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TUESDAY FUN+GAMES
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ACROSS
1 Borscht
vegetable
5 Increase (with
“up”)
9 Design detail
13 English river
14 Anew
16 “10 Things I —
About You”
17 Sausage
18 Early science
fiction writer
Jules —
19 Apple device
20 Origin
22 Fellow traveler
24 “Travels with
My
26 Stalk
27 Awesome
31 Peru’s capital
34 Stat. in baseball
35 Hit a softball
36 Directs
38 Photos
40 Lines of
stitches
43 Coffee type
44 Legal wrongs
46 — and robbers
48 Writer — Tolstoy
49 Fiddling ruler
50 Decisive blow
52 Signs
55 Auth. unknown
56 Chilly time (2
wds.)
60 Stole
64 Gothic arch
65 Town in Maine
67 Gruesome
68 Flourish
69 Thin candle
70 Mammoth
71 Skillful
72 Chops down
73 Walked on
DOWN
1 Moves up and
down
2 Continental
currency
3 Genesis name
4 Four together
5 Hungry
6 Time
7 Damages
8 Longs
9 Shook, as a car
10 Family guy
11 Coup d’—
12 Yield by treaty
15 in good order
21 Check
23 Reveal
25 Melody
27 Showed sorrow
28 Hunter of myth
29 Mother-of-pearl
30 Heap
32 Actress —
Thomas
33 Parting word
37 Stain
39 Loud and rough
41 — Lisa
42 Financial
backers
45 Some heirs
47 Barge
51 Only chess
piece with a
face
53 Tangle
54 — Jessica
Parker
56 Like most
colleges
57 Eye
58 Frond
59 Bishop of
Rome
61 Rain cats and
dogs
62 Therefore
63 Tinted
66 “Brave —
World”
Unscramble these Jumbles, »>
one letter to each square, f
to form four ordinary words. =
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All Rights Reserved.
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
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(Answers tomorrow)
I Jumbles: UNCLE SWEPT FIDDLE DOODLE
eseraysj Answer: oncethelawyergotoneplaintiffonboard.it
didn’t take long for others to — FOLLOW SUIT
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
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.
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3-26-24
BOGGLE 0
POINT SCALE
( 3 letters = 1 point”)
C 4 letters = 2 points')
C 5 letters = 3 points')
( 6 letters = 4 point?)
( 7 letters = 6 points')
( 8 letters = 10 points”)
( 9+ letters = 15 points)
YOUR BOGGLP
RATING
151+ = Champ
101 -150 = Expert
61-100= Pro
31-60= Gamer
21-30= Rookie
11-20= Amateur
0-10 = Try again
Boggle 0 BrainBusters Bonus
We put special brain-busting words into the
grid of letters. Can you find them?
Find AT LEAST SIX FOUR-LETTER
BIRDS in the grid of letters.
Answers to Monday's Boggle 0 BrainBusters:
. ...... SING ZtNG RING WING WRING G0ING ONGOING
BOGGLE is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc,
© 2024 Hasbro, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All Rights Reserved. WWW.bogglebrainbUSters.com
SUDOKU
DIFFICULTY RATING:
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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.
THE CHIEFS WIN SUPER BOWL LVIII Solution: 9 letters
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Football, Game, Goal, Gray, Halftime, Hardman, Harrison
Butker, Herring, Kansas City, Las Vegas, MVP, Overtime,
Pacheco, Patrick Mahomes, Perine, Reba McEntire,
Rice, San Francisco, Smith, Sneed, Taylor, Thompson,
Toney, Travis Kelce, Usher, Will I Am, Winchester
Yesterday’s Answer: Traditions
To purchase THE COLLECTED WONDERWORD, Volumes 56 through 76,
order online at www.WonderWordBooks.com. (In Canada, call 1-855-232-2367)
CAROLYN HAX
tellmefctwashpost.com
Wife wants to
cut off negative'
sister-in-law
Dear Carolyn:
My wife, “Elise,” is in remission
from breast cancer and is doing
well. I'm so grateful.
She has made a vow to stop wast
ing time on negative influences. I
can see her point, but the problem is,
this includes my sister.
I'll admit my sister is self-
centered, bends the truth, and loves
stirring up drama and splashing it
all over social media. For example,
after Elise was diagnosed, my sister
posted how she'd had a premonition
that Elise had cancer and begged
her to go get it checked out but she
didn't. None of that ever happened.
But that doesn't mean she's a
terrible person. While Elise was
sick, she sent food over regularly,
checked in daily and helped with
the yard work when I was over
whelmed. I don't think she deserves
to be cut out, but Elise sees her as
causing constant grief. I've asked
Elise to talk to my sister, but she said
we've both tried this and it made the
drama worse.
Elise promises she will be cor
dial to my sister when they meet
and says I can see her whenever
I want, but plans to avoid her and
unfriend and block her on all social
media. This will cause unbelievable
turmoil.
I'm trying to be sensitive to what
my wife has been though, but I think
she's going too far here. Isn't she?
—Anonymous
You asked Elise to reconsider, and
she said no. You don't have to agree
with her to respect her right to do
this. Saying “Thanks for the food
and yard work," then blocking her,
is less than ideal. But, your sister's
disregard for the truth and privacy
is worse.
Elise has already compromised
by agreeing to be cordial when their
paths cross. That's the gig when half
a couple opts out of someone. Plus,
you technically incurred whatever
indebtedness you feel toward your
sister; you can't hold your wife to
it. The one accommodation I'd add
is for Elise to mute vs. unfriend
your sister. No need to touch off any
“unbelievable turmoil.”
About that: Flipping out is your
sister's problem, not Elise's. Plus:
You're citing the threat of turmoil
as a reason for Elise to reconsider,
but it serves even better as cause for
Elise to distance herself. Don't cave
to a tantrum unless you want more
tantrums.
You are also at liberty to say to
your sister, “Elise is giving herself
the space she needs, and I totally
support her.” Then, to any other
blowback: “This is not my business,
so I'm out,” and prove it by staying
out.
Chat with Carolyn online at noon each Friday
at www.washingtonpost.com.
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WOKP 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 aI reves, horizontal, vertical y diagonalmente.
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU
ENGLISH
SPANISH
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ADMIRAR
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CARE
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SENTIMENTAL
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AMOR VERDADERO
©2024 Tony Tallarico. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC
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