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Group 261




Puzzle 1

1. Rich crook on The Dukes of Hazzard
2. People who train others
3. Undecided or neutral in politics
4. Coarse sedimentary rock with angular fragments
5. To avenge, usually by retaliating
6. Founder of WikiLeaks: Julian ....
7. Theft, stealing
8. Garments people wear regularly
9. Marie .... made death masks in the French Revolution
10. Picture puzzles with interlocking pieces
11. Ernest Evans, aka rock ‘n' roll singer Chubby ....
12. Business, organization, entity
13. 2002 World Cup stadium, home of the Antlers
14. Industrial suburb of Adelaide in South Australia
15. Business, entity
16. Dumb and Dumber actor Jeff ....
17. Nobody should rest on one's own
18. It includes knowledge, art and beliefs of a society
19. Cream-colored root related to the carrot




Puzzle 2

1. Period when the Moon visibly increases in size
2. Pasty-faced
3. Lays slogan, .... can't eat just one
4. The lower region of the spine or back
5. Dawn ...., Aussie Olympic swimmer of the 1950/60s
6. Stadium Puskas ...., named after Hungarian great
7. Hormone that helps to regulate energy balance
8. .... Hill, highest point on Christmas Island
9. Giant luxurious residence of royals
10. Opposite of start
11. Spider-Man's mild mannered alter ego
12. Camila Cabello, Young Thug song about Cuban city
13. Shakespearean villain Iago's murdered wife
14. Past participle of the verb fight
15. Home to so many philosophers
16. A tradition or custom
17. A government, especially an authoritarian one
18. Giant luxurious residence of a king and queen
19. US vice-president who won the Peace prize in 2007
20. Hammer with a barrel-shaped head
21. Héléna ...., French actress from mid 1900s




Puzzle 3

1. North Carolina State .... are from Raleigh, NC
2. Not playing with a ....; lacking in intelligence
3. Kick in rugby that scores three points
4. European crisp, sweetened bread, a form of rusk
5. Small inflatable boats, often made of rubber
6. Bag carried on back by walkers, from German words
7. Hitting the nail on the head
8. Belted ....fish are bright gold with black belt
9. Elimination game based on facial features
10. Melville novel with the line "Call me Ishmael"
11. .... Garner, US actress of Alias and 13 Going on 30
12. Sequence of percussive beats raising anticipation
13. Rupees are used in India and this Muslim neighbor
14. Go all out, like a total pig
15. Clay-based vases, bowls and ornaments
16. Aztec method of agriculture on rectangular patches
17. Kartvelian language




Puzzle 4

1. Paused to recover
2. “Do you speak French?”: ....-vous Français?
3. Switch that changes intensity of lights in a room
4. A pointed post, stake or pale
5. Incredibly small or low in number
6. Feeling a strong dislike towards something
7. Popular in High Middle Ages, Knightly sword
8. Estadio Metropolitano de ...., Venezuela
9. Twin of Pollux and son of Leda in Roman mythology
10. A silhouette or dark shape
11. Of or relating to a disease or its characteristics
12. Type of wine used in a trifle
13. French Fries in Frances: .... frites
14. Castle strategically surrounded by water
15. .... Farhi, French fashion designer
16. The late Natasha Richardson's husband, Liam ....
17. Mongrels
18. Something that happens each year
19. Sections of a river with a relatively steep slope
20. Metal-coiled spring that travels down stairs
21. Novel by Charles Dickens: ".... Twist"
22. Mel ...., Lethal Weapon's actor
23. Close-set bushes form a border round a garden
24. Antonín ...., Czech New World Symphony composer
25. Sufficient evidences for the truth of a proposition
26. Rusty orange hue
27. Grounds and tenancies of a very large property




Puzzle 5

1. Intricate set of passages or tunnels, maze
2. Quarterback who led the Saints to the Super Bowl
3. Soft washed-rind and smear-ripened French cheese
4. West Germanic language from Dutch vernacular
5. Dog Day ...., movie with Al Pacino as a bank robber
6. A song by Kiss from album Unmasked
7. Empty sea vessel wandering without control
8. Sweet food made from cacao that comes in bars
9. Microsoft ....; Office DTP program
10. Original creation from the use of imagination
11. Australian singer of 1000 Forms of Fear
12. Sworn, signed, witnessed statement before a court
13. South African descended from Dutch or French
14. Wooden boy
15. Duchy in central Germany in the Middle Ages
16. Collection of units into a body, mass or amount

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Group 262




Puzzle 1

1. Fruit ...., fruit paste in fun, kid friendly form
2. Rock once molten
3. Medicine for upset stomach, indigestion or nausea
4. Will ...., US actor of Anchorman, Step Brothers
5. Country where Belfast is located, Northern ....
6. Blade fitted at the end of a musket
7. The opposite of lights
8. To render something valueless
9. Roman King of the Gods
10. Fire-.... toads have bright red spotted stomachs
11. Douwe ...., coffee brand founded in the Netherlands
12. Muhammad Ali's birth name: .... Clay
13. Nonbelief in the existence of God
14. It means "hell" in Italian
15. Someone who bets money on games or races
16. Les Demoiselles d'...., Picasso painting
17. Chimamanda Ngozi ...., wrote Half of a Yellow Sun
18. Paired percussion instrument of seed-filled gourds




Puzzle 2

1. Attached washing to a line with clips
2. Scotch ...., hat-shaped, aka Caribbean red pepper
3. Chicago-based improv theater troupe, .... City
4. Health professionals who work with doctors
5. ....-Loir, north French dept named after two rivers
6. First ruler of Akkad in Northern Mesopotamia
7. Greek Titan and the father of Zeus
8. Element used in x-rays and rat poison
9. The Girl with the Dragon ...., book by Stieg Larsson
10. .... ghost crabs live in the Indo-Pacific region
11. To suck the air and dirt from carpets or rugs
12. Spiritual, calm Chinese martial art
13. SpaceX's launch vehicle
14. Convex gardening spatula to transplant seedlings
15. Spiky wire pioneered by Lucien B Smith
16. It means "thanks" in Italian
17. Plundered place, such as a town




Puzzle 3

1. Small oily fish sold in oval-shaped tins
2. Nominated for office, suggested
3. Traditional beliefs, customs and stories
4. Inessential, unnecessary
5. Clamshell fixing used in jewelry making
6. Shakespearean actress from Poland: Helena ....
7. Unsolicited sales attempt by telephone
8. Via ...., sorrowful route taken by Jesus to Calvary
9. Amazon lily
10. Stronghold
11. In ...., Latin phrase meaning "not present"
12. US horror comedy film about mogwai pet
13. Nickname of Australian swimming great Ian
14. Also called an allure, battlement passageway
15. Capital of Vanuatu
16. Ethnic groups living outside their homeland
17. A disordered, weakened or unsound condition
18. To cut down expenses
19. Channels on the radio
20. Term for a hoofed mammal
21. Everest
22. Sending an electronic communication




Puzzle 4

1. Celebration such as Mardi Gras, with floats
2. Gomer Pyle portrayer, Jim ....
3. By any means
4. Motorized water sports vehicle for riding on waves
5. Wedding dessert from Central Europe
6. Sea of ...., divides Mexico; Gulf of California
7. .... Blecharczyk, cofounder of Airbnb
8. Secure rectangular container to store things
9. Upward movement as a tennis ball hits the ground
10. Harry Potter's pet owl
11. Area comprising rivers Ant, Bure, Yare, Chet
12. .... bells, small metal bells with internal pellet
13. Kathleen ...., US actress in Romancing the Stone
14. Office machine for reproduction
15. Stopped eating for a time
16. .... Dassler, founder of sportswear brand Puma
17. A .... of ants
18. Cake .... look like a large round cake
19. British pop rock band named after Liverpool Doctor




Puzzle 5

1. Long serving Chairman of Federal Reserve
2. Welsh fruit loaf aka speckled bread
3. Chant in church invented in the Middle Ages
4. Scale used to measure flux
5. Czech-born tennis star who coached Andy Murray
6. Ghastly, dreadful
7. Going with the flow
8. Man in the moon with a cream cheese hat
9. Elizabeth ...., first woman in US to become a doctor
10. Animated film about ant Flik and his friends
11. .... method, studying the world using the senses
12. Sea that surrounds the island of Cuba
13. Ancient people who were the original mummifiers

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Group 263




Puzzle 1

1. Boston's Basketball team
2. Notebook with appointments or things to do
3. Country where Liege is located
4. Metal item for holding live coals for heating
5. Ancient gemstone used by pharoahs
6. Tiny baked good, very popular with cream on top
7. Type of poison that killed Socrates
8. Instrument that uses shadows to tell the time
9. Rembrandt's last name
10. Wacky ...., slang word for marijuana
11. Al Pacino plays an honest cop against corruption
12. Philip Seymour ...., US actor who passed away in 2014
13. Virtuous, holy
14. Medicine without an active ingredient
15. American .... is also the Bully
16. Graham Greene honorary consul, Charley ....
17. First lunar phase
18. Eric is the evil and rotund South Park character
19. Amount of money received per unit time in a job
20. Handing out playing cards to players
21. Washing chore




Puzzle 2

1. Inactive farmland left plowed but not sown
2. Juan ...., Spanish king appointed by Franco
3. .... Loren, Italian actress married to Carlo Ponti
4. What Jesus rode on into Jerusalem, on Palm Sunday
5. Roller ...., small-wheeled footwear
6. Star Trek weapon of choice
7. Novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery: Anne of Green ....
8. Fish that gave birth to the stars in Māori folklore
9. Moving without anchor or mooring
10. To scribble aimlessly
11. Marilynne Robinson's book about fathers and sons
12. .... Prince is the smart kid in The Simpsons
13. Flavoring for a satay dipping sauce
14. Greek poetess, symbolic of female homosexuality
15. Author of the play "Blithe Spirit": Noel ....
16. Thin stick used to pierce meat, stack and grill it
17. .... Summer, unseasonably warm autumn weather
18. Small inflatable boat, often made of rubber
19. Sikh symbol, a double-edged sword
20. Of the eyes
21. Anakin Skywalker, .... Christensen
22. Study of light, wide array of applications




Puzzle 3

1. A chocolate and walnut tart created in Kentucky
2. Light rays from our star
3. Getting popular on Twitter
4. Facial accessory worn by pirates
5. Showy, frivolous; trifling thing of no consequence
6. Dirty Harry's last name
7. Piratical facial accessory
8. Describes a horse with a reddish-brown coat
9. .... Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time
10. Strategy game with turning cogs
11. Aircraft designed to land on the ocean
12. Ziggy .... and the Spiders from Mars
13. Mass movement by a fleeing crowd
14. Redeemable after 12 months
15. Colorful mineral; Blue John is a variety
16. Model Gisele .... is married to Tom Brady
17. Ben ...., wrote Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
18. A pair of ligaments in the human knee




Puzzle 4

1. TV show: Lifestyles of the Rich and ....
2. Old nursery rhyme and kids singing game: .... Bridge
3. Ancient site, spring at Mount Hermon
4. An enzyme secreted by the stomach wall
5. Grimy rock music
6. Art supporters
7. Alice ...., wrote The Color Purple
8. Battle of 1389 where Ottomans defeated Serbs
9. .... weight, boxing division less than middleweight
10. Gary ...., UK actor, Dracula star
11. Desired, yearned
12. Jewelry or object covered with gold
13. Add these to mulled wine to flavour it
14. Telescopic ...., optical zooming
15. Mitsubishi model sounds like a military leader
16. Call to ....
17. Country where the Negev Desert is located




Puzzle 5

1. Clothing items worn at night
2. Construction tool for pressing materials
3. Big hairy and scary aranic
4. Round white nut, bush shaped
5. Essential oil; bushy herb of the mint family
6. Ras ...., northernmost of the United Arab Emirates
7. Philosopher, a boozy beggar said Monty Python
8. Hundred-footed insect
9. Traitor in GOT
10. Synchronized boot scoot
11. German electronic band of the 70s with Autobahn
12. Where to eat on a train
13. Inflammation of the liver
14. Mr. .... Builds His Dream House, movie with C. Grant
15. In a certain place
16. Uno, Snap and Pit are examples of ....
17. Antonym of limited
18. US boxer Floyd, world heavyweight champ in 1950s
19. Did a show
20. War memorial at Ypres; Last Post is played nightly
21. Plastic surgery for your love handles

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Group 264




Puzzle 1

1. Pakistani city known as the Paris of Asia
2. Brown/black/gray jasper named for a Spanish artist
3. Power over others or a machine
4. Open spaces in towns for buying and selling
5. .... Tree, a Boston elm, focus of Revolutionary zeal
6. Italian city buried under ash in AD79
7. Well liked
8. .... Heaven, state of euphoria; 90s show
9. Stadio Artemio ...., Fiorentina football home
10. .... Sorter, machine to separate unattractive foods
11. Fatty acid used in soaps
12. Company distilling Cordon Bleu
13. Yarn measure equivalent to 18 hanks or 126 skeins
14. Another name for kettledrums
15. Corby .... Press, an iconic product from Britain
16. Diaphragm spasms
17. A usually circular line encompassing an area
18. Pain in the hearing organ
19. To feed, nurture
20. Cash ...., an ATM to dispense the notes for shopping
21. Intensely deep red
22. Machado ...., Brazilian writer of realist novels
23. Retail ...., shopping to make you feel better!
24. Underground stem that produces roots and shoots
25. Frosty's genus
26. Large sledges traditionally pulled by reindeer
27. Player going first in .... 4 can win 100% of the times
28. Passed date of validity
29. Certainly not strict
30. Tiny glass balls for rolling or collecting
31. What one cannot do if he/she can't obey
32. Physical therapist; anagram of Erasmus
33. Turned into a liquid smoothie by a machine
34. Amy ...., aviatrix flew from Britain to Australia
35. South China Sea islands claimed by Vietnam, China
36. Greek goddess of corn and fruitfulness
37. Carve this large orange vegetable at Halloween
38. Someone who investigates suspicious deaths
39. Famous WWII tank
40. Hormone that regulates glucose in the blood
41. ....-daro, rediscovered Indus Valley civilization




Puzzle 2

1. 1916 Irish revolt against British rule: .... Rising
2. .... Ages, period between antiquity and Renaissance
3. .... wheel, bladed device propelling a ship
4. Archery targets
5. Story by Matthew, Mark or Luke
6. A .... of cubs and kittens
7. The dark lord of Mordor
8. One who says, anagram of torque
9. The time of greatest successes
10. Skeletally scanned
11. Traditional Ascot races headgear for men
12. Sound of a titter or giggle
13. Avoided, failed to be captured
14. Daisy ...., Rey, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
15. Fiji is an .... nation
16. To turn into bone, to petrify
17. .... Jack, notorious 18th-century pirate
18. To board a plane or ship for a journey




Puzzle 3

1. You eat these with maple syrup
2. Crispy fried cubes of bread to decorate soups
3. Lucky charm with magic powers
4. Term meaning every two years
5. Nurses who specialize in childbirth
6. Owner of the 1957 Chevy in Family Guy, Glen ....
7. Automatic physical reaction
8. An audience .... after a performance
9. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of ....
10. Body organ that secretes glucagon
11. Industrial building with rotating vanes
12. Unexplained series of designs at Nazca
13. A bad workman blames these
14. Native from the South American city La Paz
15. Area of north-west Italy with Turin as the capital
16. Colourful allium that is actually purple
17. Deng ...., leader of China from 1978-1989
18. Crystallized green stems used as cake toppers
19. You got lucky girl, when he found you
20. Property of the tape invented by Richard E Drew
21. He finished 2nd place in 2009 X Factor
22. When February has 29 days
23. Supreme self-confidence
24. One with hope




Puzzle 4

1. Expression meaning to apologize, eat .... pie
2. In French it means “already seen”
3. Calvin and ...., comic inspired by philosophers
4. Elastic stuff from tropical trees used in industry
5. .... Mahal, Shah Jahan's wife and palace inspiration
6. In apothecaries' weight: 20 of these in a scruple
7. Leapt in the air
8. The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) starred .... Wood
9. Name of people from Barbados
10. Martial artist and judo champion, Ronda ....
11. Metal sliding cylinder exerting pressure on fluids
12. Full of lumps, not smooth
13. Spend these in São Tomé and Príncipe
14. .... Earring, 70s Dutch band with Radar Love
15. A furious rant
16. The Dark ...., Bale's Batman, 8 Oscar nominations
17. Of or relating to rats or mice
18. Pond ...., insect that skims the surface of water




Puzzle 5

1. You'll find autumn berries in these green bushes
2. Animal whose diet is only or mainly other animals
3. Recreation vehicle brand
4. Devastating, heartbreaking events
5. Assembly, meeting, get-together
6. Irish bread with sultanas and raisins
7. World record-breaking marathon runner, Paula ....
8. Study focuses on the nervous system
9. Swinging device marks time in music
10. Russian author Boris .... declined the Nobel prize
11. Festive scene encased in liquid-filled dome
12. Barcelona public gardens designed by Gaudí
13. Backbones
14. Using bizarre, illogical and incoherent settings
15. Classes where dogs are taught to behave
16. .... Wake, James Joyce's final work
17. .... the Great, 18th C king of Prussia
18. Offense committed on race or religious grounds
19. Journal for sticking in cuttings

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Group 265




Puzzle 1

1. .... the Tuna, Starkist's underwater mascot
2. Tiny Edam-type cheese in red wax sold in net bags
3. Skin decorations
4. Baby goats
5. Brings into existence
6. Dabbed with an absorbent pad
7. Seriousness, importance, significance
8. Trombone from the Renaissance and Baroque eras
9. Asian cooking technique of roasted spices
10. A city in western Uzbekistan
11. Watery mythical lady with a fishy tail
12. Stanley ...., painter of Cookham and nudes
13. To shock, astonish
14. Rapidly shrinking Central Asian body of water
15. Polygon base with triangular faces
16. The force that keeps our feet on the ground
17. Discharge or ooze from a cell
18. Deciphered
19. Big ...., sports idiom meaning more important
20. Simpsons's physician, Doctor ....
21. Obtained money from someone by swindling
22. Infiltrating another user's computer program
23. ....Blake, English poet who illustrated his own work
24. Gift ...., parceled up to give to someone
25. Woman with a fish tail that lives in water
26. Small shiny piece of metal to decorate clothing
27. Fellow feeling
28. Pandemic is a widely spread ....




Puzzle 2

1. 2017 Best Seller by Bill O'Reilly: “Old ....”
2. Shakespearean play with the character of Ophelia
3. Strong and big
4. Continent with the most countries
5. Accompany someone on a date
6. A dark sooty shade of brown or grey
7. Gerd ...., German striker with knack for the goal
8. Small piece that holds the end of a belt in place
9. European river travels through ten countries
10. .... of Wales, Champagne drink by Albert Edward
11. Julian Alps basin crossed by Sava Bohinjka river
12. Honda car model, its name sounds like an agreement
13. Movie of blue people; forum character
14. A genus of colorful sea slugs
15. To pay no attention to
16. Messy
17. Something that is morally wrong
18. Scowl, knit one's brow
19. White collar workers work here
20. Philosophy ...., branch concerned with mental events
21. Aung San ....; Burmese Nobel Prize winner
22. Clear of chin hair
23. Lender at high interest rates, old term




Puzzle 3

1. Peter ....; poet companion of Allen Ginsberg
2. Persistently, showing commitment to the cause
3. Roasted over an open fire at Christmas
4. Most abundant salt in seawater: sodium ....
5. Chicago .... baseball team
6. Short-lived
7. Two strips of hair on the forehead
8. Cast iron bread of Boers in South Africa
9. A UNESCO World Heritage site in Tunisia
10. Cyd ...., actress of The Band Wagon
11. On Futurama, .... Slim is Hermes' rival
12. It means "fireplace" in Spanish
13. Scientific prediction of upcoming weather
14. Cook who works under the head in a kitchen
15. Hair growing above your eye sockets
16. Body of water off Leghorn where Shelley drowned
17. Needlework for dresses with honeycomb pattern
18. Not forever
19. Autocue helper




Puzzle 4

1. Dickerson & Sawyer are better known as .... & Louise
2. Lower powered motorbike, loved by Mods
3. .... forward, Fall back
4. Soaked to the skin
5. Body ....; 2008 spy thriller starring DiCaprio
6. Richard Harrow in Boardwalk Empire, Jack ....
7. Holy city in Saudi Arabia, burial place of Muhammad
8. Chief Inspector Wexford and DI Mike ....
9. Horse...., peppery root used to make wasabi sauce
10. Otherworldly apparitions
11. Ted ...., diagnosed with Cat Scratch Fever
12. Some who enjoys going on foot
13. The art or technique of making motion pictures
14. To Increase prices abruptly
15. Consolation, comfort
16. Spread, e.g. germs or disease
17. Espresso drink with milk and dollop of ice cream
18. Papers made from the stems of tall marsh plants
19. The Deer ...., De Niro, Walken changed by war
20. Gloved-hands combat sport
21. Sentence structure study
22. Way, mood
23. Snow sliding sports practitioners
24. Sour, tart, vinegary
25. Currency of Hungary




Puzzle 5

1. .... when you're having fun
2. Parachuting as sport
3. Anagram of Ari got all: a Florida swamp animal
4. Learn about children by studying this
5. The ...., reformed pirate rules Jamaica
6. Daenerys ...., is played by Emilia Clarke
7. First meal of the day, in the morning
8. To construct a lie
9. French term for wine steward or connoisseur
10. City in Germany that's home to the Porsche Museum
11. A life-like doll who could really show her emotions
12. Bean-shaped gland in the immune system
13. What your heart does when facing a sudden emotion
14. Recognized as "the wisest man in all of Oz"
15. Wooden or plastic circles twirl around the body
16. The most tired

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Group 266




Puzzle 1

1. Biggest city in US state of Georgia
2. Will .... plays the title character in Megamind
3. An amount of electrical power
4. The state that Bernie Sanders represents
5. Herbert von ...., Austrian musical conductor
6. .... Present, movie with Cary Grant
7. Recital
8. An addict's worst friend
9. Vicomte seducer in book by Laclos
10. Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish priest, founded these
11. Trimming of strands on your head
12. Saint ...., French count who seemed to be immortal
13. Investigating by asking questions or poking
14. To disparage someone
15. Hoped
16. Judy ...., mother of Liza Minnelli
17. Construction kit with metal strips, nuts and bolts
18. Board game with brain power required
19. To elongate




Puzzle 2

1. Part of an item made for holding or carrying
2. Woman played by Lindsay Wagner in the 70s
3. .... Panda featured Po, an aspiring martial artist
4. Foul-ups
5. Gordon ...., famously hot-headed and successful chef
6. .... Man, 1945 musical about identical twins
7. .... acid, process aid in beverages aka tannin
8. Iran, in ancient times
9. Country where Volvo was founded
10. Opened mouth because of tiredness
11. Dairy rejecters
12. TV clown on The Simpsons
13. First planet to be identified with a telescope
14. DJ's creative song introductions
15. Tie that doesn't need to be tied
16. To provoke, start a reaction
17. Financially backed a gambler
18. An opening move in chess involving sacrifice




Puzzle 3

1. Three plus twenty minus ten
2. Cooling water until it is solid
3. Partner of Troilus, who becomes unfaithful to him
4. A theological institution
5. 1994 Film that started a Sci-fi franchise
6. Muscovite like mica with magnesium
7. Historical rabbi, "a reasoner"
8. Red North Italian wine grape with high tannins
9. Pirate ship loaded and ready for battle
10. Dangerous ...., period piece with Glenn Close
11. .... line, marker on the sides of ships
12. One-person card game, not for the easily annoyed
13. The executive capital of South Africa
14. Another name for the trachea
15. Toxic evergreen shrub, flower of Hiroshima
16. Lilac-blue flower used in perfumes, candles, soaps
17. Speaks of, refers to
18. Relaxing
19. "Le Rouge et le Noir" French author's pen name




Puzzle 4

1. Wide curved bones between the spine and legs
2. .... girl; scatters petals in front of the bride
3. Fall through the ....
4. Sergeant ...., had a lonely hearts club band
5. Long vehicle for transporting a coffin
6. Wealthy girl in Billy Joel's classic song
7. Dust and rock ejected by a volcano
8. Long vehicle for transporting the deceased
9. Crème ...., French dessert of cold, set custard
10. Dorothy ...., 1976 gold medal female skater
11. Virgil's history of Rome
12. Sad words to kids, .... school
13. .... kameez, traditional two-piece Indian outfit
14. The wealthy girl in Billy Joel song is from there
15. A cow moos, a donkey brays, a horse ....
16. The .... on the River Kwai, won an Oscar in 1958
17. Noisy fight or punch-up; a brawl
18. Roosters that have been castrated




Puzzle 5

1. 1992 Sci-fi Horror, .... Man
2. Balanced out by weaknesses
3. Saturday Night Live sketch about an alien family
4. When you balance upside down, not on your hands
5. Bundner ...., Swiss pastry of caramelised walnuts
6. Jeffrey ...., Middlesex writer
7. Naga ...., glowing phenomenon on the Mekong River
8. Winston ...., UK Prime Minister during WWII
9. Piece of cloth used to dry fingers and palms
10. Person who takes care of insects that make honey
11. Turning a ship on its side
12. Irish ...., tall, shaggy dog breed
13. Modern-day name of the city of Stalingrad
14. Records details of your birth and can marry you
15. Civil War General Thomas J Jackson's nickname
16. .... green, color named after German city
17. To count or work out mathematical problems
18. They make up half the casualties of war
19. 1991 chart-topping album for REM
20. Toy car brand by Mattel

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Group 267




Puzzle 1

1. A small item of jewelry, bauble
2. Vegetable fat harvested from rainforest trees
3. Charming and pretty; or you ...., you lose some
4. New Orleans nightlife center: .... Street
5. Natalie ...., Israeli-American star of Black Swan
6. The bravery to do something difficult
7. Goat-antelope native to mountains in Europe
8. .... Club, frequent flyer scheme of Monarch Airlines
9. The Flower ...., Diego Rivera's oil painting
10. Head of educational establishment
11. A small footstool
12. Small apes of South East Asia
13. In Bizet's Carmen, the soldier that kills her
14. Diameter of the bore of a gun, bullet measure
15. The first Iraq war was known as the .... Gulf War
16. William ...., who played Captain Kirk
17. .... toenail, painful nail disease
18. .... Nakamoto, bitcoin digital currency designer
19. Highly collectible stuffed toys on strings
20. Action that pancake makers are involved in
21. Rats and mice
22. Real, authentic
23. Salt lake bordering Jordan
24. Flagship of the Decepticons in Transformers
25. Author of "A Brief History of Time": Stephen ....
26. Wax drawing implements
27. They speak louder than words




Puzzle 2

1. Shelly-Ann ....-Pryce, US track athlete
2. Bar, grogshop, saloon, cantina, café
3. Louisiana-Lafyette Ragin' .... are in NCAA Division 1
4. .... Baker, Miss Marple friend or a fruity delight
5. .... boots, robust footwear for tackling the fells
6. Slept for a short while
7. Barley bread from Libya
8. Henry ...., Cromwell's son-in-law and general
9. Real name of U2 lead singer Bono, Paul ....
10. Roof tiles
11. Lotion or emulsion to darken your skin
12. Muddy ...., blues musician of Hoochie Coochie Man
13. Pilot, anagram of marina
14. The Road to El ...., US drama with Kevin Kline
15. Character created by A. A. Milne, .... the Pooh
16. High altitude wispy clouds
17. Lapis ...., blue gemstone found in Afghanistan
18. Workers' rights groups
19. .... Page, 1950s pinup-inspired hair cut style
20. Diverse, not all the same
21. Country where El Greco was born
22. Dictatorial order
23. Coulrophobia is a fear of ....
24. Grace ...., invented early computer language A-O




Puzzle 3

1. Night ....; nocturnal security guard
2. Anagram of stiff gun; traditional for Thanksgiving
3. Mythological daughter of Oedipus and his mother
4. He sired a child
5. .... Fields, commemorative WWI poppy arrays
6. First name of Bonaparte
7. Turkish tribes from here founded Ottoman empire
8. In the eye of the beholder, study of beauty
9. Hand-held controller for flying a plane
10. Fancy handbag, especially one with a drawstring
11. Taking a little off the top or the side
12. To dwindle
13. Catch-all term for Germanic spirits and liqueurs
14. Jean ...., Finnish composer of Kullervo
15. .... Moss, F1 driver with 212 Grand Prix wins
16. Something that does not consider both viewpoints
17. Dark wood used by Chippendale in furniture-making
18. Obi-Wan wants to take Luke to .... in Episode 4
19. Unpleasant action of bees and wasps
20. Lisbeth ...., a girl with a dragon tattoo




Puzzle 4

1. She sang U Got the Look with Prince: Sheena ....
2. Soak completely and violently
3. The A of the CIA, in the US
4. Martha and the Vandellas hit: “Dancing in the ....”
5. Creme .... is a French dessert, top is caramelized
6. Anise, licorice liqueur originally from France
7. Japanese car company refers to the Pleiades
8. Approved, anagram of spades
9. Decayed and rotten
10. Blood type factor named after a monkey
11. Person or animal lacking pigmentation
12. Plastic on the ends of shoestrings
13. Limbless slithering reptiles
14. E-book reader from Amazon
15. To be aggressive with actions or words
16. Intact medieval city in German state of Thuringia
17. Physical or emotional movement
18. Season of the year when the Titanic sank
19. They show guests to their seats at a wedding




Puzzle 5

1. “A History of the English Speaking Peoples” author
2. The workforce, or the HR department
3. Jesus Christ ...., Lloyd Webber/Rice rock opera
4. "Canine" grapefruit cocktail, salty dog on rim
5. Nickname for US city Detroit, Michigan
6. Light blue gemstone
7. Agricultural sowing device invented by Jethro Tull
8. Stifled, asphyxiated
9. 1987 Bond film The Living ....
10. Trial period to assess fitness or readiness
11. Inca creator, responsible for Nazca Lines
12. Ship's flag indicating it's leaving port
13. Nickname of tennis player John McEnroe
14. .... Mac, UK-US band with albums Tusk and Rumours
15. Name of the patient in the board game Operation
16. With Woodward he exposed the Watergate affair
17. The Beast's right hand and pendulum clock
18. High chairs used in classy drinks establishments
19. Sulphite mineral used in masonry
20. Similar to socks but longer
21. Characterized by repeated bouncing
22. Spreading the digits in a Bob Fosse fashion
23. Dr. Spock's Baby and ...., parenting handbook

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Puzzle 1

1. Chinese capital, previously known as Peking
2. Inked skin designs
3. To quit before the end
4. President who signed Civil Rights Act of 1964
5. Routes planes regularly fly through
6. Fenced off area for baby to stay safe at home
7. Tom ...., US TV personality, Magnum's star
8. Lord Voldemort is played by actor Ralph ....
9. Nicolai .... is a villain on Danny Phantom
10. Bananensis Blennys are found in the .... Atlantic
11. Post-life ceremony
12. Late replacement on the ill-fated Apollo 13 flight
13. The shape of a baseball field
14. Hatched, .... and despatched describes life stages
15. Land of Legos, famous pastry named after itself
16. Professional card player
17. Heavy fabric interwoven with a rich, raised design
18. To spread out a liquid, thin, scatter
19. The other name for tungsten, symbol W
20. Stands on the mound in baseball
21. One who thinks very highly of oneself
22. Squares of filled Italian pasta
23. A funny name for an earring
24. Someone who likes to organize things with time
25. Spray can
26. Peter ...., French philosopher, lover of Héloïse




Puzzle 2

1. Pet rodent (not hamster)
2. Whoopi Goldberg's self professed biggest fear
3. Danish king who showed lack of power over the tide
4. For ...., for poorer; traditional wedding vow
5. Joe ...., co-founder of Airbnb
6. Primary language of Indian Andhra Pradesh state
7. Strait that separates Russia and the US
8. Beatles' haircut
9. Largest European country by area
10. A drink, a plant and a film
11. The youngest child in The Simpsons
12. Tech brand that produces the IdeaPad
13. .... Garden, operation codename for battle of Arnhem
14. Eye color determinant
15. Composer of the "Messiah"
16. An octopus has three of these
17. Not the top
18. First Prime Minister of Israel: David Ben-....
19. Walls, barriers, hedges; usually picketed
20. Mrs. Wilson in "Gosford Park": actress Helen ....
21. Star, also known as the Dog Star
22. Tool with two jaws for gripping, pulling
23. .... at night, shepherd's delight
24. To breathe with difficulty, rhymes with "cheese"
25. Seal between engine block and cylinder head
26. Bram, who penned Dracula
27. .... stick, photo pole helps take your own image
28. Gin, lime and soda drunk by The Great Gatsby
29. To come back




Puzzle 3

1. Permission granted by those in authority
2. Smiling broadly
3. Secret, covert way in, not up-front
4. They allow plugs to fit other sockets
5. Underground .... was a passage for slaves
6. Seven Brides for Seven ...., 1954 musical
7. Bangkok is capital of this Asian nation
8. Good things come to one ....
9. Two-word term for vein carrying blood to the heart
10. Greek philosopher looked to attain happy life
11. Bugle call associated with warfare
12. Classic French white sauce flavored with bay
13. Statue worship
14. Argentina footballer with the "Hand of God"
15. Covering a gift with paper
16. Container for inhaled tobacco
17. Aurora ...., the proper term for the Northern Lights
18. Rock-Paper-....
19. Metabolic disease related to high blood sugar




Puzzle 4

1. UK comedian who launched The Simpsons, Tracey ....
2. The basic units of a screen image
3. Loosen up muscles before taking part in sport
4. Catchy advertising song
5. Bottom of the ....
6. Côtes-...., north French dept, was Côtes-du-Nord
7. Marshall Mathers
8. French word for chair
9. Space ...., bouncy orange toy for riding on
10. Feeling cold, damp and sweaty
11. .... Binks, comedic relief in Star Wars
12. Yoga pose with back raised like river crossing
13. ...., Franklin's ship lost and found in the Arctic
14. Filter-feeder system inside certain types of whale
15. Activity-tracking wristband, produces the Flex
16. Who .... Roger Rabbit, half cartoon, half real life
17. It means "fifth" in Spanish in the feminine form
18. People who are related to you are your ....
19. Parked up on a canal or dock
20. Trial, anagram of Laredo
21. A Connecticut .... in King Arthur's Court by Twain
22. Green ...., Champagne and Midori make a firebreather
23. There's a ferry across it sang Gerry Marsden
24. Second-largest planet in the Solar System




Puzzle 5

1. Perforated barrier to keep insects out in summer
2. She is credited with making the 1st American flag
3. Home of the US film industry, in LA
4. Protecting
5. Bill & Ted's Excellent ....; 1988 buddy comedy film
6. "Small oven" treat, mignardises
7. Suit in a tarot pack, also known as coins
8. A suburban neighborhood in Sembawang, Singapore
9. He planned the Gunpowder Plot in England 1605
10. Walking casually
11. Place on athletics track where relay runners stand
12. Job of inputting information into a computer
13. Enclosure for steers
14. In the public eye
15. An unbelievable tale
16. She won America's Most Talented Kids in 2004
17. Isolate, set aside or apart
18. One who writes on envelopes
19. Singer who didn't want to go to rehab, Amy ....
20. Rocky IV boxer-character played by Dolph Lundgren

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Puzzle 1

1. Bowie alter ego, waiting in the sky
2. Person who creates A-Z list in a book
3. The name of the 2014 World Cup ball
4. Either a proton or a neutron
5. A minor skin mark or imperfection
6. The one who never quits
7. Pursuing, running after
8. Shakespearean comedy: "Much Ado About ...."
9. Oprah ...., US talk show host
10. Country that is home to the Maori people: New ....
11. To back up
12. Riding breeches named after an Indian city
13. Honestly
14. Extra helping of food
15. Lanky flightless bird from Africa
16. Vessel for towing others on water
17. Alan Menken musical, Little Shop of ....
18. She wrote Frankenstein, Mary ....




Puzzle 2

1. Most fundamental, basic
2. Thelma & ...., they drove a Ford Thunderbird
3. If you want to know more about plants, study this
4. Irish bodies of water, known as lochs in Scotland
5. Start city of an Antipodean Boxing Day yacht race
6. Pigeon that returns
7. The iconic muppet, .... the Frog
8. Pasta shaped like a very long tube
9. Site of major Chinese earthquake in 2014
10. Faulkner's novel set in the 1930s: Light in ....
11. TV show about a rebel spy and assassin
12. Equivalent of the Stock Exchange in France: La ....
13. Yesterday's tomorrows
14. That is to say
15. Board game, candy bar, happy day
16. .... Cooler, traditional Cuban cocktail with rum
17. Possession is nine tenths of ....
18. Major ...., the Electronic Organ
19. .... Lewis, boxer who memorably beat Tyson in 2002
20. This type of shop sells second-hand clothes
21. Peninsular site of the Yalta conference of 1945
22. Begs, entreats
23. Blackboard ...., film featured Rock Around the Clock




Puzzle 3

1. Wide ...., catches the ball from the quarterback
2. Memorial words on a plaque
3. Andy ...., played Opie's father Sheriff Andy Taylor
4. Groups of two
5. Scene It? is a DVD .... game by Screenlife
6. Iron carbon alloy discovered during Zhou dynasty
7. Brave ...., science-fiction fable by Aldous Huxley
8. Rebounding uncontrollably, like a fired bullet
9. A tall drink combining chilled white wine and soda
10. Castilla-...., Spanish autonomous community
11. What goes up must ....
12. .... Sense, Bruce Willis played a ghost
13. Snake-like device for watering a garden
14. Glacial danger
15. Checkers in the UK
16. .... sin; refers to any of the seven deadly sins
17. Auto safety feature




Puzzle 4

1. Shiny fabric
2. Steelers “Mean” Joe ....
3. Sore blisters of skin, occasionally in the stomach
4. “Half pants” used in summer, for sports
5. Site of major Peruvian earthquake of 1970
6. Turkish porridge for the Muharram
7. Lost .... began as a board game before an Xbox one
8. Washed out, anagram of iceman
9. Inuit sealskin boot
10. Lightly touch someone causing them to be itchy
11. Chess piece between the rook and bishop
12. Deadly, fatal
13. One of the many X Factor's judge
14. Itchy, red skin condition
15. Capital raised through shares
16. British expression: A game of two ....
17. Compartment in furniture
18. Shout loudly out of fright
19. They will escort you to the seat in a theatre




Puzzle 5

1. Angelic shape you make on the ground during winter
2. Chocolate ovoid eaten at springtime
3. Potential provider of blood or organs carries one
4. Being overly occupied with one particular pursuit
5. Brand of grain alcohol
6. Verbal speech taken down by secretary in note form
7. Little rests; pauses for recovery
8. Was a "bugger for the bottle" said Monty Python
9. Marching style of many armies, esp the Nazis
10. Pondering, but change one letter
11. Rear end of a car's dual exhaust system
12. Othello strangles her
13. Skeletal muscle separating abdominal cavities
14. Childhood pouches with sweets and small toys
15. Juicy, square fruit, celestial fruit candies
16. (I've got a girl in) ...., 1943 Oscar-nominated tune
17. He claimed Canada for the British
18. Noticeable and unwelcome, getting in the way
19. Campaigner, demonstrator
20. Australian city with the biggest Greek population
21. American Megafauna is a board game on ....
22. They live beyond The Wall
23. The Streets of San ...., a Michael Douglas TV show

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Puzzle 1

1. Dried grapes
2. Cézanne painting, The ...., (Les Grandes Baigneuses)
3. Game with hoops and mallets
4. Texas .... play in Arlington
5. Lime-green swimwear worn by Borat
6. Many selfish people
7. Word meaning the same as another word
8. "Elder," special witness of Latter Day Saints
9. Flat stands behind window, door in the set
10. Spear-like instrument used in whaling
11. Comprehensive health examination
12. Way your hair looks when waking up
13. Holbein's portrait of famous Dutch humanist
14. Stretchy PU fabric women love
15. Word with the same meaning as another word
16. ....ism, art style with very little detail
17. Drawn tight, like a sail
18. Mythical Greek monster with lion's head
19. Italian naval base port city in Apulia
20. Amy ...., actress of Parks and Recreation
21. Decorative wheel covers on a car
22. Making a reservation at a restaurant
23. .... Bhutto, Pakistani PM assassinated in 2007
24. Someone who goes up the mountain
25. Enduring
26. A female who is engaged to be married
27. Two-wheeled vehicle with foot pedals
28. Eyes closed then opened very quickly
29. Aluminum ore, a major source of aluminium
30. Sea snails as food
31. The ...., Benicio del Toro 2010 lycanthrope movie
32. Mixer
33. Roman general and victor at Battle of Actium




Puzzle 2

1. Imprisoned
2. .... yellow, rhyming Sixties song by Donovan
3. Mega capital city of the Khmer Empire
4. Risky action, chess sacrifice
5. Male honeybees
6. Cronenberg sci-fi horror about buzzy insect
7. Edwardian era .... skirt narrows at the ankles
8. .... twist, yoga pose sitting down
9. Australian Aboriginal monster lurks in water
10. Emma ...., wrote Elizabeth is Missing
11. Mobile enclosure to board planes
12. Nickname for doctors but not for ducks
13. .... Wolf, Blues singer born Chester Arthur Burnett
14. Hannibal ...., the Silence of the Lambs killer
15. Degree of prominence in words, phrases
16. Astrological cusps: can be ascendant, descendant
17. Large spotted feline that is also a luxury car
18. Second farthest planet from the sun
19. Small, unmanned aircrafts that can take aerial shots
20. Brand of pastis and absinthe
21. Rub two of these together to start a fire
22. Teeter
23. New York .... play football at the MetLife Stadium
24. A light clinking or tinkling sound
25. Jewish saying for greeting or farewell
26. In the direction of the sky, not the ground
27. Cutting implements, sometimes good-luck symbols




Puzzle 3

1. Dennis, cover star of The Beano
2. Red ...., headgear of Van Eyck in his self-portrait
3. Ruins of sunken boats
4. German General Erwin Rommel's nickname: .... Fox
5. Periods of extreme difficulty or danger
6. Wayne ...., Mr. Las Vegas, Danke Schoen crooner
7. Masters-winning German golfer Bernhard
8. French PM whose name is linked to Frank Kellogg
9. One-percent milk
10. .... Posey, Superman Returns actress
11. Chalk's idiomatic antonym
12. French Polynesian spot
13. Girdle worn by men in Ancient Greece
14. Ancient Celtic priests
15. Gas isolated by scientist William Ramsay
16. Messages sent electronically from computers
17. Accent typical of the upper classes
18. Vend again




Puzzle 4

1. Housing provided for military personnel
2. Country where Osama bin Laden was found and killed
3. Person from the country whose capital is Madrid
4. Restaurant food intended to be eaten at home
5. Dear Abby with a Ph.D., Dr. Joyce ....
6. Afternoon performances on stage
7. Almond cookie pastry from Sicily
8. .... Story, a tale about two rival gangs in NYC
9. Mudbug
10. Archbishop ...., first president of Cyprus
11. Door mechanism opened by key; a stalled situation
12. Lordly, arrogant
13. Italian music term for graceful
14. Alpine glacial lake near Finsteraarhorn peak
15. Most abundant chemical element in the sun
16. Diverged from the main path, like a tree
17. Bluish markings from an injury
18. Battlefield .... is a FPS console video game
19. Tiny town placed on top of a clover flower




Puzzle 5

1. A kicker's success, worth 3 points in football
2. Publicise
3. Moving at an incredibly fast speed
4. Korean shaved ice means "red beans"
5. Facial disease from painting watch dials
6. Film musical that featured Don't Rain on My Parade
7. Impulsive, rash
8. Viewing ...., balconies on buildings to admire views
9. Small whirlwind that lifts debris off the ground
10. Ranked classification of organisms, low to high
11. One who studies spiritualism, alchemy, magic, etc
12. When a radio station is broadcasting right now
13. .... Blum, she loses her honor in a book by Böll
14. Fashion choice displayed on the head
15. Arrhenphobia
16. Lightning never strikes twice in the ....

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Puzzle 1

1. A parcel
2. Mythical bird that rose from the ashes
3. Famous London ones: Leicester, Trafalgar and Soho
4. Atlanta's other bird mascot, not the Hawks
5. Cultural institutions with objects on display
6. Ate like a turkey
7. Pop queen from the 1980s; “Like a Virgin” song
8. .... Volcano, group cocktail with tropical twist
9. Pink-eared poodle who wore sunglasses
10. French bagpipes
11. Old term for being afraid of something
12. Wearable travel bag with numerous huge pockets
13. Sobbing tearfully
14. Musical follow-up film: Mamma Mia! Here We ....
15. Not sick
16. Fruit stewed or boiled, dessert
17. Samuel L. ...., US actor
18. Three is a crowd, two is ....
19. Major port on Argentina's Paraná River
20. Most common of this bird lives in farm structure
21. Former Soviet country; all children play chess
22. Game played on ice with flat stones and brooms
23. More than half illuminated
24. Doling out
25. Term for a temporary military camp
26. Auditory membrane shaped like a cone




Puzzle 2

1. To inscribe to a certain activity or contract
2. William Penn's religion
3. Interior footwear accessory
4. Sign of the bull in astrology
5. Ocean surrounding the country of Madagascar
6. Medical surgical dressing; Samwise's surname
7. Governor of a province in ancient Persia
8. .... Panettiere, US actress, activist
9. Traditional fishing boat with four-cornered sails
10. Room to move or margin of safety
11. Gossipy disclosure of confidences
12. .... Safari, citrus juice African ride cocktail
13. Luggage hauler
14. Negative, critical people
15. Easter Day in Italy
16. Award winning director of Stand by Me
17. Temporary setback; fault in an app or program
18. Soup can painter, Andy ....
19. Bullet-point plan for a meeting
20. French city, Maine-et-Loire dept head; maddening
21. A vice's counterpart
22. Greek goddess to whom the Parthenon was dedicated
23. Text copies made for examination or correction
24. Grapeskin compound that's astringent to taste
25. Pictures




Puzzle 3

1. Sets aside funding for
2. Galago, small nocturnal primate with large eyes
3. Bat-and-ball team game played by girls
4. This group of people were interned during WWII
5. What the S stands for in the TV series MASH
6. National anthem of Israel
7. Savagely, without mercy
8. Yiddish equivalent of the Hebrew word "kippah"
9. Brazilian president impeached in 2016: Dilma ....
10. Model runways
11. Pull straws out, but beware of falling marbles
12. Transfer to one's computer
13. Official currency of China
14. To give someone too much to eat
15. Not a safe bet
16. .... Pony, equine toy franchise
17. Yankees player who married a Hollywood actress
18. Dance performed by Lola, as sung by Barry Manilow
19. Swiss watch company, anagram of "sling one"!
20. Gross...., Austria's highest peak
21. Ocean that surrounds Indonesia's Maluku Islands
22. Applied force
23. Gt Ormond St hospital benefits from the royalties
24. Angela played Jessica in Murder She Wrote




Puzzle 4

1. They provide evidence that protects accused people
2. .... Heart, honor for those killed, wounded in war
3. Posture, standing; anagram of ascent
4. Materialize, appear, come forth
5. Groups of people, e.g. Chinook, Zulu, Pashtun
6. Fiesty son of strict father, 1931 pre code film
7. Burns ...., Scottish verse form
8. Dishwasher ...., small dishwashers
9. The largest of the foot digits, used for balance
10. Martina Hingis' sport
11. Robin ...., US singer
12. John ...., Three's Company star died at just 54
13. Hot ...., kid's game of tossing tuber
14. The .... Pump, popular shoe in 1989
15. Slopes, is at an angle
16. .... Gates, entrance to heaven covered in jewels?
17. A company, a building society owned by the members
18. .... & Sweet, successful tour by Madonna
19. Trashed, anagram of inured
20. Primary river running through Amsterdam
21. ....-cell, mutated red blood cell
22. Information of no relevance
23. "Copacabana, the hottest spot north of ...."
24. Kim Jong Il wrote 6 of these, supposedly
25. Speed .... is solving Rubik's cubes really fast




Puzzle 5

1. Little marks or tiny crumbs
2. .... O'Connor, first female Supreme Court Justice
3. Lover of the goddess Aphrodite
4. Fried pastry with variety of fillings in Brazil
5. .... eggs are hidden jokes or messages in games
6. War in which MASH is set
7. We're a Couple of ...., from Easter Parade
8. Immune to feelings
9. Blows like a volcano
10. Jodie ...., star of Taxi Driver
11. .... Man, tarot card also known as the traitor
12. Gertrude ...., the first woman to swim the Channel
13. Enter your user name and password
14. Thor's weapon of choice

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Puzzle 1

1. .... Saint-Saëns wrote his first piece at age five
2. Chinese e-commerce company founded by Jack Ma
3. Relating to or cause by heat
4. Chopped meat in cilindrical case
5. Intermediate boss
6. What Have I Done to .... This? Pet Shop Boys hit
7. The Battle of Little .... ended Custer's life
8. Counterfeit copy of a coin, painting etc
9. Mozart Symphony no. 41 is named after this planet
10. Western port city on Ligurian sea, with La Venezia
11. A very large baleen whale of cold waters
12. It means black in German
13. .... punch, given in response
14. SI unit of luminous intensity, symbol cd
15. Seat car model named after an Andalusian city
16. 1977 Bond film The Spy Who ....
17. Flowery month of the French Revolutionary calendar
18. A troche
19. Chinese title for supreme deity, creator god
20. Stiff, silky, transparent dress fabric
21. The ...., pop group inspired by comic book
22. Juliet's clan
23. Chelsea ...., no holds barred female comic
24. Pair of Kings poker starting hand
25. It means "nada" in Spanish
26. French term for sweet fried dough
27. Walk wearily
28. Action films with Bruce Willis as John McClane
29. First president of the Republic of Indonesia




Puzzle 2

1. Office trivial talks usually take place around this
2. Grabbing, receiving
3. Cause a wound
4. A complete failure
5. Possessions, property, resources
6. .... Sulu, Star Trek character played by Takei
7. "Better be stung by a .... than pricked by a rose"
8. White china clay used in paper, paint and drugs
9. Hip hop singer
10. The M in MAC: .... Art Cosmetics
11. .... Party, Vettriano trio on a beach with parasols
12. Popular beard style of the 1990's
13. Scale used for measuring tornado strength
14. Battleship was a .... and paper game until 1967
15. Image or character to represent you online
16. D in DTH
17. Country that won the Six Day War in 1967
18. Problems or obstacles to overcome
19. Aeromodeling is .... and flight of model planes
20. Wild, mad behavior or panic
21. Dating ...., a matchmaking business
22. Rum and fruit cocktail for the undead
23. Country with the largest orange production
24. It rhymes with snoopy, floozy and snooty




Puzzle 3

1. As smooth as a .... = quiet, calm
2. Spiky desert plants (plural, with s)
3. Flourishes, rapidly grows
4. U.S. president shot in public, died during surgery
5. .... Research Center, studying gorillas in the wild
6. Anakin was 20 during the Battle of .... in Star Wars
7. Canada's two national sports: ice hockey and ....
8. Small tubes of pasta, often baked with cheese
9. This Kid worked as a ranch hand in Alberta
10. Notice of violation
11. Lumberjack's tool
12. Nonhuman mammal with the longest lifespan
13. Bart Simpson watches The Itchy and .... Show
14. Don't teach your grandmother how to ....
15. South American small pie with meat and veg
16. Toy ...., small metal military men
17. Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale: "The Ugly ...."
18. Neatness
19. .... be Thy name, second line of Lord's Prayer




Puzzle 4

1. Elizabeth's consort, the Duke of Edinburgh
2. The Double ....: A Men at War Novel, by Griffin
3. Advertising tune
4. Baseball team known for its tomahawk cheer
5. .... Wilkes, Scarlett's love in Gone with the Wind
6. .... Depp, portrayed Edward Scissorhands
7. Part of bullet that holds the powder
8. .... wedding; two couples marry at the same time
9. Exile island for Napoleon's last years: Saint ....
10. Famous Spanish tennis player, .... Nadal
11. Tight or mean with money
12. .... glass, a full-length mirror can be tilted
13. Leering
14. Nikolai ....-Korsakov, composer of Golden Cockerel
15. Duvall's character loves this smell in the morning
16. Author of "The Power and the Glory": Graham ....
17. The male organ of a flower, usually with an anther
18. Baltic Sea island split between Poland and Germany




Puzzle 5

1. One of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history
2. Australian film hero .... Dundee
3. False name, something an author writes under
4. Longest running London play (since 1952): "The ....
5. Old-style flip-opening mobile phone
6. All under control, like a clean boat
7. Police put these on criminals
8. Led by Lord Beckett in Pirates of the Caribbean
9. Nuclear weapon element
10. Fermented chewy bread
11. Lasting winter in Game of Thrones
12. Make this short to get to the point
13. Of common ancestry
14. Rod Stewart song character, the older woman!
15. Game, aka Michigan, shares name with racecourse
16. Glossy periodicals on a variety of subjects
17. Small Asian ungulate, like a rodent

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Puzzle 1

1. .... Sound, Kiwi fiord sat beneath Mitre Peak
2. Tea ...., perforated metal ball for stewing
3. Created or produced by a fashion designer
4. “Complicated” singer: Avril ....
5. Former currency of Greece
6. Winged horse offspring of Poseidon and Medusa
7. Common area of interest or responsibility
8. Creation of ornamental art from trees and shrubs
9. Transport canine, typically a Husky
10. Post-Soviet state
11. Tough lawless person, bully, roughneck
12. 1970 movie directed by Alvin Rakoff
13. Ghost in English folklore that inhabits mines
14. Old Chinese tile game, usually with four players
15. Little wheels on furniture
16. Trendy Japanese lima bean look-alike veggie
17. Inhaled, anagram of rodents
18. .... stock: horses used for hauling baggage in circus
19. Sleeping Beauty's prince
20. Latin phrase meaning proportionately
21. French card game loved by Churchill
22. Fare ...., boarding a train or bus without a ticket
23. .... alley, rolling heavy balls at a retail park




Puzzle 2

1. Regularly erupting geothermal geyser in Iceland
2. Light-footedly
3. Hassling or putting pressure on someone
4. “The .... is always right”
5. Ancient Roman coin worth a quarter of a denarius
6. Jewish minor prophet; his Book follows Nahum
7. Medical term for baldness
8. Small beads of rainwater
9. America's Next ...., reality show about fashion
10. Gambling game with a ball and a wheel
11. Part of a driver that strikes the golf ball
12. La ...., tomato-throwing festival in Buñol, Spain
13. .... International, airport code HKG
14. French term for a well done steak
15. Movie where Steve McQueen escapes Devil's Island
16. White House area has Oval Office, Situation Room
17. Talks uncontrollably
18. Gustave ...., Madame Bovary author
19. A breed of short-legged cats




Puzzle 3

1. .... McDonald House help for kids in need
2. Sports coat
3. Green puppet frog who loves Miss Piggy
4. Book of the Old Testament with the story of Samson
5. Fry's college roommate on Futurama
6. A Hindu hermitage
7. Largest Greek airline, named after a sea
8. Metallic strand decoration
9. In music, quickly alternating notes, like birdsong
10. How Beijing was once known in the West
11. The .... Man, Woodward horror about burning effigy
12. Mythical character who flew too close to the sun
13. Unpaid and unfree labor of vassals in Feudalism
14. Knit and ...., social club for knitters and talkers
15. Tear ...., manipulative, sentimental film or book
16. Fungal disease of potatoes
17. Influence or impact of something
18. Continent with the largest hippo population
19. Large slave city on the continent of Essos
20. .... wrap, another name for cling film
21. Hebrew language's home




Puzzle 4

1. Respectful bow for women and girls
2. Dress more colorful than the rainbow
3. 1967 Bond spoof Casino ....
4. Sound ...., sound-proofed areas on a film set
5. Argentine river flows into the Parana River
6. Belle is a main character of .... and the Beast
7. Wes ...., Nightmare on Elm Street director
8. .... Milano, child star, later became Charmed
9. Straight road or path, lined by trees
10. Parodies
11. Bone of the middle ear, also called malleus
12. "Addicted to Love" singer, Robert ....
13. Mermaid movie with Daryl Hannah
14. Transvaal president, Boer leader against Britain
15. Hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
16. Spoiled or rotten food oil
17. LDW, insurance waiver against loss and ....
18. Word for nonsense, and a boiled sweet




Puzzle 5

1. .... Liaisons, Choderlos de Laclos's classic tale
2. Sea containing the West and East Indies
3. Sits quietly in yoga posture
4. Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase: to infinity ....
5. Non-slippery for vehicles
6. Chronicler whose work was used by Shakespeare
7. Children's toy, a pole for hopping around on
8. Deep water fishing boat using many baited hooks
9. 1979 Bond film featuring Jaws
10. Pointed out, designated
11. A turbine-driven plane engine with propeller
12. Followers of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
13. Feeling trendy? Jump on this
14. Space eater
15. Pillow stuffing from large bird
16. UK flag nickname
17. The thinking behind an action
18. Neolithic village settlement in the Orkney Isles

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Group 274




Puzzle 1

1. .... Traveler's Wife, sci-fi with Rachel McAdams
2. French term for custom-made high fashion: haute ....
3. Nelly ...., singer famous for debut I'm Like a Bird
4. Levelheaded, confident
5. Small stringed instrument popular in Hawaii
6. Coarse cotton-linen cloth
7. Lower part of a river where it meets the sea
8. Red condiment powder made from dried peppers
9. Gary ...., "What'chu talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
10. The opposite of western
11. It is ill .... with edged tools
12. The Animals lyric: There is a house in New ....
13. Act of dropping explosives
14. Major Siberian waterway, flows into the Arctic
15. Software used to surf the web
16. Feeling guilt
17. 2005 Disney superhero movie with Kurt Russell
18. Dollar bill
19. Aristocratic Japanese warrior
20. French producer born William Grigahcine




Puzzle 2

1. European coin first minted in Florence
2. Small monastery
3. The capital of Iowa, Des ....
4. .... Coben, US thriller writer
5. Accustomed, anagram of ruined
6. .... gardens, Florence park adjoining Pitti Palace
7. To rumple, dishevel
8. Makes butter
9. Mandatory protein in a Ploughman's lunch
10. To be no help whatsoever
11. Old .... is a 1957 movie about a boy and his dog
12. Start a golf game
13. Chess game piece that's a position in the clergy
14. Walkers in nature
15. Eurythmics singer who dreamt sweetly
16. Hair that is not smooth and neat
17. Sailing ship such as the Endurance and Terra Nova
18. Post-apocalyptic film with Mel Gibson




Puzzle 3

1. .... Plan, US aid for post-WWII European rebuilding
2. Observing
3. Baltimore is the biggest city in this US state
4. Building up, accumulating
5. Your name
6. The Great ...., son of music professor, musical
7. Deny someone proximity
8. Whitewater ...., extreme, double paddle sport
9. Viral disease, variola, that leaves skin scars
10. Lear's true daughter
11. Basque separatist party, banned in 2003
12. Cute, lovable
13. Getting the better of someone
14. Large natural lake in northwestern Spain
15. Yiddish word for cloying sentimentality
16. Highly concentrated coffee served in small cups
17. Fierce loyalty to someone or something
18. .... bird, "military" member of the stork family




Puzzle 4

1. Body ...., lotion that sounds like a dairy spread
2. Positioned at the rear of; not in front
3. Hairpiece
4. Large folder, often with rings
5. Middle East country with blue star on flag
6. The fool in a king's court
7. Yogurt served very cold, popular in South Africa
8. Hand-held shaking device for babies
9. The king's fool
10. .... Lopez, US comedian had self-titled sitcom
11. Gustav ....'s music was banned by the Nazis
12. Arthur ...., wrote Memoirs of a Geisha
13. Towards the center
14. The capital of Niger
15. Hitchcock film known for freaky shower scene
16. The roof of the mouth
17. Shows off, misbehaves




Puzzle 5

1. .... Brown Ale, blue-star brew called Newkie Brown
2. A sunken boat that remains beneath the waves
3. A sale to get rid of merchandise
4. Eldest offspring
5. Florida State .... play at Bobby Bowden Field
6. Choppy, furious movement, e.g. of the sea
7. Dress worn by Christian clergy
8. The finding of a new piece of land
9. Large inlet of the Caribbean Sea in Venezuela
10. Half-espresso, half-milk Italian coffee
11. New Year's Eve in Germany
12. Early 20th Century (pre WWI) England, the .... Age
13. Mechanized device created by Jethro Tull
14. Architect who built the London 2012 aquatics centre
15. Term for the crime of killing one's father
16. Absurd talk, sounds like a flower-chicken cross
17. Treasure-carrying engine buried in Polish tunnel
18. Distress device shown in the sky to alert Batman
19. Informal name for American dollar bills
20. Land used for grazing
21. Capital of Pakistan
22. A in ATM
23. Island in the Svalbard archipelago, Breibukta bay
24. Small towel for cleaning babies in the bath

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Group 275




Puzzle 1

1. .... Fogg, character in Around the World in 80 Days
2. You start a game of football with this
3. Facial feature that is arched
4. Hierarchy, .... order
5. Director of the original Ghostbusters
6. Misfortune
7. The ability to be quick and graceful
8. Wool crafter
9. Small sailing boat carried on a war ship
10. Nationality of Muppet chef
11. Meat pastry and hat type
12. Light-up bedtime buddy who was never glum
13. Skill level or talent




Puzzle 2

1. Escapes or avoids
2. Driving direction options from A to B
3. San Diego .... play at Petco Park
4. Harangue, diatribe
5. Do You Want to Know a ....?, Beatles hit from 1963
6. Parcheesi is an adaptation of .... cross and circle
7. Country that once had three presidents in one day
8. Keyboard made to be superior to standard one
9. Sparkly headband used as a crown
10. Black ...., the chronicle of a horse's sad life
11. ESA's probe that rendezvoused with Halley's Comet
12. .... in distress, stereotypical girl in trouble
13. Backgammon is one of the .... board games
14. Dining table chair with arms
15. Jerry's wacky neighbor on Seinfeld
16. Servant, an obedient follower, a footman or valet
17. The only creatures that terrify Indiana Jones
18. .... the City; sitcom series based around four women
19. .... De Carlo, or Lily Munster
20. Rules royally
21. Haley Joel ...., plays troubled boy in Sixth Sense




Puzzle 3

1. Canadian-born UK PM with the shortest tenure
2. .... never falls far from the tree
3. Traffic collision, or chaotic situation
4. Kids' card game involves assault
5. Japanese sweet bun looks like melon
6. Amphibious landing place at Gallipoli in WWI
7. Zuckerberg's platform
8. ...., 1943 propaganda film, the Mary Ann
9. Member of a discussion group
10. Lerner and Lowe musical set in London, My ....
11. The .... Karamazov was Dostoyevsky's final novel
12. Irish featherweight boxer, Barry ....
13. To block a passage; impede
14. Before the molar
15. Biblical woman who became salt
16. Touch responsive area of a laptop
17. Feeling of impending doom
18. 2 words having the same spelling or pronunciation
19. Manufacturer of automobiles
20. Mark Zuckerberg founded this social media platform
21. .... Airlines flight MH370 has never been found
22. People who travel aimlessly
23. Hot Wheels competitor




Puzzle 4

1. Book by economist Adam Smith: The .... of Nations
2. Macabre but funny family, Gomez and Morticia ....
3. Glass jug for water or wine
4. Sports name comes from “Association Football”
5. Cause resentfulness with careless comments
6. Japanese peach jelly eaten in the summer
7. First Kid in 1996 starred comedian ....
8. Someone who creates masterpieces
9. Afro hairstyle with two-strands wrapped around
10. Landing strip
11. .... Kate, Cole Porter musical based on Shakespeare
12. .... It Out is based on the Nickelodeon TV show
13. Highest peak on Antarctica
14. 50s men's hairstyle upbrushed and set at the front
15. Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom ....
16. Conspicuously uncouth, graceless
17. National airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001
18. Primed, containing ammunition




Puzzle 5

1. Losing country in the Falklands War
2. Where James Cook landed HMS Endeavour in 1770
3. Island demarked by East, Harlem and Hudson rivers
4. Celtic's number 33, Dream Team member
5. Scoundrels of Skullport is a 2013 game ....
6. Christian study focuses on the Virgin Mary
7. Gray rabbit, famous trickster of Looney Tunes
8. Agitator, a rabble-rouser (no matches required)
9. Follow the yellow ....
10. Those who seek distraction from reality
11. Hospital attendants responsible for moving patients
12. Metal single outershell of a plane
13. Card game for gamblers using five cards
14. Pail that holds the frozen stuff
15. Sailboat competition
16. Capital of Slovenia
17. Surname of Jedi Knight to defeat Darth Vader

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Group 276




Puzzle 1

1. Greet at the door
2. Giuseppi Verdi's nationality
3. Unscrupulous casino dealer forte: .... of hand
4. They say a lot but usually do very little
5. Moon phase between half-moon and full moon
6. Ally McBeal portrayer, .... Flockhart
7. Birds of prey
8. Yoga with props; furniture yoga
9. Wise and learned, showing good judgment
10. Place where the Golden Fleece hung from a tree
11. Flag-waving communist followers of Chairman Mao
12. Smallest planet in the Solar System
13. Southern African country with the loti as currency
14. .... 4, aim to get four discs in a row
15. Kevin ....; former NBA MVP for the Timberwolves
16. Three-dimensional Sudoku
17. Beer or spirits or wine
18. South Australia famous winemaking region, .... Valley
19. Plant of the daisy family, anagram of wagered
20. The meat of a deer
21. Skin lesion disease of sheep, cattle and humans
22. To prepare for sleep
23. ...., matched and dispatched describes life stages
24. Vacation




Puzzle 2

1. Gary ....; Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films
2. Bad luck always comes in ....
3. Bugs Bunny's original name: Happy ....
4. Greek mythological sun god who rode a gold chariot
5. Pieces or large portions
6. Bounced on one foot
7. Oneirophobia: the fear of ....
8. Leafy shelters in a garden
9. Pie .... medieval courts that sat in market squares
10. Amazon river aka Caqueta River
11. A turophile is a .... lover (think dairy)
12. Merchant vessel that transports liquids, gases
13. People carry lucky .... such as rabbits paws
14. Fluffy, dry creature in Gremlins
15. .... bells, ringing device on a harness or horse
16. Flattened metal bolts used in shipbuilding
17. Pungent small bulb, good for roasting
18. Mega toy brand owns Playskool, Parker Brothers
19. Inheritance
20. LeVar ...., young Kunta Kinte, Geordi La Forge
21. Ethical lessons
22. Kid's drawing tool made of pigmented wax
23. Industrial process for producing sodium carbonate
24. Past tense of teach
25. Small green leaves that protect a flower's head
26. Monotonously talks on and on
27. Toxic disease from infection, also septicemia




Puzzle 3

1. The most extravagant
2. Link between black & white, shortcut through time
3. Boxes for a title
4. Governed, was in authority over
5. Metal company whose name is linked with copper
6. Documentary, March of the....
7. Contaminated, anagram of Poseidon
8. 40s menswear with broad-shouldered drapey jackets
9. Ancient microcontinent in Indian Ocean
10. Founder of SpaceX
11. Discounted ticket price for a large group
12. The female in charge of the hive
13. Stark pet in GOT
14. Slang for someone who fails to open their wallet
15. "Bridge Over .... Water", written by Paul Simon
16. Inflatable supports worn to aid swimming
17. French president during the unrest of 1968
18. Country that is home to Serengeti National Park
19. Scrabble is a .... for two to four players
20. Clergy member
21. Disposable drinking vessel
22. .... World, former family sitcom of TGIF
23. .... Lenin, Russian communist revolutionary
24. Good wishes for a traveller starting a journey
25. Mont Sainte-...., Cezanne artworks of Provence
26. Receptacle that rustles
27. Campbell's ...., food tins by Andy Warhol
28. Two-player card game evolved from "whisky poker"




Puzzle 4

1. .... Darko; surreal Halloween film with giant rabbit
2. Embedded something into the surface of an object
3. Bicycle for two
4. Rapper and actor Busta ....
5. 7th ...., silent film, 1 of first 3 Oscar nominated
6. Sabre-toothed tiger from the plains of Africa
7. Black ...., beer cocktail with Champagne
8. Samuel Richardson novel subtitled virtue rewarded
9. First European nation to have an elected president
10. Accommodation for ship passengers
11. Singer who wrote "Imagine": John ....
12. Social news/discussion site; "perused it"
13. Months that start on .... will have Friday the 13th
14. Cloth maker with a loom
15. Country formerly known as Portuguese West Africa
16. Folding table for tube watching
17. State and former kingdom and duchy in east Germany
18. Grasp the ...., taking hold of a difficult problem
19. A variation of baccarat: .... de fer
20. Toy for two kids, one at each end, up and down




Puzzle 5

1. A .... catches mice in your house
2. Merry Monarch; ruled until 1685
3. What bees do
4. Can be divided
5. Cold War Romanian dictator
6. Italian composer of 1950s stringed arrangements
7. Large pine species, common across North America
8. In good order, like an organized boat
9. Fatty portion of milk
10. Game for playing on your own
11. Sixth Bond film, You Only ....
12. 30 Seconds is a general .... game
13. Millennium & ...., global hotel group
14. A strong reaction to something unexpected
15. Compressed fuel block, especially for barbecues
16. Thomas ...., third president of the United States
17. Close assistant, not on the left side – .... man
18. Navigable airship

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Group 277




Puzzle 1

1. Surname of Lady Di's wedding dress designers
2. In the news
3. Silliness, absurdity, folly
4. To control or supervise
5. 2010 Disney film about Rapunzel
6. Nation, estate
7. Topeka-based famous discount shoe line
8. Army officer below a brigadier in the British Army
9. One fourth
10. Nobel prize won by scientists Einstein and Bohr
11. Famous English lexicographer Samuel ....
12. Huge ape
13. The Last .... Show, black and white coming of age film
14. .... National, Ugandan arena, South African president
15. Haitian voodoo male priest, female is mambo
16. A garden with plants growing among stones
17. Black and white bird that cannot fly
18. Noted French art nouveau glassmaker: Rene ....
19. .... Biel, married to Justin Timberlake
20. Archaic expression for news, such as "glad ...."
21. Meteorologist's study
22. Author of "The Sport of Queens", Dick ....
23. Triangle with unequal length sides
24. Movable or immovable property, no real estate
25. Putting on a performance of a play
26. The period of time at the end of the day
27. A strong and tough man
28. Aircraft with two sets of wings
29. The ability to make others well
30. Barrier reef .... is silvery with yellow dorsal
31. Benchmarks, criteria
32. A long-standing enemy
33. Chinese board game of matching tiles
34. Reduction in rate, quantity, money
35. In The Simpsons, .... Skinner is the Principal
36. English inventor of the flying shuttle for looms
37. Pirate, buccaneer, barbary




Puzzle 2

1. Instrument played by Elvis, e.g. Gibson J-200
2. Long journey
3. Perfect in a language
4. Son of your brother
5. All in the Family character, Archie ....
6. Mother of Jacob's sons Dan and Naphtali
7. Super ...., water gun developed by Lonnie Johnson
8. It precedes winter
9. According to song, where to Pack up Your Troubles
10. Area of low pressure in meteorology
11. .... pea, used for making rice and peas
12. .... hound, large silky-haired dog with a black mask
13. Hanoi ...., prisoner camp used by North Vietnamese
14. Ms. Muffet seat, low stool, pouffe
15. The part of an insect between head and abdomen
16. To distribute, arrange in groups
17. Film and radio actor, Citizen Kane, Orson ....
18. .... apple, thinly cut with a knife
19. Microblogging social media
20. Cards suit chosen so as to beat all the others




Puzzle 3

1. Motioned to approach, with the hand
2. Baby's binky
3. Showed a theory to be erroneous
4. .... Amadeus Mozart, his first name
5. To beg, borrow or cadge
6. .... Marshall, first black Supreme Court Justice
7. Small rectangular harpsichord, often legless
8. Russian republic, Elista is the capital
9. Chewy Italian dessert like florentine
10. Roy ...., Jaws police chief
11. École Polytechnique Fédérale is in this Swiss city
12. Autumn berries are .... in hedgerows
13. Desserts in paper cases with icing and sprinkles
14. Casino game with option to bet on bank or player
15. Indian green pepper curry, rhymes with pal crazy
16. Theatre of war in WWI, now called Thessaloniki
17. Film with guns, explosions, suspense and mystery
18. Inferior; not legitimate
19. .... nervosa, eating disorder
20. William Herschel discovered this type of radiation




Puzzle 4

1. New Jersey .... play at the Prudential Center
2. Portable, movable
3. Decay in a tooth
4. Lethal
5. Meeting to contact the dead
6. Torment, distress, upset
7. .... lime, citrus used in Thai cuisine
8. Chariots ...., inspiring 1924 Olympics tale
9. Forename of President Mandela of South Africa
10. Afghan sword of the Pashtun people
11. Dairy product used as a pizza topping
12. The capital of Philippines
13. Animal that moves slowly
14. Bob ...., Jamaican performer backed by his Wailers
15. Second most important basis for Islamic Law
16. Javier ...., Spanish actor, the villain in Skyfall
17. The voice to Marge Simpson, Julie ....
18. Wild and ferocious
19. Powerful and tyrannical ruler
20. Lockable storage chest
21. Jonathan .... Foer wrote Everything Is Illuminated
22. Foul, disgusting
23. Cars from Swedish car maker
24. .... Goldthwait, actor, comedian, voice actor




Puzzle 5

1. Discounted branded clothing store .... Rack
2. Type of swan sounds like it has a brass instrument
3. .... Tea, hot toddy variety with small fruit
4. The mathematical symbol for taking away
5. A major holiday and anagram of "shirt scam"
6. Troggs and Jimi Hendrix song
7. Liev Schreiber, villain, X-Men Origins: ....
8. One who feigns illness to avoid work
9. Surface that the French Open is played on
10. Office chamber where the directors meet
11. Fictional character whose nose grows when he lies
12. Raised skin prickle, in fear
13. Common name for alcea flowers, with hairy leaves
14. The mathematical symbol for subtracting
15. Tiny pieces of wood
16. Medieval Portuguese castle and heritage site
17. Antonym of roughest
18. An Englishman's home is ....

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Group 278




Puzzle 1

1. Japanese battle cry
2. Metal blades for chopping vegetables
3. A mayonnaise or aioli-based sauce
4. The plastic tips on the end of shoelaces
5. Leveraged ...., management buying control
6. Large gate or entrance; gateway on a website
7. Sand ...., wind toy used to surf on sand
8. Without any difficulty or problem
9. Very poor person supported by public charity
10. Figure of enlightenment in ancient Indian religion
11. Depressed, submerged
12. .... Jones, US musical mentor, producer
13. Ice houses built by the Inuit
14. Requiescat ...., Latin phrase meaning rest in peace
15. Character in One Thousand and One Nights
16. To begin a journey or quest
17. He serves food to people
18. Andre ......, retired, former world no. 1 tennis pro




Puzzle 2

1. Life is beautiful' director Roberto ....`
2. I Am .... from Herman's La Cage Aux Folles
3. Fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, starts with E
4. CHiPs star Erik ....
5. Expert espresso server in a coffee shop
6. A person native to London
7. .... F, first console to use a microprocessor
8. Sinclair Lewis' archetype of conformism
9. Lego range for building complex machines
10. .... De Vil tried to catch 101 Dalmatians
11. .... room, where conferences are held
12. Turned milk into butter
13. To reproach, berate
14. Took power by force
15. Wooden post to support beer's raw ingredient
16. Low-level gray cloud; near ground, resembles mist
17. Capital of Thailand, also known as Krung Thep
18. German city controversially bombed in WWII
19. Branch of medicine concerned with the ear
20. Receptacle for flicking cigarette detritus into




Puzzle 3

1. Japanese motor company prominent in rallying
2. Heroic Collie
3. Phil .... voiced Baloo the bear in Jungle Book
4. Don't miss anything, keep your eyes ....
5. Pearly Gates is allegedly the entrance of this
6. Spin ...., in politics, a public relations expert
7. Long dress worn by medieval women
8. A heavy wooden hammering or ramming instrument
9. German river, flowing through Stuttgart
10. Identity parade, anagram of lupine
11. "Football" in most places
12. Not cautious of danger
13. Saul ...., winner of three National Book Awards
14. Famous composer honored annually in Salzburg
15. Passengers moved off an overbooked flight
16. Method
17. .... De Rossi, wife of Ellen DeGeneres
18. The .... Dog is a black and white Walt Disney film
19. A tube and rubber ball utensil for moistening food
20. Female monarchs
21. Allegiance to a feudal lord
22. Haitian rapper in "Hips Don't Lie": ....-Jean




Puzzle 4

1. 12 noon
2. The sound a crow makes
3. College football player without a scholarship
4. Type of printer cartridge
5. Evenly ....; with consistent gaps between
6. Travelling on horseback or bicycle
7. Jazzy music style rhymes with woogie
8. Religious magic and sorcery
9. Barchester .... features the chaplain Obadiah Slope
10. Get your earnings during this 24-hour period
11. Tantamount to eight pints
12. An illness or problem, from the French language
13. Marked Irish accent
14. The world's largest non-polar desert
15. To take on more responsibility
16. To lose strength or power
17. A chess piece that jumps over all others
18. Dinosaur, anagram of parrot
19. .... Pennyworth, Batman's faithful butler
20. Possessing a steeple




Puzzle 5

1. Tire manufacturer
2. Train carriage where you can eat
3. Don't mention it; my pleasure
4. Earliest entertainment treatment of The Mousetrap
5. On ship it is measured by a pallograph
6. .... yogurt, Eastern European fermented milk product
7. Maryland city in which The Wire was set
8. Neurotransmitter; levels are related to depression
9. Sporty MLB side from Oakland
10. Played Mad Max in the original series of films
11. Poker expert, gambler or hustler
12. Kiwi Rugby Union side
13. Period of wooing, or elaborate mating display
14. South African city, centre of diamond mining
15. A depraved person
16. Country that was part of Malaysia until 1965
17. David Bowie's final album
18. Young friend of Lyra in His Dark Materials

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Group 279




Puzzle 1

1. Less smooth, anagram of plumier
2. Scottish Nobel winner for work in penicillin
3. Owner of most famous Declaration signature
4. .... and Iseult, lovers of Arthurian legend
5. A low mound or ridge of Earth; a knoll
6. Study of versification, poetry subcategory
7. Black ...., vodka combined with coffee liqueur
8. Figures that wobble but don't fall down
9. Swinging bed tied between two supports
10. Actor William ...., played Captain Kirk in Star Trek
11. Belonging to angels, angel-like
12. Where a select or favored group holds power
13. Sarah ...., American Horror Story actress
14. The Man Who Skied Down ...., documentary
15. This cubist was no square
16. Service dress
17. Getting up from sitting, lying down
18. Medicine used in your ear to prevent infections
19. Eight legged denizen of the sea




Puzzle 2

1. Rickety battered old car, term linked to the 1930s
2. Fox Drama about a record label
3. En ...., or tip toes
4. Mild chili pepper with a fruit name: .... pepper
5. 3-D circle; a ball
6. Eddie ...., cross-dressing comic
7. Eastern European circled bread used in rituals
8. Top ...., collectible cards
9. Eddie ...., cross-dressing stand-up comedian
10. Zigzagging ski race around poles
11. Designated locations for boats in a harbor
12. Unyielding, obdurate
13. A treeless northern region with frozen subsoil
14. .... was here! Graffiti meme from WWII
15. Scented ointment applied to the hair
16. The .... Cried Wolf
17. Sacred river flowing into the Dead Sea
18. Talent show judge Simon ....




Puzzle 3

1. Completely used up
2. Comedian great of Mrs. Doubtfire, Aladdin
3. Employment agreement
4. Prominent ice-covered mountain in Ellsworth Land
5. Edouard ...., France's PM at the start of WWII
6. Bin liner
7. Cyd ...., dancer performed with Kelly and Astaire
8. Small, edible seeds that come from a tree cone
9. Colored feline that means good or bad luck
10. Try not to overload the donkey, he might kick!
11. World's most popular sport
12. Car lights used in poor visibility conditions
13. Anthony ...., author of Kitchen Confidential
14. Fourth installment in the Mad Max film series
15. Creator of Garfield's comic strip
16. Giggling
17. Body manipulation
18. Spoken in the island where Napoleon was born
19. Much Ado About Nothing heroine




Puzzle 4

1. Electric blowing tool for stylists
2. Leaning towards
3. .... tea; citrus drink for healing cold sores
4. Woody Allen movie with Alvy Singer
5. Saying: “as simple as learning the alphabet”
6. Won the 6th Academy Awards for Best Movie
7. How dinosaurs evolved to become so huge
8. Without any feeling or point
9. Working in a piece of wood with a penknife
10. Crowdsourced encyclopedia
11. Area ruled over by sovereign princes of Austria
12. Parasite studied by winners Campbell and Omura
13. King, father of Imogen, who banishes Posthumus
14. Terraria is a sandbox action-.... game
15. Where to hit the nail to be accurate
16. Chinese or Indian meals delivered by bike
17. Sondheim's A Little Night Music, Send in ....




Puzzle 5

1. Central European dynasty lasted seven centuries
2. Without regard for reason or reality
3. Make someone very angry
4. Someone who mixes drinks and serves cocktails
5. Moist tissues for cleaning infants' spills
6. Michael ...., host of eponymous chat show of the 70s
7. Ink container; bullet case
8. .... Games, French war drama hit outside France
9. Wooden devices for attaching washing to a line
10. Revealing details
11. Compound of unnatural origin
12. Chew one's food
13. Controversial issue, and lunch
14. Nerve-shredding event
15. US songwriter responsible for Wichita Lineman
16. Another name for a goalkeeper
17. Canadian 1942 documentary about the life of miners
18. Ursine soft toy
19. Device to capture rodents
20. Philandering fictional ad man on a TV series
21. First leader of Nationalist Party (KMT) in China

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Group 280




Puzzle 1

1. Dick Dastardly's canine pal
2. Interviewing actors for parts
3. Cortisol-producing glands near the kidneys
4. Row of icons typically atop a computer screen
5. .... Stade de Bordeaux, French soccer field
6. Two .... Knights, comedy produced by Howard Hughes
7. Drink includes creme de menthe, spirit
8. Cuddling or embracing
9. In the pipeline
10. Pekoe means white down in ....
11. .... Rebellion, revolt by Samurai against reforms
12. Ethereal, like a ghoul
13. Absence of rain for a prolonged period of time
14. Character who "loved not too wisely but too well"
15. Shoe production technique developed by Matzeliger
16. .... Australia Fair, the Aussie national anthem
17. Dam-making river creatures
18. Ready and willing to listen
19. To talk nonsense like a face cloth
20. Almost hopeless
21. House of the ladies of the night
22. Learned from books
23. Noise some people make when sleeping
24. Getting wet for an apple
25. Shape of a red "Stop" road sign




Puzzle 2

1. Bald-headed uncle of The Addams Family
2. Hard rigid coverings or supports of animals
3. .... beef hash, easy pie with mash and tinned meat
4. Make a careless mistake
5. Designer and snapper of Marilyn Monroe
6. Pythia was the priestess and oracle here
7. Opossum shrimp, technically
8. Congress of ...., 1815 meeting of European minds
9. .... was the Plow King in The Simpsons
10. World's deepest lake, in southern Siberia
11. Tracy ...., appears in books by Jacqueline Wilson
12. Money maker
13. Moved in for a close-up on a camera
14. Black eye
15. Tex is a 1982 Disney film starring Matt ....
16. A Bar at the ....-Bergère, Manet painting
17. Dee ...., lead singer of drag band Twisted Sister
18. Cocktail similar to Manhattan; Scottish outlaw




Puzzle 3

1. .... fork, long-handled tool for cooking on fires
2. Pulsated, oscillated
3. Relating to the brain
4. .... Wildcats play football at Commonwealth Stadium
5. Official document signed by the bride and groom
6. Gathering, congregation, convocation
7. Field focuses on old age
8. Small group of stars
9. Slovenian body of water with ancient island church
10. Highest part of a dress
11. Wendy Schaal voices .... in American Dad
12. You can make a mountain out of one
13. François ...., Gargantua and Pantagruel writer
14. Not within what is legal
15. Scalp-living insects, feeding and laying eggs
16. Also called double-magnum
17. Fabric that has been sprayed and stiffened
18. Smythe's comic character
19. Surname of Norm in Cheers
20. Term used to describe working extra hours
21. Another name for Greece: the .... Republic
22. Someone who looks for (and finds) a way out




Puzzle 4

1. .... Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe on imperialism
2. Being propelled by wings
3. .... Bears play at McLane Stadium in Waco
4. Country with second highest no. of casinos (2017)
5. Evergreen trees; oil repels moths, mosquitoes
6. Laboured or processed
7. Spain's top-level football league
8. Jamaican music style favoured by Marley
9. "Red" Italian lager brewery
10. .... Rockwell's World, An American Dream
11. Dark and shadowy
12. Common assemblies of witches
13. Sickening; it sticks in your ....
14. Gallows
15. Ancient country to the west of the Black Sea
16. Queen of Soul, .... Franklin




Puzzle 5

1. Decorative mineral crystals used in jewelry
2. Alice ...., maker of feminine and wedding dresses
3. .... Pearmain, apple variety named after a UK city
4. Person who prepares raw fish and rice rolls
5. Chinese wedding cake
6. Flirtation, casual relationship
7. Decorative coverall for base of festive conifer
8. UK lewd comedian with slapstick 70's TV show
9. Gershwin musical, includes the song "S'Wonderful"
10. When a woman ceases having menstrual periods
11. .... Reserves, network of protected ecosystems
12. Hand or foot, the furthest away part of the body
13. Where bands hang out when not performing
14. Big fat fishy neckwear from the 70s
15. Relating to the production of cold temperatures
16. Someone who acts quickly and irrationally
17. High ...., female tarot card
18. Tavern in The Merry Wives of Windsor
19. Generous; giving unselfishly
20. John Candy is the title character in this '89 film
21. The cheap seats in sports
22. Emu country