Old Puzzles

Across Clues Answers 1a Wine barrel CASK 5a Leader of the Pussycats, in comics and film JOSIE 6a In a nutshell SIMPLY 7a 2026 N.B.A. champions KNICKS 8a Denial that sounds like 7-Across in Pig Latin IXNAY DOWN Clues Answers 1d “Santa Claus Is ___ to Town” (holiday hit) COMIN 2d Pet adoption org. ASPCA

Across Clues Answers 1a R.N.’s co-workers MDS 4a Piles upon piles HEAPS 6a Alternative to body wash BARSOAP 8a O in a tee? ARMHOLE 9a Exercise expert TRAINER 10a “Oof … that’s not good” YIKES 11a “I see what you ___ there” DID DOWN Clues Answers 1d Half woman, half fish MERMAID 2d West African