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6A Thursday, February 23, 2023 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com 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 !” 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 PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED c R A G E L E N A 1 O A R S H A L E S A L O N F R A u E R A T R I V I A L 1 Z E F E 1 G N E D S N A Z Z Y O E R P L E A T O M N 1 A B E E L E A R N M O A N T U P E L O B E A E N 1 G M A S ■ R E G A L E D N E V U N T E D D E S 1 S T E M S E N D S O R E R U T U R N P A R M A S T E R M A N A G E D E X P I R A T I O N 1 B O A R T E E N 1 L O L L S L Y R E E D D Y S E E D Y Y A N G 2-23-23 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 ^ Y Y v v Y Y > DGYID r'YY'' v Y Jw SOLTEC Y y SMOUTT ©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC AH Rights Reserved. THE OV£W Si.0??1 ANP L DESTRUCTIVE HOUSSCAT WAS - Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. ^ y ^ Y > 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 1 5 3 8 4 6 7 9 2 8 6 9 5 2 7 4 3 1 2 4 7 1 3 9 6 5 8 5 8 6 7 1 4 9 2 3 3 9 4 6 5 2 1 8 7 7 1 2 9 8 3 5 4 6 6 7 5 2 9 8 3 1 4 9 3 8 4 6 1 2 7 5 4 2 1 3 7 5 8 6 9 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 A I A ® D C E 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 NNAEEAPA NTETCSSN 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 ONLINE PUZZLES Co to gainesvilletimes.coni/puzzles to access interactive puzzles online, including multiple varieties of Jumble, Sudoku, and crosswords as well as Hitori and Futoshiki. Once there, click the “More games” button at the top left to view the options. Once a puzzle is selected, learn howto play by clicking the question mark. EL I Y R D L F N O I C/ I E E T RAy N S L y/i/V QlR A 6 T B <D/L fF~~A~M~ 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 ©2023 Tony Tallarico. 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