Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.

Answer: Ignoring his parrot, the pirate put his patch over his mouth, so he could - TURN A BLIND EYE

"Some days you feel like you've had the greatest ego massage, then the next day you've been trampled on." - Judy Woodruff

IF I'D KNOWN I WAS GOING TO LIVE THIS LONG, I'D HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MYSELF. - EUBIE BLAKE

I COULDN'T CONSUME ENOUGH OF THOSE FANTASTIC GRILLED PRAWNS. THEY WERE SHRIMPLY DELICIOUS.