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Climbing Down the Pyramid

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

First, answer the eight clues, each of which will lead to a four-letter word. Then put all eight words into the pyramid so that they read down, starting from the top and ending at the base.

Actor Brad
Breathe heavily
Feel bad for
Half a quart
Tree found in sunny climates
Tree that grows cones
Turn white
Window glass

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Life of Eees

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Can you fit all the words shown below into the crossword grid? I’ve placed all the Es for you to get you started.

4 Letters
BACK
BETS
DUDE
ECHO
EELS
EVEN
EVIL
TOOL

5 Letters
ALIEN
AMAZE
EAGLE
EJECT
NAKED
PIECE
SAUCE
VIEWS

6 Letters
ACCEPT
ENVIED
HORSES
KNEELS
NEEDLE
PUPPET

7 Letters
GRENADE
IRKSOME
ROUTINE

8 Letters
ATHLETES
NINETEEN
PONDERED
SEASHELL

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Curl Up With A Good Puzzle

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Answers in this puzzle go in two directions—in and out. The starting and ending numbers for each answer are given to you. If you get stuck on the In clues, try the Out clues. By working back and forth, you should be able to fill in the entire puzzle.

In

1 – 6   Song that tells a story
7 – 12   Belly buttons
13 – 18   Huge African desert
19 – 22   Thing
23 – 25   Picnic intruder
26 – 30   Tortilla chip dip
31 – 36   Clothing fastener

Out

36 – 34   Forget-me-___
33 – 29   Heavy metal instruments?
28 – 21   Breen, for example (two words)
20 – 16   Princess’s headwear
15 – 10   Give a hard time
9 – 4   Graffiti artist, perhaps
3 – 1   Scientist’s workplace

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Quickie Crossword

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Across
1. Sheep sound
4. Picked up
7. Hole-punching tools
9. “___ you a man or a mouse?”
10. Actor Johnny
11. Body of water
12. Huge African vegetarians
14. Little scruff of a beard
16. Round thing
17. Biblical garden
20. Compass point opposite NNW
21. Hardly great
22. On fire
23. Carry with difficulty

Down
1. Naughty
2. Astonish
3. Nursery school lesson
4. It’s next to the brake (2 words)
5. Round cookie
6. Hot drinks
8. Fast-paced card game
13. Prepare to eat, as a fruit
14. “Oh my!”
15. Approximately (2 words)
18. Large Australian bird
19. Opposite of pos.

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Hexed

Friday, April 4th, 2008

The answer to each clue below is a six-letter word that encircles its number in the hex grid. The indicator by each number shows where that answer starts, but you’ll have to figure out if the word should go clockwise or counterclockwise. When the grid is complete, the top and bottom rows will spell out a common phrase.

  1. Animals on a ranch
  2. ___ of Liberty
  3. Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch
  4. Makes giggle
  5. Reached home, in a baseball game
  6. Church leader
  7. Make a promise
  8. Zodiac sign after Aries
  9. Pal
  10. What a team has, or what a ghost is
  11. Most achy
  12. Group of singers

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Quickie Crossword

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Across
1. Speed limit letters
4. Not new
8. 3, on some clocks
9. Lost fish in a 2003 movie
10. Most mad
12. Hoops player O’Neal, for short
13. Heavy, metal musical instrument?
16. Movies with cowboys
20. “American ___”
21. One ___ time (2 words)
22. Toothpaste holder
23. Kitchen abbr.

Down
1. Soccer star Hamm
2. Bowling alley target
3. Way up in the air
4. One of a kind
5. Look at
6. 911 responder, for short
7. Something in every e-mail address
11. Baby’s noisemaker
14. Pesty one
15. Picnic hazard
16. Sense of humor
17. End of some e-mail addresses
18. Cry loudly
19. Maple tree substance

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A Bit of This, A Bit of That

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Each clue below leads to a five-letter word. For each answer, write the first two letters in the top boxes, and the final three letters in the bottom boxes.

1 – 8   Tropical fruit found in some juices
1 – 9   Participate in a parade
2 – 8   Game where the object is to get five in a row
2 – 9   Tree with white bark
2 – 10   Payment requests via the mail
3 – 9   Fire on a stick
3 – 10   You have to pay them on certain roads
3 – 11   Bread for breakfast
4 – 10   Church ringers
4 – 11   Monster
4 – 12   Summertime destination
5 – 11   Location of answer 4-12, often
5 – 12   Sports leader
5 – 13   Wine bottle stoppers
6 – 12   Fuzzy fruit
6 – 13   Benefits
6 – 14   Baby bird sounds
7 – 13   Rude people
7 – 14   Some Army vehicles

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Double Up

Monday, December 10th, 2007

First, answer as many of the twelve clues as you can — all of the answers are four-letter words. Then, place two letters in each box so that any two consecutive boxes, reading across or down, will answer one of the clues. For instance, if one clue was “Golf course target,” you might put HO in one square and LE in the square next to it to make the word HOLE. Each of the nine boxes will have a different pair of letters in it. If you need a hint to start you off, click here to see which letters go in the center square.

1. Arrived
2. Barking sea animal
3. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner
4. The Christmas season
5. City in Alaska
6. Floor cleaners
7. Guitar holder
8. Large European mountain range
9. Lead singer for U2
10. Quick note in the office
11. ___ Raton (Florida city)
12. Ticklish Muppet

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Hexed

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The answer to each clue below is a six-letter word that encircles its number in the hex grid. The indicator by each number shows where that answer starts, but you’ll have to figure out if the word should go clockwise or counterclockwise. When the grid is complete, the top and bottom rows will spell out a common phrase.

1. Increments on a ruler
2. Give a hard time to
3. Alternative to the elevator
4. Item in a baby bag
5. Is the same as
6. Croquet need
7. Video game with falling blocks
8. King’s son
9. Oscar, for one
10. Team spirit
11. Small amount, as of food
12. Elaborately decorated

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From A To Z

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

You can complete this crossword grid by placing each letter from A to Z in one of the blanks. Each letter will be used exactly once.

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