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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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SPELLING BEE
Hometown (3 points). Also: Emote, entente, memento,
moment, monotone, motet, newton, nonet, teeth, teethe,
tenement, tenet, tenon, tenth, theme, totem, towhee,
tween, tweet, women. If you found other legitimate
dictionary words in the beehive, feel free to include them
in your score.
LET’S GET LITERATURE
Answers to puzzles of 6.5.22
Answers to puzzle on Page 48
FUS E S PAC E BARB OA S I S
AHO Y MO R E L AB I T P L ANK
C OM E S O U T O F O N E S S H E L L E Y
T H E MOO R S UT I L E UN E A S Y
PART I DOS AM E N D
GO E S T H ROUGHH E L L E R F OG
A WO K E A I DE LOL S C OW L
LIP D AMN MOMO A AR LO
EELS TAKESALONGWALKER
SEALE S WO R D SERB STY
L EO I WI S P S SOB E
OOH GUNN THAT S NAR CO
P L A Y S T H E F I E L D I NG ALPS
T I RE AM I S S B OO B ETA
E NDA T L EN TTYL USA I N
DE L BREAKSTHE LAWRENCE
YET I S TW I X ALAS
TVEXEC S HOO T S T R AWH A T
G I VE S A F A I R SHAK E S P E AR E
I NERT R I NK EV I TA E V AN
FOR T S ODD S R E N EW DEBT
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WHIRLPOOL HASHI
2 5 3 3
3 3 3 1
1 2 3 5
3 2
3 5 6 1
3 2
3 3 4 2
1 2 3 1
3 3 2 2
S S R A C S
U A A C R O
N L T T E L
D A S I W A
R M O N E C
Y I N G D E
ACROSTIC
A. Hygiene
B. Outraged
C. Flowery
D. Sneer
E. Tampa Bay
F. Aquaman
G. Don’t walk
H. Two - b i t
I. El Nino
J. Rain god
K. Im agined
L. Al Kaline
M. Moneybags
N. Atwood
O. Shaft
P. Thane
Q. Rehab
R. Audible
S. N evadan
T. Gametes
U. Elated
V. Low tide
W. Oriole
X. Orange
Y. Previews
(DOUGLAS) HOFSTADTER, I AM A STRANGE LOOP —
From an early age... I pondered what my mind was
and, by analogy, what all minds are.... wondered what
it would be like to be a girl, to be a native speaker of
another language, to be Einstein,... a dog,... an eagle,
even... a mosquito.