Games World of Puzzles

Please keep the submissions coming! Letters to the editorial staff may be snail-mailed to: GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES, Attn: Letters/Laundry/Eureka, P.O. Box 184, Fort Washington, PA 19034. They may also be emailed to games@kappapublishing.com.—Eds. LAUNDRY If a reader finds a significant error or a mistake that affects the play of a game or puzzle, and we agree that the slip needs laundering, we’ll acknowledge the first or most entertaining letter and send the writer a GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES T-shirt. HELTER-SKELTER (February, page 31) Joan M. Jeans spotted a bit of subconscious (and incorrect) rhyming in Puzzle #2: “Clue number 1 reads: ‘1982 film musical starring Aileen Queen.’ It should read: ‘1982 film musical starring Aileen Quinn.’” MUST-SEE CHRISTMAS CRYPTOGRAMS (Holiday, page 20) This one goes back a few issues, but…

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 75 ACROSS 1 Swindles 2 Architectural column 3 Scenic viewpoint 4 Hollywood legend 5 Muscular 6 “June is Bustin’ Out All…

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 70…

In this word search, “B-List” only refers to the first letter of these one-word movie titles of five letters or more and not the quality of the movies themselves! Can you find all 51 of them hiding somewhere in the B-shaped grid scrolling across, backwards, up, down, and diagonally? Note: Brave is not in the puzzle as not to be confused with Braveheart, which is in the puzzle. If you need help finding the other movie titles, the word list is on page 75. B warned: some of these are definitely B-movies! ANSWERS, PAGE 76…

ACROSS 1 Capitol topper 5 Passover celebrants 9 Cinch of a task 13 Prayer closer 14 “Understood!”: 2 wds. 15 “Rum and Coca-___” (Andrews Sisters tune) 16 Drug-hunting cop, for short 18 Like a dipstick 19 Freckle-faced Riverdale High guy: 2 wds. 22 Annoys 23 Thy Neighbor’s Wife author Gay 26 Spread out strategically, as troops 29 Bug, to an Orkin agent 31 Circulate at a party 32 Island in SW Scotland 33 List on a laptop 34 Store window word 35 Andy Panda’s pal: 2 wds. 38 Naldi or Talbot of Hollywood 39 Charged particles 40 Reznor of Nine Inch Nails 41 “Natural” prefix 42 Affectedly showy 43 Tucked-in garments 44 Member of Scooby-Doo’s gang 46 Interrupter’s fake cough 47 “Part of Your World” singer, with “The”: 2 wds. 53 Old-time…

Stop for a moment to take this little quiz that’s all about words, names, phrases, and titles containing the word STOP. For example, “Fence behind home plate” is BACKSTOP, while “Weighty tome, slangily” is DOORSTOP. Remember, don’t stop thinkin’ about tomorrow! ANSWER, PAGE 72 1. 1965 hit single for the Supremes 2. Direct, as a flight 3. What’s green, then yellow, then red? 4. Welcome sight on a turnpike 5. Baseball player between 2nd and 3rd 6. Sensational Broadway song, e.g. 7. Track coach’s necessity 8. NASCAR refueling break 9. Small town on a campaign trail 10. Camera lens setting 11. Demme documentary featuring the Talking Heads 12. Claymation technique 13. Sign on Harry Truman’s desk 14. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead playwright…