Seasons, Sci-fi & Caesar: Puzzles #271
Crossword
by Ella Bernard
Down
1. Theme
2. Pine, Hebrew
3. Synonym to "cool!"
4. Say yes
5. Nutty condiment, abridged
6. Day like Nov. 5th, for the USA
7. Degeneration of cells
8. Totally full of
9. "In opposition…"
10. Gym class game for Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn
11. Atlantic fish species
12. Like Bambi
29. DJ Steve with the long hair
31. You don’t want to be one in a china shop
32. Passing trend
33. Play it cool
34. Baywatch vocation
37. With Chico, sparkling beverage brand
38. All _____ and no bite
39. Christmas tree species
44. Song by AJR
46. Watercolor alternative
54. Greek inspiration
56. Capital of Latvia
57. A bright forecast, for the Spanish
58. Bathroom cotton
60. Tofu’s primary ingredient
61. RGB ranges
63. All seven of ‘em
Across
1. Louvre’s celebrity
5. "Sweet _____" by Amos Lee
8. "Thunderstruck" group
12. Do without
14. Popular deli order
15. Extended ghost noise
17. A&E, for an American
18. Paul of Clueless
19. House Stark quote popular in Game of Thrones advertisements
29. ___, okay
30. ____ and flow
32. Punk rock group who penned "Centuries" and "Uma Thurman"
39. Address to woman, for a German
40. It's not basic
41. Popular carpentry material
42. ____ be fine, slangily
43. St Andrews DJ collective, in brief
44. Chinese takeaway appetizer
48. Villain of Neverland
53. Zucchini’s yellow partner
64. Hawaiian feast
65. Violent disturbance
66. "Little Deuce _____," by the Beach Boys
67. Elephant’s stand out feature
68. Jamaican fruit
69. The Lion King’s evil henchmen
70. ___ timey, like a soda shoppe
Anagrams: 90's Movies Edition
SREIMY
YHAENVEL RTSUEECAR
RITINEEWV ITWH ETH RPIAVMPE
HTE XMRTAI
EESLSSPEL NI TSLAETE
TGTNINO LHLI
PLPU OICTFIN
TEH AHASNWHKS PEMETNRIDO
ODOG LIWL TNUHIGN
HTE IHTFF TENLEEM
Word Search
East Sands
Byre
Hamish McHamish
Bridge St
Toppings
Sallies
Aikmans
Waterstones
Greyfriars
Jannettas
Brewco
Wardlaw
Raisin
Fife
Cathedral
Tesco
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!
“Fiaevi; jsv M eq jievpiww, erh xlivijsvi tsaivjyp.”
Hint: A quote from a 19th century science fiction novel, its author conceived of the book’s idea while spending a summer with Lord Byron and John William Polidori in Switzerland.
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
__ the Union
The Cat in the ____
Intense disliking
Eighth letter of the Greek alphabet
Mad ______
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