Games World of Puzzles August 2022

Maybe your summer plans include one more getaway—but even if they don’t, this issue of GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES is the perfect companion for your August activities. Whether you prefer beach reading or backyard puzzlesolving, we’ve got both in one convenient package. If you’re in the mood for a good read, turn to “Rookie Mistakes & Memories” (page 34) by Donna Talarico. Like many of us, Talarico turned to puzzle-solving during the pandemic and began taking a special interest in crosswords. She decided to take the plunge this year and enter her first American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT). Reading about the fun times she enjoyed and the camaraderie she experienced as an ACPT rookie might inspire you to sign up in 2023! Next, staying on the subject of crosswords, turn to “Puzzles…

Each answer in this crossword variation has two clues leading to it, using different meanings of the word. The clues are separated into Across and Down, but are otherwise ordered randomly. When you find two Across or two Down clues that seem to have the same answer, add up their clue numbers to determine the place in the grid at which the answer should be entered. For example, if the clue for 1-Across were “Metallic element” and the clue for 17-Across read “Starring role,” the answer would be LEAD, which would go in 18-Across (1 + 17). Tags such as “Hyph.” and “2 wds.” have been omitted. ANSWER, PAGE 70 ACROSS 1. Cunning 2. Clear-cut 3. Alluring, slangily 4. Brits’ farewells 5. Stops temporarily 6. On edge 7. Hopelessly outdated thing 8. Tailgate party purchases 9. Computer key 10. Shaft of light 11. Lots and lots 12.…

There is one place for each letter of the alphabet in the 26 empty squares of each blank column in the diagram below. Fill in each letter so that a word of at least five letters is formed reading across only. Not all of the letters to the left and right of the empty box are used; it’s up to you to determine which ones are needed to complete familiar words. Some letters may fit in more than one of the empty squares to complete words, but we only came up with one arrangement that would complete a word in each row. Proper names are not allowed. ANSWER, PAGE 71 52-SKIDDOO…

The answer to each of the riddles below is a nine-letter word. Can you find all of the words? ANSWERS, PAGE 70 PUZZLE 1 My first is in IRIS as well in STAKE, My second’s in TRUNK but it isn’t in RAKE, My third’s found in SNAIL and also in GNOME, My fourth, though in FOLIAGE, isn’t in LOAM, My fifth is in BASIL and also in BLOOM, My sixth is in COMPOST as well as in BROOM, My seventh’s in MOWER and also in LAWN, My eighth is in EARTHWORM but isn’t in THORN, My ninth is in TROWEL but isn’t in HOE, My whole is a plant that a gardener might grow. PUZZLE 2 My first is in TRAINING but isn’t in LEARN, My second’s in BONUS and also in EARN, My third is in TEMP and it’s found, too, in TRADE, My fourth, though…

ANSWER, PAGE 70 ACROSS 1 Verse writers 6 Assume as fact 11 Up to now 14 Broadway star McDonald 15 La Scala production 16 Rowboat propeller 17 Instrument used in Hawaiian music: 2 wds. 19 Put to work 20 Wee child: 2 wds. 21 Little chuckle 23 “You got that right!” 24 Sweetie, slangily 25 Utterly ridiculous 27 Model of excellence: 2 wds. 31 Building wing 34 Gratuity 35 Overcast 36 Winter warmer 37 Use a steam iron 39 French gal pal 40 One of the Great Lakes 41 Long, long time 42 Change, as a contract 43 Asset of a persuasive speaker: 2 wds. 47 Religious splinter groups 48 Last: Abbr. 49 Lunar New Year 52 Baby grand, for example 54 Kitty litter mineral 56 100 percent 57 Third-place award: 2 wds. 61 ___ de Janeiro 62 Sound-related 63 Be of benefit 64 Light brown shade 65 V-formation fliers 66 Cash drawers DOWN 1 Pale-looking 2 Navel type 3 Idyllic places 4 Deuce beater 5 Traditional New England house style 6 Wore a long…

Each of the 14 clues below can be answered by a word or phrase that includes CASE. For example, the clue “Optimistic scenario” leads to BEST CASE, while “CD holder” would be JEWEL CASE. Are you up to solving them all? ANSWERS, PAGE 71 1. Library furnishings 2. “End of discussion” 3. Part of a linen set 4. Like most passwords 5. University in Cleveland, Ohio 6. Piece of luggage 7. Jewelry store fixture 8. Elevator alternative 9. Old unsolved crime 10. It might hold tips for a street musician 11. The Price Is Right prize package 12. Because you never know 13. Court’s daily agenda 14. Engine housing CASE IN POINT 1. Bookcases 2. Case closed 3. Pillowcase 4. Case-sensitive 5. Case Western Reserve 6. Suitcase 7. Display case 8. Staircase 9. Cold case 10. Guitar case 11. Showcase 12. Just in case 13. Caseload 14. Crankcase…