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: 7 = good; 13 = excellent; 19 = geniusA
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Our list of words, worth 21 points, appears with last week’s answers.
SWITCHBACKS
By Patrick BerryGAS LINES
By Thinh Van Duc LaiCROSS TIES
By Will Shortz
Complete 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.B
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4.F
Connect each home (circled number) to a gas utility
(black circle) by a line that follows the dots. The line
must have the number of straight segments indicated.
No lines can touch.Ex.Next week: Introducing “Yin Yang”T
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Answers in this grid proceed in two long, winding paths.
Path A starts in the upper-left corner and winds left
and right, taking hairpin turns at the curved ends. Path
B starts in the same place but winds up and down.
Each path contains a series of answers placed end to
end, one letter per space (including each loop on the
sides), clued in order of appearance.
Path A Westward migration vehicle (2 wds.) •
Wet behind the ears • Evelyn who wrote “Brideshead
Revisited” • Threaten to tip over while turning
Path B Jointly run, as a meeting (hyph.) • Have
difficulty swallowing (2 wds.) • Budget offering at Burger
King (2 wds.) • Erode (2 wds.)A
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