May 2024 Edition

Happy Birthday Rana - GRRR!
By: Nedra Paschal / Paschal’s Puzzle
Rana Goodman, President of The Vegas Voice,
and Publisher Dan’s PILL (partner in love &
life) happens to have a birthday this month. In
her honor, each answer word will contain at least one R and at least
one G.
Example: Shirt sizes to choose from: small, medium, _________.
Answer: Large.
1. One who aims high and works hard to achieve that goal is said to
be ‘_________ for the stars.’
2. Popular singing cowboy of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s: Roy
_________. And his horse: ___________.
3. First line of a 1674 poem by Robert Herrick: “_________ ye
rosebuds while ye may.”
4. From being very poor to becoming very wealthy one is said to go
‘from _______ to riches.’
5. 1957 book by Dr. Seuss: ‘How the ________ Stole Christmas.’
6. Two cities with similar names: ___________ (northern CA);
___________ (southeastern PA).
7. Speaking of PA, ____________Day is traditionally observed
there every Feb. 2.
8. Corn on the cob, cooked on a _________, could be called
___________ears.
9. Famous major league baseball player of the 60s, 70s, 80s:
__________ Jackson.
10. Outstanding views in northwestern AZ: __________ Canyon.
And in southern CO: Royal ________.
11. Legendary comedian and actor of the 50’s and 60’s:
___________Marx.
12. Popularized by Ray Charles: “ . . just an old sweet song keeps
_________on my mind.”
13. An aromatic white _______, used to make wine with dry and
sweet varieties: _____________.
14. The above wine probably _____________ in
___________ or France.
15. Kitchen utensil used to make piecrusts: ____________ pin.
16. “Home, home on the ________, where the deer and the
antelope play.”
17. A word, found by __________ the letters of another word, is
called an __________.
18. Noted for “I don’t get no respect”: Rodney ___________.
19. TV show of the 1960s: _________ Acres, starring Eva
_________
20. Oops! We’re __________ late. Time to go.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RANA!
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John Martin is a freelance cartoonist from
Medina, Ohio. He has been cartooning for over 40
years, self-syndicating many of his comic strips,
including his current strip BEEZWAX. Email:
beezwaxcomic@yahoo.com
May 2024
1. Reaching; 2. Rogers, Trigger; 3. Gather; 4. Rags;
5. Grinch; 6. Redding, Reading; 7. Groundhog; 8. Grill,
roasting; 9. Reggie; 10. Grand, Gorge; 11. Groucho; 12.
Georgia; 13. Grape, Riesling; 4. Originated, Germany;
15. Rolling; 16. Range; 17. Rearranging, anagram; 18.
19.
ANSWERSDangerfield; Green, Gabor; 20. Running