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THOUGH WE

AREN’T SHOWING THEM,

THERE ARE MARKINGS ON

EACH OF THE TWELVE SECTIONS

OF THIS LUCKY WHEEL. TEN

SECTIONS ARE EACH MARKED WITH

A DIFFERENT NUMBER FROM 1 TO 10,

AND THE REMAINING TWO ARE

MARKED WITH STARS. FROM THE

CLUES GIVEN ON PAGE 2,

DETERMINE THE LAYOUT

OF THE WHEEL.

OF F O R T U

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• MIXED DOUBLES

• BATTLESHIPS

• THE SPIRAL

• QUOTE BOXES

• SOLITAIRE

HANGMAN

• PENCIL POINTERS

WHIST: A BRIEF HISTORY •

THIS OLD GAME •

SOLE SURVIVOR •

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ju n e 2 0 1 6 | G A M E S W O R L D O F P U ZZL E S 1

IN T H IS IS S U E

Ru les Were Mad e to Be Ad a p ted 3 4

W henhouserulesrule

& w hentheydon’t

Wh ist: A Brie f Histo ry 4 2

Learnabouttheoriginsofthe

gam eanditsroleinm oderntim es

P L U S

Wild Ca rd s: A potpourriofam using

littlepuzzlesforyoursolvingpleasure

Wh a t's Hap p e n in g 3 3

Preview sofupcom ingevents

Yo u r Wo rd Ag a in st Min e : Scra b b le

Ha p p e n in g s, Pu zzle s, a n d Tip s

Pro leofplayerM ackM eller

Th is Old Ga m e 4 0

V intageboardgam es

from thecollector’scloset

So le Su rv iv o r A chesspuzzlefrom com puter

scienceexpertD ennisShasha

Co n te st: CodedCrisscrossIV

Co n test Re su lts:

Crossw ordH aiku(from D ecem ber)

Electro n ic Gam e Re view s 4 6

ChurchillSolitaire,Tsuro

Trad itio n a l Gam e Re view s 4 76nim m t!,StarTrek:Five-YearM ission

Ga m e On

•CONTENTS•

P E N C IL W IS E

500Rum m y 50

A roundtheClock 6

Battleships 23

BornO utofD eadlock 52

Cam ou age 3

CharacterSketches 10

CodeCrossw ords 28

Com boM eals 62

CrypticCrossw ord1 60

CrypticCrossw ord2 61

Cryptolists 20

D oubleCross 51

D ouble-Crossings 63

EatYourW ords! 29

Fam ilyReunions 66

FenderBenders 15

FinalT’s 14

H elter-Skelter 30

Juxtaposition 21

K idStuff 8

M ixedD oubles 4

M ixedD oubles:

ShadesofM eaning 22

M ultiK akuro 13

O ddLetterO ut 54

O ne,Tw o,Three 32

PaintbyN um bers 56

PencilPointers1 5

PencilPointers2 18

Pseudocoup 67

Q uoteBoxes 12

RisingBeforetheBread 7

RiteofSpring 6

Row edSigns 31

Row sG arden 49

Siam eseTw ins 53

SolitaireH angm an 16

Som eA ssem blyRequired 64

TestYourTriviaI.Q . 26

TheSpiral 19 W orld’sM ostO rneryCrossw ord 67

Easy Medium

Hard Mixed


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G L I R A B O L U T E D

S C L U M B A R K E R Y

T A S Y R U B O N T E S

F O T W I N O T A P I D

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Each an sw er w ord in this crossw ord variation has tw o clues leading to it, using differen t m eanings of the w ord. The clues are

sepa rated into Across an d Dow n, but are o therw ise ordered ran dom ly.

When you find tw o Across clues or tw o Dow n clues that seem to h ave the sam e an sw er, ad d u p their clue n um bers to

determ ine the place in the g rid w here the answ er should be entered. For exam ple, if the clue for 1-Across w ere “Metallic

elem en t“ and the clue for 17-Across read “ Starring role,“ the an sw er w ould b e “lead,“ w hich w ould g o in the b ox lab eled

18 (1 + 17). Note: Tag s such as “Hyph.“ a nd “2 w ds.“ h ave b een om itted . A NS W E R ,P G E 7 0

B Y I K E O T H N G E LM I X ED DOUBLES

ACRO SS 1 Allow s en tran ce

2 House Majo rity Lead er fro m

2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 5

3 Beer b rew er’s stap le

4 Rock w ith co lo rfu l b an d s

5 Conservative p o litical

m o vem en t

6 Attorney’s title

7 “ I’ll take th at b et!”

8 Uses a k eyb o ard

9 Fesses up to

1 0 Doin g b etter th an averag e,

in g o lf

1 1 Postpon em en t p erio d

1 2 Mad Hatter’s eve n t

1 3 Without in terru p tio n

1 4 Percen tag e o n a liq u o r b o ttle

1 5 Jum ps on one foot

1 6 Boyfrien d o r girlfrien d , to

a 1 95 0s teen

1 7 Barnyard fem ales

1 8 Nud ge to a d aydream ing

perform er

1 9 Spreads seed s

2 0 Tiny typ e size

2 1 G Q com p etito r

2 2 Varieties

2 3 Like sto ck th at sells fo r less thanface valu e

2 4 Evid ence

DO WN 1 Mad e sen se, lo g ically

2 In fam o u s presid en tial assassin

3 Traverse, as a rive r

4 “He’s a Rebel” g irl g ro u p

5 Logs off, as fro m a co m p u ter

6 Police o ffice r’s rou te,

co llo q u ially

7 Usual

8 Totally e xh au sted

9 Stop in for a b rief visit

1 0 Pro duce p h o to s via a

che m ical p ro cess

1 1 Egyptian to m b

1 2 Ligh t, flaky ro ll

1 3 Noug ht’s op p o n en t, in th e

British ve rsio n o f tic-tac-to e

1 4 Put tw o and tw oto g eth er, m aybe

1 5 Borrow s via w ritin g o n e’s

n am e o n a list

1 6 Acto r Patrick w h o w as

kn ig h ted in 2 0 0 1

1 7 Voting en clo sure

1 8 Sw arovski p ro d u cts

1 9 Cheers reg u lar

2 0 Word-gu essing gam e sho w

h o sted b y Dick Clark, to fan s

2 1 The Police d ru m m er

Copelan d

2 2 In crea se in co m p lexity

21

25 30

31 14

18 17 15

10 20

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24

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In th is c ro s sw o rd p u z z le , th e c lu e s a p p e a r in th e g rid its e lf. E n te r th e a n s w e rs in th e d ire c tio n o f th e p o in te rs .

ANSWER, PAGE 70

BY FRANK LONGOP E N C ILP O IN TE R S 1

B ent soas towarp

Price-matchingpromise

Herothat mayhav esalami

Mostpeculiar

B attingpostures

Aria-singingstar

Just forthe heckof it

TheB ruins'sch.

Item ona to-dolist

Tiny biting y

Dundeedenizens

Q uebeclocale

Contains

With adeadpanlook

Mak einto law

K ett ofoldcomics

Ancientnativ esof Peru

Group ofgenuinework s

Caution

Purple ower

Dance in3/4 time,in Dijon

Majorport inJapan

Nolongersleeping

PoliticoRoss

F ollowerof Nov .

“ Ciao!”

F laxfabric

L owbrowarttrinkets

Ghost,angel, ordemon

Suddenlyrich sort

F ails tok eeppace

Req uestfor asmooch

B aghdadnativ e Empty asuitcase Grantsentry to

Dir. fromMiss. toMich.

B oozer

Attackfeline-style

Hellion

B obby ofhock ey

Somehighballcock tails

Habit

Daytona500 org.

It's bliss,per anadage

Priv ateteachers

L asso

Newstaffer

F our-footedfriend

Streetwaifs

__ -haw(donk ey sound)

Productplugs

WaneTennissk irt

Watts ofK in g

K o n g

Concavenav el,slangily

Riv al ofSony orRCA

Part of ACL U : Abbr.

Mak erof the rstmov e

Relatedto thechest

Abbr.for theB lue Jays

Scottishrefusal

Related

Homefor mil.jets

N o o

_ _ (oldmusical)

V isionwhileasleep

Av oiderof high-tech stuff

Soft,gentlebreez es

L A a w

costar Amanda

Searchedq uick ly (through)

Scold Spanishfor“ happy”

K ey withonesharp

Rip of f

The old_ _ -ho

B east

_ _ one'stime(wait)

Gregory of tap

F luff bits

B rownpigment

Droopsdown

Q uickswim

SoftF renchcheese

Serv icecharge

O pen-airblaz es

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Case'sk ey cluecollector

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SpringSunday holidays


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Answers to the clues below are all six letters long. Write the first three letters ofthe answer in the hour sector of the clock indicated by the clue;write the last

three letters in the minutes sector. For example, if the “12:10” clue’s answerwere FLOWER, you’d place the FLO in the 12 sector and the WER in the 2 sector.

After you’ve filled in the whole clock, select one letter from each sector andwrite it in its corresponding blank below. These letters will reveal the answer tothe given clue. A NS W E R S ,P G E 7 0

1 2 :35 Beveled, in Britain 1 : 0 Kind of crab 2 : 5 Glance through again

3: 5 Meditator’s chant

4 :55 Hostage holder

5:5 Cocktail party snack

6: 0 Tyrant 7 : 0 Luggage carrier 8 : 5 Commotion

9 :3 Swaps

1 0 : 5 Tarzan, for one: 2 wds.

1 1 : 0 Olympic swimmer Dara

T h e y a l w a y s f a l l d o w n o n t h e j o b :

10 5 1 3 12 9 8 11 4 2 7 6

R ITE O FS P R IN G BY NORMA ST EINBERG

ACRO SS

1 Stone in a setting

6 Finishes a cake

1 0 Willy Wonka’screator

1 4 No longer sleeping

1 5 LexicographerWebster

1 6 N ig h t authorWiesel

1 7 Ticks off

1 8 Nimble

1 9 ___ colada 2 0 Hand holder? 2 1 Marketing gimmick 2 4 German sub: Hyph. 2 6 Separate wheat

from chaff 2 7 Not present

2 9 Golf shoe feature

3 Witnessed

3 Concert souvenir:Hyph.

3 Dutch oven, e.g. 3 Jane Fonda’s first

Best Actress film3 Two-time loser

to DDE

4 0 Instant replaymode: Hyph.

4 2 Uncle on a U.S.

Army poster 4 3 Draws a bead

on: 2 wds. 4 6 Alda or Arkin 4 7 Moorehead of

B e w itc h e d

4 8 Look up to

5 Becomes lessintense

53 Loses traction 5 Bed beautifiers:

2 wds.

5 Half of a laugh

6 “___ springseternal…”

6 Folk wisdom 6 Temperamental 6 Change for a five 65 Arboretum

specimen 66 1966 Michael

Caine title role

6 Eur. or Afr.: Abbr.

6 Ooze 6 Some punches

DO WN

1 High-levelprogramminglanguage

2 Washstandvessel

3 MadameTussaud’sestablishment:2 wds.

4 ___ out a living 5 Hour with the

piano teacher 6 Mini-map

7 Deal (with)

8 Tombstonelawman Wyatt

9 Lawyer who’s noton the up and up

1 0 Begin a journey 1 1 Share and

share ___ 1 2 Tap dancer

Gregory

1 3Dog walker’s need

2 2 Electrical unit

2 3 “___ all, folks!” 2 5 Twisted 2 7 Invites 2 8 Lugosi of old

horror flicks

2 9 MagnusCarlsen’s game

3 Bart’s sis

33 Identical

3 Eat the whole

thing: 2 wds. 35 Actor Sharif 36 Sound quality 3 Rarin’ to go 4 1 Genie’s home 4 4 Slaps in the face 4 5 A _ _ _ o f T w o C itie s

4 7 Swear (to) 4 9 Depressing

5 Kind of committee:2 wds.

5 Good, in Roma 5

Colorado ski town 53 Catch some z’s 55 Golfer’s warning 56 Price-less? 5 Correct copy 5 Spud buds

63 Grand ___ Opry

1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 1 16

17 18 19

20 21 22 23

24 2 26

27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 3 36

37 38 39 40 41

42 43 44 4 46

47 48 49

0 1 2 3

4

6

7

8

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64 6 66

67 68 69

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1. M illic e n t is d u e to sh o w u p fo r h e r o rd e r so m e tim e b e fo re th e p e rs o n fro m th e g o u rm e t g ro c e ry sto re .

2. T h e p e rso n c o m in g fo r th e b lu e b e rry -o ra n g e m u ffin s w ill a rriv e s o m e tim e a f te r th e p e rs o n w h o o rd e re d a

b a tc h o f 2 0 ite m s a n d s o m e tim e b e fo re th e c a te re r.

3. E d g a r’s o rd e r is fo r e ith e r 1 0 m o re o r 1 0 fe w e r ite m s th a n th e b a tc h o f c ro is sa n ts .

4. T h e b a tc h th a t h a s to b e re a d y a t 6 :0 0 h a s m o re ite m s th a n th e b a tc h th a t th e p ro fe s sio n a l w e d d in g p la n n e r

w ill p ic k u p .

5. L a rs o rd e re d m o re ite m s th a n th e p e rso n w h o p la c e d th e o rd e r fo r th e re s ta u ra n t.

6. T h e o rd e r th a t w ill b e p ic k e d u p a t 5 :0 0 c o n sists o f m o re th a n 2 0 ite m s.

7. V a le r ie o rd e r e d e ith e r th e a lm o n d c ro is sa n ts o r th e s o u rd o u g h ro lls .

N ik k i b e g in s h e r s h ift a t K o s ta s ’s B a k e ry a t 3 :0 0 a .m ., a n d s h e ’s a lw a y s b u s y a s so o n a s s h e s te p s th ro u g h th e d o o r.

T h is m o rn in g , th e r e a re f o u r b ig o rd e r s w a itin g fo r h e r, e a c h fo r a d iffe r e n t c lie n t. E a c h o rd e r m u s t b e re a d y to

g o o u t th e d o o r a t a d iffe r e n t tim e (o n th e h o u r fro m 5 :0 0 a .m . to 8 :0 0 a .m ., in c lu s iv e ). T h e o rd e r s a r e a ll fo r

d iffe r e n t k in d s o f b re a d (o n e is fo r p u m p e r n ic k e l m in i-lo a v e s ), in e a c h c a s e in a d iffe re n t b a tc h s iz e (1 5 , 2 0 , 2 5 ,

o r 3 0 ite m s ). D e d u c e t h e tim e a t w h ic h e a c h c lie n t w ill p ic k u p h is o r h e r o r d e r, h is o r h e r b u s in e s s , a n d th e

n u m b e r a n d ty p e o f b a k e d g o o d s h e o r sh e o rd e re d . A N S W E R A G E

BY MARGERY ALBISR IS IN G B E FO R E TH E B R E A D


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Can you find the following things hidden in and around this log cabin? ANSWER PAGE 71

K ID S T U F F C A B IN H ID E A W A Y

B O O K

BU TTERFLY

C A N E

CLO TH ESPIN

CO M B

FIN (SW IM M IN G

FLIPPER)

FRYIN G PAN

G O LFTEE

H A M M ER

H AT

JU G

LO LLIPO P

PEN CIL

PICK LE

RU LER

SCISSO RS

SK I

S N A K E

UM BRELLA

I

S T R

A T I N

M A R

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SQ U ARED A WAY

B U IL D A WO RD

FROM T HE GAMES L IBR ARY

To c o m p le te th is p u z z le , p la c e th e w o rd s in t h e g rid s to m a k e tw o 4 × 4 c ro ss w o rd s in w h ic h a ll 1 6 o f th e w o rd s a p p e a r. W e ’v e

filled in tw o o f th e w o rd s to start yo u o ff.

ANSWER PAGE 70

L iste d b e lo w a re tw o s e ts o f th re e -le tte r w o rd s . E a c h w o rd in c o lu m n A c a n b e c o m b in e d w ith s o m e w o rd in c o lu m n B , w ith

th e c o lu m n A w o rd c o m in g first, to fo rm a n e w w o rd . B u t b e c a re fu l: O n e b e g in n in g m a y m a tc h m o re th a n o n e e n d in g , b u t

o n ly o n e c o m b in a tio n w ill u se e v e ry w o rd . W e ’v e d o n e o n e to g e t y o u sta rte d .

ANSWER PAGE 70

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A n ab ility to sin g th e a lp h ab et so n g is th e o n ly skill yo u ’ll n ee d to id en tify th is ba tch o f ske tch es. E ac h o n e in co rp o ra te s a le tter,

a n d t h e w o rd it re p re s e n ts c a n b e fo u n d b y so u n d in g o u t th a t le tte r. H o w ? W e ll, a p ie c e o f c a n c e le d m a il a d d re s se d to “ D ”

w o u ld s ta n d fo r D E S C E N T (“ D se n t,” th a t is); a v illa g e g re e n n a m e d “ A ” w o u ld re p re s e n t P A R Q U E T (“ p a rk A ” ). T w o a n s w e rs

a re p ro p e r n o u n s ; th e re s t a re c o m m o n E n g lish w o rd s . W h e n y o u ’v e g u re d th e m o u t , w rite ‘e m d o w n in th e b la n k s p ro v id e d .

G et th e p ictu re?

A N S W E R S A G E

C H A R A C TE R S K E T C H E S FROM THE GAMES LIBRARY

PUZZLE BY A.W. SUNSETS/ILLUSTRATIONS BY RON BARRETT


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T o s o lv e Q u o te B o x e s , d ro p th e le tte rs fro m e a c h v e rtic a l c o lu m n — n o t n e c e s sa rily in th e o rd e r in w h ic h t h e y a p p e a r— in to t h e

e m p ty sq u a re s b e lo w th e m to s p e ll a q u o ta tio n re a d in g fro m le ft to rig h t, lin e b y lin e . W o rd s m a y c o n tin u e fro m o n e lin e t o

th e n e x t; b la c k s q u a re s in d ic a te e n d s o f w o rd s . T h e a u th o r o f e a c h q u o te is g iv e n a b o v e its g r id . A N S W E R S A G E 1

Q U O TE B O X E S BY J ENNIFER OREHOWSK Y

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1. Ann Landers

2. Rosalynn Carter

3. Marcel Proust


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M U L T I K A K U R O

B Y C O NC E P T I S LT D.www.conceptispuzzles.com

Y our goal is to solve each indiv idual 9× 9 k ak uro grid by filling each white sq uare with a single digit from 1 to 9. The clue number

for a horizontal group of digits is to the left of a group and above the slash, and for a vertical group of digits it is above the

group and below the slash. This clue number represents the sum of the digits in its corresponding group. No zeroes are used

and no digit may be repeated within a group. U se information from ov erlapping grids to help you determine which digits to

place in the common areas. AN SW ER ,PAG E71

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Here’s a novel T: All of the 48 words and phrases listed below end in T. Place them into the grid so that they interlock instandard crossword fashion. If you do this correctly, each word and phrase will be used exactly once. Although this puzzle hassome subtle T’s, we believe you’ll solve it with little difficult T!

STA R TIN G H IN T,PA G E78A N SW ER ,PA G E71

B Y R A Y M O N D Y O U N GFINAL T’S

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W h e n a lp h a b e tic a lly c o n s e c u t iv e le tte r s g e t to o c lo s e , th e y m a y h a v e a fe n d e r b e n d e r. In t h e im p a c t fro m th e s e m in o r

m is h a p s , tw o le t te r s b u m p u p a g a in s t e a c h o th e r. T h e r e h a v e b e e n s e v e r a l c o llis io n s lik e th is in th e g rid b e lo w , fo r

e x a m p le in p la c e s w h e re y o u s e e A B , K L , S T , o r a n y o t h e r p a ir o f c o n se c u tiv e le tte rs w ith o u t a s p a c e b e tw e e n th e m . F in d

a ll o f th e w o rd s a n d p h ra s e s lis te d b e lo w , c o n s id e rin g e a c h o f th e s e “ fe n d e r b e n d e r ” p a irs a s a u n it. W o rd s re a d

h o rizo n ta lly, ve rtica lly, a n d d ia g o n a lly, a lw a ys in a stra ig h t lin e . W h e n yo u ’re d o n e , th e le fto ve r le tters, re a d le ft to rig h t

a n d to p to b o tto m , w ill c o m p le te th e b u m p e r s tic k e r q u ip , “ If y o u c a n re a d th is … ” D riv e c a re f u lly !

A N S W E R A G E 1

FE N D E R B E N D E R S BY RAYMOND YOUNG

AC DUCT

AMNESIA

ANSELM

BUNKER SHOT

CABOODLE

CHANTERS

COPPICE

DART UP

ETHICS

FIVE B.C.

FOLKLORE

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FORCEFUL

GENE WILDER

I’M TOO SEXY

KOPJE

MOPHEAD

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NYSTROM

ON A WHIM

PAC-DOT

PEACH NEHI

PEDICAB

PHOTO CD

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ROUGHED IT

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SEA BREEZE

SKI JUMP

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As in the two-player version of Hangman, the object of this solitaire challenge is to guess a word before being “hanged.”To begin, choose any letter that you think might appear in word I below. Suppose you pick E. Go to the Letter Chart onthe facing page and find the number listed in row E of Column I (because you are working on word I). The number is8; you now look in box number 8 in the Position Chart (to the right of the Letter Chart) and locate the number 3. Thismeans the letter E occurs in the third 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 that letter does not appear in the word.As a penalty for an incorrect guess, you must draw part of a stick figure below the scaffold beside the blanks. On your

first incorrect guess, draw the head;on the second, the body;and on the next four, the arms and legs. Ifyou complete the figure (that is, make six incorrect guesses) before identifying the word, you are“hanged.”

If you can identify 8 of the 12 words before being hanged, either you’re psychic or you have aremarkable gift for words.

A N S W E R S A G E 1

S O L IT A IR E H A N G M A N

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Y J ENNIF ER O REHO WS K Y

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In th is c ro s s w o rd p u z z le , th e c lu e s a p p e a r in th e g rid its e lf. E n te r th e a n s w e r s in th e d ire c tio n o f th e p o in te r s .

ANSWER, PAGE 71

BY COREY K OSAKP E N C ILP O IN TE R S 2

1981K urtRussell lm

U nusualstate ofaffairs

F rigid 3 0 o c kactorB aldwin

Italianv iolinistNiccolò

Wipedclean, asa board

Traf cv iolators'penalties

Wordbeforewhile

Part ofY MCA

O ppositeof day,in Dijon

GermanpainterMax

Cause ofgreatsorrow

Dev iateoffcourse

Rawmetals

Tak e abreak

“ Roar”singerPerry

TheNorthStar

F rance,Spain,Italy, etc.

Graceful Women'sshoeretailer

Jewelbox formusic

Maine's“ Dirigo,”for one

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Colorsimilarto teal

Pigpen

B rian ofrock

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Clothed Ability-gaugingexam

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Creatorof funny portraits

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B egin Treehouses?


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T h is p u z z le tu rn s in tw o d ire c tio n s . T h e S p ira l’s In w a rd c lu e s y ie ld a s e q u e n c e o f w o rd s to b e e n te re d c o u n te rc lo c k w is e

in th e s p a c e s fro m 1 to 1 0 0 . T h e O u tw a rd c lu e s y ie ld a d iffe re n t se t o f w o rd s to b e e n te re d c lo c k w ise fro m 1 0 0 to 1 .

F ill in th e a n s w e r s, o n e le t te r p e r s p a c e , a c c o rd in g to th e n u m b e rs b e s id e th e c lu e s . K e e p tra c k o f w h ic h w a y y o u ’re

g o in g , a n d h a v e m a n y h a p p y re tu rn s. ANSWE R, PAGE 72

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1 9 9 6 M e l G ib s o n /R e n e R u s so t h rille r

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Below are four lists of related words and phrases that have been translated into simple cipher alphabets. The letter substitutionsremain constant within any one group of words (for instance, if V represents G in one word, it will represent G in all the wordsin that list), but change from one list to the next. A tip to new solvers: Start by thinking of answers that might fit one of thecategories;then see if any enciphered words in the list have the same letter pattern.The fourth list has been left untitled. Solvethe code to determine what the items have in common. A N S W E R S A G E 2

CRYPTOLISTS B Y R E G IS M O D E S T A

1. BOW TIE WEARERS

3. STARRING “ S”

2. EDIBLE IDIOMS

Ex.: James Bond

Q K W R Y C W D I K J

B K R P U Z U C A Y N W H S

W K L X N N A K A F A S V I Y C A K

H X S P U W S Y C R K Y C X N N

F W S I N F F R Y B

E A A H A A C A K D I S

I V K I C I D N X S Y W N S

U C A Y I U X S U C A C I U

O K A F I P U I X K A

E N I Z V W Z V R S S Z

Ex.: Silver screen

M G Z P U M I Q M

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M P R G I A M Y R X K G J Q

M Y M I Z Y M Y Y F M

M D I U M P U V

M Y I M I A J

M D Y Y J M G W J Y Y U

M P S J M P I E

M O Y A A M O P R T

M G Z E A Y M X V I K

Ex.: Spil l t he beans

L Q M P O D D F D

M C E W K B C E Q V

D E B O Z I L N D A Q D

F E N B S J B O D D E C B O

P E C C S B E V R F B Q P X

A Q D P D S J P E X D

P S Z P O A S B E B S

P C D E I S J B O D P C S A

F D N N N Q X D O S B P E X D F

L E R D M M

4. MY STERY LIST

What do they all have in common

Q S Y B R B A N Y A N D H B H N R L

Q N B T S V C R S A O B D I C

A S Y H C W V V L T L T ’ C D S C L

A S K K W R L T R T N B D

H G L H I N T K L D R H W T B D I X N C U B D I

D L X C Q N Q L T N T R B A Y L

A S K Q W R L T Q T S I T N K

X N R L T V N W A L R

K N T N R U S D Q N T R B A B Q N D R

A S D R T N M N D H C K W I I Y L T

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BY ED K ARASEKJU X TA P O S ITIO N

ACRO SS 1 Certain meter reader 7 Leftover 12 Carry out 16 Not easily sussed out 17 Sum of the parts 18 Mascara maker

19 Nancy’s comic-strip pal 2 0 Usher’s beat 2 1 Word with miss

or future 2 2 Choice of elixirs?:

2 wds. 2 4 Wild about 2 5 Fond du ___, Wisconsin 2 6 Suture 2 7 M T M actress Georgia 2 8 Puts in place 33 Seekers of asylum 35 Elvis Presley, to many 36 Height: Abbr. 3 Picasso model Maar 3 Takes shape 40 Hotter under the collar 42 Take a ___ (run away) 46 Valletta’s republic

48 Knight shirt 50 Sound asleep? 51 Say okay 53 Like Rambo 55 Makes furious 56 Horse of different

colors 58 Vichyssoise veggie 59 Not naughty 60 58-Across kin

64 Put on the back burner 66 Chef’s cap 6 Ungainly ship 6 ‘Trane’s instrument 7 0 Birds in the bush? 7 1 Ode to resistance?:

2 wds. 7 7 Give off 7 8 Virgo follower 7 9 Eyepiece 8 0 Aggravate 8 1 Lethargic 8 2 39.37-inch units 8 3 Blacken 8 4 Shrek’s kinfolk 8 5 Declare under oath

DO WN 1 “Surprise” reaction 2 Woody’s son 3 Cottontail’s tail 4 Crèche trio 5 Luanda’s land 6 Newborns 7 Give and take 8 IOUs 9 More sanguine

10 Within the rules 11 Hammer part 12 Shrinking source of

shade?: 2 wds. 13 Settle a score 14 Vandyke relative 15 Becomes a member 2 3 Mexican wildcat 2 7 Continental

bucks 2 8 Frat letter 2 9 Abstractions 30 Turnpike fees 31 Splendor of Northern

Ireland?: 2 wds. 3 Blood component

34 Dandy 3 Amenable to bribery 41 Kitchen gadget 43 A n d re a ___

(ill-fated liner) 44 Upright 45 View anew 47 American chameleon 49 Fondue goo 52 Mai follower

54 Rodgers & Hammersteinmusical

57 What’s in a vacuum 60 Takes the helm 61 McCarthy-era epithet 6 Eagle in the night sky 63 Part of SSN 65 French anti-ship

missile 6 Dancer’s support 7 1 Hodgepodge 7 2 Gangsters’ weapons 7 3 AKC outcast 7 4 Out of the wind 7 5 Needlefishes 7 6 Formerly, formerly

1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1

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70 71 72 73 74 7

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This puzzle is solved like a standard Mixed Doubles in that each answer word has two clues leading to it, using differentmeanings 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 determinethe 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 suchas “Hyph.” and “2 wds.” have been omitted.

In this puzzle, there is an added twist: The Across and Down clue lists each contain one extra clue. If you rearrange the lettersin the shaded spaces of the grid, you will discover a word that is suggested by both of the extra clues. A N S W E R A G E 3

BY MIK E NOTHNAGEL

ACROSS

1 Bowling tournament groups

2 Get detached

3 Connected by a familial bond 4 Ornamental plant often associated

with Christmas

5 Tooth deposit

6 Ice cream serving

7 Begs for change, maybe

8 Use a crib sheet to pass a test, say

9 Features of Texas, Oklahoma,and Florida

10 Vacation at sea

11 Go as planned

12 Told, as a story

13 M is sio n : Im p o s sib le star

14 Evade by sidestepping

15 Reporter’s exclusive

16 Relocate frequently

17 Commemorative sign

18 Measurements in a Jules

Verne title 19 Famous presidential dog

20 Rock-and-roll musician Buddy

21 Two-time

DOWN

1 Subordinate to

2 Gave a higher position

3 Attempted

4 Special duty for a police officer

5 Poker player’s cards

6 Get wool from a sheep

7 One of an ellipse’sdefining points

8 Put to the test

9 Fire department bosses

10 “Say it louder!”

11 Rim

12 Facebook connections 13 Particular

14 Structural strain

15 Precede

16 U2 guitarist, with “the”

17 Out, at the dentist’s office

18 Camera adjustment

19 Game also called draughts

20 Hyped, as a product

21 Express one’s opinion

22 Long-runningNBC comedy

23 Clock part

24 Kansas City footballers

25 Plead one’s case in front of

20

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16

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30 27

11

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3321

28 40

M IX ED D O U B L E S:

S H A D E S O FM E A N IN G


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Water End of ship (will continue in the direction of the at side)

Submarine Middle of a ship (will continue either left and right or up and down)

The six p uzzles on th is pag e are so litaire ve rsio n s of th e classic paper-and -pen cil g am e o f Battleship s. Each g rid rep resen ts

a sectio n o f o cean in w h ich a fleet is hid ing . This fleet co nsists of o ne b attleship (fou r grid cells in len gth ), tw o cruisers

(th ree cells each ), three d estro yers (tw o cells each ), an d fou r sub m arin es (o n e ce ll ea ch ). The sh ip s m ay b e o rien ted eith er

h o rizo n tally o r vertically, an d n o tw o ship s can o ccu p y ad jacen t grid cells, n o t even diag o n ally. The d ig its alo n g th e g rid’s

p erim eter in dicate the n um b er of cells in the co rrespo n d in g ro w s and colu m ns th at are o ccup ied b y vessels.

Yo u’ll n o tice th at som e “ sho ts” h ave b ee n taken to start yo u o ff. These m ay sh o w w ater (in d icated b y w avy lin es),

a co m p lete sub (a circle), th e b o w o r stern o f a sh ip (a rou n d ed -o ff squ are), o r a m id sectio n o f a b attlesh ip o r cru iser (asqu are). Th e p u zzles g et harde r as yo u g o . Can yo u rea ch th e ran k o f ad m iral b y lo catin g all six flee ts?

A NS W E R S ,P G E 7

B Y C O N C E P T IS LT D .

W W W .C O N C E P T IS P U Z ZLES .C O MA T T L E S H I P S

Battlesh ip

Cruisers

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Su bm arin es

Battlesh ip

Cruisers

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Su bm arin es

Battlesh ip

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Battlesh ip

Cru isers

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Cruisers

Destro yers

Sub m arin es

Battlesh ip

Cruisers

Destro yers

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1– SEA M A N 2– PETTY O F F ICER 3– ENSIGN

4– CA PTA IN 5– CO M M O DO RE 6 – A DMIRA L

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W O R D P L A Y

E I THE R W A Y

What do all of these words have

in common?

PANEL

DIARY

FETA

MOCHA

LIES

GYRO

PESO

TRIAL

TONER

REPO

PERU

LIAR

CASTOR

ARGON

— FRANKSA RID A KIS

N U M B ER P LA Y

G O F O R TH A N D M U L TIP LY

What is the smallest whole

number to be squared that yields

a 7 somewhere in its product?

— RA YM O N D LO V E

F O R THE R E C O R D

IM P R O P E R M E A N IN G S

Proper names are generally

disallowed in the game of

Scrabble, but the following 10words have other meanings that

make them legal to play. Can you

match each word (1–10) to its

“improper” meaning (a–j)?

1 . alaska

2 . brazil

3 . congo

4 . erica

5 . japan

6 .

matilda 7 . maxwell

8 . newton

9 . texas

0 . zaire

a . a dyewood

b . a former monetary unit

c . a heavy fabric

d . a hobo’s bundle

e . an eellike amphibian

f . a shrub of the heath

family g . a unit of force

h . a unit of magnetic flux

i. the uppermost structure

on a steamboat

j. to coat with a glossy

black lacquer

— R.W A Y N ESC HM ITTBERG ER

M A P P IT

G O W ITH THE F LO W

Can you match these rivers (1–15),all of which are found at least

partially within the United States,with the bodies of water intowhich they flow (a–o)?

1 . Bighorn

2 . Cape Fear

3 . Colorado

4 . Columbia

5 . Connecticut

6 . Hudson

7 . Niagara

8 .

Ohio 9 . Red River of the North

0 . Rio Grande

1 . Saint Louis

2 . Snake

3 . Susquehanna

4 . Yellowstone

5 . Yukon

a . Atlantic Ocean

b . Bering Sea

c . Chesapeake Bay

d . Columbia River

e . Gulf of California

f . Gulf of Mexico

g . Lake Ontario

h . Lake Superior

i. Lake Winnipeg

j. Long Island Sound

k . Mississippi River

l. Missouri River

m . Pacific Ocean

n . Upper New York Bay

o . Yellowstone River

— PA D D YSM ITH

• W I L D CA RD S•

I L L U S T R A T I O N B Y ME RE D I T H M

O R I A R T Y


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— MARU adopted 01-10-10

AT FIRST I WAS

EMBARRASSED. ME

A CAT LIVING WITH

A SINGLE GUY BUT

WHENI WATCH HIM

PICK SOMETHING UP

WITH HIS HANDS AND

EAT IT I CANT HELP

BUT LOVE HIM.TE A S E R SW A L KE R S

Dick , Jane, and Sally— all siblingswho liv e together— left school

at the same time and walk ed

home. Dick walk ed at four miles

an hour, Jane walk ed at three

miles an hour, and Sally walk ed at

two miles an hour. Dick got home

at 3 p.m. and Jane got home at

3:10 p.m. What time were they

dismissed from school, how far

did they walk , and when did Sally

get home?

— S

ID N E Y

K

R V IT Z

AN SW ER S,PA G E73

F O R THE R E C O R D

N E E D A LIF T?

TV characters often need to get

from one place to another, and

their shows’ creators hav e dev isedsome v ery memorable ways for

them to trav el. Can you match

each TV show (1– 16 ) with the

means of transportation featured

in it (a–p)?

1 .Doctor Who

2 .The Dukes of Hazzard

3 . Firefly

4 .Gilligan’s Island

5 .The Green Hornet

6 .Knight Rider

7 . The Lone Ranger

8 .Lost in Space

9 .The Love Boat

1 0 .McHale’s Navy

1 1 . Petticoat Junction

1 2 . The Roy Rogers Show

1 3 .Scooby-Doo:

Where Are You?

1 4 . Speed Racer

1 5 . Star Trek

1 6 . Voyage to the Bottom

of the Sea

a . Black Beauty

b . General Lee

c .Hooterville Cannonball

d . Jupiter 2

e . K ITT

f . Mach 5

g . Mystery Machine h . Pacific Princess

i.PT-73

j. Seaview

k . Serenity

l. Silv er

m . SSMinnow

n . TARDIS

o . Trigger

p . U SSEnterprise

— D

O U G L S

M

R TIN

W O R D P LA Y

A U N T HIL D E G A R D E

The last time I saw Aunt Hilde-

garde, she was craz y about shoes

but not sock s, stripes but not polk adots, pottery but not k nitting.

When I ask ed her why, she replied

that she lik ed words that dropped

their f irst and last letters to mak e

new words (s-hoe-s, s-tripe-s, etc.).

That’s why she’d traded in her pet

parrot for a hyena (h-yen-a). Well,

she’s been hanging around with

U ncle Mort a lot this month, and

she has a whole new set of lik es

and dislik es. Can you tell what

principle is guiding her new tastes?

This month Aunt Hildegarde lik es

AB B O TT but not CO STEL L O . She

lik es EGGS, but not B ACO N. She

lik es to K NO W, but not to LEARN.

She prefers CO PS to RO B B ERS.

She has purchased a pet CHIMP,

and has giv en away her HY ENA.

She li k es EEL S, can’t abide

SNAK ES. She lik es a B EL T, not

SU SPENDERS. F IL MS please her,

but not the THEATER. She’d

rather be EMPTY than F U L L .She’d rather be F IRST than L AST.

She enjoys playing the word

game GHO ST, but she does not

enjoy HANGMAN.

— D V ID D IE FE N D O R F


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TRUE-FALSE 1 POINT EACH)

1 . In area, Y ellowstone is the largest National Parkin the U nited States.

2 . Novelist John le Carré , noted for spy novels, washimself in the B ritish Secret Serv ice.

3 .Coffee was introduced to Europe from America.

4 . Harvard once won the Rose B owl football game.

5 . The “ O ” in “ O PEC” stands for “ O il.”

6 . Some fish do not lay eggs, but instead giv ebirth to live fish.

7 .More than 20 years before starring in the TVseries Revenge, Madeleine Stowe starred in afilm titled Revenge.

8 . In lunch-counter slang, a “ CB ” means“ coffee, black .”

9 . In tennis, a player who throws the rack et at theball automatically loses the point.

0 . Theodore Roosevelt was the first president toride in an automobile.

This q uiz features three types of q uestions: true-false, worth 1 point for each correct answer; multiple choice with three

choices, worth 2 points per correct answer; and multiple choice with four choices, worth 3 points each. Incorrect answers for

all three types of q uestions lose 1 point each. Sk ipping a q uestion is allowed, and scores no points. F ollowing the q uiz is a

ratings chart. AN SW ER S,PAG E74

TEST YOUR TRIVIA I.Q. B Y R W A Y N E S C H M IT T B E R G E R

MULTIPLE CHOICE 2 POINTS EACH)

1 . Which of the following contains thefewest calories?

a . 5 ounces of beer b . 5 ounces of whole milk c . 5 teaspoons of sugar

2 .The annual O utland Trophy is awardedto what collegiate athlete?

a . the best all-around athlete intrack and field

b . the outstanding interior lineman infootball c . the outstanding female bask etball player

3 . In standard darts, what is the most points thatcan be scored with a single dart?

a .50

b . 6 0 c .100

4 . The line “ All is for the best in the best of allpossible worlds” is from what?

a .B eck ett’sWaiting for Godot b . Shak espeare’sThe Merchant of Venice c . V oltaire’sCandide

5 . Which of these three wise men died beforethe other two were born?

a .Confucius b .Plato c .Solomon

1 6 . At first, Walt Disney’s mouse creation wasn’tcalled Mick ey. What was his original name?

a .Melv in b . Mortimer c .Murgatroyd

1 7 . In the 196 0s a group of businessmen boughtL ondon B ridge for 2.5 million and mov edit where?

a . L ake Havasu City, Arizona b . Peoria, Illinois c .Truth or Conseq uences, New Mex ico

1 8 . B etween 2008 and 2013, the approx imatenumber of articles at Wik ipedia grewby how much?

a .from 1 million to 5 million

b . from 5 million to 10 million c . from 10 million to 30 million

1 9 . According to theory, what k inds of q uark s formthe protons and neutrons of ordinary matter?

a .strange and charmed b .top and bottom c .up and down

2 0 . In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, who is thesupreme leader of the F irst O rder?

a .General Hux b . K ylo Ren c .Snok e


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MULTIPLE CHOICE 3 POINTS EACH)

1 . In which movie did ClintEastwood give us the famousline, “Go ahead…makemy day.”?

a . D irty H a rry b . M a g n u m Fo rce

c . S u d d e n Im p a c t

d . Tig h tro p e

2 . How many of the five GreatLakes border only one state?

a . 0 b . 1 c . 2 d . 3

3 . Whose autobiography wastitled B a c k in th e S a d d le A g a in ?

a .Gene Autry b .Hopalong Cassidy c .Roy Rogers d .Tom Mix

4 .George Washington’s face iscarved in granite at MountRushmore National Memorial,along with the faces of all butwhich of the followingpresidents?

a .Abraham Lincoln b . Andrew Jackson c . Theodore Roosevelt d .Thomas Jefferson

5 . Which of these events did nottake place in the year 1876?

a .Alexander Graham Bellinvented the telephone.

b .Baseball’s National Leaguewas founded.

c . Colorado became a state. d . Stanley found Livingstone.

6 .What is the main ingredient inthe manufacture of pewter?

a . copper b . iron c . lead d . tin

7 . East of the Mississippi River,which state has the

largest area? a .Florida b . Georgia c . Illinois d . Michigan

8 . For which film did JenniferLawrence receive an Oscarnomination in the category ofBest Supporting Actress?

a . W in te r’s B o n e b . S ilve r Lin in g s P la yb o o k c .A m e ric a n H u stle

d . Jo y

9 .In the Australian song“Waltzing Matilda,” whoor what is Matilda?

a . a boat b . a girlfriend c .a kangaroo

d .a knapsack

0 .Which team appeared in themost Super Bowls duringthe last 10 years (2007–2016)?

a . Denver Broncos b . New England Patriots c . Pittsburgh Steelers d . Seattle Seahawks

R a t e o u r riv ia a m e

(Remember to deduct 1 point

for each incorrect answer.)

below 0: Worst guesser ever. 0–14: You get an A for effort. 15–20: Not bad. 21–30: Quite good. 31–40: Really excellent. 41–50: No one plays Trivial

Pursuit with you anymore,do they?

51–60: Admit it, youused Wikipedia!

R . W a y n e S c h m ittb e rg e r is th e fo rm e r e d ito r in c h ie f o f

G A M ES. A d d itio n a l trivia q u e stio n s

a s w e ll a s a rtic le s o n g a m e s a n d o th e r su b je c ts c a n b e fo u n d a t w a y n e s ch m ittb e rg e r.c o m .

I

S T RA T I N

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B Y J O E L N A N N ICODE CROSSWORDS

In the puzzles below, the numbers in the grid squares stand for letters of the alphabet;your task is to crack the code. Onceyou've figured out the letter that matches a certain number, place that letter in every square containing the same number andin the chart beside the grid. Every letter of the alphabet will appear at least once in the completed grids. A N S W E R S A G E 4

A

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17 9 25 8 26 10 15

7 12 1 25 26 20 10 25 1 13 15 19 1 5

4 1 3 25 12 19 5

10 15 22 19 10 1 26 15 11 3 1 26 26 19

11 15 3 17 7

18 8 26 1 15 2 19 10 17 25 10 10 12

16 5 10 15 5 6 14 22

15 6 10 15 11 3 4 10 19 10 1 15 19

25 3 12 19 8

15 2 3 8 25 11 7 1 23 26 1 1 10 25

1 10 15 3 7 16 22

6 10 25 26 12 1 6 10 25 10 9 26 25 10

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16 12 5 10 8 26 6 2 17 26 25 10 18 21

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E A TY O U R W O R D S !

In th e s e p u z z le s , e a c h w o rd in th e le ft-h a n d c o lu m n c a n “ e a t” a w o rd in t h e rig h t-h a n d c o lu m n t o p ro d u c e a n e w w o rd w ith o u t

a n y re a rra n g e m e n t o f le tte rs. In P u z zle 1 , fo r e x a m p le , th e w o rd R E L IC c a n sw a llo w P U B to fo rm R E P U B L IC , w h ic h h a s b e e n

w ritte n in th e b la n k s n e x t to P U B (w ith s o m e b la n k s le ft o v e r). W h e n a ll th e w o rd s o n th e le ft h a v e e a te n th e w o rd s o n th e rig h t

a n d th e n e w w o rd s h a v e b e e n p la c e d n e x t to th e e a te n w o rd s, th e le tte rs re a d in g d o w n th e th ird c o lu m n w ill sp e ll o u t a w o rd .

W rite th is w o rd o n th e c o rre s p o n d in g ly n u m b e re d sp a c e p ro v id e d in th e le ft-h a n d c o lu m n o f P u z z le 8 . W h e n a ll se v e n w o rd s

h a v e b e e n fille d in to P u z z le 8 , e a c h o f th e m c a n in tu rn d e v o u r o n e o f th e w o rd s in th e rig h t-h a n d c o lu m n . W rite th e s e w o rd s

o n th e d ash es, an d th e letters in th e sh ad ed spa ces w ill spe ll o u t yo u r rew ard .

ANSWERS, PAGE 74

BY ST EPHEN SNIDERMAN

PUZZLE 1

REL IC NET _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

THEM RAY _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

V AR AF AR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SEER SPEND _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

MAGIC PU B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SU ED O RE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PO RTAL SIT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PUZZLE 2

PIQ U E END _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ANY AL L O W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

EIGHT K NO T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SWING CARES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

DEF ER L IMO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

F O RD Y ES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

B ANE WAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PUZZLE 3

B U T APT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

HO SE ACT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

TIP O NSIDE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PRICE THO U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

CU RE U RN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

CRATE Y O U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PUZZLE 4

SL ING SCO NCE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SPECIES TAP _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

CARO L NO R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

DIRT DIME _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

HO AR IF _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SENT U SE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PUZZLE 5

SEATED CAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PRO SE TO P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

CO AL MINI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

INNATE PAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

CASTE L O SS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

B READ RIM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

DISH THE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SL IGHT SET _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PUZZLE 6

F L O CK STAR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PANAMA K EN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ARTER RIG _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

WEED AMEN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

IRATE O R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

CANE L INT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

MU D IL L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PREDICT Y EN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PUZZLE 7

SPO RT GAME _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

CR RANT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

O RAL PACE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

L INT ANGER _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

F O RTY DIN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

WAR HER _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

TINE IF _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PUZZLE 8

1 _ _ _ L AMA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 _ _ _ EX IT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 _ _ _ DIP _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 _ _ _ SHO P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 _ _ _ IN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 _ _ _ MO TH _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7 _ _ _ AGE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

R U IL C


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H elter-Sk elter is a crossw o rd va riatio n in w h ich th e an sw ers in terlo ck in an y o f eig h t d ifferen t d irec tio n s. To so lve , w rite th e

a n sw e r to e a c h c lu e s ta rtin g in its n u m b e re d sq u a re a n d p ro c e e d in a s tra ig h t lin e t o w a rd — a n d if n e c e s sa ry, b e y o n d — th e

n e x t c o n se c u tiv e n u m b e r. T h e firs t a n s w e r, O N E D G E , h a s b e e n e n te re d in H e lte r-S k e lte r # 1 a s a n e x a m p le . ANSWERS, PAGE 75

B Y FR A N K LO N G OH E L T E R S K E L T E R

1Jitte ry: 2 w d s.

2A n im a te d g a ie ty

3Ire la n d , ly ric a lly

4L a n d ro v e r

5 K in d o f d e v ic e in Dr. Stran g elo ve

6 C a in ’s victim

7 To lk ie n trilo g y title w o rd

8 B e f ittin g a q u e e n

9 _ _ _ - r a n

10 P o rtu g a l’s ca p ita l

11V a g u e a n d in d is tin c t

1“ L ik e a R o llin g S to n e ” s in g e r: 2 w d s .

13R ac e fo r sp rin te rs

14S h u t w ith a b a n g

15 P la id fa b ric fa m o u s fo r b le e d in g

16 E xtra-sap p y sen tim en ta lity

1 C u ttin g ly w itty in su lt

1 A p p a re l

1 S h e lle y ’s h o u s e m a t e in S w itz e r la n d

2 0 H ic k s fro m th e s tic k s

2 1“ G iv e m e y o u r tire d ...” p o e t L a z a r u s

2 2Fe e l n o sta lg ic fo r

2 3T h e y ’re v a c a te d d u rin g a s ta n d in g o v a tio n

1V e ry so o n : 3 w d s .

2 Jo lly la u g h te r

3To o k c a re o f so m e w rin k le s

4W h e re y o u ’re h e a d in g w h e n y o u s a il w ith

a sp in n a k e r

5 Flin ch

6 P e rso n ify, a s th e sp irit o f a n a g e

7 O n t h e _ _ _ (h e a lin g )

8 S a g g in g

9 T h in g a m a jig

10U n like a ro llin g sto n e?

11S tea l, in fo rm a lly

1N e e d y

13G e t m o re lu s cio u s, a s m a n g o e s

14 H o n e y m o o n e r

15 “ B e a ts th e h e c k o u t o f m e !” : 2 w d s .

16 F ix in g a s q u e a k

1 C o m p la in t

1 W h a rfs

1 A n y d a y n o w

2 0B e g in s a B ro a d w a y ru n

2 1Frig h te n

11 20 19 17

6 2

12 13

21 18

7 22 14 23 3

1 10

8 9

16 5 15 4

9 1 10 11

5 4

17 16

13 20 12 21

7

18 19 6

2 3

14 15 8

HEL TER-SK EL TER 1 HEL TER-SK EL TER 2


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To solve each of the Rowed Signs below, you’ll need to fill two consecutive words into each row of the grid. These “RowWords,” with a total of 10 letters for each pair, are indicated in order by the clues for each row. Then look for an “InnerWord” straddling the two Row Words. For example, a row might hold the words DRAGON and YEAR, with the InnerWord AGONY reading between them. The Inner Words are clued in random order for each puzzle; it’s up to you todetermine which clue goes with which row. As you solve each row, cross out the letters of the Inner Word. When youhave completed the puzzle, the remaining letters (reading from left to right by rows) will spell out a sign that might be

found at the location specified by the puzzle’s heading. ANSWE RS, PAGE 72

R O W E D S IG N S BY PATRICK BERRY

AT A N EX PL O SI V ES F A CTO RY I N THE W IND O W O F A B U RGL A R A L A RM STO RE

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RO W WO RDS

1 Stole stuff?

R o b o C o p

star Peter

2 What must go above the bar in a proper pull-up Islamic ruler 3 Track-meet projectile Unabridged dictionary, for one

4 Notion Deliberately loses

5 Suitable Catcher’s need

6 Corn unit Made into law

7 Sew loosely Fraught with peril

8 Clickable mouse target Spoils 9 Issue forth, as light Polar worker

INNER WO RDS

a Paper for a hunter or a would-be driver b Slap in the face c Nor

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