Puzzle Book

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Serving the Midlands for 30 years! 1986-2016 Buy It Today…Sleep On It Tonight! • Mattresses • Bedroom Furniture • Iron Beds • Futons • Daybeds • Lift Chairs

www.michaelismattress.com

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Thompson Funeral Homes Discover What Sets Us Apart

ShareLife® provides families with a unique approach to planning a remembrance event that fully captures the story of a loved one’s life through innovative multi-sensory technology, storytellers and an overall experience that leaves guests celebrating the most joyful and meaningful moments of a lifetime. The Share Life experience is available at all Thompson Funeral Home locations. We are genuine veterans’ funeral specialists offering high quality burial and cremation options to include:

Life Steps™, a series of educational workshops providing information on a range of topics that affect men and women who have experienced a loss, is one of many free community outreach programs available through Thompson Community Care. Whether it is our Painting by the River art classes, holiday remembrance services or one of our social groups, our outreach programs are designed to help people move forward in living following a loss.

• Highly competitive veterans’ burial and cremation packages • Generous merchandise options • Honor and Glory Funeral Coach • Flag Retirement Program

The Name You Know and Trust

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Crossword By Thomas Joseph • May 17, 2016

ACROSS 1 Clear 6 Cylindrical sandwiches 11 Tower setting 12 Vietnam city 13 The Hulk’s alter ego 15 Ready to go 16 Brewery sight 17 Pigged out 18 Army doc 20 Classical language 23 Deadly 27 Final, for one 28 Green stone 29 Trait carriers 31 Pleasingly plump 32 Mustard city of France 34 Invite 37 Turn sharply

38 Flock sound 41 Captain America’s alter ego 44 Radio part 45 Dutch bloom 46 Pays to play 47 Book of maps DOWN 1 Wanes 2 Quite uncommon 3 Border on 4 Min. part 5 News hour 6 Speculative question 7 Operated 8 “The King and I” heroine 9 Verse creator 10 Royal address 14 Misbehaving

18 Acted out 19 Cuisine with cayenne 20 Relay section 21 Chopping tool 22 Light brown 24 Price addition 25 Fuss 26 Writer Stanislaw 30 Sorting devices 31 Colombia capital 33 Jelly holder 34 Movie pooch 35 Astonish 36 English county 38 Front desk feature 39 Opera song 40 Nile snakes 42 Geese formation 43 Belly

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PUZZLE ANSWER From page 7 • 5/20

Professional,Compassionate Care From Names You Can Trust. Managing Partners Jeff Temples & John Halloran are lifelong Midlands residents.

5400 Bush River Rd.• Columbia •803.772.1231 • www.templeshalloranfuneralhome.com

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Crossword By Thomas Joseph • May 18, 2016

ACROSS 1 Historic events 7 Inquires 11 Spotted cat 12 Quaker’s pronoun 13 Prove false 14 Sharpen 15 Dues payer 17 Fig pollinator 20 Bumbling 23 Circle segment 24 Distant 26 Altar vow 27 Wrap up 28 European peak 29 Frozen desserts 31 Old auto 32 Sneaker feature 33 Casino figure 34 Pollux’s twin 37 Beach crawler

39 Surround 43 Mystique 44 Trembling 45 Pollux’s mother 46 Sawbuck DOWN 1 In favor of 2 Rink material 3 Game caller 4 Bad time for a batter 5 Lug 6 Rose part 7 Goddess of wisdom 8 Heading to land 9 Boxer Norton 10 Notice 16 Hawks and doves 17 Jeans measure

18 Passion 19 Golfer’s tally 21 Showed fear 22 Printing goofs 24 Nourishes 25 Small worker 30 Nursery rhyme start 33 Heart, for one 35 Ordeal 36 Formerly 37 Baseball’s Ripken 38 Bemoan 40 Coffee dispenser 41 Appomattox name 42 New Deal pres.

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PUZZLE ANSWER From page 4 • 5/17

• Affordable housing for people aged 62 years or older • Utilities (water, sewer, electricity, and garbage) included with rent

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Call us today to see if you qualify!

(803) 799-5876

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• Offering 225 apartments, each with one bedroom • On site beauty salon and grocery store • 100% full renovated interior units & common areas

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Crossword By Thomas Joseph • May 19, 2016

ACROSS 1 Glasgow native 5 Breaks, perhaps 10 Asian capital 12 Pueblo material 13 Duo quadrupled 14 Hazardous gas 15 Comedy first baseman 16 Flower parts 18 Flower parts 20 Golf position 21 One of a bear trio 23 Slugger Williams 24 Shipping stop 26 Noted seamstress 28 “Traffic” grp.

29 Beige 31 Publicity 32 Flower parts 36 Flower parts 39 Rent out 40 “Splish Splash” singer 41 Profession 43 Correct, as text 44 Pago Pago setting 45 Convenes 46 Cowled one DOWN 1 Exhibits 2 Secret store 3 Victorious 4 Sock part 5 Scarlett’s home 6 First person 7 Classic Fords 8 Some piano keys

9 Felt 11 “I should be going” 17 Recipe amt. 19 Spr. mo. 22 Collars 24 Mark Twain, for one 25 Symbol of sturdiness 27 Unconscious 28 Crown 30 EMT’s forte 33 Texan landmark 34 Enticed 35 Chophouse order 37 Suggestion 38 Goals 42 Zodiac animal 5/09

PUZZLE ANSWER From page 5 • 5/18

Visit our Large Area Rug Gallery Hundreds of styles & colors to choose from. Carpet • Hardwood

Ceramic • Laminate

Vinyl • Area Rugs • Binds

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Crossword By Thomas Joseph • May 20, 2016

ACROSS 1 Understands 5 Play makeup 9 Horse play? 11 Ring contests 13 Pitch choice 14 Big name in TV talk 15 Family 16 Disturb 18 Self-contained 20 Snaky fish 21 Fixes copy 22 Pastoral poem 23 Kong, for one 24 Airport screening org. 25 Concert boosters 27 “This or that?” 29 Nasty dog 30 Let pass, as a shower 32 Laundry chore

34 Gene messenger 35 Willem of “Platoon” 36 Puts on the wall 38 Narrow cuts 39 Glossy 40 Dele undoer 41 Blunders DOWN 1 Tropical lizard 2 Horse-related 3 Was in the black 4 Family car choice 5 Scrub, as a mission 6 Nightclub of song 7 Got through a crisis

8 Theatrical 10 Peaceful 12 Pistachio part 17 Hosp. parts 19 Card symbols 22 “What — now?” 24 Leg parts 25 Lab liquids 26 Wall art 27 Pale 28 Craving 30 Dianne of “Bullets Over Broadway” 31 Chores 33 Memo 37 Frothy brew

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PUZZLE ANSWER From page 6 • 5/19

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8102 Two Notch Rd. (Across from I-77) • Columbia 803-699-8000 • Columbia.AbbeyCarpet.com Mon. - Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 10-5

VALID FROM MAY 27th thru JULY 9th 2016 (Cannot be combined with any other offer. Not valid on prior purchases, sale or clearance items. )

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Sudoku By Dave Green • May 16, 2016

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once.

PUZZLE ANSWER From page 10 • 5/23

• Mattresses • Futons • Bedroom Furniture • Daybeds • Iron Beds • Lift Chairs

Serving the Midlands for 30 years! 1986-2016 Buy It Today… Sleep On It Tonight! www.michaelismattress.com

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Sudoku By Dave Green • May 22, 2016

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once.

PUZZLE ANSWER From page 8 • 5/16

Expires 7/31/2016

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Call Today for a FREE In-Home Estimate!

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Sudoku By Dave Green • May 23, 2016

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once.

PUZZLE ANSWER From page 9 • 5/22

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BananaGrams May 16, 2016

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From page 12

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BananaGrams May 17, 2016

Previous Page Answer: BELFRY, FADEIN (fade-in), DEADLY, INLAND, CALICO, BALLET

From page 13

Columbia Animal Services

• Have a pet? • Lost a pet? • Looking to adopt a new pet? • Need to license your pet? • Need to spay/neuter your pet? • Just have a pet question? Adoption Services

We always have awesome pets available. All are spay/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.

Dog/puppy $73 • Cat/kitten $68

View our animals at petfinder.com just type in our zip code All other services www.columbiasc.net/animal-services

Or just give us a call.

803-776-PETS (7387)

127 Humane Lane, Columbia, SC 29209 www.ColumbiaSC.net

If we can’t help you, we can find the right agency who can.

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BananaGrams May 18, 2016

Previous Page Answer: LIMOUSINE, JET, DIAMOND, CASTLE, HOUSE, YACHT, LAWSUIT, WEDDING From page 11

Town Theatre Presents

July 15-31 • Tickets on sale June 27th! Visit www.towntheatre.com or call 803-799-2510 for tickets.

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Hocus Focus By Henry Boltinoff • May 28, 2016

Find at least six differences in details between panels.

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per window!

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Thompson Funeral Homes Discover What Sets Us Apart

ShareLife® provides families with a unique approach to planning a remembrance event that fully captures the story of a loved one’s life through innovative multi-sensory technology, storytellers and an overall experience that leaves guests celebrating the most joyful and meaningful moments of a lifetime. The Share Life experience is available at all Thompson Funeral Home locations. We are genuine veterans’ funeral specialists offering high quality burial and cremation options to include:

Life Steps™, a series of educational workshops providing information on a range of topics that affect men and women who have experienced a loss, is one of many free community outreach programs available through Thompson Community Care. Whether it is our Painting by the River art classes, holiday remembrance services or one of our social groups, our outreach programs are designed to help people move forward in living following a loss.

• Highly competitive veterans’ burial and cremation packages • Generous merchandise options • Honor and Glory Funeral Coach • Flag Retirement Program

The Name You Know and Trust