Crossword puzzle returns this week

Editor’s note: A new crossword puzzle appears on page B6 of this week’s print issue. The Rock River Times has
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Still no crossword puzzle this week

Editor’s note: Long-time crossword puzzle creator Jeremy T. Paine’s final crossword puzzle, “Adios,” appeared in the Nov. 2-8, 2011, issue.
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Last week’s crossword answer: ‘Adios’

Editor’s note: The solution to Jeremy T. Paine’s final crossword puzzle, “Adios,” which appeared in the Nov. 2-8, 2011, issue,
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Final Crossword Puzzle: Adios

Long-time crossword puzzle creator’s final puzzle in this week’s issue By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor The Rock River Times (TRRT) regrets that long-time
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Crossword: Fall Event

Across 1    Ear part 5    Tactless 10    Old PC monitors 14    Restaurant chain: abbr. 15    Plantain lily 16    Musical composition 17    Indian wrap 18    Watering hole 19    Iowa State
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Crossword: A to A

Across 1    Submarine detection method 6    Dear me 10    Little troublemakers 14    Once ___ time… 15    Actors in a play 16    Without slack 17    Shabby 18    Gambling cubes 19  
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Crossword: Themeless

Across 1    In an unusual way 6    Mrs., in Mexico 9    Some ski lifts 14    Vowel series 15    Bus. card abbreviation 16    Vaclav ___, Czech leader 17  
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Crossword: Nature’s Fury

Across 1    Vigor 4    Cupid, in ancient Greece 8    ___ projection 14    Hard water? 15    ___ ex machina 16    Composer Debussy 17    First word of many titles 18  
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Crossword: Medicine

Across 1    Rockford product 6    Stash 10    Play beginning 14    Meal for a cold day? 15    Soft mineral 16    Before noon, in poetry 17    Torn asunder 18    Downwind 19  
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Crossword: Plus ST

Across 1    Avoid capture 6    Speak off the cuff 11    “___ a real nowhere man…” 14    Opponent 15    Journal 16    Elec. current unit 17    Step compactor? 20    Went
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Crossword: Avian Athletes

Across 1    4 on a phone 4    ___ Spiegel (German magazine) 7    Director Howard 10    Vagrant 13    Chap 14    Verse beginning? 15    Actress Gardner 16    Yoko ___ 17    Bachelor’s
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Crossword: In the Cards

Across 1    Mrs. Lincoln’s maiden name 5    Atlanta-based cable TV network 8    “Whoops!” 12    Tel ___ 13    Wide-mouthed jug 14    Utah city 15    Front-fastening knitted garment 18    Mexican
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Crossword: Unlikely Hybrids

Across 1    Inquire 4    Ft. Worth neighbor 10    Pinnacle 14    Transgression 15    Lunar landing program 16    U.S. territory in the Marianas 17    Hawaiian dish 18    Cross between a
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Crossword: Me First

Across 1    Twist sharply 6    Fuel 9    Mideastern rulers 14    Sweetie 15    Groove 16    Man-made embankment 17    One doing nothing 18    Author Levin 19    Yet 20    Grassland bird 23    Rod’s partner 24  
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Crossword: Fun, Fun, Fun

Across 1    Some seafood 6    Imogene ___ 10    Dangerous snakes 14    Sun: prefix 15    Stunt man Knievel 16    Hawaiian party 17    Oak-to-be 18    Give, temporarily 19    Model Macpherson 20    Basic 23  
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Crossword: Eat Your Veggies

Across 1    Rabbit cage 6    CHiPs actor Estrada 10    Hearty dinner 14    Egypt’s Sadat 15    Hatcher on TV 16    ___ Royale, in Lake Superior 17    Variety of
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Crossword: Mischief

Across 1    Worry 5    Jeweler’s unit 10    Pet protector: abbr. 14    Tackle box item 15    Public space in ancient Greece 16    Raven relative 17    P ___ puzzle 18  
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Crossword: Trios

Across 1    Luminescence 5    Fables 10    Not many 14    Illinois neighbor 15    Capital on the Seine 16    Stare 17    Trio in a carol 19    Farmland unit 20    Looks after 21  
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Crossword: Men of Marvel

Across 1    U.K. fliers 4    Deadly 10    Break sharply 14    Phoenix sch. 15    “Where are you?” response 16    Tablet 17    Mil. rank 18    Swarmed 19    Division word 20    Marvel superhero 22  
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Crossword: Not Cool

Across 1    Sound of disapproval 5    Grab 10  Certain PCs 14  Length x width 15  Gawk 16  Margarine 17  It’s common in July 19  “So long” 20  Photographer
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Crossword: The Best

Across 1    Junk e-mail 5    Ms. Spelling 9    Popular action figure 14    Space starter 15    Responsibility 16    Decorate 17    Hide 18    Celebration 19    Release 20    Best 23    Sandwich cookies 24    Eur. nation 25  
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Crossword, Wh-What?: Week of June 29-July 5, 2011

Across 1    “That was close!” 5    Picket line crossers 10    Mexican snack 14    In this place 15    Tajik neighbor 16    Workplace watchdog grp. 17    Poetic foot 18    Official
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Crossword, Delcaration Phrase: Week of June 22-28, 2011

Across 1    Word with red or ticker 5    E flat 11    NCIS network 14    Not theirs 15    Runaway bride? 16    “That’s a laugh!” 17    Wedding vows 18    Tomorrow,
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Crossword: Eight Steps, Week of June 15-21, 2011

Across 1    Opposite of 71 Across 6    Like the Beatles 9    It might be stainless 14    Long gun 15    Yoko 16    Ms. Hayek 17    Sea 18    Extra periods:
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Crossword: Prohibition, Week of June 8-14 2011

Across 1    Terse 6    WWW address part 10    Castle surrounder 14    Bumpkin 15    Sandwich cookie 16    Having the skill 17    Last Greek letter 18    Putting on ___ 19    Price 20  
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Crossword, In Four Words: June 1-7, 2011

Across 1    This newspaper, briefly, and letters found, in order, in 18 Across, 61 Across, 4 Down and 26 Down 5    Compass
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Crossword, May 25-31, 2011: Mind Exercises

Across 1    Shoestring 5    Cookie selling grp. 8    Potter’s medium 12    Magician’s opening word 13    Spoken tests 15    Layer of frost 16    Russian denial 17    French cap 18    Garage
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Crossword: Week of May 18-24, 2011 ‘B Plus’

Across 1    Sampras or Rose 5    Throat-clearing sounds 10    Bit of a ticket 14    Hard to find 15    Film 16    Bean curd 17    Fiery gem 18    Stand 19    Elemental
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Crossword Puzzle: Week of May 11-17, 2011, ‘YY’

Across 1    Dec. holiday 5    Mechanical bankers: abbr. 9    Big name in hotels 14    Popular flower 15    Red root 16    French avante-garde composer 17    ___ Romeo 18  
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Crossword Puzzle, Week of May 4-10, 2011: Paper Names

Across 1    Twine fiber 6    Davis or Midler 11    Go well together 14    Short beginning? 15    Flynn of films 16    Caviar 17    San Jose name 19    Pilot’s
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Crossword Puzzle: Formerly Known As, April 27, May 3, 2011

Across 1    Lower limb 4    During which, in Britain 10    Type 14    Arafat led it: abbr. 15    Where Monte Carlo is located 16    Single-named singer/actress 17    Hair-setting
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Crossword: Three Ways, April 20-26, 2011

Across 1    Money, in slang 6    Pet protection org. 10    ___ partridge in a… 14    Prudential competitor 15    Rip 16    Bruce and Robert E. 17    Disheveled and
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Crossword, April 13-19: Slam Dunk

By Jeremy T. Paine Across 1    Sorvino on the screen 5    Height above sea level: abbr. 9    ___ Chalmers tractors 14    Eager 15    Bush opponent 16    Not
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Crossword: Week of April 6-12, 2011

Across 1    Cereal plant 4    Simian 7    Author Fleming 10    Shapeless mass 12    ___ Well That Ends Well 13    Taboo 14    Distinct: prefix 15    Rivers in Veracruz 16    Small
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Crossword: Week of March 30-April 5, 2011

Across 1 Old piece of cloth 4 Recline 7 Retort to “Am not!” 9 Tidiness 12 Summary 15 Pilot regulator: abbr. 16 “This American Life” network 17 Gun rights org. 18 Ending for mod or nod 19 Devour 20 Coll. or univ. 22 Paving
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Crossword: Northward

By Jeremy T. Paine Across 1    Clumsy 6    ___ effort 10    Catchall category: abbr. 14    Chinese gambling center 15    Heavy fog 16    Portuguese Man-___ 17    Decorate 18    Run without
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Crossword: Get Your Irish Up

Across 1    ___-Man (arcade game) 4    Snake’s sibilance 8    Canning supplies, ironically 12    Landed 14    Play’s beginning 15    Olympic events 16    iPod model 17    Tolstoy and Kottke 18    Wisconsin
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Crossword: Drapes

Across 1    Milk choice 5    Dire 10    Some GI’s 14    Pocket bread 15    Misplaces 16    Weaver’s tool 17    Guinness, for one 18    Leaning 19    Cosmonaut Gagarin 20    Type of 42
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Crossword: Julie’s Films

Across 1    Ms. Lollobrigida 5    Band around a package 10    Bart’s sister 14    Perfect place 15    Long-legged bird 16    “It slipped!” 17    Take in a book 18    Hurry 19  
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Crossword: Behind the Mirror

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Crossword: Office Fixtures

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Crossword: Brrr

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Crossword: Good Fences

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Crossword: Musical Beginnings

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Crossword: State Pairs

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Crossword: Telling the Future

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Crossword: Staying Dry

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Crossword: Colors

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Crossword: School Supplies

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Crossword: Kitchen Gadgets

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