Up & Coming Weekly

26 UCW DEC. 30, 2009 - JAN. 5, 2010 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Fun & Games Fun & Games Fun & Games Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 through 9. WIN FREE PRIZES Correctly complete the crossword puzzle and/or sudoku puzzle and send it to Up & Coming Weekly postmarked by Jan. 4, 2010, P.O. Box 53461, Fayetteville, NC 28305 or fax it to 910-484-9218. You could win a prize courtesy of Up & Coming Weekly! Name: __________________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________________ City:_____________________________________State:_______ Zip:______________ Phone: __________________________________________________________________ Where did you pick up your Up & Coming Weekly?_____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Fun & Games Fun & Games Answers Answers to the 12/23/09 puzzles ACROSS 1. Edible root of Pacific islands 5. ___ Wiedersehen, good bye 8. Type of ski lift 12. Arabian chieftain 13. European sea eagle 14. Sacha Baron Co- hen's latest character 15. ____ David 16. No volume 17. *Encyclopedia Brown's first name 18. *Tolkien fairy tale 20. Bring home the bacon 21. Pertaining to the ear 22. ___-been 23. *Like Scrooge of "Christmas Carol" 26. *Harry Potter's aunt 30. Base of the decimal system 31. *Doyle's detective 34. Orange cover 35. Mount Etna may do this 37. Rowboat propeller 38. *Girlfriend of #36 Down 39. 43,560 square feet 40. Military offensive 42. Food morsel 43. Water running with the wind 45. *C. S. Lewis' fan- tasy realm 47. Old English for before 48. Veil fabric 50. Prefix for "beyond" 52. *Medal for dis- tinguished American picture book 56. Elect or appoint 57. One of British Isles 58. ACL location 59. Long bones of forearms 60. It's often shed when one's upset 61. South American potato, pl. 62. "____ there, done that" 63. It turns a prince into a princess 64. Parents are alone when it's empty DOWN 1. Consideration in dealing with others 2. Wet nurse 3. Coating of ice par- ticles 4. *Oliver Twist, e.g. 5. Island resort in Netherlands Antilles 6. "_____ we meet again" 7. *Hairy on a hobbit 8. *It's on Stevenson's island 9. Pet sticker 10. Shakespeare's "at another time" 11. Scottish hero Rob 13. Fertilized egg 14. Sheep sound 19. Should 22. The Chiffons hit "___ So Fine" 23. Take a base 24. 9 a.m. prayer 25. Become hardened to 26. Heart of Inca empire 27. Sheer silky fabric 28. Lemur from Mada- gascar 29. Inner shrines of ancient temples 32. *Describes Ranger who rode Silver 33. Sea in Spain 36. *Hook's rival 38. *Pinocchio's prison? 40. Lyric poem 41. More than snide 44. Extremely angry 46. Suppose 48. Greek amphorae, e.g. 49. Palm leafs used for writing 50. North or South end 51. First-rate 52. Repeat a passage 53. *Fairy-tale opening 54. Black or green, hot or cold 55. It can be written or oral 56. *Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," e.g. KIDS' BOOKS Congratulations to ELISE SMITH the puzzle winner of the Dec. 9 issue , who picked up UP & COMING WEEKLY at FT. BRAGG COMMISSARY. Fun & Games

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