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Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way
that each row across, each column clown and
each small 9-box square contains all of the
numbers from one to nine.
DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: *
* Moderate ** Challenging
* * * Hoe BOY!
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• To make a nice ice pack, enclose
several ice cubes in a sealable plas-
tic baggie, then wrap in a bandana.
You can tie the ends together to keep
the cover from slipping. When you
want to refreeze, put the baggie in the
freezer, and hang the bandana to dry.
It will dry very quickly and can be
reused soon.
• Want to get the most bang for your
buck at the takeaway salad bar? Load
up on bacon, walnuts, cheese, meats
and dried fi'uits; go light on green beans,
cucumbers, hard-boiled eggs, celery,
radishes and chickpeas, which are
marked up 200 percent to 300 percent.
• "When you clean out your fish
tank, recycle the used water by pour-
ing it oil your house or garden plants.
1 don't know what it is in the water,
but it makes shrubs and flowers grow
like crazy." -- Patti in Orlando, Fla.
• "The all-time best remedy for a
runny nose or sore throat doesn't
cost hardly a thing: It's plain old salt
water. Mix a half-teaspoon into a cup
of hot water and gargle two to three
times a day. If the taste is off-putting,
try swishing a bit of mouthwash in
your mouth just before you gargle
with the salt water. This works really
well, and even my doctor thinks it's a
great idea." -- F.L. in Michigan.
• Use salt to clean out your garbage
disposal. Kosher salt has larger grains
that work very well. Dump a half-cup
in the disposal, run the cold water
and hit the switch. The grains scour
the inside, leaving a better-smelling
drain.
1. Who has hit the most career home
runs in Detroit Tigers history?
2. Name the most recent Yankees
starting pitcher to be elected to the
Hall of Fame.
3. When was the last time the Uni-
versity of South Carolina won a con-
ference championship in football?
4. Name the three NBA players
who have finished a season shooting
at least 50 percent from the field, 50
percent from the 3-point line and 80
percent from the free-throw line.
5. Entering the 2011-12 NHL cam-
paign, how many consecutive sea-
sons had the San Jose Sharks won the
Pacific Division?
6. In 2011, 21-year-old Austin Dil-
lon became the youngest driver to
win a season championship in NAS-
CAR Truck Series history. Who had
been the youngest?
7. True or false: During his career,
Jim Courier played in the men's sin-
gles final in all four of tennis' Grand
Slarn events.
A,swers
I. AI Kaline, with 399 home runs.
2. Phil Niekro, who pitched for the
Yankees in 1984-85.
3. It was 1969, as a member of the
ACC.
4. Steve Kerr (1995-96), Tim Legler
(1995-96) and Detlef Sehrempf
(1994-95).
5. Four consecutive seasons.
6. Travis Kvapil was 27 when he
won it in 2003.
7. True. He won two Australian
Opens and two French Opens, and
lost in the finals at Wimbledon and
the U.S. Open once each.
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Out on a Limb
by Gary Kopervas
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1. Name the two famous rockers
who died a week apart in the fall of
1970.
2. What was most memorable about
Mitch Miller's television show in the
early 1960s?
3. Which group released "Fortunate
Son," and when?
4. Singer James "Shep" Sheppard
was a member of what two early
groups?
5. Which group released "So Far
Away" and "Walk of Life," and
when?
6. Who snagged a Grammy in 1983
for "You Should Hear How She Talks
About You"?
Answers
1. Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.
In both cases it was a drug overdose,
likely accidental. Both were 27 years
old.
2. "Sing Along With Mitch" (1961-
1964) was a music program with the
lyrics to songs helpfully rolling at
the bottom of the screen. (YouTube it
for a sample of old-fashioned family
entertainment.)
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival,
in 1968. The anti-establistunent song
has appeared in a number of movies,
including "Forrest Gump," as well as
a jeans commercial.
4. The Heartbeats (earlier known as
the Hearts) and Shep and the Limel-
ites, best known for the 1961 hit
"Daddy's Home."
5. Dire Straits, 1985. The two songs
did fairly well, but it was the group's
"'Money for Nothing" that got the
Grammy that year.
h COMICS: What is the name of Hi
and Lois' youngest daughter?
2. HISTORY: Which Allied general
defeated German field marshal Erwin
Rommel in North Africa during World
War II?
3. POETRY: Who was the Greek cre-
ator of pastoral poetry?
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modernist
15 Tennessee
city
17 Cheerios
ingredient
18 Moving
truck
19 Makes into
law
21 Revealing
swimsuit
24 Polio
vaccine
pioneer
25 Director
Howard
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letters
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31 Teensy bit
33 A Gabor
sister
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fully
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vestment
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end (Abbr.)
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way
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surface
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21 Scottish beverage
hillside 45 Jump (out)
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1933 51 Two. in
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32 Unstable 53 Historic time
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4. ART: Which Early Renaissance S A M T S 1 R H C C Z W U R P
artist painted "The BirthofVenus"? 3 2 4 6 7 4 3 7 6 4 5 7 5
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witnesses totheshootingofMr. Bums 6 4 5 6 2 5 4 7 3 2 3 5 8 M J H E C Z X O D U S Q N L J
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8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the T X H U N S E T E R R N P
only bachelor to serve as U.S. presi- 5 6 3 8 4 8 5 7 4 8 5 6 2 E C A H Y W V D L N T L B Y N
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