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500 RUMMY ....................................................................50
AN ARM AND A LEG ...................................................7
ART ON THE SQUARE ...................................................24
IN THIS ISSUE BATTLESHIPS ........................................................... 23
BOARD GAME ..................................................................6
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Creepy Quotes & Spooky Sayings CAREER COUNSELING .................................................52
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 ........................................ 60
Moving Forward, Looking Back:
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The $378,879.10 Contest That Wasn’t
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FAMILY REUNIONS ................................................... 66
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THE SPIRAL ....................................................................19
TIC-TAC-LOGIC ......................................................... 13
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october 2018 | GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES 1

Editor in Chief Janis Weiner
Senior Editor Jennifer Orehowsky
Editors Heidi Kalloo, Raymond Simon

Contributing Editors Scott Appel, Thomas L. McDonald,
Jonathan Schmalzbach
W
e at GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES have really gotten
Supporting Players Gabrielle Fabioneri,
into the Halloween spirit for the October issue. First, as Joel Nanni
you can see from this issue’s cover, we’re presenting a
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fan Raymond Simon has created a pair of fright flick-themed Senior Artist Kevin Boone
puzzles. Start with his trivia quiz called “The Horror! The Horror!” Supporting Artists Laura Brubaker, Sarah Flores,
Brandon Jones
and find out just how familiar you are with some well-known
macabre movies. Next, move on to “Creepy Quotes & Spooky Production Manager Bethany Lawler
Sayings” on page 36. After decoding 13 encrypted quotes, see
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1ǣǔȨȰ(ǝǗȲǠȨǙ BY MIKE NOTHNAGEL
Each answer word 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 clues or two Down clues that seem to have the same answer, add up their clue numbers
to determine the place in the grid where 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 the box
labeled 18 (1 + 17). Note: Tags such as “Hyph.“ and “2 wds.“ have been omitted. ANSWER, PAGE 70
18 24 27 26
30
32 28
15 12
13
19
22 31 25
35 23 33
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20 21
17
ACROSS 16 Sight at a Renaissance fair 10 O’Hare alternative

1 Primary 17 It provides assistance 11 Arranges a date
2 Burrowing member of in a dire situation 12 Nickels and dimes
the weasel family 18 Wheel covering 13 Puts in starting position,
3 Type of phone with a dial 19 Pester like a board game
4 Singer Gladys 20 Most important pro 14 Specific fact
5 Bygone Ford model tennis events, collectively 15 Intercede
6 Allow to leave a hospital 16 Like a conflict between
7 Stratocaster manufacturer DOWN a country’s citizens
8 Alvin Ailey, for one 1 Line that just touches a curve 17 Substitute
9 Roundabout 2 Courteous 18 Unrelated train of thought
10 Colorful line of dinnerware 3 Plan B 19 Put on a new outfit
11 Dissipate an electric field 4 Bored a hole 20 Dismissive, as an attitude
12 It might generate interest 5 Like Centigrade 21 Standard of measurement
13 Ring-shaped candy 6 Qualify with conditions, like a bet 22 Part of a Daylight Saving
14 Member of a famous 7 Cleveland athlete Time mnemonic
reindeer team 8 Boundary bushes 23 Carnival section
15 Hit that scores four runs 9 Troops on a special assignment 24 Trained via rapid-fire questions

7ǡǣȰȰǝǝ 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. Maybe you’ll find a better solution. Proper names are not allowed. ANSWER, PAGE 71
A S H B U O U L S H D H A
B J V K N W H O E W U O B
C I Y I S U I C E N T E C
D G I Z K A U G T E R D D
E L M C H C K U M G D Q E
F R B T S I T H X V D L F
G J Z D Z E R S N A C J G
H O G R G A P E R U I T H
I T H E O O G I A L L B I
J R S G I B E R S H P W J
K M R S M S A D U S T R K
L T G H J I G G E D T H L
M H G T H R O I R B N J M
N K U V F I N E Y P I D N
O O Y J P Y S I U E D Q O
P W D U C L I N L O M G P
Q S C A U E R I E F R Q Q
R P N I N I T A I O N Y R
S Z M A N C L I G H N A S
T X F W X O N V N I N G T
U E C C O F I R T O U L U
V G X L A P H Y I A T E V
W Z S N S C R O E Q I Z W
X A L D O N R I E R A U X
Y E M H A E L N T J N W Y
Z V V C O C O M C O V S Z

4ȨǞȱǣǠ4ǝǣǞǘȨǚǙ BY FRANK LONGO
In this crossword puzzle, the clues appear in the grid itself. Enter the answers in the direction of the pointers. ANSWER, PAGE 70
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Some people are just sore losers. In these two Scrabble-type games, someone upset the boards and walked off in a
huff. Can you help us piece the boards together again? You can cross off tiles as you use them, since each will be used
exactly once. ANSWERS, PAGE 70

1ǝǗǘǤǜǣȨȱȨǙ BY BETTY KELLER
ACROSS 55 Unbelievably
1 Fantastic Mr. Fox long time
author Roald 56 Gloria actress
5 Pub projectile Rowlands
9 “Hey, you!” 58 Surname
13 Race in The Time separator,
Machine sometimes
14 PC-to-PC corre- 62 Nocturnal
spondence: Hyph. visitor: 2 wds.
16 Saxophone type 65 “___ does it!”
17 Flying stunt 66 Exxon, once
18 Speechless: Hyph. 67 Cranial cavity
20 “___ Fly a 68 Posterior
Kite”: 2 wds. 69 Appear to be
22 Curve in the road 70 Season
23 Ticked off of sacrifice
24 Tony winner 71 Toy with
Patinkin runners
26 Los Angeles
baseball pros DOWN
28 Game played 1 Farmer’s home?
with cestas: 2 wds. 2 Soothing plant
31 Haus wife 3 Owl’s comment
ANSWER, PAGE 71
32 Current letters 4 Scrumptious:
33 Domesticated Hyph.
35 Quick-witted 5 Explode
39 Unlikely to make 6 “I love,” to Livy
a fuss 7 Asked for feedback
40 Swelling, to a (on an idea): 2 wds.
doctor 8 Buster Brown’s dog 27 Trident 37 Coin of Iran 54 State in New
42 Global conflict from 9 Greet Rover throwaways: 38 Spick-and-span England
1939–45, briefly 10 Viscous goo 2 wds. 41 February birthstone 57 It may be filed and
43 Pigtail’s kin 11 Real bargain 28 Doorway 44 Bread-to-be polished
45 Midterm or final 12 Abe Lincoln’s component 48 Coral formations 59 Transport by truck
46 Thoroughfare in-laws 29 Excellent server 50 Dude 60 Female vampire in
47 Conventional 15 Moon-related 30 Notion 51 ___ Dragon the Twilight series
standard 19 Best and Ferber 31 Ewe or hen (1977 Disney film) 61 Big Apple cops’
49 Within the bounds 21 Counterpart of 34 USA neighbor: 52 Off the leash gp.: Abbr.
of the law 50-Down Abbr. 53 Beat by ___ 63 Jerry’s pursuer
51 Torment 25 Royal 36 Wayward GI, (edge out): 64 Compete in a
54 Had a date: 2 wds. headdress for short 2 wds. marathon
%Ǟ%ǚǟȳǞȰȳ0Ȩǥ BY BURT HOCHBERG
Get comfortable in your armchair and make sure you have plenty of legroom. Now then. The answer to each clue below
is a word, name, phrase, or title that contains either the word ARM or LEG. For example, the clue “Help in advance”
suggests GIVE A LEG UP, while “Spanish fleet” leads to ARMADA. The 14 clues below are all disarmingly legitimate.
ANSWERS, PAGE 71
1. Astronaut Neil 8. “Get a move on!”
2. Stage actor’s good luck wish 9. Hemingway novel
3. Transporter of illegal whiskey 10. Famous New York gangster
4. Family shield 11. Protesting vigorously
5. Gangly spider 12. Slot machine
6. World-ending battle 13. Sailor’s sense of balance
7. Angle on a fairway 14. Toy building block brand

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TOMB IT MAY CONCERN…
Here’s a fiendishly fun math puzzle just in time for Halloween. First, take a trip through our spooky graveyard and
read the inscriptions on the six headstones. Then, use your math skills to answer the five questions at the foot of the
page. It’s a creepy job. but someBODY’s gotta do it! ANSWERS, PAGE 71
HATTIE FALL
(1798-1859)
HAD A GREAT TRIP. FRANK N. STEIN
SLIPPED. (1742-1783)
ON A PERMANENT BETTY DYES
VACATION. (1890-1920) LOST HIS HEAD.
LOVED TO PLAY NOW HE’S DEAD!
POKER. BUT
CHEATED A LOT.
JOE KING ONE DAY,
(1875-1904) WHILE TAKING
A POT, SHE
HIS PERSONALITY WAS SHOT.
WAS SUNNY, IDA DIDA
BUT WHEN HE WILLY MAKITT (1901-1964)
DIED, IT (1789-1893)
CALLED FOR THE
WASN’T FUNNY “WILLY WILLY DOCTOR ‘CAUSE
MAKITT?” HIS
GRANDDAUGHTER SHE WAS SICK.
SAID. BUT THE DOCTOR
“NOT LIKELY,”
ANSWERED THE CAME SLOW AND
DOC. “HE’S IDA DIED QUICK.
ALREADY DEAD.”
Subtract each person’ s year of birth from his or her year of death to determine
that person’ s age. Use that information to answer the following questions:
1. Who was the youngest? Who was the oldest?

2. Which two ages could you subtract to get the number 31
(the date in October on which Halloween falls)?
3. Which two ages combined are still lower than Hattie Fall’ s age?
4. Which two people’ s ages could you combine to equal a
third person’ s age?
5. Which three ages add up to 100?

FROM THE GAMES LIBRARY
TRICK-OR-TREAT MAZE
Can you help the trick-or-treaters in the upper left find their way to the jack-o’-lantern full of candy in the middle? You
may not go into the areas where there are bats. ANSWER, PAGE 71
ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL RICHER

&ǝǝ FROM THE GAMES LIBRARY
Isn’t this a BOO!tyful house? Go from room to room and find 18 people or things with the word BOO in their names. For example,
the gal in the top center room is Betty BOOp. Can you spot the rest? Succeed and you wont get BOO!s, only applause.
ANSWERS, PAGE 70
PUZZLE & ILLUSTRATIONS BY RON BARRETT

5ǗǝǘȨ&ǝǔȨǙ BY JENNIFER OREHOWSKY
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 70
1. .)66=7)-2*)0(
D L B C A R S Y S P A L L S T H I F K O F I
A E E O E N L E O H E E I E S O O E P V G
P H E O K E T R I V C T H N N I E O
T N O W T I E A T E N
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A A P S S Y D H T H C W L C R S L D H D T G
S N I E H A I O H O E O O R A U S A O I N H
H Y G A U W T T A T C R U O D S F N R S
I F O N N D N I W D Y T N T S
I I O L O A Y
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B T C O C H E M C A C T R S B F S P F J F L
S H O P U O M A O N H H U T D R E A M O O E
P E N A L L E R H E R E S E G E R R P I R Y
W I E N F E A S O A I H A H D I A T E E
S O T S E G T N M H A S U N
E E H E E L E

8ǣȱ8ȳȱ0ǝǥǣȱ BY CONCEPTIS LTD.
WWW.CONCEPTISPUZZLES.COM
Tic-Tac-Logic is a single-player puzzle based on tic-tac-toe, a pencil-and-

paper game many of us used to enjoy as children. Using pure logic and
requiring no math to solve, these addictive puzzles offer endless fun and
intellectual entertainment to puzzle fans of all skills and ages.
Each puzzle consists of a grid containing X’s and O’s in various places. The
object is to place X or O in the remaining squares so that: (1) there are no
more than two consecutive X’s or O’s in a row or a column; (2) the number
of X’s is the same as the number of O’s in each row and column; and (3) all rows are uinique and all columns are unique. An
sample puzzle and its solution are shown at right. The puzzles on this page start out easy and get progressively harder.
ANSWERS, PAGE 72
49>>0) 49>>0)
49>>0) 49>>0)

'ǝǞǙǝǞȳǞǘȳǠ&ǚȨȳǡǦȳǙǘ BY RAYMOND YOUNG
To get your day off to a good start, the words and phrases below are rich in consonants and low in vowels. To solve
the puzzle, fit them all into the grid so that they intersect in standard crossword style. Each word and phrase will be
used exactly once. STARTING HINT, PAGE 77 ANSWER, PAGE 72
5 LETTERS
ALCAN FRESH M AND M OLSON T-SLOT WHARF
CITGO GOTTI M’LORD SCHWA TWIXT WHICH
EARTH IBM PC M STAR SPCAS V CHIP WORLD
6 LETTERS
C CLAMP COCKLE HIGH C’S KNIGHT ST. MARK TICKLE
CHOKED EMMETT IN CLUB ODISTS SUNKEN ULLMAN
CHURCH ENSIGN INGRAM RHOMBS SWATCH WOWSER
7 LETTERS
ABDUCTS CABINED EBT CARD PROLONG
ART FILM COMMITS NFL GAME RATED PG
AT NIGHT DARKISH PADLOCK TRAMCAR
8 LETTERS
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All of the words and phrases hidden in this grid are out of sight! Well, at least the first letter of each is. Find them all in the grid
reading horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, always in a straight line. However, the initial letter of each word or phrase are
just outside of the “C” grid, replaced by question marks. A question mark may represent more than one different unseen letter.
“C” how many you can find! ANSWER, PAGE 73
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ANVIL ESTEVAN LA PLACE STEFANO
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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 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 31; you now look in box number 31 in the Position Chart (to the right of the Letter Chart) and locate the
number 8. This means the letter E occurs in the eighth 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. If
you 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 a
remarkable gift for words. ANSWERS, PAGE 73
WORDS TO BE GUESSED LETTERS MISSED
I.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
II.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
III.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
IV.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
V.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
VI.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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 9
X.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
XI.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
XII.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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4ȨǞȱǣǠ4ǝǣǞǘȨǚǙ BY COREY KOSAK
In this crossword puzzle, the clues appear in the grid itself. Enter the answers in the direction of the pointers. ANSWER, PAGE 73
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8ǤȨ7ǜǣǚȳǠ BY WILL SHORTZ
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 73
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
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98
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96
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1-7 Shortstop or third baseman, e.g. 100-93 “Pro” or “nounce,” in “pronounce”
8-14 Dirty, run-down building 92-85 Backup singer for Martha
15-22 Hyatt competitor in 1960s pop music
23-27 Primitive calculators 84-77 Musical prodigy
28-34 Russian emperor’s domain 76-69 Its capital is Kuala Lumpur
35-41 Health setback 68-61 Nonconformists
42-46 Perfectly clear 60-54 Honeymooners’ mecca
47-55 Like some sale items or verbs 53-49 German-made pistol
56-62 Not in favor of 48-40 Makes fun of
63-67 Artless 39-33 Sicily’s capital
68-72 “She loves me, she loves me not” flower 32-26 Like emergency measures
73-78 Los ___ , New Mexico 25-18 Slaughterhouse
79-89 Surpassed in competition 17-11 Fortification elevation
90-94 Belly button 10-5 ___ and feathered
95-100 Atlantic City resort 4-1 Explorer Ericson

(ǙǒǛǗǜǤǙȲǞǘ BY SHAWN KENNEDY
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;
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of the page to provide assistance if you need it. ANSWERS, PAGE 72
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pattern of WLJJZZ. It’s a real eye-opener. ITICHX-EIC represents a number.
Cipher 3: Check out the distinctive letter Cipher 6: The hyphenated word
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7ǤǝǚǘǝǞ'ȳǙǤ# BY HARVEY ESTES
ACROSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 Oscar winner’s
reaction, often 16 17 18
5 Nation north of
Namibia 19 20 21
11 Redacts
16 Lotion additive 22 23 24
17 Involving
the ganglia 25 26 27
18 Range orphan
19 Nehru’s mentor:
28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
2 wds.
21 Troll
22 Some diary 36 37 38 39 40
readers
23 Bateau milieu 41 42 43 44 45
24 Four-legged
fluffball 46 47 48 49
25 English or
Irish dog 50 51 52 53 54
27 Doff a Danskin
28 Super Bowl III 55 56 57 58
victors
31 Some ER
59 60 61 62 63
workers
32 It warrants
64 65 66 67
a medal
36 Leipzig lament
37 “Take On Me” 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
band
39 Dickens 76 77 78
protagonist
ANSWER, PAGE 73
40 Not in the 79 80 81
dark about
41 Jungles north 82 83 84
of Brazil
43 Corriere ___ Sera
(Italian paper) 77 Crunchy sweet 12 “I haven’t the 49 Med. ins. option
45 Sci-fi role for treat: 2 wds. foggiest”: 4 wds. 50 Poop deck’s position
Montalban 79 United: 2 wds. 13 “___ You Babe”: 2 wds. 52 Decays
46 Shenanigan 80 Mikrokosmos composer 14 It’s served in prison 54 Trouble
47 Mode opener 81 Like a TVMA 15 Tended, with “to” 57 Haggard
48 Come ___ (in any
program, maybe 20 Gibbon 60 Best of the best
event): 2 wds.
82 Musical silences 24 Steer clear: 2 wds. 61 Toolbox items
50 Mine entrance
51 Author Shaw (Rich 83 Mini-maps 26 Among, in Amalfi 62 So far: 2 wds.
Man, Poor Man) 84 The Eagles’ “Lyin’ ___” 27 Golfer Mickelson 63 Shout heard
53 Ms. Bedelia 28 Binge at a concert
55 Nina of An American DOWN 29 Andean nation 66 Shirks, as a duty
in Paris 1 Whale schools 30 Sonja Henie’s 67 Grapefruit author
56 Forever, or 2 Bates of Nijinsky best film, say the 68 Petri dish gel
so it seems 3 65-Across critics: 2 wds. 69 Narrow margin
57 The Equality St. restaurant district 33 Asthma relief source of victory
58 Purpose 4 Mulch ingredient 34 In for the long haul 70 Selves
59 Handling 5 Wretched distress 35 ___ Oncle (‘58 71 Good guy of
61 Harper Valley gp. 6 Teachers’ org. Tati comedy) Gotham City
63 Hence, to Hadrian 7 Snipers 37 What’s missng?: 2 wds. 73 “___ already!”
64 GM car until 2004
8 Benedictine and 38 Sonora spread (“quit asking!”)
65 Old Vic’s city
Jesuit, e.g. 39 Architect’s sketch 74 Paella base
68 Lack of vitality
71 Auction action 9 Oz actor 42 Right then: 3 wds. 75 Florida islands
72 Let the bubbly flow 10 Boxing legend 43 Aurora 77 Sash of the East
76 Fetch: 2 wds. 11 More high-strung 44 Samuel’s mentor 78 Fate

1ǣǔȨȰ(ǝǗȲǠȨǙ BY MIKE NOTHNAGEL
7ǤȳȰȨǙǝǦ1ȨȳǞǣǞǥ
This puzzle is solved like a standard Mixed Doubles in that each answer word 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.
In this puzzle, there is an added twist: The Across and Down clue lists each contain one extra clue. If you rearrange the letters
in the shaded spaces of the grid, you will discover a word or phrase that is suggested by both of the extra clues.
ANSWER, PAGE 74
24 22
28
13 31 29
16 27
26 19 25
15 33
20 12 23
30 17
18
ACROSS 15 Yard and a bit 7 One who nails it a lot at work?

1 Curveball throwers 16 Unpleasant person 8 Dark glasses, colloquially
2 Emotional collapse 17 Extensions from shores 9 Gentle
3 It’s fed in a parking lot 18 Went to bed 10 Most equitable
4 Singer/drummer Karen 19 Drink orders shared by the table 11 Basketball period
5 Submitted 20 Indulge 12 Rower’s efforts
6 Rises to the occasion 21 VH1 show hosted by 13 Excessive pride
7 Funny business RuPaul, for short 14 Offer formally, as one’s resignation
8 “Our House” band 15 Having the lightest complexion
9 Chaos DOWN 16 Trope
10 Increases, as difficulty 1 Golf shots 17 Placed on top of one another
11 TV personality Morgan 2 Like an unfair deck of cards 18 Dusty “Peanuts” character
12 Grease scene that takes 3 Pulverized 19 Prevent a teenager from
place at Thunder Road 4 Hues going out
13 Nuclear reactor disaster 5 Graduation participants 20 Coin with 119 ridges
14 Skulk 6 Barnyard enclosure 21 Some discount recipients

&ȳǘǘǠȨǙǤǣǜǙ BY CONCEPTIS LTD.
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

4 2 2
0 3 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
1 0 1
2 4 2
6 0 1
1 6 7
5 1 2
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2 0 2 3 2 3 0 5 0 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 4 1 3 2 4 0 4 0 2 0 4 2 2 2
Battleship Battleship Battleship
Cruisers Cruisers Cruisers
Destroyers Destroyers Destroyers
Submarines Submarines Submarines
4–CAPTAIN 5–COMMODORE 6–ADMIRAL

4 2 2
2 0 0
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2 0 2
1 2 1
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1 5 2
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Cruisers Cruisers Cruisers
Destroyers Destroyers Destroyers
Submarines Submarines Submarines

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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. We suggest using colored pencils for this puzzle. The more carefully you work,
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H5 I6 B1 E4 E2 A6 G3
D5 G7 H4 B2 A3 F5 E1
E7 D4 F7 A2 G1 H3 B5
C3 H7 F4 D3 C4 D1 A4
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•WILD CARDS•
FOR THE RECORD
THE CRITIC AS LOGOPHILE
Few writers in the popular press seem to take as much pleasure in sending their readers to the dictionary as John Simon,
theater critic for many publications. Simon is notorious for his attacks on plays, playwrights, actors, and directors that
don’t meet with his approval. But it occurs to us that some of the people he writes about might have a difficult time figuring
out whether they’re being praised or insulted. Here’s a matching quiz: See if you can choose the correct definition (a–r)
for each of these words (1–18) actually found in Simon’s reviews.
1. embourgeoisement a. Those who return after death or a long absence

2. asseverate b. Extremely bad or unpleasant
3. stichomythia c. Made thick or thicker
4. malmsey d. Describing a depressingly wretched imaginary place
5. revenants e. Adoption of middle-class attitudes
6. quincunx f. The quality of having no use or effect
7. execrable g. Writing material used after earlier writing has been erased
8. vomitory h. Small pieces used in a mosaic
9. dystopian i. Pertaining to the doctrine of the millennium
10. inspissated j. Dialogue of dispute offered by two actors alternating lines
11. chiliastic k. Occurring daily; routine
12. etiolated l. (Of joints) Stiffened or fixated by disease or surgery
13. seppuku m. An arrangement of five things
14. quotidian n. Having natural vigor taken away
15. palimpsest o. An entrance piercing the banks of seats in a theater or stadium
16. tesserae p. To affirm earnestly
17. ankylosed q. Ritual suicide by disembowelment
18. otioseness r. The sweetest variety of Madeira wine
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FOR THE RECORD NAME PLAY WORDPLAY

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY ALTERED STATES TRIPLE CROWNS
So, you’ve been around a bit, have By moving from letter to adjacent let- Each of the threesomes below can
you? You know that Japan’s official ter within the grid below, can you spell be preceded by the same word to
currency is the yen and China’s is out the names of 12 U.S. states? You become a familiar compound word
the yuan. And you know that just be- can move in any direction, including or two-word phrase. For example,
cause units share a name, it doesn’t diagonally, and you may use a letter given DOG, BREAD, and ROW, the
mean that they share value or that more than once in a name. shared first word is CORN. Can you
they are transferable. Here then, a figure out what word can be added
baker’s dozen for travelers. Try to |B|S|M|E|I| to the beginning of the three words
match the unit of currency (1–13) |K|A|N|V|I| in each grouping?
with the country in which it is used
(a–m). It isn’t easy. Good luck!
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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. ANSWERS, PAGE 74
1 14 13 6 19 1 9 25 17 21 19 4 13 17 16 14
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2 15 24 20 10 2 12 17 4 12
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&ǚǣȱǡǕǝǚǡ BY DOUGLAS TENCH
This crossword variant has two sets of clues: Rows and Bricks. Rows answers go left to right, with one to three answers per
lettered row. Each Brick accommodates a six-letter answer, which may be entered clockwise or counterclockwise (the direction
is for you to determine), starting in the correspondingly numbered square. ANSWERS, PAGE 76
1
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B. Top-ranking suit, in cards Voting minimum 13. Infinitesimal
C. Assess the worth of I. Roadhouse BRICKS 14. Law of gravity formulator
D. Fodder holder Beginner 1. Loggerhead, maybe 15. Marco Polo’s birthplace
Like better Grilled sandwich 2. Miss Piggy or Gonzo 16. Ravel composition
E. Spoon’s nursery-rhyme partner J. Say “That’s unfair!” 3. Piece of hand luggage 17. Anticipate
Fox or coyote Atone for 4. Actress Ida of The Hard Way 18. Green film on metal
Pantyhose shade K. Bewildered 5. Exchange alternative 19. Jean Lafitte, for one
F. Tibetan priest Caterpillar, to a butterfly 6. Flow back 20. Fairy tale setting
Wealthy outlying community Journey 7. Dreary 21. Hypnotic state
Cartel letters 0 Chapter of history 8. Happen (upon) 22. Half of an old
+ Site of King David’s palace Nessus of Greek myth, for one 9. Teddy ___ (animatronic comedy duo
Cost-of-living stat M. Political alliance toy bear) 23. Small bite
Really revolt Parisian prounoun 10. Ghost in Macbeth 24. Pac-Man dot

(ǝǗȲǠȨ4ǠȳǓǙ BY R. WAYNE SCHMITTBERGER
By filling each blank square below with a letter, you will form two words at once. One consists only of the letters that fill the
blanks, and the other uses the same letters in the same order but also incorporates the additional letter shown. For example,
the squares in could be filled by COAL to form the two words COAL and CORAL. Half of the 52 clues
below—which are presented in random order—refer to the words that fill the blanks, and half refer to the longer words that
include the given letter. Can you fill in the blanks? ANSWERS, PAGE 74
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1. Ability 27. In good health
2. Alloy of tin 28. Insertion symbol
3. Alluring quality 29. “Is that a ___?” (“Really?”)
4. Ambition 30. Lecher
5. “…and so ___” (et cetera) 31. Misrepresent
6. Ancient volume 32. Object thrown in competition
7. Apart from 33. One-hour TV show, often
8. Aquanaut 34. Ordinal number
9. Aspect 35. ___ out (diminish gradually)
10. Assert 36. Physically forceful
11. Begin again 37. Red or magic follower
12. Breed of dog 38. Reroute
13. Burn slightly 39. Rule
14. Civil or criminal follower 40. Sandy sight
15. Close relative 41. Senseless talk
16. Color of the rainbow 42. Short journey
17. Credo 43. Short passage
18. Croquet variant played in 44. Small measure of weight
the 1904 Olympics 45. Small songbird
19. Dairy product 46. Space rock
20. Deep valley 47. Speak
21. Divide in two 48. Strap attached to a bit
22. Dolt 49. Symbol on some
23. Established rule playing cards
24. Expectorate 50. Talk about
25. Fireplace floor 51. Type of mollusk
26. Iambic pentameter, e.g. 52. Window ledge

,ȨǠǘȨǚ7ǡȨǠǘȨǚ BY FRANK LONGO
Helter-Skelter is a crossword variation in which the answers interlock in eight different directions. To solve, write the
answer to each clue beginning in the grid square corresponding to the clue number and proceeding in a straight line
toward—and if necessary, beyond—the next consecutive number. The first answer, BRAZIL, has been entered in Helter-
Skelter #1 as an example. When each puzzle is completed, every square in the grid will be filled. ANSWERS, PAGE 74
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3 Slaphappy 3 “Oops, I goofed”: 2 wds.
4 Planetarium features 4 Capful of NyQuil
5 Hand-cranked car: 2 wds. 5 Dr Pepper or Mr. Pibb: 2 wds.
6 Friend of Roo 6 San Diego team
7 Popular Internet portal 7 Clean up code
8 Secretly: 3 wds. 8 Emulate Elvis
9 Tranquility 9 Cardiological concern
10 What a focused marksman takes: 2 wds. 10 “Contents under pressure” can
11 Billing cycle, usually 11 One of Chopin’s 27
12 Squirrel away 12 Draw parallells
13 Hawaii Five-O setting 13 Passé anesthetic
14 Lacking good visibility 14 Rob of Melrose Place
15 Conveniently located: 2 wds. 15 Infuriates
16 Old wooden boat’s bane: 2 wds. 16 Closed by a surgeon
17 Electronic babysitters: 2 wds. 17 True partner?
18 Tied the knot: 3 wds. 18 Struck out while editing
19 Precipitation measure 19 Sent snipe-hunting, maybe: 2 wds.
20 Not in disarray 20 Wynonna and Ashley’s mom
21 Out of the country 21 Helped in a bad way
22 Rice-a-___ 22 Donkey’s comment

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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, S-ME-ARS, has
been filled in as an example. ANSWER, PAGE 75
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
S ME A RS
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
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1 Window-washing flaws 45 Gangster called “Scarface”: 2 wds. 22 Wall plaster
4 Most gigantic 49 Went missing mysteriously: 7 wds. 24 Like loose-leaf sheets
8 College lecture locales 54 Partner of arts 25 Fruity, deep-dish desserts
12 Simple plant growing on rocks 55 Mexican golf star Ochoa 26 Will be determined by: 2 wds.
13 Flashy air show maneuver: 2 wds. 56 Send back into legal custody 27 Consist of
14 Virtual vending: Hyph. 57 Vessel for cooking soup bases 28 Invaders of England in 1066
15 Went missing mysteriously: 4 wds. 58 Simpletons 29 Crude oil, slangily: 2 wds.
18 “Layla” singer: 2 wds. 59 Marred slightly, as a car 31 Manhattan home of
19 Exhaust the supply of: 2 wds. the Apollo Theater
20 Stores with sneakers and DOWN 35 Storage area in a barn
sandals: 2 wds. 1 Splinter 37 Found out about: 2 wds.
23 Bacardi party drink, perhaps: 2 wds. 2 Worker in an auto garage 40 Card just above a
27 Frame of reference 3 Element in weedkillers deuce: Hyph.
30 Hawke of Hollywood 4 Whispering sounds: 2 wds. 42 Cure-alls
32 Greeting the villain 5 Chew like a mouse 44 Nonstick pan coating
33 Marshy tract 6 ___ de corps 46 Encouraged a team vocally
34 Roll and secure neatly 7 Structure where highway 47 Rented residence
35 Astronomer for whom a fees are collected 48 Like some replay-worthy
space telescope is named 8 Cooling or warming device: 2 wds. fielders’ catches: Hyph.
36 Chimpanzee, e.g. 9 Wedding vow locale 49 Frisbees, for example
37 Amadeus star Tom 10 Light purple 50 Wise
38 Actress Bibi or musician Benny 11 Burn slightly 51 Bird with showy eyespots
39 Having feeling 16 Powerful hockey hits: 2 wds. 52 Regarding that matter
41 Any of the 500 in the S&P 500 17 Motorist’s 180: Hyph. 53 Novelist Hurst or Flagg

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than Ash Williams did with the …
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Andrew Parr is the unofficial, self-appointed GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES historian. In this column he will present a series of articles,
experiments, puzzles, and whatever else he can think of that highlights interesting moments from GAMES history.

•LOGIC• BY DENNIS SHASHA
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n MinMoves puzzles you are given a set of chairs around WARMUP
a table with a person whose name begins with the letter Below is the starting arrangement. In each move, you are
shown. You want to rearrange the people in the chairs to allowed to move a person from one chair to an empty chair two
be sorted in alphabetical order in a clockwise fashion, with one or three away in either direction. Use at most 12 moves to get
empty chair just to the left of the person whose name begins to a sorted order.
with A, and A must be in position 1. The goal is to minimize the 1 2
number of moves. Q ANSWER, PAGE 76
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munications of The Association for
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or five seats away to an empty chair in either direction. written puzzle columns for Scientific
American and Dr. Dobb’s Journal.

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Y Wait for it.
• I’ve had a perfectly wonderful

$10,000. But the program
was primarily a vehicle
for Groucho to chat up fe-
evening. But this wasn’t it. male guests, joust with his announcer Opening the box,
• Politics doesn’t make strange George Fenneman, and engage in I was surprised to find the upper box
bedfellows, marriage does. extemporaneous and irreverent banter. hinged to the bottom box—a curiosity,
• A child of five would understand particularly when considering the un-
this. Send someone to fetch a Examples: hinged star of the show. But the ultimate
child of five. Female guest: You are pulling my leg. treasure is a tiny figure of Groucho with
• She got her looks from her Groucho: No, but I’d like to. a magnetic base holding a wire cane.
father. He’s a plastic surgeon. (YVMRK TPE] XLI QEKRIXMG +VSYGLS
Groucho(S]SYPMOIXSGSSO#
• One morning I shot an elephant figure rotates a question wheel that
Female guest: I like to fool around in
in my pajamas. How he got in selects a question at random.
the kitchen.
my pajamas I'll never know. Players take turns answering ques-
Groucho: Well, then you’ll never have
• Quote me as saying I tions. When Groucho is moved over to
to cook.
was mis-quoted. the answer wheel side of the board, he
Groucho: Your name is Mr. MacArthur will magically whirl around and aim his
The ingenious mind responsible for Male guest: Yes. cane at the mystery tab. Lifting the tab
these indelible one-liners belonged to Groucho: I shall return to you when I’m unveils the correct answer. Players who
Groucho Marx. through with her. answer correctly collect money of vari-
Born Julius Henry Marx ous denominations, all with a
in 1890, the quick-witted picture of Groucho smoking
comedian began his ca- a cigar.
reer in vaudeville, where Another shtick brought over
he developed his inimitable from the show was, “Say the
persona as well as his trade- secret word and win $100.”
mark getup. This costume In this case there are Magic
included a greasepaint mus- Word cards that the host
tache (which he came up fills out and tries to lure the
with because fake mustaches contestants into guessing.
were too painful to pull off), The question categories are
horn-rimmed glasses, bushy pedestrian: Male and Female
eyebrows, a plastic nose, and of the Species, Instruments in
an ever-present cigar. Common Use, and Words that
Groucho’s antic and irrev- Sound Alike.
erent stage presence carried (MH - QIRXMSR KEQI EPWS
over well to films; he and his siblings, Pre-celebrity celebrities who appeared comes with Groucho glasses a fake
the Marx Brothers, starred in dozens on the show as contestants included mustache and eyebrows?
of comedies, including the classics 4L]PPMW(MPPIV.EGO0E0ERRIERHExorcist So, why is the game worth play-
Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. author William Peter Blatty, who won the ing? For my family, it was because
Groucho’s character became known for $10,000 grand prize and quit his job to we became one of the multitudes of
his improvised insults, absurd dances, pursue his writing career. imitators of Marx in the Groucho club.
and quick wordplay. Back to the present day: As a fanboy We all took turns donning the glasses,
After his film career wound down— of Groucho’s movies and TV show, I the fake mustache and eyebrows, and
and despite his dismissive observation was gobsmacked when I came across poorly imitated the master’s voice and
that “radio is for washed-up actors”— a dusty, stained, many-pieces-missing mannerisms.
Groucho accepted an offer to host the board game called Groucho TV Quiz. But our poor imitations proved pre-
game show You Bet Your Life, which The game’s cover features an ad by scient. Groucho once observed: “I don’t
debuted in 1947. On the show, game- 8: WTSRWSV (I 7SXS EYXSQSFMPIW E want to belong to any club that will ac-
play was overshadowed by Groucho’s Groucho-dressed duck holding a sign cept me as a member.” Q
banter with the contestants. in its beak that reads, “It’s magnetic! No
By 1950, You Bet Your Life had begun wires or batteries.” And, of course, there
airing on television as well as radio. is an image of Groucho smoking a cigar.
The TV show featured two contestants The game was created by Pressman in
who answered questions together to 1954 and based on You Bet Your Life.

•YOUR WORD AGAINST MINE• BY SCOTT APPEL
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In the following puzzles, the letters given to you can be placed into the grid provided in such a way that a common word will be
formed in each of the rows and each of the columns. The values of the tiles in each bordered region will sum to the number
printed within each region.
Work back and forth between the tiles, the sums, and the letter patterns within the words in order to solve. Note that all tiles’
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help get you started in each puzzle, one letter has been placed into the grid for you. An example puzzle is shown below. A good
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cross-tables.com for answers to any Scrabble-related questions you may have.

•CONTEST•
CODED First Prize $100 5 Runner-Up Prizes: A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION

TO GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES
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T contests (September 2017 and February 2018 GAMES

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properly, contains a set of 13 items reading across and
The category to which the 13 items belong is not given in the
grid; it is for you to determine. In fact, the category to which the
items belong is the solution to the contest.
down in the white squares. We’ve replaced each letter of the To enter, send the solution, along with your name and
alphabet with a number. A number stands for the same letter address, to: Coded Crisscross VIII Contest, GAMES WORLD
throughout the grid. OF PUZZLES, P.O. Box 184, Fort Washington, PA 19034. You
The items may be single words, phrases, or a combination of may enter as many times as you like, but each entry must be
both. They may be proper names. If there are items consisting mailed separately. Entries must be received by October 31, 2018.
of two or more words, any spaces between words have been The winners of the first prize and the runners-up will be selected
removed, as well as any punctuation. The 13 answers represent by random draw from among the correct entries. Q
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• C O N T E S T R E S U LT S •
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I contest, solvers were presented with a grid that, if decoded

properly, would contain a set of 35 items reading across and
down in the white squares. Two of these items were highlighted
respective atomic numbers 117 and 118, were added to the
periodic table in 2016.
We received a respectable total of 370 entries, almost all of
in yellow. The gray shaded column named the category to which which gave the correct solution. Congratulations to the winner
all of the other items belong. We replaced each letter of the of the $100 first prize, Neal Wallingford of Columbus, OH. Five
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•ELECTRONIC GAME REVIEWS• EDITED BY THOMAS L. MCDONALD
WORD GAME In Hardback, you begin with

HARDBACK a small hand of cards repre-
FOWERS GAMES senting different letters. Each
IOS: $5; TABLETOP: $38 has a value in money and
AGE RANGE: E prestige. Basic cards are usu-
PLAY TIME: 20–30 MIN. ally worth only one cent or one
PLAYERS: 1 prestige point. Money is used
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aperback: The Game and special features; prestige
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ble from Tim Fowers. Cast as
points help you win the game.
Each round you draw five
cards from your custom deck
a struggling writer of cheap and try to spell a high-value
vintage paperbacks with lurid word. If you don’t have the
covers, you completed these PIXXIVWMRLERH]SYGERƽMTE bonuses when played. For The app version of Hard-
novels by forming words worth card to act as any letter, but example, a Mystery card al- back is well done, with attrac-
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ished books. As the game goes on, money an adjacent wild card or put a screen interface, and options
Hardback pushes the time- can be used to buy “ink.” This letter from the offer row in “jail” for play against AI or live opp-
line back 100 years, placing allows you to draw extra cards for purchase later, while Horror onents. The table-
you at the writing desk of Pe- from your deck, but the letters cards give an ink/remover for top version can
nelope Quill, an aspiring 19th- bought with ink must be used in free and allow you to collect be ordered from
century author and ancestor of the word—unless you also have either money or point value. www.fowers.
the character from Paperback. enough ink remover, which can By buying new cards not only games. Q
The two games share a simi- be bought with special cards. with an eye for good letters, but Ƃ801G(
lar structure: build a deck of When a legal word is form- also for their genre, it’s possible
letters to make words. Each ed, you can spend money to for players to build a custom
takes the deck-building ele- buy special cards from a row deck suitable to their play style
QIRXW SJ (SQMRMSR and the of seven. These special cards while also maximizing the
word-building elements of are divided into four genres: opportunity for stacking card
Scrabble as a starting point, Mystery, Horror, Adventure, TS[IVWJSVKVIEXIVFIRIƼXW
but then does different things and Romance. These cards
have unique rules that provide
with them.
GOOD CHOICE FOR FANS OF: SCRABBLE RATING A
RPG/ACTION into two modes as the player
MOONLIGHTER takes turns slaying monsters
DIGITAL SUN/ and setting prices for patrons
11 BIT STUDIOS of his shop.
PC/XB1/PS4: $20 Though quite simple, both
AGE RANGE: E10 states of play are solidly de-
PLAY TIME: UNLIMITED signed and seamlessly feed
PLAYERS: 1 into one another. Combat
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oonlighter is a rogue- down dodging and slashing
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reminiscent of older Legend
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sellsword. The player is tasked ƽSSVW ERH E FSWW %W IEGL artifacts, while also unlocking they are charging too much or
with traversing a series of pro- ƽSSV KIXW QSVI HMƾGYPX XLI a new dungeon with more trea- too little. The larger you build
cedurally generated dungeons, player is forced to weigh op- sure and enemies to explore. the shop, the more shelf room
dodging monsters and traps, tions between leaving with Store management, mean- you get, and the more custom-
and filling his pack with as the treasure they have or while, allows players to decide ers you attract.
much loot as he can pressing forward for greater what treasures they put up for Satisfying despite its sim-
carry to later sell riches, thus risking it all. As sale and what prices they are plicity, Moonlighter stands as
in his own shop. one gets further with each sold for. Once opened, the store a loving homage to classic
Anything found trip into the dungeon, artifacts [MPPWPS[P]ƼPP[MXLWLSTTIVWƂ fantasy adventure games,
in the dungeon get rarer and more valuable, and the occasional thief—to while offering enough creativ-
can be put up for generating more money to browse the offered wares. ity and innovation to give a
sale in the play- purchase upgrades and better Their reactions to the items and fresh take on the genre. Q
er’s own store, IUYMTQIRX(IJIEXMRKXLIFSWW prices allow players to judge if Ƃ&VIRHER61G(SREPH
effectively split- of a dungeon yields a massive
ting gameplay payout of unique and rare GOOD CHOICE FOR FANS OF: ZELDA SERIES RATING B
BY THOMAS L. MCDONALD •BOARD GAME PROFILE•
DETECTIVE:
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or most people, mystery
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end with Clue, but Ignacy
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Crime Board Game (Portal) by
a less famous game. “I played
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting
(IXIGXMZIƉ8VÎ[MGÎOVIGEPPW that unfolds as the individual
“and was blown away by the mysteries are solved. Each
gameplay. Since I’m a game case takes about three hours
designer, things started rolling to complete, meaning that play-
in my head, and here we are a ers can work cooperatively on a
few years later.” single case over the course of vestigators for the Antares mysteries. The story begins
'SRWYPXMRK (IXIGXMZI SVMK- ERIZIRMRK-RWSQI[E]W(I- National Investigation Agency, [LIR XLI 7XEXI (ITEVXQIRX
inally released in 1981 by tective is a role-playing game, your team visits locations, asks your team to investigate
Sleuth and recently revised by as one to five people take on gathers information, follows whether a Nazi war criminal
Asmodee Games, combines different tasks related to solv- leads, and puts together all the was hiding in the U.S. after
elements of choose-your-own- ing a crime. data needed to solve a case. ;SVPH ;EV -- (YVMRK IEGL
adventure books with a map “We suggest player roles The rules are light and mostly mystery, clues turn up related
and newspaper archives to that have nothing to do with focus on tracking time so the not to the case at hand, but to
create solve-it-yourself mys- the theme, but are based on mystery has a definitive end- later cases or the solution of
teries. Trzewiczek wanted to what players are good at,” point. Each location visited or the main campaign. These are
take the idea of following one Trzewiczek says. “One is the clue followed moves the clock put aside in special bags for
clue to another, update and note-taker, just making notes forward, while characters have later reference.
expand it, and add elements of all the information you certain skills that may allow an When the time is up, players
of board games like pieces, gather. Someone who is good extra kind of action. go to the website and answer
time limits, and skills. “Our at telling stories should be a “It’s all about brainstorming,” a series of questions to create
game is a different beast,” narrator, to make an immersive Trzewiczek says. “You are a Final Report. If they answer
he says. “It has a stronger story around the table as they reading a card and talking and the questions correctly, they
structure. It’s more ‘game.’” read the clues. The players discussing and making mind get more points and win. If they
8LI VIWYPX MW (IXIGXMZI have access to a fake police maps. There’s no waiting, no lose, the website offers either a
which comes with five cases website that we built for the turns, everyone is playing all chance to play again or simply
linked into a larger narrative game, so one will be the hacker together. One player is taking provides the solution.
or IT guy at the computer notes, one is reading, one is The game has more re-
checking data.” at the computer, and everyone play possibilities than you
The goal is to create an debates and discusses what might expect, particularly if
immersive modern detective things mean and where they the team doesn’t get a correct
experience, akin to the tech- should investigate next.” solution the first time. With
nology-driven problem-solving Clues are found in a deck players drawing on average
familiar from CSI and similar of 36 cards, with one deck per only 20 cards, there may be
modern procedurals. As in- case. Choosing which leads to 15 cards never seen. These
follow is a key part of the deci- can significantly alter the
sion-making, so half of these understanding of the case,
cards may remain unread at creating opportunities to
the end of a case. The website play again, either for a cor-
has files on all the characters rect solution or just to see
appearing in the story, along how the case would have
with things like MP3 audio of unfolded differently.
interrogations and CCTV foot- Even though it takes most of
age. Some cards may suggest an evening to solve a mystery,
searching the web for infor- (IXIGXMZI MW HIPMFIVEXIP] HI-
mation to provide real-world signed to be more of a social
background that may help with experience and less dependent
the solution. on grinding through rules, dice
All of it is tied to solving “The rolls, and board movement. Its
Mystery of the Golden Watch,” structure is fairly transparent,
the overarching metagame so people can get on with the
linking all five stand-alone task of playing detective. Q

• GAME ON!• BY RAYMOND SIMON
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Women of Letters is a collection of 18 excellent mix of pop culture, wordplay, :ǣȰȨǝ+ȳǟȨ+ǗǣȰȨ
crosswords that highlights women's and general knowledge—along with a
accomplishments as both constructors refreshing female perspective.
and subjects. Even better, it benefits Consider “Still We Rise,” by Robin
charities that support women. Stears. The puzzle’s clues are jam-
The project, organized by Amy packed with references to women like
Reynaldo and Patti Varol, two names musician Aimee Mann and primatolo-
familiar to the crossword cognoscenti, gist Jane Goodall. And the answers to
includes veteran puzzle-makers like her theme entries are four distinguished
Nancy Schuster, who sold her first female poets, including the title’s refer-
crossword in 1966, and relative new- ence, Maya Angelou. That’s a welcome
comers like Amanda Chung. change of pace from puzzles found in
Among the contributors are a college what contributor Tracy Bennett, whose
librarian (Laura Braunstein), a former crosswords can be found in BUST Before buying a new horror-themed
HMZSVGI PE[]IV (SRRE 7 0IZMR ERH magazine, calls “manstream venues.” video game, consider consulting the
San Francisco’s “Pizza Lady” (Andrea WoL was launched in late April; by experts at Rue Morgue.
Carla Michaels). Angela Halsted not early July it had raised roughly $28,500 The Toronto-based magazine
only wrote a themeless, she formatted, for charities like Girls Who Code and focuses on terror of all types, includ-
proofread and typeset all of WoL! She Should Run. ing B-movies, creepy collectibles, and
The crosswords, which range in dif- Wanna pitch in? Begin by visiting death metal. Each bimonthly issue
ficulty from the easy end of medium to www.pattivarol.com/women-of- MRGPYHIWEWIGXMSRGEPPIHƈ4PE](IEHƉ
challenging headscratchers, offer an letters. Q where horror hounds will find thought-
ful reviews of video games with a high
morbidity rate. Releases are ranked
on a scale ranging from one to five
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(I/SZIRERMRJPYIRXMEPEHZSGEXI told Laura Grace Weldon of Wired stein II: The New Colossus, praised
for play, was an early contributing magazine, “focusing solely on fun is for its “gratifyingly gory shootouts,”
editor at +ȳǟȨǙ magazine, where almost a political statement.” ERH7TIIH(EXMRKJSV+LSWXW[LMGL
he reviewed new releases and wrote (I/SZIRXLIWSRSJEVEFFMEPWS Evan Millar, who was recently named
cheeky articles like “The Creative discerned a spiritual dimension to games editor, called “a stylish little in-
Cheater’s Guide to Solitaire.” games, which unite disparate people. die that delivers a fun and thoughtful
(I/SZIRƅWMRXIVIWXMRTPE]FIKER That Bernie, what a trickster! While glimpse at just what the dating scene
when a classroom full of first-graders we were busy playing, he snuck in might entail on the other side.”
told him what they really wanted to do some Walt Whitman and Martin Buber. Of course, there’s a lot more to
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an “aha!” moment. want the game to continue. To get viewers offer sharp assessments of
He went on to establish a ludic started, visit: www.deepfun.com. Q fright flicks, striking a good balance
curriculum for Philadelphia’s public between enthusiastic fandom and
schools; founded the Games Pre- informed analysis.
serve, a bucolic getaway for grown- According to our office Ouija
ups; and was involved with the New board, Rue Morgue is planning a
Games Movement, which viewed play big feature on horror and games for
as a utopian activity. its September/October issue. Let’s
(I /SZIR EPWS [VSXI The Well- hope Millar has plenty of holy water
Played Game, a 1978 book that and sharp stakes on hand. Sounds
influenced many people in the na- like he’s going to need them.
scent video game industry. (MIT To learn more, visit
Press reissued it in 2013.) www.rue-morgue.com. Q
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DE KOVEN FAMILY
48 GAMES WORLD OF
&ǝǔ3ǦǦ BY STEVEN MEYERS
The object of BoxOff is to keep removing pairs of pieces from the board until no more pieces EXAMPLE
remain. In order to be removed, a pair of pieces: 1) must be the same color; and 2) must
be contained in a rectangle containing no other pieces. 3 2 1 2
In the example at right, the two rightmost black pieces share a 1×2 rectangle and are
removed first. Now the two white pieces, which share a 3×1 rectangle, can be removed. 1
Lastly, the two remaining black pieces, which share a 2×3 rectangle, can be removed. Note
that if the two lowermost black pieces had been removed first, the remaining four pieces 3
could not have been removed. ANSWERS, PAGE 76
❶ ❷
If you enjoy these puzzles, there is an Android app for BoxOff that was released in 2016, and there is a separate iOS app that was
released in 2014. Both are free to download. (Search for “BoxOff,” not “Box Off.”) Cameron Browne and Frederic Maire have
written an article about some of BoxOff’s mathematical properties called “Monte Carlo Analysis of a Puzzle Game.” Anyone
interested in discussing BoxOff with me can reach me via email at swmeyers@fuse.net.

6ǗǟǟǓ BY TREY YARBOROUGH
Can you score 500 or more points in Word Rummy

hands from the card layout at right?
A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
T O I L A T R A V A N I U
♠ How to Play U G O U T I T A C C R O N
Find as many common seven-letter words as you can R A M P E N A R N H P E T
whose cards form Word Rummy hands. A Word
Rummy hand is a seven-letter word whose letters M I N A G F S P I E R N O
appear on cards that make up one set (three or four A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K
cards of a kind, like 7 7 7 or K K K K) and one sequence
(three or four cards of the same suit in numerical order,
like ♠ A 2 3 or ♣ 9 10 J Q). Either the set or the
sequence may come first, but one of each must be CARDS & WORDS POINTS CARDS & WORDS POINTS
used in each hand, and the two parts must not be
mixed together. The letters of a set may be used in any
order; the letters of a sequence must be used in the T U RMO I L
left-to-right order given in the grid. The same card
A A A A 2 3 4
13
cannot be used twice in the same hand. Sets and
sequences, however, may be repeated in other words.
Proper names and foreign words are not allowed, but
plurals are fine.
♥Scoring
Each card in a Word Rummy hand scores its face
value. A 6 scores 6 points, for example. Aces are low
and count 1 point each. Jacks, queens, and kings count
10 points each.
♦Example
In the puzzle at right the word TURMOIL forms a Word
Rummy hand. The ♠A ♥A ♦A ♣A are a set with the
letters T-U-R-M; the ♠2 3 4 are a sequence with the
letters O-I-L. The cards used have values of 1 1 1 1 2 3 4,
for a total of 13 points.
♣ Ratings
Knock: 500 points (good game)
Gin: 750 points (winning game)
Gin-off: 1,192 points (our best score)
ANSWERS, PAGE 77
COLUMN 2 TOTAL
COLUMN 1 TOTAL
COLUMN 1 TOTAL TOTAL SCORE

(ǝǗȲǠȨ'ǚǝǙǙ 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.
ŻG ŻA ŻE ŻU ŻF ŻA ŻR ŻT ŻI ŻL ŻR ŻI ŻG ŻE ŻA ŻR ŻF ŻO ŻH ŻM
ŻS ŻM ŻU ŻG ŻC ŻL ŻF ŻL ŻR ŻN ŻC ŻF ŻH ŻJ ŻA ŻL ŻN ŻR ŻJ ŻU ŻS
ŻF ŻJ ŻL ŻH ŻA ŻI ŻO ŻU ŻI ŻN ŻD ŻJ ŻD ŻL ŻF ŻO ŻB ŻR ŻT ŻD ŻU
ŻH ŻI ŻA ŻN ŻL ŻK ŻU ŻK ŻB ŻF ŻE ŻS ŻA ŻM ŻC ŻN ŻQ ŻJ ŻN ŻF ŻC ŻQ
ŻF ŻL ŻJ ŻI ŻD ŻH ŻM ŻH ŻF ŻD ŻE ŻI ŻE ŻA ŻB ŻD ŻQ ŻB ŻA ŻO
ŻC ŻP ŻL ŻP ŻG ŻS ŻR ŻO ŻK ŻF ŻA ŻQ ŻP ŻM ŻM ŻF ŻK ŻL ŻC ŻR ŻN
ŻT ŻP ŻQ ŻJ ŻM ŻQ ŻE ŻC ŻB ŻO ŻH ŻJ ŻG ŻE ŻM ŻQ ŻM ŻB ŻL ŻJ ŻA
ŻH ŻB ŻQ ŻU ŻG ŻK ŻR ŻM ŻI ŻA ŻJ ŻK ŻO ŻR ŻH ŻD ŻL ŻF ŻT ŻU ŻI ŻE
ANSWERS, PAGE 76
ŻL ŻJ ŻM ŻT ŻQ ŻS ŻR ŻP ŻD ŻP ŻO ŻT ŻL ŻR ŻA ŻI ŻK ŻR ŻP ŻR ŻI
ŻG ŻK ŻF ŻS ŻN ŻN ŻQ ŻO ŻG ŻB ŻL ŻA ŻJ ŻR ŻI ŻU ŻP ŻT ŻF
A. Hercule Poirot K. Unwillingness to bend

portrayer of 2017: 113 70 68 185 158 152 121 191
2 wds. 65 15 146 75 46 35 98 183 156
6 103 115 201 2
L. Lillian Hellman drama
of 1941: 4 wds. 44 169 55 10 122 200 181 144 36
B. Countries of the West
99 71 199 143 148 102 58 134 107 86 28 163 67 26
C. Cold-blooded type M. Minutiae: 3 wds.

77 123 31 105 133 25 83 119 91 140 130 76 20 142 22 154
171 118
D. Elton John tune
inducted into the N. Able to recover quickly
Grammy Hall of Fame 177 89 61 94 100 54 162 52 125 194 30 78 195 66 37 51 81
in 1998: 2 wds.
O. Prepare metal for the

E. Con man steel-making process 104 159 179 197 57 48 135 18 112
168 97 73 139 95 14 3 132
P. Run-down
F. Best Picture of 108 176 127 178 106 117 206 187
2017: 4 wds. 164 56 93 208 82 192 114 5 17
Q. Online resource for
120 27 85 72 32 42 researching a
restaurant: 2 wds. 84 141 173 101 116 79 128 149 196
131
G. Strong urge
138 24 13 109 151 198 1 190
R. Beckett’s “tragicomedy
in two acts”: 3 wds. 175 203 38 188 124 186 182 160 29
H. Topeka clinic devoted
to psychiatric treatment 63 19 33 136 161 92 147 45 90 7 59 153 16 11 111
S. Second largest
I. The Girl on the Train city in Portugal 74 21 41 193 110 174
novelist: 2 wds. 204 9 12 184 64 189 155 88 47
50 167 96 T. Ludicrous
207 180 172 165 60 126 8
J. Monster and the
like: 2 wds. 87 170 129 39 137 157 34 202 145 U. Sci-fi TV show
featuring a Time Lord:
53 43 80 2 wds. 69 49 150 62 23 4 40 205 166

'ȳǚȨȨǚ'ǝǗǞǙȨǠǣǞǥ BY ETHAN MORE
ACROSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1 Stood by, as
18 19 20 21
one’s beliefs
7 Out of range
22 23 24 25
11 Letters in drawers
14 Bring forward 26 27 28 29
18 Inspector Maigret’s
creator 30 31 32 33 34 35
19 Vinnie and
Juan’s teacher 36 37 38 39
20 Invention
21 Mountain goat 40 41 42 43 44 45
22 If you‘re shy and
withdrawn, the 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
career for you is...
25 ___ cava 57 58 59 60 61
26 California river
62 63 64 65 66
27 First prime
28 If you’re fast on your feet, 67 68 69 70 71
the career for you is...
30 If you’re dull and tedious, 72 73 74 75
the career for you is...
34 James and the Giant 76 77 78 79 80 81
Peach author
35 Singer Black 82 83 84 85 86
36 Insubstantial
37 Broken off 87 88 89 90 91 92 93
39 Tops
40 Some feminists, to 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
themselves
43 Green Gables loc. 101 102 103 104 105 106 107
44 Come to light
108 109 110 111 112
46 Short person’s note
47 Indoor settler
ANSWER, PAGE 77
113 114 115 116 117
51 Convenes
53 Touches base? 118 119 120 121
57 If you’re very tall, the
career for you is... 122 123 124 125
61 Abraham’s role in
Amadeus
62 Writing on the wall 111 Checkup utterance 15 European peninsula 73 Cut back
63 Fiddle with 112 Some gametes 16 Flat holder 75 Icahn’s co.
66 Publisher Condé 113 Star Trek: TNG role 17 Apotheosizes 77 Red-clad cop
67 Surround 114 If you’re rude and 18 Barreled 79 Ricelike pasta
69 Dugout bunch obnoxious, the career 23 Get into 80 Prior to
70 By and by for you is... 24 Claw 81 ‘30s utility prog.
71 Put off 118 Crew’s props 29 Ally in the legal business? 83 Big name in
72 Page 119 Zuider ___ 31 Small island frozen meals
73 Pasta topping 120 Thrusting weapon 32 NYC mayor before Beame 84 Big role for Sissy
74 They’re real 121 Shaded path 33 Unproven ability 88 Equus dramatist
76 High Hindu 122 Subdued summons 38 Charger’s choice 90 More ruffled
78 If you’re friendly and 123 Goof 40 TableTop host Wheaton 91 Princess disturber
gregarious, the career 124 Salt lake of Australia 41 Tic-tac-toe win 93 According to
for you is... 125 Send into a reverie 42 Plant with edible sprouts 94 Carry-on item
82 First-born 45 A turkey might get one 95 Meyerbeer works
83 Lasting impression DOWN 48 TV range, for short 96 University of
85 Maude producer 1 Interviewer, often 49 Subdue Florida team
86 Wrath 2 Blunt of A Quiet Place 50 Shots 98 The Avengers
87 Ridge with one 3 Third O.T. bk. 52 Momentarily star Patrick
steep face 4 Means of ID 54 Mukluk stuff 99 Underwater habitat
89 Comix name 5 Unsteady gait 55 ___ Minor 100 For a bit
92 Breathing problem 6 Not reciprocal 56 Feel for 104 Questel who voiced
94 Highest peak in Canada 7 Bio info 58 If you’re overly explicit, Betty Boop
97 Part of hGH 8 Milk choice the career for you is... 105 Some stadiums
99 Like 9 Early fratricide victim 59 Coup d‘___ 106 Circumvent
101 Sundered 10 Withdraw 60 Champagne cocktail 107 Zola novel
102 Special glow 11 Talks nonsense 61 In one’s dotage 109 Slimy stuff
103 If you’re willing to try 12 The Four Seasons 64 Burt’s ex 110 Spot
anything, the career composer 65 Fortified flakes brand 115 ’60s popster Bobby
for you is... 13 Exploit 67 Recedes 116 Where Rambo
108 If you’re small-minded, 14 If you’re well-mannered, 68 Bargain-price adjective raised hell
the career for you is... the career for you is... 71 Wax museum exhibit 117 Outback walker

7ǣȳǟȨǙȨ8ǕǣǞǙ 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 77
ACROSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 One Wonderland 31 Pious person M A D H A T T E R
tea party Jazz pianist Chick 13 14
participant...: 2 wds. 32 Scored 100% on

...and another: 2 wds. Feng ___ 15 16
10 Cpl.’s superior 33 Gas pump number

17 18 19
Photo Sons of Anarchy
13 Klingons, e.g.: 2 wds. star Charlie 20 21 22 23 24
Certain brunch 35 Depletes: 2 wds.
cookware item: Home of 25 26 27
2 wds. the Senators
14 Herr’s “Alas!” 39 Some are 28 29 30
Suffix with script fretless

15 3”×5” office Pressing 31 32
item: 2 wds. importance

33 34 35 36 37 38
Priest, for one 41 Brian of
16 Cost of service Roxy Music 39 40 41
Actress Sandra Cup top
17 Witch 42 Small songbird 42 43 44 45 46
Funny Caesar Golfer Ernie
18 Beatles title 43 Eli Manning was the 47 48
track: 3 wds. NFL’s top one in

Gloria of Latin pop 2004: 2 wds. 49 50
20 Sufficient Bright aquarium

Shih Tzu, e.g.: 2 wds. fish: 2 wds.
24 Thin bacon slice 47 Start for lateral DOWN
Old Greek serfs Actor Wolff 1 Papier-___ 22 Wig out: 2 wds.
25 Privy to: 2 wds. 48 Calculators of A bit wet Ready to go at a
Piglet’s pal insurance risks 2 Prenatal exam, for short moment’s notice:
27 Wild tuskers Hoodwink Song parodist Sherman 2 wds.
Ripsnorter 49 Vivacity 3 Muralist Rivera 23 Dollop
28 Poem in Through Uno plus due “I Am Woman” singer Weeding aid
the Looking-Glass... 50 “Quite so!”: 2 wds. 4 The Browns, on 26 168 in a wk.
...and its opening Total lack of sports tickers Pro-firearm org.
words: 2 wds. emotion That boat 28 Red Bull ingredient
5 Hulk director Lee Humorous
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Witchy spell 29 Professional entertainer
M A R C H H A R E 6 Take a whack at Brogue shoe feature
13 14
Maker of the Dream and 30 Post-op area
Hero smartphones One of the five W’s
15 16
7 “Be ___ and help me 31 “Quiet!”: 2 wds.
17 18 19
out!”: 2 wds. Well-reasoned
Not at all racy 34 Build
20 21 22 23 24 8 Less common Jazz singer Carmen
Virtual money: Hyph. 36 Confiscate
25 26 27 9 Leased: 2 wds. Shaw of swing
Furniture beside 37 Cablegrams
28 29 30
sofas: 2 wds. “I surrender!”
10 English county 38 Rack up
31 32
Asian noodle Jabbed
33 34 35 36 37 38
dish: 2 wds. 40 Thanksgiving side
11 Arctic chunk Explorer Hernando
39 40 41 Very much de ___
12 “Bottoms up!” 44 Cloistered woman
42 43 44 45 46 Wee DOJ agency
19 Tristan’s beloved 45 Mai ___
47 48
Bring forth Huge amount
21 Optimistic 46 Group of seals
49 50
Senator Feinstein West end?

(ǝǟǣǞǝ8ǤȨǝǚǓ BY MARGERY ALBIS
A standard double-six set of dominoes contains 28 dominoes, with no two alike, as shown in the Domino Chart below. The
total number of pips (dots) on each domino ranges from 0 (the double-blank) to 12 (the double-six). In each of these three
puzzles, all 28 dominoes have been packed into a 4×7 grid. Dominoes are always packed vertically, with the lesser number
always on top. In the first puzzle we’ve given you the location of the top number of one domino and the bottom number of
another; in the second puzzle we’ve given the location of the bottom number of only one domino; and in the last puzzle, you’re
on your own.
Your goal is to find each domino’s proper place in the grid, using the numbers outside the grid. The four numbers listed above
each column indicate the numbers that will go into the top half of each domino in that column. Likewise, the four numbers
listed below each column indicate the numbers that will go into the bottom half of each domino in that column.
The rows work the same way—that is, each row’s upper set of seven numbers indicates the numbers that will go into the top
half of each domino in that row; the lower set of seven numbers indicates the numbers that will go into the bottom half of each
domino in that row.
As you determine the dominoes’ locations, you may find it helpful to mark them off the Checklist provided. Realizing that the
double-six is the only domino that could have a 6 as a top number, and that the double-blank is the only domino that could
have 0 as the bottom number (lower numbers always on top) should help you to get started. ANSWER, PAGE 80
gn
DOMINO CHART
an ah
bn bh bi
cn ch ci cj
dn dh di dj dk
en eh ei ej ek el
fn fh fi fj fk fl fm
PUZZLE 1
G A B C 12 02 01 00 02 00 11
N H J M 35 34 36 12 3×
4 15 24
0-0 Q 1-1 Q 2-3 Q 3-6 Q
G
H
A
I
B
K
D
K
0 1 2 3×
456
4
0-1 Q 1-2 Q 2-4 Q 4-4 Q 1244556
G A B D
I J L L 0011223
0-2 Q 1-3 Q 2-5 Q 4-5 Q
G A B D 1444556
J K M M
0-3 Q 1-4 Q 2-6 Q 4-6 Q 0012345
G A C E
K L J
0-4 Q 1-5 Q 3-3 Q 5-5 Q
L 0×
223566 2
G A C E 0011234
L M K M
0-5 Q 1-6 Q 3-4 Q 5-6 Q 3335666
G B C F
M I L M 23 34 03 24 14 ×2 3 15
0-6 Q 2-2 Q 3-5 Q 6-6 Q 56 46 46 56 56 55 66

PUZZLE 2
G A B C 01 44 00 03 11 01 01
23 45 01 35 23 22 26
N H J M
0-0 Q 1-1 Q 2-3 Q 3-6 Q
0023456
G A B D
H I K K
0-1 Q 1-2 Q 2-4 Q 4-4 Q
1345556
G A B D
I J L L 0111234
0-2 Q 1-3 Q 2-5 Q 4-5 Q
G A B D 0 2×
34566 3
J K M M
0-3 Q 1-4 Q 2-6 Q 4-6 Q 0122234
G A C E
K L J L 1334566
0-4 Q 1-5 Q 3-3 Q 5-5 Q
G A C E 0001135
L M K M
0-5 Q 1-6 Q 3-4 Q 5-6 Q 2244566
G B C F
M I L M 12 45 01 45 ×3 5 24 34
0-6 Q 2-2 Q 3-5 Q 6-6 Q 23 66 35 66 56 46 56
PUZZLE 3
G A B C 11 02 00 02 01 00 11
N H J M 23 34 25 24 15 36 34
0-0 Q 1-1 Q 2-3 Q 3-6 Q
G A B D 0012334
H I K K
0-1 Q 1-2 Q 2-4 Q 4-4 Q 1344566
G A B D
I J L L 0011236
0-2 Q 1-3 Q 2-5 Q 4-5 Q
G A B D 2224666
J K M M
0-3 Q 1-4 Q 2-6 Q 4-6 Q 0011245
G A C E
K L J L 1344566
0-4 Q 1-5 Q 3-3 Q 5-5 Q
G A C E 0122345
L M K M
0-5 Q 1-6 Q 3-4 Q 5-6 Q 0335555
G B C F
M I L M 35 44 06 12 12 34 23
0-6 Q 2-2 Q 3-5 Q 6-6 Q 56 55 66 34 45 56 66

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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 trick is to
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the sixth and seventh rows each have the number 8. No matter how you place eight consecutive black squares in a row, the
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the sample, the third column contains the numbers 1 6. The single black square and the following empty square must take
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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 7
4
2
2
3
2
1
3
1 2
5
3
❷ 1
3
6
6
6
1
5
4
10
3 9
7
1 1 1
1
2 2
2 5 5 5 2 1 1 3 1 2 5 4 4 11 9 7 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 6 4 2 3 1 2 1 2 1
1 4 1 1 2 3 4 7 10 7 6 3 9 3 4 5 6 11 9 8 3 2 1 3 2 3 1 7 1 2 2 3 3 4 2 6 3 2 1 2 1 1 2
1 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 12 4 7 10 3 2 3 9 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 6 4 15 8 3 1 1 2 2 1
4 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 22 2 2 3 6 3 2 3 6 8 5 3 4 10 4 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2
8 1 1 12 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 2 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 4
10 13 8 2
7 2 3 9 2 1 3
4 1 3 2 5 3 2 1
3 3 1 9 2 1 1
2 2 1 8 1 2 2
2 1 1 1 1 5 2 2 1 1
1 2 1 2 5 1 2 1 2
1 1 3 9 2 2 4
1 1 1 6 11 4 1 1
2 1 9 7 1 1 5 2 2
13 1 3 2 1 2
12 9 2 5 1 2
3 4 4 2 5 1 2 1 1 5
3 4 5 2 3 3 1 2 4
3 4 4 3 2 1 3
4 4 4 3 2 2 2 5
3 6 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 1
3 1 1 5 6 1 1 1 1 3 1
1 9 2 3 1 1 2 1
1 8 1 4 1 2 1 2
3 1 7 2 10 2 1 1
1 5 3 9 2 2
1 1 10 5 4 1 3
6 9 4 3 1 4
1 1 7 5 5 1 3
5 1 1 1 6 5 5 2 2
1 1 1 2 1 5 3 1 1
1 1 2 1 6 4 1 2 4
1 1 6 4 1 2 5
3 3 2 4
3 3 3 5
2 5 4 5
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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, HawaiiJSV,-SVuniversity 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
28 Italian locale
improved
romance (7)
29 Repulsively, jerk
frames reverend for
act of mischief (7)
DOWN
1 Dante‘s beloved
heartthrob needs
some cereal (8)
2 Studies sound of
woodwinds (5)
3 Cordelia‘s sister
is in love with
old Herb (7)
4 Actress Spelling
seen in English
television controls
opinion columns (10)
5 Quick time without
food (4)
6 Charms put a stop to
faceless fears (7)
7 Obstetrician, at times,
berated upcoming
medical drama (9)
8 Earth Day I rode back
around Mideast city (6)
13 Dana, Dick, or
Dotty‘s mountain in
New York (10)
15 Convert into cash—51
pounds—near central
Leeds (9)
17 Start off caustically
(in a harsh
manner) (8)
19 Therefore, having
management degree
ACROSS 11 Add more spices and bits of 20 Nobleman‘s lifeless, is an impediment (7)
1 Without exception, egg and spinach—within we hear (5) 20 Derek Farrow hangs
individual goes behind reason (8) 22 Alaska party dance around that man‘s
farm building (3,4) 12 Worried about five sliced doesn‘t start with colony of artists (7)
5 Baseball player is brought meats (6) hands on hips (6) 21 First of rockets in
back if more mature (7) 14 Chamber orchestra‘s chief 23 Engineer reaching at space traveling
9 Schools first-rate actress musical instrument (5) the helm (2,6) interstellar distance (6)
Moore in the midst 16 Near Asian river, attempt 26 Celebrity takes 24 Actor in Superman and
of pilots (9) business (8) one step (5) About Last Night? (5)
10 Put off former House 18 What Spanish ale is consumed 27 Mister Sam Wilder is 25 Almost remain behind
Majority Leader Tom (5) by senior reporter? (8) most obsequious (9) a dog in the movies (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.

'ǚǓǜǘǣȱ'ǚǝǙǙǕǝǚȰ BY BOB STIGGER
Anagrams: The answer appears in anagrammed inside PANTS, so it might be clued as Hospital
form, preceded or followed by a word or phrase that residents make knots in trousers.
suggests the mixing, as in Changing times for ITEMS. ,MHHIRERW[IVWThe answer may appear intact,
Deletions: Deletions come in three varieties: albeit camouflaged, in the clue. Example: Myopic
beheadments, curtailments, and internal deletions. colonel clutches flute for PICCOLO (myopic colonel).
The clue always contains a word or phrase indicating ,SQSTLSRIW A word that sounds like the answer
the deletion. Examples: Uncovered bent charm for indicated by use of a giveaway phrase such as “We
)2',%28, a beheadment of 4)2',%28; Fiery bird hear” or “as they say.” Example: Counted frozen
without a tail for FLAMING, a curtailment of FLAMINGO; chicken out loud for NUMBERED (“numb bird”).
and Heartless miserly bloke for ',%4, an internal Reversals: A synonym for “backward” or “overturn” in
deletion of ',)%4. a clue may indicate a reversal, as in Returned beer fit
'LEVEHIWThe answer is broken into smaller words for a king (LAGER reversed) for REGAL.
that are clued individually, as in Auto animal for (SYFPIHIJMRMXMSRW This type of clue has no
CARPET. wordplay half; instead, it has two definition halves.
'SRXEMRIVW A word such as PATIENTS “contains” TIE Example: Scooter was blue for MOPED. ANSWERS, PAGE 79
25 Prosecute Police’s lead

singer for secretly
meeting lovers (8)
26 King OK’s grocery chain (6)
DOWN
1 Arguments against
unauthorized publication
of a book plot (10)
2 Vagabonds I included in
criminal census,
questionably (15)
3 Turk’s expression
of guiding principle
elevated article (7)
5 Moral values the CIA
endlessly perverted (5)
6 Reversing course,
some explode
prototype weapon (7)
7 Armed group entering
United Nations demanding
immediate attention is not
making a favorable
impression (15)
8 Enclosures for
domesticated ducks
and swans (4)
9 Actress Moore is
caught in historic
disease outbreak (8)
13 Rev. Spooner’s married
a bigot and a restaurant
employee (10)
16 Body features peculiar
to aliens (8)
ACROSS 11 Tough ground school 19 With criminal intent, 18 Disheveled bum
1 Repeated dove’s call a Ph.D. ran (7) surveyed State met punk (7)
sounds crazy (6) 12 Sammy deciphers crooked Department’s van (5) 19 Compare opinions about
4 Source of hilarity: a investment scams (7,7) 20 Ma likes foaming core of big tree (7)
Muppet-designed 14 Brave nature liquid antacid (4,2,8) 21 Scowl upset Enterprise’s
climate- control protects bird (5) 23 TV detective Lou’s outside, second lieutenant
system (4,4) 15 Urban Alaskan captivated by jazz band (7) from Klingon (5)
10 Retro containers for a community’s timekeeper (9) 24 Liberal agenda gains 22 Novelist Sir Walter,
kitchen close to Boston 17 Robber’s right inside taxi—I importance after the reportedly a native
operating 24/7 (7) surrender gemstone (9) inauguration (7) of Glasgow (4)

4ȳǣǚ&ǝǞȰǣǞǥ BY BOB STIGGER
In this variety cryptic crossword, clues are presented in pairs whose answers intersect at the indicated numbered square.
But there is a complication: The definitions also decided to pair up. Within each clue pair, one definition has left its clue
and joined the other clue—and it may be found anywhere, even in the middle of the other clue’s definition or wordplay.
ANSWERS, PAGE 79
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Summarize star Indiana Office Depot has frozen for cutting metal keels weird Wheel of Fortune
hoopster’s rebounding Rocky reef protecting Type of blood ingested by puzzle is killer-tough
2. Caesar warns mad one part of Lanai horror-movie critters Drunkard left a small
autocrat about 7. Guys lacking a bit 12. Watchman delivered amount of drink
naval force of machismo railway containers 17. Rather balanced offering
The French contributed to A representative selection Five letters between “R” of certain Asian teas
painting, sculpture, etc. of great beers and “T” surrounding Discuss element of a
3. Naked, we’ve quite consumed by senior a single “L” fancy dress code
enjoyed running around 8. Research facility of canine 13. Retail outlet converted 18. I’d say this is over
Pilots had dinner, hosted speech investigator into Golden Arches your head
by rental-car firm Every saint guards Scream, “That hurts!” Making certain Xmas-tree
delegate one angel’s back 14. United Nations tended to grinder is cheerful
4. Pointless flute-playing 9. Excellent ticket right on get a little meddlesome 19. Counsel honestly?
receives enthusiastic the other side of ring Backed-up uncared-for Not exactly!
interest Cultural struggling in the river associated with Tungsten-bearing
Rising prima donna teacher college Shakespeare series stratum
5. Demand payment by the 10. I’m backing cell on PBS 20. Quite rickety bridges
end of June phone company 15. Mrs. Simpson holds Rip off a piece
Silly clothing initially sold Typo is found in Virginia’s up broadcast from seminal
with wacky sci-fi classic passport stamps Wicked new wedding veil Clapton band

8ȳǚǥȨǘ4ǚȳȱǘǣȱȨ BY EMILY COX & HENRY RATHVON
Each row and column of this cryptic puzzle contains two words totaling 11 letters. A word may pass through anywhere
from one to six of the numbered rings, but its clue is listed under the number of the innermost ring through which it
passes. Our answer shows one of two possible correct solutions, the other being a reflection of ours through the main
diagonal (so that the across words and down words are switched). When you’ve completed the puzzle, Ring 2 will
contain (starting in the numbered square and reading either clockwise or counterclockwise) a word for the sort of people
who do well at target practice.. ANSWERS, PAGE 79
1a A crooked smile’s without purpose (7) c Minnesota ballplayer tense at first, before victory (4)
b ,MTWXIV&MPPXEOIWMR8IRRIWWII-RHMERƅWGLMIJ H Present a forked stick? Not at all (2,3)
2a New England town redistributed meals (5) e Verbal abuse from one stuck in traffic (6)
b Spanish gentleman’s rude snore (5) J Talk of thieves in a saloon (7)
c Talks about 50 murders (5) g Mantle’s pathetic complaints (7)
H Prize tees me off (6) L Use machines instead of workers, tossing
e Somebody requiring a working baker, we hear (6) a team out (8)
J Comment Jerry Seinfeld’s friend recalled (6) 5a Lieutenant maintaining nothing’s missing (4)
g Listen to officer of war (7) b Victory drink in a depressed area (4)
3a Nate hammered stake (4) c Like sheep, love grape plant (5)
b Flip produced some cheese (4) H Excessive part of Soul Train (5)
c Female name for bucking mare (4) e The First Lady’s receiving fine summons (6)
H The wrong way, moistens goulash (4) J Party ranting about autocratic leader (6)
e Activate a track of waves left by a ship (4) g Serve it sloppily, being nervous (7)
J Equal time for a sports contest (5) L Playing a louder musical ornament (7)
g Rock singer’s original sound (5) 6a Votes for one agreement (4)
L Leader of class consumed by a strong desire b Wipe out Times error (5)
for recess (6) c Take place again regarding mongrel (5)
i Guy rejected Arthur’s religious chant (6) H Tears monthly payments (5)
j Girl in a Greek play spilled treacle (7) e Rube’s teddy bears beaten (6)
k Level article inside dish (7) J Bum rested in bars (6)
4a Garbage hill overturned (3) g Slip by, falling asleep (6)
b Rastafarian owns dog in a mystery movie (4) L New offers for shoppers are less upsetting (7)

7ǝǟȨ%ǙǙȨǟȲǠǓ6ȨǛǗǣǚȨȰ BY PATRICK BERRY
Here’s a real piece of work for you: A 14×14 grid of letters has been chopped up into puzzle pieces, and it’s up to you to
reassemble it. Start by entering the answer to each of the Pieces clues in the corresponding piece below (beginning with the
numbered square). If you hit a snag, turn to the Rows clues. Each row (A–N) in the “tray” on the facing page contains two
answers, to be entered consecutively. (The clues are given in order, but you must determine the dividing point between
answers.) Use the Row answers and the pieces’ unique shapes to determine the proper location of each piece within the tray.
You won’t need to overlap or rotate any pieces. Correctly placed, the 24 pieces will completely fill the tray. ANSWERS, PAGE 78
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PIECES 16 How auctioneers talk: 4 wds. E Bottled spirit?
1 Terror of the schoolyard 17 Worth looking at: 2 wds. Tweaks just a bit: Hyph.
2 Quarry of a facetious hunt 18 Dropped hints to F Pleasantly pastoral
3 Does the honors at a 19 Predecessor of today’s most- Maker of the Santa Fe
sculpture dedication played game of chance G Add to the staff: 2 wds.
4 State that’s home to the 20 Pricey Russian vodka Plane or parrot’s flight rate
Henry Ford Museum 21 Utah’s Golden Spike site H Works together (with)
5 Influential European 22 Cherry-topped dairy treat Most hardhearted
newspaper: 2 wds. 23 Miss Moneypenny’s job title I Gets between passer and passee
6 Comic collected in 24 Central veins of leaves “Lights out” melody
Cows of Our Planet: 3 wds. J Ancient Greek personification
7 What a dropcloth catches ROWS of mockery
8 Mollified A It’s batted around in badminton “I get the picture!”: 3 wds.
9 Like hieroglyphics Queen Victoria’s favorite Tory K Flowerlike marine polyp
10 Most nonsensical prime minister Boston’s Isabella Stewart ___ Museum
11 Take for granted B “Get lost!” L Submit, as a bid
12 Opening line of one of James Brown’s “The Good Neighbor Company”: King Cotton’s kingdom: 2 wds.
most famous songs: 3 wds. 2 wds. M Book in a motel room
13 Skeleton’s feet pieces ' Particularly impressive whatever-it-is Identify incorrectly
14 Diva often seen performing at Caesar’s World of lectures and libraries 2 Longtime center Hollywood
Palace in Vegas: 2 wds. D Viewpoint Square: 2 wds.
15 Coveted spot on fight night: 2 wds. Toy mouse, to a cat Highborn

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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
,%928,%-6(3ERH%(:%2')]SYGSYPHHVSTXLI2JVSQ,%928XSKIX98%,HVSTXLI6JVSQ,%-6(3JSV-(%,3ERH
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? All answers are single words. If you need help getting started, a
list of the four categories appears on page 77. ANSWERS, PAGE 80
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Category: ________________________ Category: ________________________
1. BURLY ________________________ 1. TIP ________________________
2. JAWED ________________________ 2. ;%7, ________________________
3. POLKA ________________________ 3. JUNCO ________________________
4. EMBARK ________________________ 4. FINALE ________________________
5. REPLAY ________________________ 5. AIRCREW ________________________
6. BONDMAID ________________________ 6. SEMIDRY ________________________
7. INDIRECT ________________________ 7. REVISAL ________________________
8. PORTSIDE ________________________ 8. SMACKER ________________________
9. REMEDIAL ________________________ 9. ,%2(78%14 ________________________
10. )4-+6%4,7 ________________________ 10. FORTUNATES ________________________
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Category: ________________________ Category: ________________________
1. PECAN ________________________ 1. GINZO ________________________
2. CYANID ________________________ 2. ANNELID ________________________
3. DAMASK ________________________ 3. CANADIA ________________________
4. TAWNEY ________________________ 4. '%7,-)6 ________________________
5. CELESTE ________________________ 5. ALLERGIC ________________________
6. GLEANED ________________________ 6. ARUGOLAS ________________________
7. MASCOTS ________________________ 7. IMPOLICY ________________________
8. RAVENED ________________________ 8. MOSEYTIME ________________________
9. CEREMONY ________________________ 9. ENCLASPING ________________________
10. ONDOGRAM ________________________ 10. DELIVERAGES ________________________

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Each of the grids below has been left unfinished. Insert the
22 missing letters (above each puzzle) into the appropriate 4ȨǚǦȨȱǘǠǓ*ǚȳǞǡ
squares to complete a Scrabble-like pattern of common The crossword on this and the next two pages has two inde-
words reading across and down. You may cross off the TIRHIRXWIXWSJGPYIWƈ,EVHƉERHƈ)EW]Ɖ*MVWXJSPHXLMWTEKI
missing letters as you solve, because none will be used back on the dashed line so the clues below face the solving
more than once. ANSWERS, PAGE 80 KVMHSRTEKI-J]SYYWISRP]XLI,EVH'PYIWETTIEVMRK
FIPS[ ERH GSRXMRYMRK YRHIV XLI KVMH ]SYƅPP ƼRH XLI TY^^PI
uncommonly challenging. If you want help, or prefer a less
A A C C E E E E E F I severe challenge, open to the Easy Clues (tucked in beneath
❶ your fold on page 68).
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1 Kind of heater movement 153 Being published
X W I E 6 Platitude 84 Twister star again
12 Relaxing 86 Violon d’Ingres 158 Family vacation?
L A M E N T I 23 Birthplace of painter 162 Works for
Rush Limbaugh 87 Rosanna the bar
26 One in a suite, Arquette 163 Echidna
F R A M E D G perhaps comedy 164 Dumont
27 Andrea 95 Marseilles d’Urville’s
T T S E W N Mitchell’s sight discovery
husband 96 Wants for 165 Tiny dot on the
H E A N 28 Good for a go nothing map, perhaps
29 Enzyme in 97 Spellbound 166 Slip cover?
some yeasts 98 Hotel lobbies,
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A N O A R S 32 Account a Rose” 2 Epicure’s asset
33 Early number 102 Dashboard 3 Army helicopter
K E G S N 34 Brother’s title indicators 4 Articles with
37 Admit 103 Tab alternative staples in
38 Layer of 108 Retiring the middle
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41 Obeys a 112 Herman Maguires
court order cartoonist actress
42 Type of tick Unger 6 Spring peepers
43 Rush Hour 113 Some are bald 7 Singer Carly ___
director Ratner 114 Gwynne role Jepsen
B C D E E E E H I L L 45 Football Hall of 115 Politician 8 Inspiration
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distance 120 Lost requests
48 Went by quickly 121 It survived the 10 Calyx part
P U M A K N A V E 51 Early Symplegades 11 1984 composer
7th-century date 122 Courting query? Loren
I E L A N M A 53 Word in 125 Laconian 12 He played Joe
cereal names institution on The Hardy
54 Motor-mouth’s 127 Like some Boys Mysteries
A P E M E N activity homers 13 NFL legend
57 Canoeing With 128 Kind of duck Ronnie
R O W N R the Cree author 129 Chemin de fer 14 Pollination
60 Nyctophobe’s 131 Bluenose organ
R A M S A dread 135 Goose, in 15 Cheer leader?
64 Kind of clock Genoa 16 Hollywood
or squash 137 Dred author insider
SI N T T A R P 65 Eye 138 It stayed in Douglas
67 Sign of a crowd Pandora’s box 17 Holy terror
P L O X S 68 Thin plates 142 Tête-___ 18 “Just joking!”
70 Douglas (philately term) 19 Fight
F E Z E A R Southall 143 Marker 20 Having hit
Freeman bio 144 ___ Wind in the sack?
71 401(k) kin August (1961 21 Lumberjack,
O T E E 72 Nickname Lola Albright at times
74 No matter what film) 22 Takes out of
E N D 76 Ho-hum 146 USCG signal the stocks
79 Bill worth billions 147 Netanyahu’s 24 Tax court
81 Part of TGIF predecessor litigant
82 Ready to 148 Carbamide 25 Private group?
explode 149 Mahón’s locale 31 Walk daintily
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ACROSS 98 Heart chambers 7 Norma ___ 88 Blowing it
1 “The Final Frontier” 101 “Mighty ___ a Rose” 8 Capacious coffeepot 89 Pequod’s captain
6 Self-evident statement (Geraldine Farrar 9 Driver’s license, 90 Provide lodging for:
12 Decreasing in intensity: tune) SSN, etc. 2 wds.
2 wds. 102 Radio knobs 10 Flower leaf 91 Test for college
23 Southeast Missouri 103 Zero-calorie soft drink 11 Conductor Lorin seniors: Abbr.
State University site: choice: 2 wds. 12 “Da Doo Ron Ron” 92 Took a load off
2 wds. 108 Hitting the sack: singer Cassidy 93 Swedish
26 Niagara Falls 3 wds. 13 Longtime university city
visitor, often 111 ___-Magnon Mississippi 94 Bus driver’s order:
27 Chairman of the Fed 112 Carrey of The senator Trent 4 wds.
before Ben Bernanke: Truman Show 14 Flower’s pollen-bearing 95 Molten rock
2 wds. 113 Dalmatian markings part 99 ___ many words:
28 Not too difficult to 114 Herman or Lily 15 Not-so-great grade 2 wds.
undertake 115 McKellen of movies 16 TV host/author Douglas 100 Ten-percenter: Abbr.
29 Enzyme that breaks 117 Pays no heed to 17 Little devil 101 Sailors’ temptress
down milk sugar 120 On a cruise: 2 wds. 18 I’m ___ Rappaport of legend
30 Arc of the horizon, 121 Jason’s ship 19 Quarrel noisily: 3 wds. 103 Emulates a
astronomically 122 “Who’s up for a 20 Safe, softball-style: traffic cop
32 Anecdote few sets?”: 2 wds. 2 wds. 104 The Beatles’ “___ Mine”:
33 Old-time anesthetic 125 Serfdom 21 Tree toppler 2 wds.
34 Monk’s title 127 Without backup 22 Liberates 105 Etiquette
37 Allow to enter: 128 Unconvincing, 24 Apr. addressee authority Emily
2 wds. as an excuse 25 “The Few, The Proud” 106 Suffix with prank
38 Ostrich relative 129 Casino card game group: 4 wds. 107 Dionne Warwick’s “___ a
41 Escalates 131 Goody two-shoes: 31 Chop finely Little Prayer”: 2 wds.
42 Venison source 2 wds. 35 Hi-___ graphics 109 Rockies range
43 Grace Under Fire 135 L’___ del Cairo 36 One way to be 110 Word in many
star Butler (Mozart opera) young: 2 wds. newspaper names
45 Author Deighton 137 Author Harriet 39 Computer 112 Microbiologist Salk
46 Motorist’s distance Beecher ___ accessories 116 Top-secret
measurer 138 It springs eternal 40 Grueling race intelligence
48 Made a 142 ___-de-mer (sea segments org.: Abbr.
rustling sound cucumber) 41 Harrison of 118 ___ Hill (San
51 Caesar’s 602 143 Debt memo My Fair Lady Francisco area)
53 Brand of rice or 144 “It’ll be ___ day in...”: 43 “___ appétit!” 119 The ___ Redemption
corn cereal 2 wds. 44 Cotta or firma preceder 123 ___ contendere
54 Barking sharply 146 “Mayday” signal 46 Miss America’s crown (court plea)
57 Commentator on 147 Israeli prime 47 Olympian’s goal 124 Exxon rival
Walter Cronkite’s minister, ‘84–‘86 49 Dark red apple 126 Before, to bards
newscast: 2 wds. 148 Product of protein 50 Conk out, as an engine 127 Understand
60 Unlit metabolism 52 ER hookups 130 Dovish murmur
64 Squirrel’s snack 149 One of the Balearic 54 Gridiron unit 131 Sea nymph
65 Gaze fixedly upon: Islands 55 Computer brand 132 Mountaineer’s
2 wds. 151 Food worker’s 56 Roly-___ adze-pick combo:
67 Sold-out sign abbr. headwear: 2 wds. 58 Serving to 2 wds.
68 Thin layers, as of 153 Coming into accelerate 133 Wedding setting
sedimentary rock view again a chemical change 134 Chevy model
70 U.S. Grant’s foe: 158 Time off work to 59 Pasta spirals 136 He drew “Li’l Abner”:
3 wds. care for a baby: 2 wds. 60 Christian of fashion 2 wds.
71 Lyricist Gershwin 162 Does bartending 61 Cochise portrayer 139 Elaborately
72 Recess game work: 2 wds. Michael decorated
74 Regardless of the effort 163 Egg-laying 62 Wickerwork material 140 Annoys
involved: 3 wds. mammal: 2 wds. 63 One Flew Over 141 Fruity-smelling
76 Dull and boring: 164 Antarctic region south the Cuckoo’s Nest compounds
3 wds. of Australia: 2 wds. author Ken 142 Myanmar’s
79 Former Microsoft boss 165 Little hick town 66 “___ the season...” former name
81 “___ a deal!” 166 Stop being nude 69 AT&T rival, once 144 Feeling of dread
82 Hopping mad 73 Ancestry record 145 Playwright Fo
83 Baby’s first DOWN 75 Envelope abbr. 147 Heaped
word, maybe 1 Climbed, as a mountain 77 HST’s successor 150 Writing fluids
84 Mad About You 2 Roof of the mouth 78 Egypt and Syria, 152 PC key by “Ctrl”
star: 2 wds. 3 Geronimo, e.g. from 1958 to 154 Fraternity letter
86 Author Bradbury 4 Two-page 1961: Abbr. 155 Netherlands city
87 1985 Madonna mid-magazine 79 Very cold near Arnhem
comedy: 3 wds. sections: 2 wds. 80 Places for tools 156 Circle segment
95 Debussy’s La ___ 5 The Collector star 84 The Chiffons’ “___ 157 Blame It on ___
96 Is assured of Samantha So Fine” 159 Terminate
success: 3 wds. 6 Arboreal hoppers: 85 Island guitar 160 Big Apple sch.: Abbr.
97 Engrossed 2 wds. 87 Roundabout way 161 Sunbathe

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35 In medias ___ 66 Third word of “America” 100 Rep. 131 Clamworm, e.g.
36 Fundamentally 69 Co. bought by 101 Shipwreck cause, perhaps? 132 Mountaineering tool
39 Pinky and The Brain Verizon in 2006 103 Follows in Ford’s footsteps 133 Prie-dieu’s place
40 Tour de France segments 73 It may appear as a tree 104 ___, Mine (George 134 Chevy model
41 T. follower 75 Memo abbr. Harrison book) 136 Dogpatch drawer
43 ___ marché (bargain) 77 A.E.F. commander 105 Where Secretariat started 139 Rococo
44 Livy’s land 78 Nasser’s fed. 106 Game follower 140 Bugs
46 Regal topper 79 Glacial 107 Brit’s exclamation 141 Monoglyceride and lactone
47 Numismatist’s collectible 80 Casts off 109 Wyoming peak 142 Birthplace of U Thant
49 Apple variety 84 Fathers and sons 110 Sort of special 144 Hélène Cixous book
50 Cross the Styx 85 It’s picked in Hawaii 112 Gilligan’s Island 145 Director Argento
52 ICU sights 87 Motorist’s hassle skipper Grumby 147 Like velvet
54 Sprinkler site 88 Wrong 116 DOD division 150 Calligraphist’s collection
55 Dell competitor 89 1956 Peck role 118 Bean 152 Former cover girl Carol
56 Prefix with synthetic 90 Observe 119 Prison from which Andy 154 Tire inflation abbr.
58 Kind of converter 91 LSAT relative Dufresne escaped 155 City near Ibadan
59 Trattoria offering 92 Convened 123 Defendant’s plea 156 Pigskin path
60 New Look designer 93 Linnaeus Museum city 124 Shell rival 157 Sugarloaf site
61 Law of the Plainsman star 94 Busman’s cry 126 Long lead-in 159 It may be bitter
62 Kind of palm 95 Volcanologist’s study 127 Find out 160 Washington Square inst.
63 Nurse Ratched’s creator 99 ___ many words 130 Bill’s partner 161 Sunbather’s shade

ANSWERS
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3 MIXED DOUBLES I
6 BOARD GAME
C C S M
L I F E S A V E R
V T V T S D
F I E S T A R O T A R Y
L U L I E I
P R I N C I P A L
T E I L
D A N C E R F E N D E R
N H A D
G R A N D S L A M
E N E L I H
K N I G H T B A D G E R
T E A A W D
D I S C H A R G E
L K Y E
CLUE PAIRS:
ACROSS: 1/12, 2/19, 3/9, 4/16, 5/10, 6/11, 7/18, 8/14, 9/3,
10/5, 11/6, 12/1, 13/17, 14/8, 15/20, 16/4, 17/13, 18/7,
19/2, 20/15
DOWN: 1/18, 2/16, 3/22, 4/24, 5/21, 6/8, 7/20, 8/6, 9/14,
10/23, 11/13, 12/19, 13/11, 14/9, 15/17, 16/2, 17/15, 18/1,
19/12, 20/7, 21/5, 22/3, 23/10, 24/4
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5 PENCIL POINTERS 1
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G O B A C K T O Q U A R E O N E
S
L O N E E T U E I T H E R
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D U E S R O E U
S O C I A L
M I C K N O E N
A S H O R E
A L D A L N O R
C L O T H I E R S S H A M A N
D O T E O N I M P O L I T E
O N E R O U S Z A P A T O W
N T R A C E E L E M E N T
I
10 BOO!
P A L P S E L L A D O R E S
Boot, booze, Pat Boone, bamboo, bootblack, booster seat,
L O L L I L A C boo-boo, boo-hoo, book, bookie, blue-footed Booby, Betty
D R A I N P I P E E M M E T T Boop, baboon, booty, Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy, “Boola-Boola,”
H E N N A E P A L A L A W booth, boom
A N A I S E S A B I L B O
D A R T H V A D E R L A S T
I
12 QUOTE BOXES
1. A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people
A O T A I S I are still thinking. (Jerry Seinfeld)
O F F T O P I C O B S O L E T E 2. I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say
A L A M O D E O I L C O L O R any other way—things I had no words for. (Georgia O’Keeffe)
3. When large numbers of people share their joy in common, the
R E T I R E E W A I T T I M E happiness of each is greater because each adds fuel to the other’s
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ANSWERS
I
4 52-SKIDDOO I
8 KID STUFF: TOMB IT MAY CONCERN…
G O U L A S H 1. Joe King; Willy Makitt

2. Betty Dyes from Hattie Fall
K N O W H O W 3. Betty Dyes and Joe King
Q U I C K E N 4. Frank N. Stein plus Ida Dida equals Willy Makitt
D A U G H T E R 5. Betty Dyes, Frank N. Stein, and Joe King
C H E C K U P Hattie Fall = 61
S M I T H Y Betty Dyes = 30
P E R S O N A Frank N. Stein = 41
Joe King = 29
G R A P E F R U I T
Willy Makitt = 104
T H E O L O G I C A L Ida Dida = 63
G I B B E R I S H
M I S A D J U S T I
9 KID STUFF: TRICK-OR-TREAT MAZE
J I G G L E D
T H Y R O I D
F I N E R Y
P H Y S I Q U E
D U C K L I N G
C A U T E R I Z E
I N V I T A T I O N
M A N A C L I N G
C O N V E N I N G
C O N F I R M
A S P H Y X I A T E
S U C R O S E
D O W N R I V E R
H A Z E L N U T
C O X C O M B
I
7 MOUTHPIECES
I
7 AN ARM AND A LEG
1. Armstrong 6. Armageddon 11. Up in arms
2. “Break a leg!” 7. Dogleg 12. One-armed bandit
3. Bootlegger 8. “Shake a leg!” 13. Sea legs
4. Coat of arms 9. A Farewell to Arms 14. LEGO
5. Daddy long-legs 10. Legs Diamond

ANSWERS
I
13 TIC-TAC-LOGIC I
14 CONSONANTAL BREAKFAST
D C C O M I C S S W A T C H C O N V E R T S
R I H C R D T D C I C
P T C H U R C H T D A R K I S H N O
E G H G W F V A S I N G R A M
P R O L O N G C A B I N E D M T P D M
P K I C L S P C A S G O T T I
E S E N F L G A M E E A W T
R A T E D P G A T M S T A R A R I D N E S S
M A M A N D N L B B A
B A C K D R O P I E B T C A R D M L O R D
T R L L G T A U P T M
I N K B L O T S S H O T G U N S C O C K S H U T
G C O T N T N S
H S U N K E N T C H S W A I N I S H
T L N T W H I C H I O G N A
W O R L D S W H C U P G R O W T H C S
A M C I T I B A N K R H S T S L O T
D A G X R L C O C K L E U A
C O N J U N C T F R E S H S R H O M B S
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2. TO DO TO-DO. “My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night.
In between, I occupy myself as best I can.”—Cary Grant
3. BREW HA HA. Wildly popular coffeehouse runs out of beans to roast, temporarily forcing operations
to come to a grinding halt.
4. SEEDY LINE OF WORK. Professional pumpkin sculptor works only in autumn, earns modest wages, yet
still manages to carve out a living.
5. WARTS AND ALL. Witch gets introspective, splits all ties with warlock, writes ground-breaking memoir
titled “A Broom of One’s Own.”
6. IT’S A LONG STORY. A man from Africa began a diary at age twelve and made an entry every day for
ninety-one years.
7. PETRIFIED FOREST. Below lofty pines, scout troop piles round giant blaze, tells scary ghost story while
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❶ SEAMAN ❷ PETTY OFFICER ❸ ENSIGN
❹ CAPTAIN ❺ COMMODORE ❻ ADMIRAL

ANSWERS
I
15 FAR AS THE EYE CAN “C” I
18 PENCIL POINTERS 2
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E N A C T O R S A L E R T S
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H Y E N A W A T E R M E T E R
? ? A M L V Q Y S J D O Z Y C ? O E G A D N O S E S
? C A B S A N H Y A O O L L A ? M U R A L D E R I D E E
? T E F A N O ? ? ? R O E B A ? W E R E R B I S T A G E
? E A B F R ? ? ? ? A J U N ? O S M E L S
O S E I O T A S
C U T E V E S
K N I M O O L A
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L A N I S E
D E D E I T N O W
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D R I W E V E N H E R E
? Y T E I B ? ? ? ? A I R L ? N E A R E D W I T N E S S E D
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? E A A W T C S W E H L H T A ? B I S P Y C O W S M I L K
J E T P O N T H E R U N
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L E A K A G E G A S H
C O E
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? ? R A M J D E W E E H T ? ? E S T A T E P O S T E R A R T
? ? ? Y A N M A R S ? ? ? V E I L S E A L I O N N N E
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16 SOLITAIRE HANGMAN
I. MINIMIZE III. PROTRACTOR V. CANVASS VII. LULLABY IX. EXTROVERT XI. RHYTHMIC
II. INHIBIT IV. THUMBTACK VI. BARRACUDA VIII. NEBULOUS X. JACKKNIFE XII. KRYPTON
I
19 THE SPIRAL I
21 SHORT ON CASH?
G A S P A N G O L A E D I T S
A L O E N E U R A L D O G I E
M A H ATM A G A N D H I G N O M E
S N O O P S M E R K I T T E N
S E T T E R P E E L
J E T S R N S H E R O I S M
A C H A H A P I P O N T O
G U I A N A D E L L A K H A N
A N T I C A L A W H ATM A Y
A D I T I R W I N A M E L I A
F O C H E O N W Y O E N D
T R E ATM E N T P T A E R G O
O L D S L O N D O N
A N E M I A B I D U N C O R K
G O G E T O ATM E A L C O O K I E
A S O N E B A R T O K R A C Y
R E S T S I N S E T S E Y E S

ANSWERS
I
22 MIXED DOUBLES: SHADES OF MEANING I
24 ART ON THE SQUARE
P G
P I E R S
S Q GC O
S T E P S U P H U M O R
S S R E N F A N
M E L T D O W N D R A G R A C E
N A K I T E
P I T C H E R S T U R N E D I N
O K D H E E R T
C R E E P M A D N E S S
S D D D T
M E T E R
S R
ACROSS: 1/19, 2/13, 3/15, 5/18, 6/10, 7/20, 8/9, 9/8, 10/6, 11/17,
12/21, 13/2, 14/16, 15/3, 16/14, 17/11, 18/5, 19/1, 20/7, 21/12
DOWN: 1/12, 2/17, 3/19, 4/8, 5/21, 6/18, 8/4, 9/14, 10/15, 11/20,
12/1, 13/16, 14/9, 15/10, 16/13, 17/2, 18/6, 19/3, 20/11, 21/5
EXTRA CLUES: 4-Across, 7-Down
BONUS WORD: CARPENTER
I
28 CODE CROSSWORDS I
31 HELTER-SKELTER I
30 DOUBLE PLAYS
A. DRAM, DRAMA (44, 33)
H O S P I T A L S W H A C K
Y Q N J E A W E M O N T H E Q T B. UTTER, BUTTER (47, 19)
D O U B T A U X I L I A R Y C. DUNE, DUNCE (40, 22)
R I U R T R S
O I O O A H U L
D. RESTART, REDSTART (11, 45)
A L B E I T M I Z Z E N D N A H T A I E E. FACT, FACET (29, 9)
T M Y E V
F. BELIE, BELIEF (31, 17)
I O T A B U M S D I R G E I R C D A Z E D G. REIN, REIGN (48, 39)
C A T E A S
K U D Z U A X L E K N I T D N Y E A Y T O H. HEART, HEARTH (49, 25)
Y N N F T I. CLAM, CLAIM (51, 10)
S C U L P T C U R A T E I E O R O E U M J. AUNT, JAUNT (15, 42)
F O O W X N X
A N C H O R A G E E I G H T A A B R O A D E K. SILL, SKILL (52, 1)
I K S L R D L R L. DRIVE, DRIVEL (4, 41)
R H Y M E P H E N O ME N A S T E S V T E S M. CHAR, CHARM (13, 3)
N. VIOLET, VIOLENT (16, 36)
W E P T E J E C T U S E D
O L Y O A M P R P S G I M O A N O. METER, METEOR (26, 46)
K N A V E R Y S P A T U L A P. CARET, CARPET (28, 37)
S C A S U E Z M B
O E U Y A R B O Q. ROUE, ROQUE (30, 18)
G A S H N E G O S P G B T R I E D R. EXCEPT, EXCERPT (7, 43)
Z T E X T R A N K
S. DISCUS, DISCUSS (32, 50)
E Y E D X O C S I G H A A E Q U A T E T. DIVER, DIVERT (8, 38)
B A F A R WH A T A
R A C Y C F E Y O L K D R D W O R T L U. FORTH, FOURTH (5, 34)
A A T R E S S N I V. HALE, HALVE (27, 21)
A R C H L F U E L O N U R F H E E W. PETER, PEWTER (35, 2)
A I O E L M L S V
R U B D O WN U K U L E L E S E T S E F D D X. CODE, CODEX (14, 6)
I O D V C X L R Y. CANON, CANYON (23, 20)
A Q U A MY T H S I F F Y E A E R O S O L Z. SPIT, SPITZ (24, 12)

ANSWERS
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SC IEN C ES LO RE N A RE M AND H O U S E
3 5
S T OCK POT N IN NIE S D ENT ED M E E K
ANSWERS
I
29 BRICKWORK
L E T U P I
34 THE HORROR! THE HORROR!
1-D (Cenobites) 9-B (the sunken place)
T R U M P
2-A (“Bela Lugosi’s Dead”) 10-A (I Spit on Your Grave)
E V A L U A T E 3-C (a walking stick) 11-C (Tom Waits)
S I L O P R E F E R 4-A (Never say “Who’s there?”) 12-C (Ed Gein)
D I S H C A N I D N U D E 5-C (Roger Corman) 13-A (maggots)
6-D (Mercedes McCambridge) 14-D (Fred Gwynne)
L A M A E X U R B O P E C
7-D (all of the above) 15-B (Bloodsucking Freaks)
Z I O N C P I N A U S E A T E
8-B (missing person posters)
A N E W T E N O N Q U O R U M
I N N N O V I C E P A N I N I I
36 CREEPY QUOTES & SPOOKY SAYINGS
O B J E C T E X P I A T E 1. True magic is neither black, 7. Howdy Folks! You
nor white - it’s both because like blood? Violence?
L O S T L A R V A T R I P
nature is both. Loving and Freaks of nature?
E R A C E N T A U R cruel, all at the same time. House of 1000
B L O C E L L E The Craft (1996) Corpses (2003)
2. An evil old house, the kind 8. It rubs the lotion on
B E L L E some people call haunted, its skin. It does this
I N E P T is like an undiscovered whenever it’s told.
country waiting to be The Silence of
I
49 BOXOFF explored. The
Haunting (1963)
the Lambs (1991)
9. None of the other girls
❶ ❷ 3. One thing about living in ever gave me this much
Santa Carla I never could trouble. Buffy the
5 3 2 1 2 stomach; all the damn vam- Vampire Slayer (1992)
4 4 pires. The Lost Boys (1987) 10. It’s Halloween;
4. For one who has not lived everyone’s entitled
1 2 3 8 even a single lifetime, you’re to one good scare.
a wise man, Van Helsing. Halloween (1978)
3 3
Dracula (1931) 11. I can see your dirty
1 4 4 5 1 6 7 5. You let him drown! You pillows. Everyone will.
never paid any attention. Carrie (1976)
2 5 7 6 5 8 Look what you did to him. 12. Wouldst thou like to
❸ Friday the 13th (1980) live deliciously?
6. Oh, really? You have to The Witch (2015)
3 9 11 have faith for this to work 13. Jesus wept.
on me Mr. Vincent! Hellraiser (1987)
7 2 8 10 Fright Night (1985)
6 5
I
51 DOUBLE CROSS
4 3 5 A. KENNETH BRANAGH L. WATCH ON THE RHINE
B. OCCIDENT M. ODDS AND ENDS
7 4 6 C. REPTILE N. RESILIENT
D. YOUR SONG O. DEOXIDIZE
8 1 1 E. SWINDLER P. BLIGHTED
F. THE SHAPE OF WATER Q. YELP REVIEW
10 9 2 G. APPETITE R. WAITING FOR GODOT
H. MENNINGER S. OPORTO
11 I. PAULA HAWKINS T. RISIBLE
J. ENERGY DRINKS U. DOCTOR WHO
I
40 MINMOVES K. RIGIDITY
E moves from 9 to 5 I moves from 12 to 9 B moves from 12 to 2 There are a couple dozen people who spend their workweek doing
F moves from 13 to 9 B moves from 8 to 12 L moves from 8 to 12 nothing but making dictionaries…They are word nerds who spend
D moves from 10 to 13 L moves from 3 to 8 H moves from 4 to 8 the better parts of their lives writing and editing dictionary
J moves from 6 to 10 C moves from 11 to 3 D moves from 13 to 4
F moves from 9 to 6 K moves from 2 to 11 —Kory Stamper, Word By Word

ANSWERS
I
49 500 RUMMY I
52 CAREER COUNSELING
A C C O U N T
8 9 10 K K K K 67 H E L D T O A F A R B V D C I T E
A C C R U A L S I M E N O N G A B E L I E I B E X
8 9 10 J 4 4 4 49 P R I V A T E D E T E C T I V E V E N A
A V A T A R S E E L T W O F L E E T A D M I R A L
8 9 10 7 7 7 7 55
C H E A P E N
D R Y C L E A N E R D A H L C L I N T
10 10 10 10 4 5 6 55 A I R Y S E V E R E D B E A T S
C R O U T O N W O M Y N P E I A R I S E N
10 J Q K K K K 70
I O U D U S T S I T S T A G S U P
G O U A C H E
2 3 4 10 10 10 10 49 L O N G S H O R E M A N S A L I E R I
I N F E R N O G R A F F I T I A L T E R N A S T
6 6 6 10 J Q K 58
E M B A Y T E A M S O O N D E L A Y
L A T R I N E
4 5 6 7 Q Q Q 52 B E E P P E S T O E N T I T I E S
M I N T A G E B R A H M A N S O C I A L W O R K E R
A 2 3 5 5 5 5 26
S E N I O R S C A R L E A R I R E
N I F T I E R
6 6 6 6 9 10 J 53 C U E S T A Z A P A P N E A
O M I C R O N L O G A N H O R M O N E S A M E
3 3 3 10 J Q K 49
A P A R T A U R A G A M E W A R D E N
P A R A P E T
8 8 8 8 J Q K 62 P E T T Y O F F I C E R A A H O V A
P I E R O G I T R O I O F F E N S I V E L I N E M A N
8 9 10 J 2 2 2 43
O A R S Z E E E P E E A L A M E D A
P U L P I E R
4 4 4 8 9 10 J 49 P S S T E R R E Y R E B E M U S E
R A M P A G E
A 2 3 4 5 5 5 25 I
53 SIAMESE TWINS
R A M P A R T M A D H A T T E R S G T M A R C H H A R E P I C
A 2 3 4 7 7 7 31 A L I E N R A C E U R E O M E L E T P A N A C H
R A S P I E R C L E R G Y M A N F E E I N D E X C A R D D E E
7 7 7 8 9 10 J 58 H A G E S T E F A N S I D L I T B E
E T
S P I N O U T E N O U G H H E L O T S T O Y D O G R A S H E R
7 8 9 K K K K 64 P O O H D I L L Y I N O N B O A R S
S T A M I N A J A B B E R W O C K Y T W A S B R I L L I G
7 7 7 A 2 3 4 31 C O R E A S H U I S A I N T A C E D
T I N F O I L O C T A N E O T T A W A H U N N A M U S E S U P
6 6 6 6 2 3 4 33 G U I T A R S R I M U R G E N C Y E N O
T I T A N I C E L S N E O N T E T R A T I T D R A F T P I C K
5 6 7 8 9 9 9 53 N A T A C T U A R I E S U N I B A M B O O Z L E
T R A C H E A T R E S T O N I N E S S P E P Y E S I N D E E D
6 7 8 10 10 10 10 61
T S A R I N A I
14 CONSONANTAL BREAKFAST HINT I
66 FAMILY REUNIONS CATEGORIES
7 7 7 7 2 3 4 37 8LIƼVWXIRXV]EGVSWWMW(''31-'7 Family One: Gems
T U R M O I L
A A A A 2 3 4 13 Family Three: ,SVVSVƼPQW
V A N T A G E Family Two: Famous Johns

9 10 J 5 5 5 5 49
Total score 1,192 Family One: U.S. National Parks

ANSWERS
I
56 PAINT BY NUMBERS
❶ 'ȳǚǜȨǞǘȨǚ ❷ +ȳǚǥǝǓǠȨ ❸ *ȨǠǣǔ ❺ (ȨȨǚ
❹ ;ǣǠǟȳ
❻ *ǣǙǤ ❼ 0ȳȰǓȲǗǥ ❽ ǚǝǟȨǝɱǢǗǠǣȨǘ
64 I SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

Pieces answers:
B I R D I E D I S R A E L I
1. Bully 13. Heelbones S C R A M S T A T E F A R M
2. Snipe 14. Celine Dion
3. Undrapes 15. Ringside seat D O O Z I E A C A D E M I A
4. Michigan 16. A mile a minute
A N G L E P L A Y T H I N G
5. Le Monde 17. Of interest
6. The Far Side 18. Reminded G E N I E F I N E T
U N E S
7. Paint 19. Beano
8. Placated 20. Stolichnaya
I D Y L L I C H Y U
N D A I
9. Egyptian 21. Promontory H I R E O N A I R S P E E D
10. Craziest 22. Sundae
11. Assume 23. Secretary
C O A C T S S T O N I E S T
12. “I feel good” 24. Midribs I N T E R C E P T S T A P S
M O M U S S A Y N O M O R E
A N E M O N E G A R D N E R
E N T E R D E E P S O U T H
B I B L E M I S D E F I N E
P A U L L Y N D E N O B L E

ANSWERS
I
60 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1
ACROSS: 1. Bar none (one + barn); 5. Fielder (if + elder); 9. Academies (A + Demi + aces); 10. Delay (two meanings); 11. Reseason (e,s + reason);
12. Carved (cared + V); 14. Cello (cell + o); 16. Industry (Indus + try); 18. Squealer (que + ale + Sr.); 20. Baron (barren); 22. Akimbo (AK + limbo – l);
23. In charge (reaching); 26. Stair (star + I); 27. Smarmiest (Mister Sam); 28. Cremona (romance); 29. Knavery (yank + Rev.)
DOWN: 1. Beatrice (beat + rice); 2. Reads (reeds); 3. Oregano (Regan + O + O); 4. Editorials (Tori + E + dials); 5. Fast (two meanings); 6. Endears (end
+ fears – f); 7. Deliverer (reviled + ER);; 8. Riyadh (eartH DAY I Rode); 13. Adirondack (Dana, Dick, or); 15. Liquidate (LI + quid + at + e); 17. Ungently
(pungently – p); 19. Embargo (ergo + MBA); 20. Bohemia (Bo + Mia + he); 21. Parsec (r + space); 24. Reeve (re + eve); 25. Asta (stay – y + a)
I
61 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2
ACROSS: 1. Cuckoo (coo coo); 4. Heat pump (h + a Muppet); 10. Nonstop (pots + n + on); 11. Hardpan (a Ph.D. ran); 12. Pyramid schemes
(Sammy deciphers); 14. Raven (bRAVE Nature); 15. Metronome (metro + Nome); 17. Carbuncle (r + cab + uncle); 19. Cased (case + D); 20. Milk of
magnesia (Ma likes foaming); 23. Columbo (Lou – o + combo); 24. Leftist (list + heft – h); 25. Trysting (try + Sting); 26. Kroger (K + Roger)
DOWN: 1. Conspiracy (cons + piracy); 2. Controversially (rovers + I + con + tally); 3. Ottoman (motto + an); 5. Ethic (the CIA – A); 6. Torpedo (explODE
PROTotype); 7. Unprepossessing (posse + UN + pressing); 8. Pens (two meanings); 9. Epidemic (Demi + epic); 13. Headwaiter (wed hater);
16. Toenails (to aliens); 18. Unkempt (met punk); 19. Conifer (confer + i); 21. Frown (n + Worf); 22. Scot (Scott)
I
62 PAIR BONDING
R E C A P A A R M A D A 1. Polaris (Pros Ali)–Recap (Pacer); 2. Armada (caesAR MAD Autocrat)–Alerts

(le + arts); 3. Devolve (we’ve – w,e + loved)–Aviates (ate + Avis); 4.*YXMPIƽYXI
E D E V O L V E I N U L + I)–Avid (diva); 5. Dune (dun + e)–Insane (inane + s); 6. Iced (offICE Depot)–
F U T I L E I N S A N E 6IƼPIVIIJ-0 7. Ales (males – m)–Sampler (ample + sr.); 8. Laboratory
(Lab + oratory)–Analyst (any + st. +I + l); 9. Educator (E + ducat + R + O)–Ethnic
I C E D A S A M P L E R (in the + C); 10. Misprint (I’m + Sprint)–Visas (is + VA’s); 11. Hacksaw (hack
L A B O R A T O R Y M T + saw)–Boats (O + bats); 12. Sentry (sent + Ry.)–Vessels (V + esses + L);
13. Chain store (into Arches)–Yellow (yell + ow); 14. Unkempt (UN + kept +
E T H N I C E V I S A S m)–Nova (Avon); 15. Marriage (Marge + air)–Evil (veil); 16. Brutal (b + ultra)–
B O A T S H S E N T R Y Toss-up (sot + sup); 17. Herbal (ratHER BALanced)–Thai (tie); 18. Sealing
(ceiling)–Chipper (two meanings); 19. On the sly (honestly)–Lawyer (W +
R R C H A I N S T O R E layer); 20. Eric (quitE RICkety)–Screw (s + crew)
U N K E M P T S E V I L
T O S S U P H E R B A L
A V A L S E A L I N G O
L A W Y E R I S C R E W
I
63 TARGET PRACTICE
E L A P S E R E C U R Ring 2 spells MARKSMEN.
R O U L A D E V A L E 1. a. Aimless (a + smile’s); b. Beatnik (beak + TN + I); 2. a. Salem (meals);

b. Señor (snore); c. Slays (says + L); d. Esteem (tees me); e. Needer (kneader);
A S T A L A M E N T S f. Remark (Kramer); g. Martial (marshal); 3. a. Ante (Nate); b. Edam (made);
S T O N E M A N T R A c. Erma (mare); d. Stew (wets); e. Wake (two meanings); f. Event (even + T);
g. Stone (s + tone); h. Alcove (c + a + love); i. Mantra (man + Art); j. Electra
E R M A M A R T I A L (treacle); k. Planate (an + plate); 4. a. Rot (tor); b. Asta (rASTAfarian); c. Twin
(t + win); d. No way (now + a + Y); e. Tirade (I + trade); f. Cantina (cant + in +
B E A T N I K A N T E a); g. Laments (Mantle’s); h. Automate (a team out); 5. a. Lost (Lt. + 0’s);
E S T E E M S L A Y S b. Vale (V + ale); c. Ovine (0 + vine); d. Ultra (soUL TRAin); e. Evokes (Eve’s +
OK); f. Tyrant (parTY RANTing); g. Restive (serve it); h. Roulade (a louder);
S T E W E L E C T R A 6. a. Ayes (a + yes); b. Erase (eras + E); c. Recur (re + cur); d. Rents (two
T I R A D E N O W A Y meanings); e. Bested (ruBE’S TEDdy); f. Deters (rested); g. Elapse (asleep);
h. Resales (are less)
E V O K E S O V I N E
D E T E R S R E N T S

ANSWERS
I
66 FAMILY REUNIONS I
54 DOMINO THEORY
FAMILY ONE FAMILY TWO ❶ 2 3 6 0 4 5 1 ❷ 0 4 0 5 3 2 6
Gems ,SVVSVƼPQW
1. Ruby 1. It 2 4 6 5 4 5 1 1 5 3 5 5 4 6
2. Jade 2. Saw
3 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 4 0 3 1 1 1
3. Opal 3. Cujo
4. Amber 4. Alien 5 4 4 4 1 5 6 2 6 0 6 3 4 5
5. Pearl 5. Carrie
5 2 0 1 3 0 4 3 4 1 0 2 2 2
6. Diamond 6. Misery
7. Citrine 7. Sliver 6 3 0 2 6 2 5 3 4 1 6 5 6 3
8. Peridot 8. Scream 1 4 3 0 2 0 1 1 5 0 3 1 0 0
9. Emerald 9. Phantasm
10. Sapphire 10. Nosferatu 3 6 3 6 5 3 6 2 6 5 4 6 2 4
FAMILY THREE FAMILY FOUR ❸ 3 0 2 4 1 0 3

Famous Johns U.S. National Parks
1. Cena 1. Zion 3 5 6 4 1 4 6
2. Candy 2. Denali
3. Adams 3. Acadia
1 3 0 2 0 6 1
4. Wayne 4. Arches 6 4 6 2 2 6 2
5. Cleese 5. Glacier
1 2 5 0 1 0 4
6. Legend 6. Saguaro
7. Stamos 7. Olympic 5 4 6 1 4 3 6
8. Denver 8. Yosemite
2 4 0 2 5 3 1
9. McEnroe 9. Pinnacles
10. Goodman 10. Everglades 5 5 0 3 5 5 3
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67 MISSING LINKS I
67 PERFECTLY FRANK
❶ S P A C E T R
U I S M S L A C K I N G O F F
C A S E W O R K E R C A P E G I R A
R D E A U H O N E Y M O O N E R
O X W I E A L A N G R E E
N S P A N A T T E M P T A B L E
F I L A M E N T I L A C T A S E A Z I M U T H T A L E
E T H E R F R
A L E T I N E M U R I S E S
F R A M E D T G
D E E R B R E
T T L E N T R I P M E T E R
E A T S E W N
S W O O S
H E D D C I I C H E X
E T H E R A N I Y A P P I N G
E R I C S E V A R E I D D A R K
C E I L I N G I T A C O R N S T
A R E A T S R O L A M I N A E
A N C O A R S E R E L E E I
R A T A G A T A L L C O S T S
K E G S N L D R Y A S D U S
T G A T E S I T S I R A T E
E O V E R S E E D A D A H E L E N H U N T R A Y
D E S P E R A
T E L Y S E E K I N G S U S A N
❷
M E R H
A S I T M A D E R A P T
P U M A K N A V E
A T R I A L A
K D I A L S D I E T P E P S I
I E L A N M A N G O I N G T O B
E D C R O J I M S P O T S
E S C A P E M E N T M U N S T E R
I A N I G N O R E S A T S E A
T H R O W N R A R G O T E N
N I S A N Y O N E H E L O T R Y
R A M S P A S O L O
L A M E B A C C A R A T
S N TI T A R P N I C E N E L
L Y O C A S T O W E H O P E
B E C H E I O
U A C O L D S O S P E R E S
P I L L B O X E S
U R E A M I N O R C A H A I R N E T
F E Z E A R L Y
R E A P P E A R I N G P A R E N T A L L E A V E
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