College Memories
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Elaine David ’68 (CLAS), her husband Carl, their son Frank, and their grandson Henry — all avid puzzlers — worked together to turn their hobby into a just-published book, “Little Grids for Big Kids: 24 Authentic Mini Crosswords for Young Solvers.” They made this one just for you.
Across:
1 Fire remnant
4 Bring on board
8 Australian birds
12 Type of earring
14 Alumnae, e.g.
15 Longtime NCAAW basketball coach Auriemma
16 Pay to play
17 Surrounded by
18 Silver-tongued
19 With 10-down, a place on campus to relax
21 Casual collared shirts
22 Mrs., in Mexico
24 Formerly known as
25 Spring or summer
27 Storrs building named after the 71st governor
30 Indian tea region
31 Prefix for -biography or -pilot
32 At hand
33 Plum center
34 Money execs
38 Pakistan neighbor
40 Slack-jawed
41 Nutmegger’s residence
44 Sugar or ketchup container
47 Scooby-__
48 Letter before tee
49 With 28-down, campus place to procure a sweet treat
50 UConn athletes since 1934 (previously called “Aggies”)
53 Ye __ Shoppe
54 Cone-shaped tent
55 Place for a pothole
58 Proof of ownership
59 Agitates
60 Natural hair style
61 Bird that went extinct in the 1600s
62 Travelers’ stops
63 Charge
Down:
1 “I get it!”
2 Ares, to Hera
3 Spicy taco topping
4 H.S. life skills class, for short
5 “That’s my cue!”
6 Lets
7 Humanities subj.
8 Some frozen waffles
9 __ Yello (soft drink)
10 See 19-across
11 Weeps
13 Furry family member
14 Stork or crane
20 E pluribus __
21 El __, TX
22 __ Lake, Storrs fixture near the chemistry building
23 What yeasted doughs do, hopefully
26 Winter hrs. at UConn
28 See 49-across
29 “The Office” actor Wilson
33 Roman temple
34 Tech used in some sci-fi films, for short
35 Goes head to head
36 Major work
37 Hardens, like jello
38 Disgusting
39 Sushi topping
40 Yours, in France
42 Old Ford failures
43 Some sodas
44 “The caveman diet”
45 Helped
46 Words to live by
49 Center named after a U.S. senator
51 Go __ __ smoke
52 Time period
54 Swimming + biking + running race, for short
56 Exist
57 A deer, a female deer
By Henry Lin-David, Carl David, Elaine David, and Frank David
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