october 2019 | GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES 7 9
62 I GOING WITH THE FLOW
63 I SAND BOXES
61 I CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2
ACROSS: 1. Jerkin (two meanings); 4. Cherubim (Cub + I’m + her); 9. Clumps (C + lumps); 10. Incision (indecision – d,e); 12. Blini (duBLIN Ireland);- Noiseless (No. + I + Seles’s); 14. Phenomenal (fee nominal); 15. Mine (two meanings); 18. Rays (raise); 19. Striplings (slings + trip); 21. Driveways
(view yards); 23. Virgo (vigor); 25. Gradient (treading); 26. Framed (Fred + a.m.); 27. Set aside (T + seaside); 28. Edison (siegfriED IS ONion)
DOWN: 1. Jacob (Job + AC); 2. Routinely (rely + outing – g); 3. Imprison (imp + no + sir); 5. Henri Matisse (Three Simians); 6. Roiled (Red + oil);- Baize (bays); 8. Ministers (remit sins); 11. Unrestrained (unrest + rained); 14. Paradigms (pair a’ dimes); 16. Ignoramus (Amusing or);
- Flavored (l + favored); 20. Bevies (be + vies); 22. Inapt (it + pan); 24. Olden (golden – g)
60 I CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1
ACROSS: 1. Water slide (Weird Tales); 6. Edam (made); 9. Centaur (uncrate); 10. Pigeons (eon + pigs); 12. Get real (gal + être); 13. Trail (trial);- Vitally (VI + tally); 17. Summary (summery); 18. Ragouts (our stag); 21. Winston (wins + ton); 23. Aired (A + I + red); 24. Melissa (aimless);
- Ice tray (racy tie); 28. Intense (in + tense); 29. Goth (amonG OTHers); 30. Adam and Eve (man evaded a)
DOWN: 1. Waco (a cow); 2. Tonight (tight + on); 3. Roast (as + rot); 4. Largely (allergy); 5. Dapples (D + apples); 7. Diorama (I + O + drama); 8.
Misallying (I’m + sallying); 11 Gateman (nametag); 14 Overtaxing (overt + axing); 16 Launder (L.A. + under); 19 Garment (gent + arm); 20 Samoyed
(someday); 21 William (will + I + am); 22 Trainee (tee + rain); 25 Satan (snarlS AT ANgels); 26 Gene (two meanings)A
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The shaded squares spell out NIAGARA FALLS.
ACROSS: 13. Wide (narroW IDEas) 14. Beggar (bar + egg) 15. Attire
(a + t + tire) 16. Adhere (ad + here) 17. Eaten (ea. + net) 18. Cats (cast)- LAN (freeLANcers) 21. Rob (two meanings) 23. Hick (hi + ck.)
- Nyet (N + yet) 28. Dots (DOT’s) 30. iol (V + 10 + L) 32. Eau (carafE
AUctioneer) 33. Ire (fire – f) 35. Sago (go + S.A.) 36. Aswan (A + swan) - Analog (on a gal) 40. Balkan (bank Al) 41. Saliva (vial as) 42. Maze
(maize)
DOWN: 1. Hibachi (b,a + hi + chi) 2. Owed (O + we’d) 3. Night crawler
(c + nigh + trawler) 4. Edges (wedges – w) 5. Year-end (yea + rend)- Merely (rely + me) 7. Obama (OB + AMA) 8. Often (soften – s)
- Notary (not + wary – w) 10. Editorialize (I do realize it)11. Rare (two
meanings) 12. Spent (st. + pen) 19. Aide (idea) 22. Blog (L + bog) - Tsunami (T + sun + Ami) 26. Slogans (S + Logan’s) 27. Quaker
(two meanings) 29. Teaser (Easter) 31. Nabob (Bob + an) 33. Inane
(Annie) 34. Renal (learn) 35. Salad (A + l + sad) 37. Saga (sag + a) - Over (overt – t)
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RADVERBSHODACROSS: 1. Eves (see + V); 4. Tasted (det. + sat) 9. Deacon (don + each – h)- Airy (fairy – f) 11. Argot (go + art) 12. Bump up (bum + pup) 14. Quotas (Q + U + O
- TA’s) 16. Neato (E + NATO) 19. Begin (two meanings) 21. Ella (el + la) 23. Area rug
(rear + Au + g) 27. Alumnal (manual + l) 28. Tape (t + ape) 29. Mutes (acronym)
- Lames (males) 34. Siesta (LasSIE’S TAking) 36. Ladled (lad + led) 37. Elder (two
meanings) 38. Enya (Kenya – K) 39. Grange (G + range) 40. Adverb (braved, & lit.) - Shod (h + sod)
DOWN: 1. Ed Asner (endears) 2. Oversell (O + verse + L + L) 3. Scout (cuts + O)- Toto (tot + O) 5. Squab (squat – t + B) 6. Tams (acronym) 7. Drug (Dr. + huge –
h,e) 8. Typing (tying + p) 13. Epigram (E + pig + ram) 15. Iterate (sites’ – s,s + rate) - Saluted (Sal + duet) 18. Roan (ran + O) 20. Heat (cheat – c) 22. Tame (meat)
- Cell (cello – o) 25. Superego (opus + Gere) 26. Desired (Desi + red) 27. Ampler
(sAMPLE Required) 30. Siege (is + e.g. + E) 32. Atlas (a + salt) 33. Nana (an + NA) - Slav (slave – e) 35. Serb (pasSERBy)
The nine Down entries which undergo a letter shift all have their “heads” (initial
letters) buried in the sand, forming the word OSTRICHES.