Across    1- Sixth and seventh solfege scale degrees 5- Apache advocate who presented at convocation. 6- All good things must come to it. 7- Senate spots 8- Mackenzie’s section Down 1- The quiet type 2- “Save me _ __,” perhaps at an event. 3- Shades 4- Common newspaper section; classic __. 5- Hidden figures org.   Week 6-Solution

By Phil Witmer-Rich • October 23, 2024 • Funnies

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By Carlos Lichty • October 2, 2024 • Funnies Phil Witmer-Rich • October 2, 2024 • Funnies

ACROSS 1 Not uneven. 6 There is no; singular: There ___ __; plural. 7 Barbie minus a T. 8 Useful skill. 9 Feature used by many who were “too mature” for Tik Tok. DOWN 1 Future super bowl performer. 2 Expunge 3 “Please open your hymnal to number 606. We will be singing _____s 1, 3 and 4.” 4 ____bert Humperdink 5 Plural pirate treasures.   Week 2-Solution

By Phil Witmer-Rich • September 11, 2024 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. “I’m everywhere I’m so Julia,” or a naughty kid. 5. The first number that neither prime nor semiprime. 7. “It’s so confusing sometimes to be _ ____.” “I’m just _ ____.” 8. Goshen’s student section is often “_____” up. 9. “___” in the headlights.   DOWN 1. Popular sitcom, “The ____,” or a dating alternative to men. 2. Inflexible 3. Able to move quickly and easily. 4. Number of goals scored by Tebello Ntene against Concordia. 6. Reddit lingo for a summary. Week 1-Solution

By Phil Witmer-Rich • September 4, 2024 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. With 8-Across, it falls during winter 5. Put on the payroll 7. “Tattered Tom” author Horatio 8. See 1-Across 9. Basks in the sun, maybe DOWN 1. Give a raw deal 2. Snack brand whose name hints at its flavor 3. Skin, but not hand 4. There are 52 in a year 6. “Dr.” of hip-hop Link to answers

By Caleb Shenk • November 30, 2023 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. With 7-Across, device invented before the car 5. Vice president Agnew who resigned from office in 1973 6. Three-card scam 7. See 1-Across 8. Ones born before Virgos DOWN 1. Ruin 2. Add a bit of color to 3. Greek prefix meaning “straight” 4. Frost and Dickinson, for example 5. T-shirt size option: abbr. Link to answers

By Caleb Shenk • November 9, 2023 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. Tweet alternative? 6. ___ Elise Goldsberry, portrayer of Angelica Schuyler in the original “Hamilton” cast 7. Chocolate mint brand 8. Small-scale swindling 9. “Chandelier” singer DOWN 1. Rock-climbing locations 2. Dutch priest and professor ___ Nouwen 3. Most populous country 4. Place to go scuba diving 5. Rascal Link to answers

By Caleb Shenk • November 2, 2023 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. Notes before dos, in solfege 4. Chamomile and earl grey, for example 5. Have a lavish meal 6. Piece of dorm room furniture 7. Enzyme suffix DOWN 1. Poke fun … or a phonetic hint to three other words in this grid 2. “Can ___ you a question?” 3. GC study abroad option 4. Golf supporters? 5. Agency that oversees fish (but not catfish) and cheese pizza (but not pepperoni pizza), among other things Link to answers

By Caleb Shenk • October 26, 2023 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. With 6-Across, fall dessert with cinnamon and streusel topping 6. See 1-Across 7. “Hidden Figures” actress Janelle 8. Overdo it onstage 9. GC opportunity for studying abroad DOWN 1. Peaks 2. High school dances 3. ___ Grigio 4. Future atty.’s exam 5. Fencing blade Link to answers

By Caleb Shenk • October 12, 2023 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. Mascot whose first birthday is this Saturday 5. Reading material you can’t dog-ear 7. Indigenous rights or climate change, e.g. 8. Tree that forms “stands,” connecting to other genetically identical trees underground and forming one single organism 9. Come clean, with “up” DOWN 1. Java Junction order after dinner, perhaps 2. Belittle 3. Tomato or split pea, for example 4. Firetruck attachments 6. Doll played by Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu and John Cena, among others Link to answers

By Caleb Shenk • October 5, 2023 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. Yukon S.U.V. maker 4. Money, in other words 6. Itty bitty 7. Protagonist in Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” 8. Musician and peace activist Yoko DOWN 1. Money, in other words 2. Key ingredient to turn a two-liter Diet Coke into a gushing fountain 3. Money, in other words 4. Partner of un abrazo 5. It can make your hair go grey Link to answers

By Caleb Shenk • September 28, 2023 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. With 9-Across, Goshen College’s 1,189-acre nature center 6. Ballot method that doesn’t require paper 7. Copenhagen residents 8. Piles on 9. See 1-Across DOWN 1. Prize often associated with the Olympics 2. Weasel out of 3. ___ Rousey, only woman to be champion in both the UFC and WWE 4. GPS options: Abbr. 5. One of two responses in Twenty Questions Link to answers

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ACROSS 1. Theme from Wednesday’s convo: “___ Synergy” 6. World’s busiest airport from 1963-1998 7. A violinist’s or gymnast’s need 8. Fiddled 9. Give ___ (let off)   DOWN 1. “Ish” 2. Holler with joy 3. Class that might give a GPA boost 4. People indigenous to area that is now Buffalo, NY 5. Cares for, as a garden   Link to answers

By Caleb Shenk • September 8, 2023 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. With 5-Down, GC class session starting in 20 days 4. “Pics ___ didn’t happen!” 6. Fights it out 8. First film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 9. Tingling sensation one might get from a video with whispering or microphone tapping, in brief   DOWN 1. Pie à la ___ 2. Caribbean destination roughly one-seventh the size of Elkhart County 3. “Boy oh boy!” 5. See 1-Across 7. Orch. section   Link to answers

By Caleb Shenk • April 13, 2023 • Funnies

ACROSS 1. Music star currently on her “Eras Tour” — her first in five years 6. Album released in 2019 by 1-Across 7. Atlanta research university 8. Mend a sock with holes 9. Sen. Schumer’s constituency   DOWN 1. Mode of transport most useful in winter 2. “God is a ___”: Ariana Grande hit 3. Material found in elephants or old pianos 4. Plants with fronds 5. Give a whirl   Link to Answers

By Caleb Shenk • March 30, 2023 • Funnies