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The Cruciverbalist

July 1, 2006

Explanations

Scream in a balloon? ....................EEK

(Think comic strip)

Dead lines? .............................OBIT

(Referring to the obituary section of the newspaper)

Bolt stripped? ..........................STREAK

(Streaking, or running naked, was a fad of the '70s)

Step backwards? .........................PETS

(The letters are reversed)

Breakfast of centurions? ................OVA

(Centurions used to be Roman commanders. Ova is Latin for eggs.)

One's first position? ...................FETAL

Windows boxes? ..........................PCS

Center of a marked success? .............TAC

(Think Tic-Tac-Toe)

Piano piece? ............................KEY

Lousy egg? ..............................NIT

(The egg of lice are called nits)

Places to look at sweaters? .............SPAS

Be a bad helper? ........................ABET

Where many are relieved in London? ......LOOS

(Loos are washrooms in England)

Agent of the Vietnam War? ...............ORANGE

(Agent Orange was a chemical used in Viet Nam)

What may be in sight? ...................NOEND

('No end in sight')

It has a stripe on its back? ............VISA

People who know better? .................MENSA

(Mensa: organization for geniuses)

Mass communication? .....................LATIN

(Referring to the language used in Roman Catholic Mass)

Sentence completer? .....................EXCON

Apt name for a restroom attendant? ......LOU

(See Loo above)

They're blown in the winds? .............OBOES