Oceans, Icebergs & Iago: Puzzles #274
Crossword
by Ella Bernard
Down:
2. Swiss city known for its medieval architecture
3. “and others”, academically
4. Long reprimand
5. Talk casually
7. ___ Loose or ____ Ten
8. Silver, elementally
9. Damp and moldy smelling
10. North European form of medieval song, popularized by Marie de France
11. Sound of confusion
12. Sightseer
13. Mr. Worldwide
18. Upper leg
22. Card game for two
23. Not a chance
24. Fails to be
25. Captain’s place on a ship
31. Mournful Greek poem
35. Belief
37. Spellcast
39. Spanish bear
44. 2022 cult hit slasher film starring Mia Goth
49. Every tea drinker has a collection of these
50. Purposely deceives
51. Has more troops than
52. Sheet of glass
53. Let someone explain
54. Steamed bun
55. Ginormous
56. Big name in juice
57. Spitting image of an alpaca
59. Fitting name for a Dalmatian
63. Someone with a disregard for the environment when waiting in their car
71. ER cardiac charts
75. Energy Networks Association
76. Back muscle, in gym slang
Across:
1. Sheep’s wool coating
7. “There's something rotten in Denmark” -Marcelius
14. US state home to Arches National Park
15. Iconic cactus species
17. Diamond unit
20. Liu who played Ken in Barbie (2023)
21. “If music be the food of love, play on.” (Orsino, Act 1 Scene 1)
27. Musical measurement
29. Apple’s mobile operating system
30. Center of a hurricane
33. Type of final resting place
34. When wet, hit British indie rock band
36. League competing for the Stanley Cup
38. The (pl.), Spanish
42. “O brave new world, That has such people in't.” (Miranda, Act 5 Scene 1)
48. Freud’s “The Id and the ____”
50. Bathroom, to the UK
52. It can be basic…
54. Inlet on the sea
56. “Beware the ides of march” -Soothsayer
61. That little piece of plastic on the end of your shoelace
62. Birthplace of pizza
66. Withdrawals happen here
67. In 59 A.D. this Roman emperor went too far and had his mom, Agrippina, murdered; also a pleasant cafe
70. Lament
73. “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy: It is the green-eyed monster which mock the meat it feeds on.” (Iago, Act 3 Scene 3)
77. Alias preceder
80. Whisky, on the rocks or ____
82. Road trip time passer
86. Largest terrestrial planet in our solar system
Anagrams: Scottish Cities & Towns
AWSOGGL
INEUGHBRD
IARKNCMOLK
SBDARNEE
DEEERBAN
ENVRSENSI
GLINE
TVGLIOINNS
NLIAHTMO
EREDNFLNIMU
GIENBEWDR
AALOL
Word Search
Snow
Wind
Tree
Ocean
Rain
Frost
Oak
Sands
Highlands
Seagull
Birch
Valley
Worm
Mushroom
Autumn
Moss
Stone
River
Foliage
Forest
Caesar Cipher
The Caesar Cipher is a rudimentary method of cryptology where each letter is replaced with another letter a few spaces down in the alphabet. For example, a = b, b = c, etc. Figure out the cryptic pattern here to decipher the quote!
“N btzqi qnpj, nk N rfd, yt yfpj dtz ts f xywfslj otzwsjd.”
Hint: In this 1975 musical comedy film, the narrator introduces us to a bizarre series of events orchestrated by a scientist from the galaxy of Transylvania.
Stepdown
Use the hints below to fill in the blanks below. Then, figure out what the last word is using the letters from the pyramid!
Singular
“Thank you”, informal
Expression of creativity
You don’t want these in your cupboard!
Look at intensely
Towards the rear of a ship
Connections
by Ella Bernard
Find four groups of four words that share a common theme!
Mars | Heath | Starr | Joel |
Crunch | John | Twix | Star |
Iceberg | Rocket | Bowie | Gem |
Butter | Reese's | Frisee | Planet |
ISSUE 273 ANSWERS:
Crossword
Anagrams
CHESS
CHECKERS
MONOPOLY
SCRABBLE
YAHTZEE
CLUE
SEQUENCE
CANDYLAND
BATTLESHIP
PICTIONARY
MOUSETRAP
OTHELLO
Caesar Cipher
“Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Shakespeare, Macbeth
Stepdown
S
Es
Set
Rest
Reset
Street
Letters
Connections
Parts of a duck:
Bill, Foot, Wing, Head
To make up:
Coin, Create, Conceive, Invent
____worthy:
Note, Trust, News, Sea
Units of measurement:
Pound, Meter, Gram, Second