The New York Times Magazine - 18.08.2019

SPELLING BEE

Principal (3 points). Also: Alpaca, appall, canal, carnal,

carpal, cilia, clinic, clinical, clinician, cranial, lanai, lilac,

ound other papal, pillar, plain, racial, railcar. If you f

legitimate dictionary words in the beehive, feel free to

include them in your score.

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LOSS LEADERS SIXY SUDOKU

1. Mongoose (AMONG

• LOOSE) 2. Boutique
  (ABOUT + PIQUE)

3. Inedible (FINED +
   BIBLE) 4. Orphanage
   (MORPH + MANAGE)


4. Tom Sawyer (ATOMS

• LAWYER) 6. Equestrian
  (REQUEST + BRIAN)

7. Weatherman (SWEAT +
   SHERMAN) 8. Avalanches
   (NAVAL + RANCHES)


8. Paint roller (SPAIN +
   STROLLER)


9. Exasperation
   (TEXAS + OPERATION)

TRIGRAM TWO-STEP
Group A: 1. PLA 2. CRE 3. CON 4. CAR 5. APP

6. ENT 7. DES 8. PIL 9. MAS 10. RUM 11. SIL 12. SUP


7. RES 14. DAM 15. TAR
   Group B: 1. STO 2. TOR 3. SEE 4. BAL 5. CHE


8. MAR 7. COR 8. MAN 9. CHA 10. ENC 11. BUR 12. POR


9. SHO 14. ANT 15. PAR
   Combined: 1. Pistol 2. Proust 3. Macron 4. Lambda


10. Sappho 6. Brunet 7. Padres 8. “Carmen” 9. Sesame


11. Cancer 11. Chisel 12. Poplar 13. Arches 14. Truman


12. Carrot

Answers to puzzles of 8.11.19

Answers to puzzle on Page 94

Fill the grid with digits so as not to repeat a digit in any row or column, and so that the digits within each heavily outlined

box will produce the target number shown, by using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, as indicated in the box.

A 5x5 grid will use the digits 1–5. A 7x7 grid will use 1–7.

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