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Index

Crosswords
Family Time Crossword
Universal Crossword and
Universal Diagramless Crossword
Universal Crossword Sunday

Numbers Puzzles
Hidato
Universal Kakuro
Universal Sudoku
Universal Sudoku Kids
Universal Sudoku Monster
Universal Sudoku Sunday
Universal Sudoku Word
Universal Sudoku Pacific
Sudoku X (9x9)
Sudoku X Mini (6x6)

Word Puzzles
Whatzit?
Teleword
Wonderword

Magic and Mazes
Baker Street Puzzle
Magic Eye
Minute Maze

Spanish Puzzles
Sopa de Letras
Pasatiempos
Crucigramas Diarios

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Family Time Crossword
                                                                                                     Wouldn’t it be great to have various members of the
                                                                                                     family all solving the same puzzle? That’s the idea behind
                                                                                                     Timothy Parker’s latest syndicated puzzle, the FAMILY TIME
                                                                                                     CROSSWORD. The puzzle is a professional, symmetrical
Feature Type                                                                                         puzzle that features clues for both adults and children.
Puzzle                                                                                               The kids’ clues are denoted with a (K) and are purposely
                                                                                                     clued for their level. This puzzle is a great way for parents,
Frequency
2x weekly                                                                                            grandparents, guardians, teachers, etc. to interact with kids
                                                                                                     in a fun setting and work together to reach a common goal.
Delivery Methods                                                                                     The whole idea centers on quality family time — something
FTP, BBS                                                                                             needed now more than ever.

Target Audience
Families with children, caregivers,
teachers                                                                                                                                 The (K) Clues are for Kids
                                                                                                                                                  Created by Timothy E. Parker April 12, 2010

Fun Fact                                                                                                 ACROSS
                                                                                                         1 . Canned meat
                                                                                                                                              33. “… of the ___
                                                                                                                                                   of Aquarius …’’
                                                                                                                                                                         2. (K) Fast feline
                                                                                                                                                                         3. Act as an
                                                                                                                                                                                                             catcher
                                                                                                                                                                                                         31 . Forgiveness
Timothy Parker has been named the                                                                            brand
                                                                                                         5. (K) “To ___ it
                                                                                                                                              34. (K) Down
                                                                                                                                                   under fowl
                                                                                                                                                                               accessory to
                                                                                                                                                                         4. Refer to
                                                                                                                                                                                                             from the
                                                                                                                                                                                                             government
“World’s Most Syndicated Puzzle                                                                              mildly …’’
                                                                                                         8. (K) Back talk
                                                                                                                                              35. Sheer brilliance
                                                                                                                                              36. (K) “One, Two,
                                                                                                                                                                               incidentally
                                                                                                                                                                         5. (K) Oyster’s gem
                                                                                                                                                                                                         32. “National
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Enquirer’’ fodder
Compiler” by Guinness World Records                                                                      1 2. (K) Ice unit
                                                                                                         1 3. It’s a matter of
                                                                                                                                                   Buckle My
                                                                                                                                                   Shoe’’ bird
                                                                                                                                                                         6. (K) Fruit that
                                                                                                                                                                               doesn’t sound             34. A sniggler
                                                                                                             pride                            37. (K) Snake that               pretty                        snares it
                                                                                                         1 4. Tearful request                      squeezes its          7. (K) It gets clipped          35. A long, long
                                                                                                         1 5. (K) Last word                        prey                  8. (K) Prepares for                 time
This feature is available as a composed                                                                      before dinner                    38. Good thing to                a boxing match            36. Thermonuclear
                                                                                                                                                   have at dinner        9. Bit of plankton
page in two sizes — tab and                                                                              1 6. “Andy Capp’’
                                                                                                             quaff                                 (2 words)             1 0. Come across as
                                                                                                                                                                                                             blast maker
                                                                                                                                                                                                         37. Wedding
                                                                                                                                              44. (K) Angel’s
broadsheet. Both sizes are available in                                                                  1 7. (K) Got ripe
                                                                                                         1 8. (K) It smashes                       overhead item
                                                                                                                                                                         1 1 . (K) Teary-eyed
                                                                                                                                                                         1 9. (K) Santa’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                             announcements
                                                                                                                                                                                                         38. (K) Hawaiian
either color or black & white.                                                                               down doors
                                                                                                             (2 words)
                                                                                                                                              45. (K) Dad’s boy
                                                                                                                                              46. (K) Tune for two
                                                                                                                                                                               helper
                                                                                                                                                                         20. Chat                            starch source
                                                                                                         21 . (K) Sick                        47. Jack-in-the-           23. (K) “Once Upon              39. (K) School grad
                                                                                                         22. (K) ___ in apple                      pulpit’s family             a Mattress’’              40. Displeased
                                                                                                             (2 words)                        48. (K) 252 gallons              legume                        expression
                                                                                                         23. (K) Evidence                     49. (K) Highlight of       24. “Maple Leaf                 41 . (K) Dollar
                                                                                                         26. (K) Lie                               an opera                    ___’’                         overseas
                                                                                                         27. Paper Mate                       50. Burial building        25. Assayed
                                                                                                                                                                                                         42. (K) Horse
                                                                                                             product                          51 . (K) “Certainly’’            material
                                                                                                                                                                         26. (K) Winter                      controller
                                                                                                         30. (K) Get by                       52. (K) Opposite of
                                                                                                             working                               short                       ailment                   43. (K) Fawn’s
                                                                                                         31 . (K) Opposite of                 DOWN                       27. Campaign pro                    father
                                                                                                             nothing                          1 . (K) Formation          28. Pitcher’s stat              44. (K) “The Cat in
                                                                                                         32. (K) Achy                              over a wound          29. (K) Acrobat                     the ___’’
                                                                                                            Can you find the answer to this
                                                                                                            riddle within the solved puzzle?

                                                                                                                 Which bug has its
                                                                                                                  own season?
                                                                                                          Look for the answer in next weeks’s paper.

                                                                                                              PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

                                                                                                                   Previous riddle answer:
                                                                                                                  Bar from the locker room?
                                                                                                                         47-D) Soap

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                                                                                                      The (K) Clues are for Kids
                                                                                                     Edited by Timothy E. Parker April 11, 2010
            ACROSS                             32. Indentured servant              2. (K) Cab                           31 . Number cruncher
             1 . Stick with a toothpick        33. Barely make it (with “out’’)    3. Comparable (to)                   32. Systematic approach
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             PUZZLE ANSWER
             5. (K) “Didn’t I tell you?’’      34. (K) City transit unit           4. Appeal to                         34. Embargo
             8. “If all ___ fails …’’          35. Main impact                     5. (K) Perspiration                  35. (K) Another dangerous
            1 2. (K) Body of water at          36. (K) Not happy                   6. (K) British nobleman                  snake
                 summer camp                   37. (K) Stadium shout of            7. Optical solution (2 words)        36. (K) Doberman’s warning
            1 3. (K) Give___ (yield)                disapproval                    8. Brighten the spirits of           37. (K) Needing fixing
            1 4. Break in the action           38. (K) It’s swung at              9. (K) It attracts fish               38. (K) Not wild, as a horse
            1 5. (K) X or Y, on a graph             Wimbledon (2 words)                                                 39. (K) Opposite of good
                                                                                  1 0. Speak indistinctly
            1 6. (K) “… ___ he drove out       44. (K) Volcanic flow                                                    40. (K) Rock back and forth
                 of sight …’’                  45. (K) Even prime number          1 1 . (K) Another type of tree
                                                                                                                        41 . “… with a banjo on
            1 7. Calla lily’s family           46. (K) Jealousy                   1 9. ___ of hope                          my ___’’
            1 8. (K) Healthy drink (2 words)   47. Arab League bigwig             20. (K) High mountain                 42. (K) “… ___ after’’
            21 . (K) Munch                     48. (K) Type of “mighty’’ tree     23. (K) Opposite of he                43. (K) Use a keyboard
                                                                                  24. Diving bird of cold waters                                                                                                                              Today’s answer:
            22. Beer relative                  49. (K) Access oozily                                                    44. (K) Permit                                                                                                       Don’t go fast?
            23. Impertinent                    50. (K) Show and ___               25. (K) “For Official ___ Only’’                                                                                                                             21-A) Eat
                                                                                                                             Can you find the answer to this
            26. (K) Poisonous snake            51 . (K) Bread type                26. (K) Some battery sizes                 riddle within the solved puzzle?
            27. (K) Pasture                    52. All dried out                  27. 100 bani
            30. (K) “Be quiet!’’               DOWN                               28. 1,000,000,000 years                           Don’t go fast?
            31 . (K) “That feels good!’’        1 . (K) “Grand’’ homer            29. (K) “A Bug’s Life’’ bug                                                                            © 2010 Universal Uclick   www.amuniversal.com/ups

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Feature Type                                                           Universal Crossword and
Puzzle
                                                                       Universal Diagramless Crossword
Frequency                                                              by Tim Parker
Daily 7x per week and Sunday
                                                                       Named the “World’s Most Syndicated Puzzle Compiler” by Guinness
Delivery Methods
FTP, BBS                                                               World Records, Timothy Parker creates some of the hottest puzzles on
                                                                       the Web and in print. Parker receives more than 10,000 e-mails a week
Target Audience                                                        from his UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD puzzlers. Players appreciate that most
Wide Appeal                                                            people can actually complete the UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD — owing
                                                                       to Parker’s philosophy that “no educated person should be made to feel
                                                                       stupid by a puzzle.”

                               Universal Crossword                                                                                                                   Universal Diagramles Crossword
                       Edited by Timothy E. Parker March 29, 2010                                                                                                    Edited by Timothy E. Parker March 29, 2010
       ACROSS              51 Home of          12 One who            46 Put one’s                                                                    ACROSS              51 Home of          12 One who            46 Put one’s

                                                                                        (Editors: For editorial questions, contact Nadine Anheier,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (Editors: For editorial questions, contact Nadine Anheier,
        1 Like rain           the Fighting        gives dollars         nose out of                                                                   1 Like rain           the Fighting        gives dollars         nose out of
          forest air          Tigers              for quarters          joint                                                                           forest air          Tigers              for quarters          joint
        6 Temperature      52 DOT agency       13 Workshop           47 Shipboard                                                                     6 Temperature      52 DOT agency       13 Workshop           47 Shipboard
          extreme          53 Suffix with         fixtures              kitchen                                                                         extreme          53 Suffix with         fixtures              kitchen
       10 Gloomy              “invent”         21 Purposeful         48 One                                                                          10 Gloomy              “invent”         21 Purposeful         48 One
          atmosphere       55 Cut with a          excursion             befuddled by                                                                    atmosphere       55 Cut with a          excursion             befuddled by
       14 Ascend              scalpel          22 Unbilled              jargon                                                                       14 Ascend              scalpel          22 Unbilled              jargon
       15 Best of the      57 Some alien          person             49 Preserve, as                                                                 15 Best of the      57 Some alien          person             49 Preserve, as
          theater             crafts           23 Toothpaste            fodder                                                                          theater             crafts           23 Toothpaste            fodder
       16 Comic-strip      61 Street-             variety            50 Golf’s
                                                                                                          nanheier@uclick.com.)

                                                                                                                                                     16 Comic-strip      61 Street-             variety            50 Golf’s

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        nanheier@uclick.com.)
          light bulb          lining trees,    24 Commuter’s            Slammin’                                                                        light bulb          lining trees,    24 Commuter’s            Slammin’
       17 Jewish              sometimes           choice                Sam and                                                                      17 Jewish              sometimes           choice                Sam and
          month            62 Pants            29 Neon                  family                                                                          month            62 Pants            29 Neon                  family
       18 Affirmatives        problems            borders?           54 Some fairy-                                                                  18 Affirmatives        problems            borders?           54 Some fairy-
          at sea           63 Rush hour        30 Inscribed             tale villains                                                                   at sea           63 Rush hour        30 Inscribed             tale villains
       19 Former              accumulation        monument           56 Salad oil                                                                    19 Former              accumulation        monument           56 Salad oil
          former?          66 Patricia of         (Var.)                holder                                                                          former?          66 Patricia of         (Var.)                holder
       20 Wide                “Breakfast at    32 Snorkel’s          58 Ireland, the                                                                 20 Wide                “Breakfast at    32 Snorkel’s          58 Ireland, the
          receiver?           Tiffany’s”          pooch                 Emerald ___                                                                     receiver?           Tiffany’s”          pooch                 Emerald ___
       23 Food             67 Word ending      34 Feel a dull        59 Stained                                                                      23 Food             67 Word ending      34 Feel a dull        59 Stained
          merchant            a threat            pain                  glass locale,                                                                   merchant            a threat            pain                  glass locale,
       25 It sells, they   68 John of          36 Outpatient            perhaps                                                                      25 It sells, they   68 John of          36 Outpatient            perhaps
          say                 farm-equip-         facility           60 Applies                                                                         say                 farm-equip-         facility           60 Applies
       26 Payment to          ment fame        38 Rose-red dye       64 “... good                                                                    26 Payment to          ment fame        38 Rose-red dye       64 “... good
          a broker         69 .00001           39 Part of mph           witch ___                                                                       a broker         69 .00001           39 Part of mph           witch ___
       27 ___ de              newtons          40 Military              bad witch?”                                                                  27 ___ de              newtons          40 Military              bad witch?”
          cologne          70 Dates               recruit               (Glinda’s                                                                       cologne          70 Dates               recruit               (Glinda’s
       28 Word with           frequently       41 Cause for             query)                                                                       28 Word with           frequently       41 Cause for             query)
          “rehearsal”      71 Pressure            a child’s          65 Half of a                                                                       “rehearsal”      71 Pressure            a child’s          65 Half of a
          or “code”           cooker filler       scolding              school yr.                                                                      or “code”           cooker filler       scolding              school yr.
       31 Shopping         DOWN                45 Be a plaintiff                                                                                     31 Shopping         DOWN                45 Be a plaintiff
          bags              1 Solo in a                                                                                                                 bags              1 Solo in a
       33 Pisa pocket         space flick        PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER                                                                              33 Pisa pocket         space flick        PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
          change, once      2 Canton in                                                                                                                 change, once      2 Canton in
       35 “High               the Reuss                                                                                                              35 “High               the Reuss
          Hopes”              River valley                                                                                                              Hopes”              River valley
          animal            3 Jefferson                                                                                                                 animal            3 Jefferson
       36 Type of             City’s state                                                                                                           36 Type of             City’s state
          computer          4 Soulful                                                                                                                   computer          4 Soulful
          monitor             Hayes                                                                                                                     monitor             Hayes
       37 Vehicle IDs       5 In need of a                                                                                                           37 Vehicle IDs       5 In need of a
       42 Mason’s             body shop                                                                                                              42 Mason’s             body shop
          trough            6 Medically                                                                                                                 trough            6 Medically
       43 Island ring         mend                                                                                                                   43 Island ring         mend
       44 “And later        7 Tennyson                                                                                                               44 “And later        7 Tennyson
          ___ the crowd       product (Var.)                                                                                                            ___ the crowd       product (Var.)
          thinned out       8 Banded rock                                                                                                               thinned out       8 Banded rock
          ...” (Dylan       9 Proverbial                                                                                                                ...” (Dylan       9 Proverbial
          lyric)              waste maker                                                                                                               lyric)              waste maker
       46 Gawks            10 Like a storied                                                                                                         46 Gawks            10 Like a storied
          lasciviously        piper                     © 2010 Universal Uclick                                                                         lasciviously        piper                     © 2010 Universal Uclick
       49 Acquires         11 Not anchored                www.upuzzles.com                                                                           49 Acquires         11 Not anchored                www.upuzzles.com

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Feature Type
Puzzle
                                                                                        Universal Crossword Sunday
                                                                                        by Tim Parker
Frequency
1x per weekly                                                                           Timothy Parker is senior crossword puzzle editor of USA
                                                                                        Today Crosswords; founder of The Puzzle Society, one of
Delivery Methods                                                                        North America’s largest paid subscriber puzzle clubs; and
FTP, BBS
                                                                                        creator and senior editor of the Universal Crossword, one of
Target Audience                                                                         the Internet’s most popular crossword features since 1998.
Wide appeal

                                                                                                              UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD
     ACROSS                       without help           7 “A Shropshire ___”        summer?
      1 Ganges garments       74  Overcast               8 “Slumdog               66 Drug known as
      6 High-five sounds      77  Poison plant             Millionaire” locale       ecstasy
     11 Call up, as           78  Finishes a cake        9 How some               68 On vacation
        reservists            81  Back-of-the-book         dividends are          71 Most rational                                     Edited by Timothy E. Parker
     19 Gob’s “to the left”       section                  distributed            72 Tentacled
     20 Tidal bore             82 Blond shade           10 Like some                 mollusks (Var.)
     21 Speech units
     22 Triangular
                               85 Seasonal temp
                                  job
                                                           Roman tragedies
                                                        11 Suitable to the
                                                                                  74 Summer resort of
                                                                                     India
                                                                                                                                    COMMON COMBOS
        pyramid, e.g.          87 In progress              occasion               75 They sometimes                                         Kay Daniels
     24 Traveling              88 Err                   12 “Wood” or                 call strikes
        salesman                  lexicographically        “chocolate”            76 Fat-nosed
     25 Gravedigger, at        90 An eternity              follower                  antelope
        times                  92 Synonym for           13 Voice mail cue         79 Shinto shrine
     26 “Looks ___                61-Across             14 All thumbs                gateway
        everything”            93 Trim (off)            15 John 3:16, for one     80 Arrange hair
     28 ___ up (energizes)     94 What little girls     16 Physicians’ org.       83 Reaches the
     29 “Like two ___ in a        are made of           17 Anger                     breaking point
        pod”                   99 Nothing                  management             84 Lyndon
     30 Words with            100 Collection of            number                    Johnson’s pooch
        “spades,” “hearts”        literary miscellany   18 Winter setting in      86 It gives a pose
        or “diamonds”         101 Certain musical          NYC                       poise?
     32 New driver’s              genre                 23 Tracts of              89 Mink coat
        hurdle                102 Raccoonlike              uncultivated land      91 Place that has
     35 More than                 carnivore             24 “Who am ___               class
        shouldn’t             103 Word after “finnan”      judge?”                95 Farm unit
     38 “... wish upon ___”       in a fish dish        27 Teen movie             96 Alphabet soup
     40 Scary street, in      105 Bottleneck               stereotype                letters
        the movies            108 Indian instrument     31 Less numerous          97 Arp, for one
     43 It’s up your          110 Musical Amos          33 Secure                 98 Insects with
        sleeve?               111 Steam outlet          34 Zombielike state          pincers
     45 Nile nipper           114 Wood for a chest      35 Tuscan marble-        104 One-celled algae
     46 Pleasantly brief      116 Like a dinghy            exporting city        106 Turn aside
     50 Air traffic agcy.     120 Object of dread       36 Same old same         107 Action or drama,
     51 Business attire       124 Financial                old                       e.g.
     53 Not the best              obligations           37 Spotless              109 Ventura of film
        place for a thorn     126 Disallow, as an       38 Passionate states     110 Excursions
     54 Symbolize                 objection             39 Sound choice?         112 It can be
     56 Pelvic bones          127 Impede lawfully       41 Town outcast              common in
     58 Cigarette brand       128 Second family of      42 Debussy’s “La ___”        grammar class
     61 Wrathful emotion          the ’90s              44 Didn’t just check     113 Backsplash
     62 Extraterrestrial      129 Made orderly          47 End for “human”           square
        realm                 130 Crockpot meals           or “planet”           115 Hotel fee
     63 Type of               131 It may be             48 ___ Lanka             117 Ballpoint inventor
        hydrocarbon               secondhand            49 Mosaic piece          118 Emblem of Wales
     65 Adjust, as a          DOWN                      52 Fished with a net     119 In ___ (actually)
        satellite dish          1 Fill up               55 Second-               120 “___ voyage!”
     67 Prepared a violin       2 Acme                     generation show       121 Garden party?
        bow                     3 Rock’s David Lee      57 Auxiliary             122 Pick-me-up cupful
     69 Plant bristles          4 Burst suddenly           buildings             123 “Curse you, ___
     70 Nameless                5 Pollen holders        59 Some batteries            Baron!”
        scoundrel               6 “Psychic Friends”     60 “Peanuts” boy         125 Curtsy’s
     73 Try to get along          employees             64 Beginning of              companion

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Feature Type                                     Hidato
Puzzle                                           by Dr. Gyora Benedek
Frequency
Daily 6x per week                                Star Trek’s Mr. Spock would have loved “Hidato” because
and Sunday                                       it’s based totally on logic—no guesswork is needed.
                                                 Each Hidato puzzle starts with a grid partially filled with
Delivery Methods                                 numbers. The goal is to fill the grid with consecutive
FTP, BBS                                         numbers that connect horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
                                                 Each puzzle has only one possible solution. The first and
Target Audience
Wide appeal                                      last numbers of a puzzle will be in circle markers.

Languages
English and Spanish

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Feature Type                          Universal Kakuro
Puzzle
                                      UNIVERSAL KAKURO is a cross between traditional crosswords and
Frequency                             Sudoku. The idea behind Kakuro is very simple. Just like Sudoku, you
Daily 6x per week and Sunday          must fit the numbers 1 to 9 into a grid of squares so that no number is
                                      repeated within a defined area. And just like a crossword, there’s a grid
Delivery Methods
                                      of filled blocks and clues to solve.
FTP, BBS

Target Audience                       Kakuro puzzles are best solved using logic. Some of the same logic can
Wide appeal                           be used as in Sudoku, but you also need a bit of math because with
                                      Kakuro there is a second restraint: not only must the numbers not repeat
Language                              within a clue run, they also must add up to given totals—these totals
English and Spanish
                                      replace traditional word clues found in a crossword.

               Sunday                                    Daily

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Feature Type                                     Universal Sudoku
Puzzle                                           by David Bodycombe
Frequency                                        UNIVERSAL SUDOKU is the hottest new worldwide puzzle
Daily 6x per week
                                                 that uses numbers instead of words. It’s a grid of 81
and Sunday
                                                 squares, divided into nine blocks of nine squares each.
Delivery Methods                                 Some of the squares contain a digit. The goal is to fill in
FTP, BBS                                         the empty squares so that the digits 1 through 9 appear
                                                 just once in every row, column and individual block.
Target Audience
Wide appeal                                      The aficionados of modern-day Sudoku are keen to point
                                                 out that it is not a mathematical problem. Logic is what’s
Languages                                        required.
English and Spanish

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Feature Type                                       Universal Sudoku Kids
Puzzle                                             by David Bodycombe
Frequency
1x weekly                                          Weekly kid-friendly version of the
                                                   popular Sudoku puzzle.
Delivery Methods
FTP, BBS

Target Audience
Children

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Feature Type                                       Universal Sudoku Monster and Sunday
Puzzle                                             by David Bodycombe
Frequency
1x weekly

Delivery Methods
FTP, BBS

Target Audience
Wide appeal

Languages
English and Spanish

                                                                          Feature Type
                                                                          Puzzle

                                                                          Frequency
                                                                          1x weekly

                                                                          Delivery Methods
                                                                          FTP

                                                                          Target Audience
                                                                          Wide appeal

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Feature Type                    Universal Sudoku Word
Puzzle
                                by David Bodycombe
Frequency
1x weekly

Delivery Methods
FTP, BBS

Target Audience
Wide appeal

Universal Sudoku Pacific

Daily                                 Weekly
                                                                           Feature Type
                                                                           Puzzle

                                                                           Frequency
                                                                           Daily 6x per week
                                                                           and Sunday

                                                                           Delivery Methods
                                                                           FTP, BBS

                                                                           Target Audience
                                                                           Wide appeal

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Feature Type                              Sudoku X (9x9)
Puzzle
                                          This puzzle is a variation on classic Sudoku where each
Frequency
                                          shaded diagonal must also contain each digit exactly
7x weekly
                                          once. The extra constraints provided by the diagonals
Delivery Methods                          allow Sudoku X puzzles to have dramatically fewer givens
FTP, BBS                                  to start. Experienced solvers find this variation fun and
                                          refreshing.
Target Audience
Wide appeal
                                          Objective: Fill remaining cells with digits 1 through 9 so
                                          that each digit occurs exactly once in each row, column,
                                          heavily outlined 3x3 block, and each shaded diagonal.

                                          Tips: Start with cells on the diagonals, since they have
                                          the most constraints. Avoid guessing; unless you can
                                          remember every move you made since the guess, an
                                          incorrect guess is hard to undo. You can keep track of
                                          possible answers using “pencil marks” (small digits drawn
                                          lightly in the corners of a cell) but if you need more than 3
                                          pencil marks in a cell, it is generally not worth it.

                                          Puzzles are available 7x weekly. Daily puzzles scale from
                                          easiest on Monday to hardest by Sunday. For tips and
                                          tutorials, visit us at http://numberpuzzles.com/SudokuX

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Feature Type                                       Sudoku X Mini (6x6)
Puzzle

Frequency                                          This puzzle is a variation on 6x6 Sudoku where each
7x weekly                                          shaded diagonal must also contain each digit exactly once.
                                                   The extra constraints provided by the diagonals allow
Delivery Methods                                   Sudoku X Mini puzzles to have dramatically fewer givens
FTP, BBS                                           to start. Experienced solvers find this variation fun and
Target Audience                                    refreshing.
Wide appeal
                                                   Objective: Fill remaining cells with digits 1 through 6 so
                                                   that each digit occurs exactly once in each row, column,
                                                   heavily outlined 3x2 block, and each shaded diagonal.

                                                   Tips: Start with cells on the diagonals, since they have
                                                   the most constraints. Avoid guessing; unless you can
                                                   remember every move you made since the guess, an
                                                   incorrect guess is hard to undo. You can keep track of
                                                   possible answers using “pencil marks” (small digits drawn
                                                   lightly in the corners of a cell) but if you need more than 3
                                                   pencil marks in a cell, it is generally not worth it.

                                                   The cells near the center are particularly powerful.
                                                   Consider the digit 3 shown in the example to the right.
                                                   The red lines show how it projects into neighboring 3x2
                                                   blocks. As a result, the block above it can contain the
                                                   digit 3 only in cells A or B, and the block beside it can
                                                   have its 3 only in cells C or D. (In this case, C.)

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Feature Type                                     Whatzit?
Puzzle
                                                 by Paul Sellers
Frequency
Daily 6x per week                                Mind-boggling, sometimes frustrating and always fun,
                                                 WHATZIT? appeals to people of all ages. The zany phrase-
Delivery Methods                                 and-word puzzles can be solved by one person or can be
FTP, BBS                                         played with others. Either way, WHATZIT? will provide your
                                                 readers with brain-teasing enjoyment.
Target Audience
Wide appeal

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Feature Type                                    Teleword
Puzzle
                                                by David Ouellet
Frequency
1x weekly                                       David Ouellet produces more than 500 puzzles a year and
                                                considers each a labor of love. Each puzzle is built manually,
Delivery Methods                                without computer-assisted shortcuts. Each uses every letter in
FTP, BBS                                        the grid, and all of the words in the clue list are related to the
Target Audience                                 puzzle’s theme title. The millions of people who have tried
Wide appeal                                     their hand at Teleword over the years find them a true test of
                                                their “word power.”

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Feature Type                                     Wonderword
Puzzle                                           by David Ouellet
Frequency
Daily 6x per week                                David Ouellet produces more than 500 puzzles a year
and Sunday                                       and considers each a labor of love. Each puzzle is built
                                                 manually, without computer-assisted shortcuts. All of the
Delivery Methods                                 words in the clue list are related to the puzzle’s theme title.
FTP, BBS                                         The unused/leftover letters spell the solution. The millions
Target Audience                                  of people who have tried their hand at WONDERWORD
Wide Appeal                                      over the years find them a true test of their “word power.”

                                                  Daily

Sunday Large

                                                                         Sunday Small

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Magic, Mazes and More
  for Print Editions
Feature Type                                     Baker Street Puzzle
Puzzle
                                                 by Tom Bullimore and Ian Anderson
Frequency
1x weekly (Sunday)                               Baker Street Brings a new word or logic puzzle each week.

Delivery Methods
FTP, BBS

Target Audience
Wide appeal

Languages
English and Spanish

                      Wonderword

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Feature Type                                        Magic Eye
Puzzle
                                                    by Cheri Smith and Dawn Zimiles
Frequency
1x weekly                                           MAGIC EYE® 3D illusions will challenge and entertain
                                                    your readers. Embedded within each MAGIC EYE puzzle
Delivery Methods                                    is an enchanting 3D image that materializes before the
FTP, BBS
                                                    viewer’s eyes! Simple viewing instructions and a “clue” are
Target Audience                                     provided with each image, along with a Web address to
Wide appeal                                         “view” the 3D hidden solution (cheat). MAGIC EYE images
                                                    ignited the worldwide 3D explosion, breaking bestseller
Languages                                           lists around the world. MAGIC EYE has universal appeal to
English and Spanish
                                                    millions in all age groups.

                                 solution

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Feature Type                                     Minute Maze
Puzzle

Frequency                                        It’s a fact: Newspaper readers love puzzles. Satisfy (and
1x weekly (Sunday)                               entertain) your readers with MINUTE MAZE!

Delivery Methods                                 Es algo muy cierto, los lectores de periódicos
FTP, BBS                                         adoran los laberintos ¡Entretenga a sus lectores con
Target Audience                                  SUPERLABERINTO!
Wide appeal

Languages
English and Spanish

                                                Super Maze
                                                It’s a fact: Newspaper readers love puzzles.
                                                Satisfy (and entertain) your readers with
                                                SUPERMAZE!

                                                Es algo muy cierto, los lectores de periódicos
                                                adorna los laberintos ¡Entretenga a sus lectores
                                                con SUPERLABERINTO!

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Puzzles in Spanish
Producto / Feature                               Sopa de Letras
Juegos y Diversió                                por Angel Freire
Games and Puzzles

Frecuencia / Frequency                           A traditional word search, with a twist. Every puzzle has a
6 por semana                                     different theme, and words can be found in any order and
6 per week                                       at any angle.

Método de envío / Delivery
                                                 La famosa sopa de letras, un juego muy fácil y entretenido.
methods
FTP, BBS                                         Es una búsqueda tradicional de palabras pero con un giro
                                                 distinto. Cada sopa de letras trata de un tema diferente, y
Audiencias / Audience                            las palabras se pueden encontrar fácilmente.
De gusto amplio
Wide appeal

Idiomas / Languages:
Español solamente
Spanish only

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Producto / Feature:                              Pasatiempos
Juegos y Diversió                                por Angel Freire
Games and Puzzles

Frecuencia / Frequency                           An always-changing variety of games that offer unique
1 por semana                                     entertainment to a wide audience. Games include spot-the-
1 per week                                       difference games, codebreakers, number and word puzzles,
                                                 card games and not-so-simple math problems.
Método de envío / Delivery
methods                                          Es una página que consta de varios juegos, todos muy
FTP, BBS
                                                 entretenidos. Es una buena herramienta para ejercitar el
Tamaño / Size                                    cerebro.
Una página de 8.5 x 11 pulgadas con
6 juegos distintos
One 8.5-x-11-inch page containing 6
different games

Audiencias / Audience
De gusto amplio
Wide appeal

Idiomas / Languages
Español solamente
Spanish only

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Producto / Feature                                                                                        Crucigramas Diarios
Juegos y Diversió                                                                                         por Angel Freire
Games and Puzzles

Frecuencia / Frequency                                                                                    A traditional crossword puzzle in Spanish. An excellent tool
6 por semana                                                                                              to attract and maintain new and loyal readers, this puzzle is
6 per week                                                                                                created by one of Latin America’s leading puzzlemasters,
                                                                                                          Angel Freire.
Método de envío / Delivery
methods
FTP, BBS                                                                                                  El crucigrama es un arma excelente para aumentar el
                                                                                                          número de los lectores. Muchos de ellos esperan con ansias
Tamaño / Size                                                                                             diariamente por el periódico, simplemente para hacer el
5x8 pulgadas.                                                                                             crucigrama.
5” x 8”.

Audiencias / Audience
De gusto amplio
Wide appeal

Idiomas / Languages:
Español solamente
Spanish only

                                   CRUCIGRAMA NO 9783                                                                                         CRUCIGRAMA NO 9784
        Horizontales                                                                                             Horizontales
        1. Pasaporte y salvaguarda.                                                                              1. Sucede.
        6. Se dice del hilo o seda                                                                               6. Salida, partida de descar-
            poco torcidos.                                                                                           go.
        7. Estado brasileño, en la                                                                               11. Preposición.
            región Nordeste.
                                                                                                                 12. Símbolo del mercurio.
        10. Asiento en forma de almo-
                                                                                                                 13. Símbolo del sodio.
            hadón.
        13. En música, paso del grave                                                                            14. Cabeza de ganado.
            al agudo, por oposición a                                                                            15. Aligero, hago menos pesa-
            tesis, que es el paso del                                                                                da una cosa.
            agudo al grave.                                                                                      17. Ostentación que se hace
        14. Río de España.                                                                                           de alguna cosa.
        15. Sustancia viscosa y muy                                                                              19. Sillar pequeño sin labrar, o
            dulce que elaboran las                                                                                   toscamente labrado.
            abejas.                                                                                              21. Símbolo del platino.
        17. E larga griega.                                                                                      23. Lo gordo del tocino.
        18. Fundamento o apoyo en                                                                                24. Antigua lengua provenzal.
            que descansa alguna cosa.
                                                                                                                 26. Personificación del mar en
        19. Antes de Cristo.
                                                                                                                     la mitología escandinava.
        21. Símbolo del molibdeno.
        22. Símbolo químico del escan-                                                                           28. A tempo.
            dio.                                                                                                 29. Dentro de.
        24. Gastrónomo.                                                                                          30. Dios entre los mahometa-
        25. Preposición.                                                                                             nos.
        26. Negación.                                                                    www.angelfreire.com     31. Nombre de la duodécima                                                     www.angelfreire.com
        27. Interjección que denota                                                                                  letra (pl.).                       lla aromática.
                                             las personas.                      SOLUCION DEL NO 9782                                                                                   SOLUCION DEL NO 9783
            admiración.                                                                                          33. Agarrar.
                                         6. Dádiva caritativa.                                                                                      4. Da chillidos.
        28. Símbolo del helio.                                                                                   34. Cierto pez de río america-
                                         7. Símbolo del calcio.                                                                                     5. Culto, adoración, amor
        29. Símbolo del einstenio.                                                                                   no, enorme bagre sin esca-
                                         8. (Miguel Angel, 1899-1974)                                                                                   excesivo de sí mismo.
        30. Dios entre los mahometa-                                                                                 mas.
                                             Autor, diplomático y premio                                                                            6. Inflamar.
            nos.
                                             Nobel guatemalteco.                                                 35. Arrojen, exhalen hacia         7. Nave antigua grande, pare-
        32. Evite un daño o peligro
                                         9. El uno en los dados.                                                     fuera una cosa.                    cida a la galera.
            inminente.
                                         11. Plural de una vocal.                                                36. Magistrado romano, ins-
        33. Biznaga (planta).                                                                                                                       8. No acertó.
                                         12. Delirio furioso.                                                        pector de obras públicas.
        34. Ciudad de España, en                                                                                                                    9. Ansia de beber.
                                         16. Gran masa de agua dulce                                             37. Río de Suiza.
            Gerona.                                                                                                                                 10. Se atreva.
                                             que ocupa alguna depre-                                             39. Igualé con el rasero.
        36. Duelo causado por la                                                                                                                    16. En números romanos, “6”.
                                             sión de la superficie terres-
            muerte de una persona.                                                                               40. Señalase la tara de los        18. Interjección que denota
                                             tre.
        38. Observases.                                                                                              embalajes.                         asco.
                                         18. Salto del caballo.
        40. La segunda ciudad más                                                                                43. Templa, atenúa.
                                         20. Elemento de propulsión en         25. Retardad.                                                        20. Terminación de infinitivo.
            importante de Irak.                                                                                  45. Movimiento convulsivo                                            32. Sal o éster del ácido sulfú-
                                             los aviones de reacción, en       31. Especie de cerveza ingle-                                        21. Que están en presencia de
        41. Sin fortuna.                                                                                             habitual.                                                            rico.
                                             los satélites artificiales y en       sa.                                                                  algo o alguien.
                                             los proyectiles dirigidos y                                         46. Arete, pendiente.              22. Inclinación de un terreno o   33. Coléricos, enojados.
        Verticales                                                             33. Uno con cuerdas.
                                             balísticos.                       35. De la naturaleza del hueso    47. Ahogo, impido la respira-          del paramento de un muro.     38. Perezoso americano.
        2. Acción de lanzar.
                                         21. En Marruecos, cuerpo del              (fem.).                           ción.                          24. Percibías el olor.            41. Adverbio latino, “textual-
        3. Vendré de arriba hacia
                                             ejército regular.                 37. Utilicen.                     48. Solará con losas.                                                    mente”.
           abajo por acción de mi pro-                                                                                                              25. Rebaño de carneros.
                                         23. Cuerpo que, disgregado en         39. (... Paulo) Estado y ciudad                                                                        42. Reflexión del sonido.
           pio peso.                                                                                                                                27. (San Felipe ..., 1515-1595)
                                             un líquido, aparece como              del Brasil.                   Verticales                                                           43. Lo que no está bien.
        4. Máquina hidráulica, rosario                                                                                                                  Fundador de la congrega-
                                             disuelto por la extremada         40. En inglés, “murciélago”.      1. En este lugar.                                                    44. Metal precioso.
           de arcaduces, usada para                                                                                                                     ción del Oratorio.
                                             pequeñez de sus partícu-
           extraer agua de pozo.                                                                                 2. Planta crucífera hortense.      30. Palo de bandera.
                                             las.
        5. Atrae a sí los afectos de                                                                             3. Planta umbelífera de semi-

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