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ACROSS 1. Fine sand 5. Donate 9. Offbeat 12. Smell 13. Generations 14. Very small 15. Be overly fond 16. Clears, as profit 17. Type of wood 18. Proclaim 20. Video’s partner 22. Side streets 25. Toward the back, matey 28. Some toothpastes
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29. Imprint with acid 33. Depict 35. Wrestler’s surface 36. Chance 37. Nitwit 38. Send forth 40. Bodybuilder’s place 41. Change the title of 43. Defame in print 46. Hinted 51. Verse poem 52. Work on copy 55. Acclaim 56. Bar order
57. Road marker 58. Applies frosting to 59. Animal’s shelter 60. Lean 61. ____ up (make lively) DOWN 1. Fizzy beverage 2. Wedding vows: 2 wds. 3. House sites 4. Birch or willow 5. Wellmannered guys
6. Ill temper 7. Large tank 8. Short composition 9. Was in debt 10. Salami seller 11. Salesman’s model 19. Cloth shred 21. Employed 23. Pack animal 24. Guessed roughly 25. State further 26. To’s counterpart 27. Knock 30. Price mark 31. Blubber
32. Sewn edge 34. No longer are 39. Bo Derek’s number 42. Vote into office 43. Pack 44. Do nothing 45. Has-____ (one-time star) 47. Clasp 48. Fancy fabric 49. At any time 50. Student’s need 53. John ____ (everyman) 54. Stopover spot
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10. Put into service 11. Topaz or opal 19. Agricultural plots 21. John Wayne film 23. Part of mpg 24. Modify 26. Brief message 27. Hard metal 28. Spotted BREW 29.STRANGE Canaveral or Horn 30. Floating
31. “____ Darn Cat!” 35. To’s counterpart 38. Laid off 40. Wobble 44. Considerate 46. Gesture of greeting 47. Santa’s ride 48. Strong desires 49. Some are personal 50. Chop 51. Copy JOHN DEERING 53. Paver’s goo 54. Snoop
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ACROSS 1. Real 5. High point 8. Medicine 12. Charged atoms 13. Hooter 14. Luxury 15. Long narrative 16. “____ More Night” 17. Wineglass part 18. Reattach a label 20. Fearful admiration 22. Dad 25. Bert’s friend on “Sesame Street”
29. Provided food 32. Yarn 33. Hearth residue 34. Unwanted breeze 36. Foot digit 37. “War and ____” 39. Fake 41. Moth-____ 42. Ripped 43. Solicit 45. Full of gossip 49. Woeful word 52. ____ a boy! 55. Yarn 56. Foolish person 57. Brief sleep 58. Constant
59. Drove very fast 60. Towel off 61. Ruby and cerise DOWN 1. Cake layer 2. Strong cord 3. Group of soldiers 4. Run away 5. Also 6. ____ up (confess) 7. Not guilty, e.g. 8. Arid land 9. Hamelin pest
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SPORTS QUIZ By Ryan A. Berenz 1. In 1999, Ray Rhodes compiled a record of 8-8 in his only season as head coach of what NFL PUZZLE NO. 117 team?
PUZZLE NO. 118
21. Serious plays 23. Snarl 24. Skirt style 25. Bird of ill ____ 26. Titanic’s foe 27. Mama’s fellow 28. Amazed 29. Egg beverages 30. Toil
31. Eagle’s 7. Policeman dwelling 8. Saga 2. Name the NHL player from Sweden who served as captain of the Ottawa Senators from 199934. Dig up 9. Poison-ivy 2013? 39. Part of a result circle 10. Annoy 3. What punch -- illegal in most combat sports -- is a blow to11. theHusky’s back ofload the head or neck, or the 41. Cuban Castro base of the skull? 43. Catholic 19. Above, in leader verse 4. Who scored 47 points to lead the Texas Tech Lady Raiders an 84-82 win 44. versus Ohio State in Worshiped 21.toToss object the 1993 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament championship game? 22. Physicians, 45. Christmas shortly 46.ofMusic and legend 23.reserved Milky jewel 5. What university’s basketball arena has an unoccupied seat in honor coaching literature, e.g. 25. Strikeout Henry Iba? 48. Shortcoming number 51. Mine Cancel a in the 1940s 6. What is the name of the slow, high-arcing, off-speed pitch27. developed byrock Pittsburgh space launch 53. “____ Are My Pirates righthander Rip Sewell? Sunshine” 29. Tennis stroke 30. Finds a total 54. Discontinue
7. Name the Basketball Hall of Famer from Serbia who had his No. 21 jersey retired by the SacraCopyright © 2022, Penny Press mento Kings? 52. Sailor’s 28. Female ACROSS response Answers pronounLast Week’s 1. Wooden nail 29. Cooling device 55. Bard 4. Palo ____, California woody 32. Fuel guzzler 56. Tall, Answers 8. Is mistaken 33. Beast of 1. The Great Outdoor Gamesplant • 2. The Aztecs • 3. TO ThePUZZLE Unified ANSWER NO.Team. 117 57. Negative burden 12. The whole 4. “Happy Gilmore” • 5. David Akers • 6. Austria. prefix amount 35. Work by 58. Room 7. The Montreal Expos. Shelley 13. Dog’s bark extensions 36. Stallone’s 14. Bucket 59. Contained moniker 15. Glide over (c) 2021 King Features Syndicate, Inc 37. Smallest bill 60. Flop snow 38. City divisions 16. Housetop 40. Great Barrier DOWN 17. Land amid ____ water 1. Mas’ mates 42. Take a 18. Dolls and 2. Lodge breather yo-yos, e.g. member 43. Fiesta decor 3. Sparkling 20. Yearned 22. Be overly fond 47. Foot part 4. Cockeyed 24. Imprint firmly 49. Stink 5. At liberty CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING 6. Moreover 26. Met musical 50. Galloped
33. Vulgar 36. Least common 39. Involved with 40. Crate 42. Client 43. Flat hill 44. Pound 45. Beret 46. Tint 47. Pen and ____ 49. Contend
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ACROSS 1. Night hooter 4. Apiece 7. Sailing vessel 12. Big hairdo 13. “Where the Boys ____” 14. Royal headwear 15. Blow upon 16. Disappointed 17. Transform 18. Tired 20. Anxious 22. ____ space 24. Riot crowd 27. Scenic view 30. Shade of green 31. Roused
32. Complainer 34. Wooden pins 35. Snatching 37. Newspaper spots 38. Lariat 39. Bakery worker 41. Morsel 45. Fine dishes 48. December 31, e.g. 50. Briny expanse 51. Cousins’ moms 52. Moral crime 53. Hazardous curve 54. Type of tea 55. Golf gadget
56. College cheer
DOWN 1. Not ons 2. Covering 3. Sole 4. Meadow 5. Memorable time 6. Exchange for cash 7. For men only 8. Easter flower 9. Cookie grain 10. Prospector’s find 11. Accepted standard 19. Cozy corners
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