By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

PUZZLES

JUMBLE

BRIDGE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek .

Unscramble these six Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form six ordinary words.

GEJORG

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

?2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

TEBAYR

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LFEADW

WELYEA

INMIGN

OSRYTM

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

PRINT YOUR ANSWER IN THE CIRCLES BELOW

SUDOKU

Medium The difficulty level for today's Sudoku puzzle is:

0828

2

96

1

928

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86

17

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62

7

6 23 7

31

4

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9 with no repeats.

Answer to Previous Puzzle

643712859 719845362 258639417 476983125 581426793 392571648 935168274 867294531 124357986

HOROSCOPE

WONDERWORD BY LINDA BLACK

Tribune Media Service

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) - 8 Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - 8

Turn off your mind, relax and float A dream may get interrupted. Sift

downstream. Steal quiet moments to through the facts until you get all the

prepare for the intense energy ahead. data. Lay it all out like a puzzle.Think it

For the next two days, you've got your all over, and put together a plan that

work cut out.

excites.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) - 9 Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - 7

Your imagination is on fire. Household You're the life of the party. Your friends

chores can wait; search for treasure. will help you climb the highest moun-

Go ahead and make the pitch, and go tain; bring them along for the ride.

for substance over symbolism. It's get- There's an unexpected bonus.

ting busy.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) - 8

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - 7

What do you want to be when you

Yoga or peaceful exercise rejuvenates grow up? Keep questioning your role

and restores power. Stick with familiar tasks, people and locations, and enjoy a homebody phase. Discover what you've been seeking.

in society. What would be the most fun? Go for reality over fantasy, including dream elements for spice.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) - 8

Upgrade your equipment, for greater efficiency. Practice something you love to do, and discover entirely new

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - 5

You may want to be adventurous today, but not with your money. Surround yourself with people you

aspects. Spend when you get the right trust, and support each other. Serve

deal.

treats.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - 8

Avoid early distractions and buckle down with the numbers.You're entering a lucrative phase, but don't go on a spree just yet. Focus on your brilliant ideas.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - 7

Finances are on the front burner. Go over the books again to make sure your ideas are grounded in reality. Careful attention to detail pays off later.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - 8

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - 7

Get your way without a fuss by

Develop a new passion, or resuscitate

expressing common goals that

an old one. Build partnership to add

inspire. Ignore a pessimist, but move enthusiasm. Travel conditions look

carefully to avoid error.You've got good, and there's fun ahead.Take

powerful good luck.

someone along.

CRYPTOGRAMS

BY MYLES MELLOR

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3. K P Z Z Y F C Q N R V G Y L Z N G N C W E Q F , DLF FQN KYXXYM VYFPFY WC FQN XYCF YDCNZAPMF ANENFPDRN, PC WF QPC NGNC.

4. I JKE QIBKQCIJ YICK SIYU YZJHVRKJFBG

FZ FDK SZQQ EVFD IJ IYYZTJF ZH DVQ CZOJVJN.

"V NZF FDOKK ZORKOQ: NKF ZTF, QFIG ZTF IJR

RZJ'F YZCK SIYU!"

LAST WEEK'S CRYPTOGRAMS

1. The teen came to the end of the long application form and where it said, "sign here," wrote: "Pisces."

2. I made a genial agreement with my wife. I don't try to run her life and I don't try to run mine.

3. I was listening to rap music yesterday. I didn't have a choice. It was coming from a Chevy convertible parked four blocks away.

4 We found out from our CPA that his annual accountants' convention was very appropriately being held in Billings, Montana.

ANSWERS TO TODAY'S LA TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND JUMBLE

ANSWER TO TODAY'S PUZZLE

8/28/11

Answer :

JOGGER FLAWED MINING BETRAY LEEWAY STORMY Gardening all day resulted in her --

GROWING TIRED

NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Edited by Will Shortz

Across

1 One going into an outlet 6 Sonata movement 11 Org. for Lt. Columbo 15 331/3 and others 19 Buzz 20 Huge quantity 21 Cross letters 22 "___ la Douce" 23 Again 25 "I before E except after C" and

others 27 Tampa-to-Orlando dir. 28 Swelling of the head 30 Carry illicitly 31 Modern: Ger. 33 Old Turkish V.I.P.'s 34 "Now you ___ ..." 35 Skippy alternative 38 Attachment points under the

hood 42 Finnish city near the Arctic Circle 46 Oodles 48 Street on old TV 49 Racketeer's activity? 51 "Ideas for life" sloganeer 53 Skips on water 55 "The Canterbury Tales" pilgrim 56 Sight near a drain 57 Also 61 Dues payer: Abbr. 62 Mark Twain, e.g., religiously

speaking 64 Sp. miss 65 Human, e.g., foodwise 67 Salad orderer's request 70 Mercedes competitor 73 Bothered 74 Attractive 77 Mother of Horus, in Egyptian

myth 79 "Mona Lisa" feature 82 Prince Valiant's son 83 Part of the Hindu Godhead 88 Summer hangout 89 Italian 10 91 Organic compound 92 Rights of passage 94 1936 Loretta Young title role 96 Pioneering computer 99 Back end of a time estimate 100 Carolina university 101 Terminology 104 ___ Banos, Calif. 105 Skipping syllables 107 Edible Andean tubers 108 Cousin on "The Addams

Family" 110 Prepared for YouTube, say 113 Tyson nickname 116 Suffix with planet 119 "Just a sec" 121 Hillary Clinton and Nancy

Pelosi 124 "Fargo" director 125 "This ___!" 126 Inner tube-shaped 127 Perplexed 128 Objectives 129 Firm part: Abbr. 130 Bag of chips, maybe 131 Unlocked?

Down

1 Maven 2 Bit of Viking writing 3 Sign

UNDERWATER SEARCH By Alan Arbesfeld

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4 Ladies' club restriction

5 Miracle-___

6 Nicolas who directed "The Man Who Fell to Earth"

7 Twice tetra-

8 Big name in upscale retail

9 Cracked or torn

10 What Rihanna or Prince uses 11 City of the Kings 12 Former Texas governor Richards 13 Like the alarm on many alarm

clocks 14 Least hopeful 15 Notes to pick up on? 16 Self-righteous sort 17 Mid 22nd-century year 18 Ed.'s convenience 24 French island WSW of Mauritius 26 Non's opposite 29 Tryster with Tristan 32 Slippery ones 34 Awake suddenly 35 Teased 36 "Have ___ myself clear?" 37 2003 Pixar film 39 "___ further ..." 40 U.S.A. or U.K. 41 ___ Bator, Mongolia 43 Stoic 44 Occasional ingredient in turkey

dressing 45 1972 Bill Withers hit 47 Applies, as paint 50 Banks and Pyle 52 PC key 54 Lower layer of the earth's crust 58 Suffix with Capri 59 Magazine with an annual Hot

100 60 Neighbor of Que. 63 Stood like a pigeon

66 Improvised musically

115 Sergeant in "The Thin Red Line"

68 "Lord, is ___?"

117 "___ sorry!"

69 In concert

118 One of them does?

71 Hope grp.

120 Annual b-ball event

72 Spot

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123 Palindromic girl's name

75 Sans-serif typeface

76 Field of stars?

78 Will of the Bible

When this puzzle is done, look for

80 Pick 6, e.g.

a name (hinted at by 37-Down)

81 Someone ___

hidden 17 times in the grid, each

84 Zero

reading forward, backward, down,

85 "Sense and Sensibility" sister up or diagonally, 86 "___ Wood sawed wood" (old word search-style.

tongue-twister)

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a case 90 Treats with

scorn

H I PPO STEM AT TAR DAL I ALA I N T I TO BAHA I ELAN

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SL I CES I NTO EBERT G I GA

dashes

NOTENOUGHTORET I REON

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ETU I

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GO I NGTOBEARE L AT I VE

ELL I OT AFL D I LATE FAX

GAL L LCDTVS

T I L SATE

ACE SEAL A I RPOL LUT I ON

P E RO T L OW R A E

DHARMA

L E T I T AL LHANGOUT

AZALEA

C I O T AO REEKS

F I NAL L YGOT I T DUMA A I T

106 Little hopper? A N T S C I R

NOL I TA I SME

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REDEF I NETHEM I SS I ON

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SALES

F L AW

OOP NNE

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T H A T H A S N T B E E NWA S H E D

good or dirty Y E T I L I E S L A M I N O A C I D S

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LA I N EDNA

ANSAE NESTS

SERE EXED

LHASA T ON T O

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ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLE

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