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june 2019 | GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES 79
63 I A FITTING ANSWER...OR NOT
62 I TRASH TALK
61 I CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2
ACROSS: 1. Panama (jaPAN A MAjor); 5. Interim (I’m + inter); 9. Bursitis (Burt + is + s,i); 10. Arced (irregulAR CEDarwood); 11. San
Andreas Fault (Natural sand safe); 12. Overlap (pal + rev + o); 13. Laciest (elastic); 14. Pintail (tin pail); 17. Embargo (ogre + MBA);- Nearsightedness (has ten designers); 21. Brake (break); 22. Solvents (Sol + vents); 23. Graters (G + raters); 24. Notary (Y + rat + on)
DOWN: 2. Alumnae (manual + E); 3. Arsenal (AR + lane’s); 4. Anthropologists (tan polo shirts go); 5. Installment plan (In + stall + men
- t + plant – t); 6. Traffic (RCA tiff); 7. Recluse (wreck loose); 8. Meditations (t + mediations); 11. Shopping bag (hopping + gabs);
- Niagara (A + rain + GA); 16. Austere (awe steer); 18. Bed rest (Dr. + e + best); 19. Reenter (e + renter)
60 I CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1
ACROSS: 1. Puffer (reup + F + F); 4. Majestic (jest + I + Mac); 10. Systemize (semi-zesty); 11. Elbow (wobble – B); 12. Waist (ioWA
IS Tedious); 13. Teddy bear (eyed Bart + D); 14. Roasted (R + O + as + Ted); 16. Shot (to + H.S.); 19. Inks (in + KS); 21. Cayenne
(cane + yen); 24. Porcelain (force – f + plain); 25. Curbs (cubs + r); 26. Rabbi (Rabbit – T); 27. Underline (underling – G + E);- Dispense (dense + ISP); 29. Forest (s + T + fore)
DOWN: 1. Password (pa’s + sword); 2. Festival (fat Elvis); 3. Event (seventy – s,y); 5. Agendas (AG + end + a + S); 6. Everybody (e
+ very + D + boy); 7. Tablet (acronym); 8. Coward (cowered); 9. Listed (two meanings); 15. Tangerine (tin + anger + e); 17. Energize
(geezer in); 18. Messiest (seems it’s); 20. Statues (Seurat’s – R + t); 21. Canada (ameriCAN AD Agency); 22. Spared (Ed + spar);- Tribes (tries + B); 25. Cargo (car + go)
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OOPSRULLMANN
NICINGVASSAR
RARAASMOHAWK
OTELLOOKARATE
ESPONGEBOBU
SERGEUASHARP
FEMORALTNANNA
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ACROSS: 1. External (eternal + X); 6. UCLA (eaU CLAire); 8. Oops (hoops – h);- Ullmann (Pullman + n); 11. Icing (ricing – r); 12. Vassar (diVAS SARcasm);
- Rara (cleopatRA RAtionalizes); 16. Mohawk (MO + hawk); 17. Otello (O + Tell +
O); 18. Karate (Kate + R + A); 24. Serge (surge); 26. A sharp (as + harp); 29. Femoral
(fem. + oral); 31. Anna (manna – m); 32. Glides (legs I’d); 33. Heard (a + herd); - Aviator (navigator - n,g); 35. Aron (Nora); 36. Iman (I’m an); 37. Gray area (ray +
era + GA)
DOWN: 1. Neonates (neat ones); 2. Expire (ex + p + ire); 3. Serial (is real); 4. Runs on
(RN + onus); 5. Salvo (ovals); 6. Quasar (qua + RAS); 7. Ulna (una + L); 9. Scalp (clasp); - Ahab (aha + B); 14. Swab (acronym, & lit.); 16. Mogul (two meanings); 19. Turncoat
(to a T + urn + c.); 20. Semi (limes – l); 21. Ogre (gore); 22. Eatery (tea + rye); - O’Hara (oh + Tara - T); 25.Rodino (odor + in); 27. Snap at (St. + Napa); 28. Andres
(and + res); 30. Astro (R + as to); 32. Lamb (Lab + M)
The character at the center of the grid is SPONGEBOB; the letters that don’t fit in the
grid spell out TOO BIG FOR ONE’S SQUARE PANTS.
ACROSS: 1.Tel Aviv (A live + TV); 10. Mica (cheMICAls) >>> iMac;- Skier (skipper – P,P); 14. Razes (raises) >>> Razzes; 16. Bitcoin
(bit + con + i); 17. Donees (done + e,s); 20. Tops (spot) >>> Topps; - Star (Art’s) >>> Starr; 23. Moisten (Monet is); 24. Studious (stud
- IOUs) >>> Studios; 26. Towel (To + el + W) >>> Owlet; 28. Korean
(koan + r,e) >>> Koran; 30. Inhere (in + her + e); 33. Lengths (lent +
HS + G); 35. Pathos (Pat + host – t) >>> Potash; 36. Haunts (H +
aunts) >>> Sun hat; 37. Tee up (EEU + TP); 38. Nile (nil + e); 39. Aloha
(A + hola)
DOWN: 1. Tired (Tried); 2. Leaden (lead + E + n) >>> Laden; 3. Curate
(cur + ate) >>> Acuter; 4. Ike (liked – l,d); 5. Virtuosi (our visit);
- Creations (C rations + E) >>> Reactions; 7. Unzip (U + n + zip);
- Seen (scene); 9. Ceases (cases + e) >>> Eases; 11. Meg (gem);
- Zoos (so + Oz); 16. Bering Sea (beings + ea. + R); 18. Otto (bell-
bOTTOms); 19. Smother (s + Mother) >>> Smoother; 21. Peter (pet
- e,r) >>> Peer; 25. Dana (Dan + A); 27. Whiny (why + in) >>> Whinny;
- Kappa (sleeK APPArel); 29. Retro (porter – p); 31. Ethnic (etching
- g) >>> Ethic; 32. Estee (esteem - m); 33. LOL (lo + L) >>> Loll;
- Gal (lag); 36. Sue (two meanings) AA
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