Crossword Gem Finds Hidden Names in Obscure Clues
A dense puzzle page lists across and down clues with fragmented phrases such as The compo Stranger newts author and White Spanish Fang wine writer. Readers piece together references to poets, movie titles, and brands while solving for a solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wylie Wayne
Philip
Salon Nolan
Big families respond to critics with humor and pride
Readers share witty retorts about large families from across the country. Parents of six defend expanding families as a joyful, working “party waiting to happen” while others joke about timing, menopause, or the Kama Sutra. The letters reflect affection, humor, and resilience.
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Annie
San Francisco
Indiana
Midwest
Mom
New York
Sarasota, Fla
Los Angeles
Ontario
Canada
Tampa
Fla
Flushing
Mich
Hershey
Animal name ideas spark smiles in Heloise column
In this installment readers share humorous pet names such as Totally and Partly for cats, Milk and Honey for dogs, Alfie linked to Alphabet, and other pairings like Buttons and Zipper. A photo features Kimba the German shepherd and Cisco the tabby, with Cisco once seen as Kimba’s kitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renee Urban
Lady Lake
Fla
Chandra Davis
Fancy Prairie
Ill
Milk
Honey
Peggy McConnell
Hilliard
Alfie
Laura Wise
Rogersville
Marty
Jackie Gold
Camarillo
Calif
Connie Kramer
Prescott
Bonnie
Clyde
Heloise
Becky K. White
Kimba
Cisco
Lieveka
Chad
Becky
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Blondie
Garfield
Ellen
Mughnut Sune
Lyl
ONL
Beetle Bailey
Baby Blues
Wuthig
Anice Dan
Cle
Phoria
Orlias
Ninal Labor
Oteide
Family Circus
COS
ANKOL
Brezh- Exist New
Alarge
Matt
XXX
Ex-fresh Shade
Individ
Ererre
Lyric
Needy
Paddock Parent
Forefront
Singer Davis
Simile
Aachen
San Angelo
Texas
Audrey
Lintner
Ottawa
Cedar