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Crossword puzzles take the form of a square grid of black and white squares. The goal of this word puzzle is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers.
Crossword puzzles take the form of a square grid of black and white squares. The goal of this word puzzle is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers.
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Missing clue for Oct. 12 crossword
The crossword puzzle "Ex Libris," which appears in the Oct. 12 issue of the Chicago Tribune Magazine, is missing clue No. 126 Down. The clue is: "Norma __" -
Corrections and clarifications, Oct. 07, 2008
•A story and headline on Page 1 Monday about a settlement of the state attorney general's lawsuit with Countrywide Financial incorrectly stated that the settlement would help 21,000 Illinois homeowners keep their homes. In fact, nearly 11,000...Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Financial and Business Services, Chicago, George Ryan, Illinois
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Acting out contributes to brain health as we age, study shows
Chicago Tribune reporterFor nearly 15 years, Helga and Tony Noice have been studying how acting skills can improve brain function in older people. They've documented that memory, comprehension and problem-solving skills all improve in people who apply mental exercises used by...Tags: Celebrity, Health Organizations, Retirement, National Institutes of Health
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Puzzling acts
Ah, now you know you can't mess with crossword puzzle workers. Back to next-day answers. Good! Reminds me of when you tried to eliminate the bridge column! Maybe crossword-doers and bridge-column readers are one and the same: Faithful to both—and to... -
Paperbacks
Snow, Ashes By Alyson Hagy Graywolf, $15 A gripping novel of friendship, hard work, war and beauty that focuses on two Wyoming men and their time before and after they served in Korea. Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a...Tags: Venice, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters, Wisconsin, Disasters
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What you told us you're looking for in Books
More than a thousand readers responded to the Suggestion Box, which has appeared in this section the last four weeks. One of the many wonderful ideas was a more-regular letters-from-readers feature. Well, here it is! We heard a lot of enthusiasm for...Tags: Crete, Fiction, Book, Newspaper and Magazine, New York Times
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What is the capital of Deleware?
I fell for an old joke while I was down at the shore last month. My daughter and nieces were insisting that an 8-year-old boy there knew every state capital. I said I didn't believe it, but he was nodding his head, smiling. ''OK,'' I said. ''Iowa.'' ''...Tags: Beijing Games, Amy Winehouse, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Easter, Religious Festivals
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Five-letter word for up route
We understand this is from the New York Post, but it is still too good to pass up. The Jets offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer, has high praise for Brett Favre for the speed with which he's picking up the playbook despite being with the team...Tags: Brett Favre, Game Playing
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Action in the kitchen and other fun things for Thursday
Dining@LargeOur fun friend Owl Meat has come up with another food-oriented crossword for us, but we need some ground rules. What do you think? How long should we give people to work on it before allowing anyone to shout out......Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Seinfeld
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What a (Kitchen) Tool!
Dining@LargeI hope you didn't try to adjust your set. There were technical difficulties, but now Owl Meat has come through with Dining@Large Crossword No. 3, What a Tool! Here's what he had to say about it:'Cars on the highway, planes...... -
The Owl's Restaurant/Food Crossword Puzzle
Dining@LargeHe's baaaack. Just when you thought it was safe to read this blog again. I have the feeling this puzzle is going to be hard. (I haven't tried it, so that's just a guess.) I would suggest, if everyone......Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Sly Stallone, Motor Racing, NASCAR, Tony Stewart
Oct 12, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Aug 16, 2008
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|Blog| Baltimore Sun
Aug 29, 2008
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May 18, 2008
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