brightest (right + best), 25.Spoke (two meanings), 26.Strands (R + stands), 27.Callers
(Cellar’s)
DOWN: 1.Brown (bro + w + N), 2.Allowed (all + O + wed), 3.Every now and then (The renowned Navy), 4.Time-outs (I + me + touts),
5.Foster (two meanings), 6.Counterproposal (Speculator on pro), 7.Lithest (the + list), 8.Yesterday (yes + Daltrey – L), 13.Bathrobes
(throw – w + babes), 15.Acoustic (A + CO + rustic – r), 17.Rowdier (or weird), 19.Irksome (smoker I), 20.Ushers (rushers – r),
23.Reeks (wreaks)
62 I STRIP TEASE
Z A I R E S U P E R M A N
ACROSS: 1.Zaire (starZ AIREd); 9.Inductee (nice duet); 10. Hopi (hop + i);
14.Sold (So + L + d); 15.Kneeler (Ken Lee + R); 21.Ape (A + P.E.); 23.Ails (Lisa); I N D U C T E E H O P I E
28.Vets (two meanings); 29.Che (chef – f); 32.Tin cans (t + Incans); 36.Atop T T O T H E F A R S I D E
(a + pot); 40.Talk (last letters); 41.Ignoring (gringo in); 43.Tango (Tang + O) S O L D O M K N E E L E R
DOWN: 2.Idol (Lodi); 3.Echo (thE CHOir); 4.Stems (two meanings); 6.Rose D O O N E S B U R Y A P E
(two meanings); 7.Aide (Raider – R,R); 8.Nee (NiEcE); 11.Pilates (I + plates); E M A I L S L T N A T O D
12.Too much (touch + O + m); 16.Ernie (ern + i.e.); 17.Red Sea (a Seder); F U N N Y B U S I N E S S
18.Defect (deflect – l); 19.Nine (Nein); 20.Bluto (B + lout); 22.Postdoc (post +
E C T E C L T V E T S T E
do + C); 23.Antenna (ant + Anne); 24.Lycra (wobbLY CRAdles); 25.Anti (an +
it); 31.Mound (mud on); 33.Iota (10 + t + a); 34.Calf (two meanings); 35.Scot C H E B R O O M H I L D A
(S + cot); 37.Twin (twine – e); 39.Dig (sauDI Government) T I N C A N S O S A T O P
D O N A L D D U C K W C O
I T A L K I G N O R I N G
G A R F I E L D T A N G O
63 I CUTTING ROOM
A N I M A T R O N I C S
The nine extra clue words are shown in italics.
C D V A R R A I G N S Y
Quote: All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand.
—Steven Wright R E A C T U P L I F T S
O C N U I M T I A R A T
ACROSS: 1.Animatronics (maniac intros), 9.Arraigns (a + reins), 10.React S E A T S P R E C I S E
(two meanings), 11.Uplifts (up + lifts), 12.Tiara (Tara + I), 15.Seats (asset)
>> all, 16.Precise (sea price), 18.Plethora (hot pearl) >> those, 25.Employee S P L E T H O R A N T M
(emcee – c + ploy) , 30.Romance (Roman + c,e), 31.Satyr (It’S A TYRant), S T E V E N W R I G H T
33.Niles (eyes – e,y + nil) >> who, 34.Manumit (Aunt Mimi – i), 36.Elean (wE F I M E M P L O Y E E A
LEANne) >> believe, 37.Ugliness (single us), 38.Desiccations (acidic stones)
R O M A N C E S A T Y R
DOWN: 1.Across (a + cross), 2.Ivana (I + a + van), 3.Artiste (worrywART A N I L E S F I W A S E
IS TEnse), 4.Rap (acronym) >> in, 5.Oilier (Oiler + I), 6.Infringe (refining), M A N U M I T E L E A N
7.System (Etsy + sm.), 8.Deception (d + exception – x), 9.Acute (a +
E U G L I N E S S B Y A
cute), 11.Umph (triumph – tri), 13.Acai (manIACAlly), 14.As they say
(yeah stays) >> psychokinesis, 17.Row (two meanings), 19.Lemmings D E S I C C A T I O N S
(legs + MM + in), 21.Veal (haVE A Laugh), 22.NPC (n + PC), 23.Rosiest
(Rosie + st.), 24.Framed (famed + r), 26.Mnemic (polemiC I MEN Made) >> raise, 27.Left (last letters), 28.Yawls (Y
+ awls) >> my, 29.Arenas (aren’t as – t), 32.Tae Bo (O + beat), 35.Inc.(in + C) >> hand

ANSWERS
64 I GREATER, LESSER, EQUAL CROSSWORD PUZZLES
❶ E G G S ❷ C E N T
D E E P A C E R
I N T O S H O E
❸ D U M P
T E S T T O N E
A S I A
T E N D
❹ C O L D ❺ T H U S
A D D S
A R E A H I R E
P A S T E D G E
E L S E N E E D
67 I SNAKES AND LADDERS 67 I EASY AS 1-2-3
1. Senses 6. Cocoon 11. Doodad
J A C K A S S G A L F R I D A Y S Q U A L O R
2. Horror 7. Inning 12. Pippin
A P R I O R I O P E R A C A P E C A N T I N A 3. Ararat 8. Googol 13. Hubbub
F R A N K O Z F I V E C E N T S U N L O V E D 4. Banana 9. Mammal 14. Pepper
F I N K A M E N I T Y S A L T I N E S S 5. Papaya 10. Teeter 15. Tattoo
E L K C Y B O R G S O S C I L L A T E
W H A L E S A W F U L N E S S S O B
66 I FAMILY REUNIONS
B O B H O P E S T R A W D O G S C R E D O FAMILY ONE FAMILY TWO
I N L A W B R E A K F A S T P H A E T O N Baseball teams Baby stuff
1. Reds 1. Crib
A T O M S O L E M N I T Y P O L I T B U R O 2. Rays 2. Bottle
S O T B Y D E S I G N S P I N A L T A P 3. Cubs 3. Rattle
L A R I A T S S I O U X C I T Y S H E 4. Mets 4. Cradle
5. Braves 5. Onesie
B O B O L I N K S T I R F R I E D P H I L 6. Padres 6. Diaper
E N I G M A B R O O D M A R E S P O O K S 7. Tigers 7. Car seat
L O R E P L A Y B Y E A R S W E E T P E A 8. Rangers 8. Formula
9. Marlins 9. Monitor
A R T L U R I D N E S S M E T I E R S
10. Pirates 10. Bassinet
H O L L A N D E R C L A R I N E T J I B
A P P I A N W A Y A D H O M I N E M C O C O FAMILY THREE FAMILY FOUR
R E A L M A N I N T E R D I C T S H A K O Harry Potter Poker terms
1. Wand 1. Hand
T A N Y A M O D E R N I Z E S Y N O N Y M 2. Draco 2. Call
E K G S C O R E L E S S H O K E U P 3. Spell 3. Ante
S C A R S D A L E P L O W I N G G O B 4. Snape 4. River
5. Albus 5. All in
B L O W A F U S E S T E I N E M C A N E 6. Hagrid 6. Chips
R E V I S E S A N T I P A S T O A T W O R S T 7. Snitch 7. Raise
A N A P E S T L O O K A F T E R S U R E B E T 8. Hedwig 8. Dealer
9. Weasley 9. Deuces
M O L E S T S S H O E S T O R E K E Y N O T E 10. Dementor 10. Straight

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