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6A Thursday, February 23, 2023
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THURSDAY FUN+GAMES
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Yen
5 High school
dance
9 Temple figure
14 Bank offering
15 Dr. Zhivago’s
love
16 DeGeneres
sitcom
17 Small lumps
18 Warrior at Troy
19 Storylines
20 “This weighs
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21 Adjust to a
standard
23 Sombrero go-
withs
25 Singer—Orbison
26 — Serling
27 Noon, to Caesar
29 Therefore
33 Washington
waterway
36 Uris or Spinks
37 Sweetheart
38 The lady
39 Peeled
42 “The Raven”
author
43 Jingle
45 Med. plans
46 Articles
48 Later on
49 “That Girl” girl
50 Game or
season opener
51 Set a price
53 Unexpected hit
57 Impoverished
61 Sapporo sport
62 Metropolis of
India
63 More than
passed
64 “Free Willy” whale
65 Painter’s device
66 Foundry refuse
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67 Service charges
68 Clean the board
69 Hardy green
70 Stew over
DOWN
1 Humerus
neighbors
2 Paperboy’s beat
3 EvaorZsaZsa
4 Trap
5 Set down
6 Hindu princes
7 By mouth
8 Long dress
9 Copy
10 Eased
11 Soak up moisture
12 — noire
13 Successful
candidates
22 Sea water
24 Food cookers
27 Inert gas
28 Smoke detector
output
by Andrews McMeel for UFS
30 Lariat
31 Latch onto
32 Bullring yells
33 “Hey, you!”
34 “Yikes!” (hyph.)
35 DNA component
36 Sketch
40 Uniform fabric
41 Catastrophic
44 Grinds one’s
teeth
47 Seriously
annoys (2 wds.)
50 Vow
52 Pasture entrance
53 Amazing bargain
54 More pristine
55 Game show host
56 Facetious tribute
57 Letter starter
58 Columnist —
Maxwell
59 Job to do
60 NCAA Bruins
62 Poor grade
S 2023 UFS, Dist.
Unscramble these Jumbles,
one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words.
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
SACEE
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SMOUTT
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THE OV£W Si.0??1 ANP
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Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
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Yesterday’s
(Answers tomorrow)
Jumbles: CUBIC EPOXY ADMIRE IMPOSE
Answer: The “Q” and “S” invited their mutual friend to the
party and said — COME AS YOU “R”
INSTRUCTIONS: Find as
many words as you can by
linking letters up, down,
side-to-side and diagonally,
writing words on a blank
sheet of paper. You may
only use each letter box
once within a single word.
Play with a friend and
compare word finds,
crossing out common
words.
2-23-23
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
BOGGLE
POINT SCALE
( 3 letters = 1 point”)
( 4 letters = 2 pointsT)
( 5 letters = 3 points')
( 6 letters = 4 points?)
( 7 letters = 6 point?)
( 8 letters = 10 points)
( 9+ letters = 15 points')
Boggle 0 BrainBusters Bonus
We put special brain-busting words into the
grid of letters. Can you find them?
Find AT LEAST SIX WORDS
STARTING AND ENDING WITH "T"
in the grid of letters.
YOUR BOGGLE 0
RATING
151+ = Champ
101-150 = Expert
61-100= Pro
31 - 60 = Gamer
21 - 30 = Rookie
11 - 20 = Amateur
0-10 = Try again
Answers to Wednesday's Boggld BrainBusters:
_ r £ VOLE MOLE HARE HORSE WHALE MOUSE
BOGGLE is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc.
© 2023 Hasbro, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All Rights Reserved. WWW.bogglebrainbUSters.COrn
SUDOKU
DIFFICULTY RATING:★★★☆☆
2/23 © 2023 Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication for UFS
HOW TO PLAY:
Each row, column
and set of 3-by-3 box
es must contain the
numbers 1 through 9
without repetition.
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
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By DAVID
OUELLET
HOW TO PLAY: All the words listed below appear in the puzzle — hori
zontally, vertically, diagonally and even backward. Find them, circle each
letter of the word and strike it off the list. The leftover letters spell the
WONDERWORD.
NATIONAL CHILI DAY Solution: 8 letters
BRISKET
U R A O P J O
T E E G N O S
T P G A E I O
E P A V D N O
R E S O C D I
R P U C H E I
E D A A E D L
D E S D A (S) R
N R H O ® A H
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I C ® D T A B
REE I L O C
O H K C I H T
CAYENNE
L I O E V I L O
R T N A L I C R
UGARMEH E
A L E E S W I G
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VHSLOCSO
CNPANARO
EERSDLER
MRDOSLKE
E N Y L C I C N
ASCOUOAA
H I C K E N R B
OPKCORCA
EDAMEMOH
© 2023 Andrews McMeel Syndication www.wonderword.com 2/23
Avocado, Bread, Brisket, Butter, Cayenne, Celery, Cheddar
Cheese, Chicken, Chips, Cilantro, Coriander, Corn, Crackers,
Crockpot, Diced, Dinner, Habanero, Fleat, Homemade,
Kitchen, Lunch, Meal, Meat, Olive Oil, Onion, Oregano,
Red Pepper, Rice, Salt, Sausage, Scallion, Seconds,
Share, Spoon, Stew, Stir, Sugar, Tabasco, Thick, Vinegar
Yesterday’s Answer: Fasting
The NEW Treasury 50 can be purchased online at
www.WonderWordBooks.com, or call 1-800-642-6480.
CAROLYN HAX
tellme@washpost.com
Housesitter plays
unwilling host to
backyard block party
Dear Carolyn:
I’m house- and pet-sitting this
month for a close relative. They
have a pleasant house and a pool.
I know they are generous with
neighbors as far as the use of the
pool goes.
However, I didn’t think I’d be
living in a public facility for three
weeks. The 40-something neighbors
have taken to coming and going as
they please, and even treat me like
an interloper, instructing me in the
use of pool equipment, how and
when I should lock gates, etc. — as
if they own the joint. Last weekend
they and their drinks and snack
bags were here for six hours on
Saturday and four hours on Sunday
while I worked and fumed indoors.
I just received a text inform
ing me that some of them will be
coming at 5 p.m. to “hang out.” I
just want to chill alone and use the
pool. My relative will be mortified
(and possibly angry) if I text back
telling them I prefer privacy until
she returns but I’m so angry. Dare I
send that text?
— Fed-Up Housesitter
Send it. “I will be using the
pool at 5.” If you want, “You’re
welcome to come at ” Assert
yourself, civilly but without
apology.
Hi Carolyn:
I have an ironic update for you.
Before I could send the text last
Friday warding off the neighbors,
I glanced out and to my vast irrita
tion, two women already were
serenely floating in the pool, like
they owned the joint. Coolers and
snack bags on the pool deck, Blue
tooth speaker blasting their music.
I took the dogs out and admit
tedly was pretty hostile. Well,
karma got me. The next day a frail,
elderly rescue dog became very ill.
I let my relative, the owner, know,
and soon Pool Invader No. 1 bar
reled in the unlocked front door,
having been called by my relative,
who figured I’d need a driver,
which I did.
Invader was already on the
phone to the animal ER, informing
them we were en route, and her
SUV was idling in the driveway.
AWKWARD. We ended up spend
ing more than three hours stuck
together in a tiny exam room, mak
ing occasional conversation.
The next day my relative said,
“Never hesitate to tell my neigh
bors you don’t want visitors at the
pool area.” The dog seems to be
okay.
— Fed-Up Housesitter again
As long as the dog is okay. I
mean, it reads like a long, sit-
commy PSA for establishing terms
upfront, welcoming karma gra
ciously (ahem), and voicing your
limits kindly before you’re shaking
with suppressed fury. Thanks for
catching us up.
Chat with Carolyn online at noon each
Friday at www.washingtonpost.com.
WORD SALSA ANSWER
FOR FEBRUARY 22
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WORP SALSA
by Tony Tallarico
Circle these English words and their Spanish equivalents that
appear in the grid horizontally, vertically, diagonally and backward.
Encierre estas palabras en ingles y sus equivalentes en espahol
que aparecen al reves, horizontal, vertical y diagonalmente.
AMU4IN6 BEHAVIOR
ENGLISH
SPANISH
ANTICS
PAYASADAS
BUFFOON
BUFON
COMEDIC
COMEDIA
FOOLISH
NECIO
FUNNY
DIVERTIDO
HIGH JINKS
BROMAS ALTAS
JOKE
BROMA
MISBEHAVE
PORTARSE MAL
PLAYFUL
JUGUETON
QUIRKY
PECULIAR
SHENANIGANS
ENGANOS
WHIMSICAL
CAPRICHOSO
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