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PUZZLE NO. 116

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

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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 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 29. 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 53. Paver’s goo 54. Snoop

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ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 116

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SPORTS QUIZ By Ryan A. Berenz

1. What team selected 17-year-old Jermaine O’Neal in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft?

PUZZLE NO. 118

2. Name the ESPN game show that had contestants taking on statistician Howie Schwab in a showdown of sports trivia knowledge? 3. During the 2012 and ‘13 seasons, what Cincinnati Reds pitcher threw the 279th and 280th nohitters in Major League Baseball history? 4. What legendary Dutch striker played for Manchester United (2001-06) and Real Madrid (2006-10), and scored 35 goals for the Netherlands national team from 1998-2011? 5. Name the Tennessee Titans wide receiver who scored the winning touchdown versus the Buffalo Bills in the “Music City Miracle” AFC wild-card playoff game in January 2000? 6. What World Golf Hall of Famer was the first Mexican golfer -- either male or female -- to achieve the world No. 1 rank? 7. What short-lived Marvel Comics series, first published in 1991, centered on an ex-NFL player who derived special crime-fighting powers from spilled chemicals and a nearly indestructible football uniform?

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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

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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 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 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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