SPELLING BEE
By Frank Longo
How many common words of 5 or more letters can
you spell using the letters in the hive? Every answer
must use the center letter at least once. Letters may
be reused in a word. At least one word will use all 7
letters. Proper names and hyphenated words are not
allowed. Score 1 point for each answer, and 3 points
for a word that uses all 7 letters.Rating: 6 = good; 14 = excellent; 20 = geniusL
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Our list of words, worth 23 points, appears with last week’s answers.
TRADE-INS
By Patrick BerryTRIPLE TREASURE
By Ashish Kumar
In each outlined region, locate three treasure chests.
A number indicates how many of the neighboring
cells (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) contain
chests. A chest cannot appear in a cell with a number.31
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12The answer to each clue contains a five-letter
palindromic sequence, which can been changed to
a single new letter to form one of the 10 words at
the bottom. For example, if a clue’s answer were BAR
BRAWL, the sequence ARBRA could be changed to
an O to make BOWL. Put the letter that replaces each
palindromic sequence into the blank provided. The
result, reading down, will be an appropriate phrase.____ South Atlantic island chain where a war
was fought in 1982
____ People who assume lupine form during
full moons
____ Hunter’s contraption that latches onto
an animal’s leg (2 wds.)
____ What sentimental films are trying to pull?
____ Device that corrects for pop singers’
mistakes (hyph.)
____ Stand-in for scenes where an actor’s
face isn’t shown (2 wds.)
____ Con artist’s glib talk that’s also a fruit
extract (2 wds.)
____ Plant valued as a source of latex (2 wds.)
____ Ancient monument on Salisbury Plain
____ Nine-tenths of the law, proverbiallyACNE BAUBLE BEEP BROIL FUNDS
HEADINGS POTION RUBBLE SOLVES STOOGECROSS TIES
By Will ShortzComplete each miniature crossword grid with a set of words or names that are all in the same category.
In the example, BLUE, GREEN, BEIGE, UMBER and TAN are all colors. Some letters are given to start you off.BLU E
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