SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

QUICK QUIZ: 1 Albatross. 2 The bark. 3 2016. 4 Metamorphic. 5 Illinois.

MINDBENDER: 1 72 people. 2 They may all be lifted. 3 H.P. Lovecraft. 4 School; the other words have Yiddish origins.

5 Lob. Globule, earlobe, clobber, global. MASTERQUIZ: 1 Imam. 2 Six. 3 Hiram Maxim. 4 Tom Hanks. 5 John Major. 6 Port of Amsterdam.

HONEYCOMB: 1 Tenths. 2 Netted. 3 Dearth. 4 Trends. 5 Drives. 6 Victim. 7 Middle. 8 Detail. 9 Alumni. 10 Muddle. 11 Elapse. 12 Splash.

30-SECOND CHALLENGE:

Beginner: 200. Intermediate: 19. Advanced: 165.