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21 Whittles down
23 Rap
24 Something heard
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each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2
points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the
Ph.D. Level.
Subject: GERMAN COMPANIES
(e.g., The name of this manufacturer of optical
systems begins with “Z.” Answer: Zeiss.)
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1. Its name translates to “people’s car” in
German.
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2. It has a circular blue and white logo. Its slogan
is “The Ultimate Driving Machine.”
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3. The world’s second largest sportswear
manufacturer after Nike.
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. The company’s fi rst and best-known product
was aspirin.
Answer________
5. Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing
company. Its name is an anagram for “nemesis.”
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6. Its products include shaving and grooming
items. Its name translates to “Brown.”
Answer________
PH.D. LEVEL
7. The largest chemical producer in the world.
Rearrange the letters in “FABS” to fi nd its name.
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8. This personal care brand specializes in body
care. Its name is an anagram for “naive.”
Answer________
9. The name of this consumer electronics
manufacturer is an anagram for “drug gin.”
Answer________
ANSWERS: 1. Volkswagen. 2. BMW. 3. Adidas. 4. Bayer AG. 5. Siemens. 6. Braun. 7. BASF. 8. Nivea. 9. Grundig.
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numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each
column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only
once. King Features
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Cyclades
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52 Role for Vin
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54 Easy-to-park car
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59 Easiest rating for
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60 Type of short
haircut
PUZZLE BY CAITLIN REID
61 Picks up
12 Video game
44 Common seafood
62 Bunker need
33 Knockoff of a
series since 1989
garnish
Greek sculpture?
34 Something to
13 Deceptive
46 “Put your big boy
DOWN
shoot for
basketball moves
pants on!”
1 Rigorous training
35 University of
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Target
for
courses
47 Immature retort
Oregon logo
clippers
2 “I’m not listening
36 Default for many 50 Hill worker
23 Burns up in film?
to you!”
airport TVs
25 Stopgap, maybe
51 Items carried
3 Whichever
37 Daydream
in spoons in an
4 Hurdle for an
27 In which nothing 39 Doesn’t land, as
outdoor race
M.A. pursuer
is everything
a joke
54 Time, e.g., in
40 It’s chewed by
5 Breed
29 “Should ___
brief
the chatty
shouldn’t
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6 Athleisure, e.g.
42 Ripen, maybe
30 Affectionate
56 Singer/
7 Liking
43 Made good
nose-rubbing
songwriter Rita
8 Cannon ammo in
sci-fi
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26 Michigan, e.g.:
Abbr.
27 Mysterious
monster,
familiarly
28 Rush-hour
subway
commuter,
metaphorically
30 Fig. on some
I.R.S. forms
31 Extra periods, for
short
32 “Oh, baloney!”
34 Artful
35 Goal-scoring
opportunities
in soccer … or
a hint to this
puzzle’s theme
37 Efron of
Hollywood
38 “When We Were
Very Young”
author, 1924
39 Snazzy dresser
40 Christmas season
purchase
41 20 Questions
category
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