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Crossword
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APRIL 8 - 14, 2021 | PAGE 19
by Margie E. Burke
The Weekly Crossword ACROSS 1 Not quite right 6 Fencing sword 10 Burglar's take 14 Two make a diameter 15 Wartime partner 16 Gawk at 17 Market indicator 18 Here or there 20 Theater backdrop 22 One taking orders 23 ____ to rest 24 Suede outfit? 25 Joshua tree habitat 28 Old West chasers 29 Caribou kin 30 Branch of philosophy 35 Animal house? 37 Polished off 38 "Star Wars" captain 39 Scatter among 44 It paves the way 45 Arrive, as darkness 46 School-skipper 48 Desk accessory 51 Word in a Lady Gaga film title 52 Elie Wiesel's "Night" is one 53 Split up 57 Pronounce distinctly 59 Tuckered out 60 End of a winning streak 61 Tall tale teller 62 Flip over 63 Genealogy diagram 64 On pins and needles 65 Substantial DOWN 1 Cultural pursuits
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2 Place to trade 3 Anagram for aide 4 Unattached 5 One way to pitch 6 Lightened (up) 7 Story element 8 Colonnade tree 9 Optical solution 10 Part of a pope's title 11 Playing marble 12 Worrier's worry 13 Suspicious 19 O'Keeffe subject 21 Place to build 24 Hard drinker 25 Supermarket section 26 Sparkle 27 Comedy routine 28 Communion plate 31 Snouted critter 32 Teensy bit 33 Reunion bunch 34 Database command
36 Answer 40 Excavation find 41 Like OR instruments 42 "Quit it!" 43 Printing error 47 Still too green 48 Refine, as ore 49 Bocelli, for one
50 Comedian's job 51 Smelling of suds 53 Like bachelor parties 54 Word after gray or play 55 It may be pitched 56 Circular current 58 Lend a hand
Sudoku
By The Mepham Group
Level 1 2 3 4
Answers to Last Week's Crossword:
S H A R P A B L E C A S E
M A N O R
O U T G O
G L E E C L S S U L O B O P T H O O P A M E N O N E R E W E R
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P A N A M A H A T
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C U T E
K E E N
G R O P E
L O U S E
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Solution to last Sunday’s puzzle
3/28/21
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk. © 2021 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.
1. What baseball executive served as president of the American League from 1974-83? 2. Name the NFL running back who repeatedly said “I’m just here so I don’t get fined” at a Super Bowl XLIX media-day press conference. 3. Brazilian footballer Manuel Francisco dos Santos, famous for his spectacular dribbling, was better known by what nickname? 4. On June 30, 1970, the Atlanta Braves’ Hank Aaron hit the first home run in the history of what stadium? 5. What boxing writer and sports historian, known for his signature fedora and cigar, was editor and publisher of “The Ring” magazine from 1979-83? 6. What sport, originating in Spain in 2005, combines volleyball, soccer and gymnastics with music, and is played on an inflatable court with trampolines on both sides of the net? 7. Mexico’s premier motorsports track is named after two brothers who both died in auto-racing incidents nine years apart. Who are they? Answers 1. Lee MacPhail. 2. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks. 3. Garrincha. 4. Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium. 5. Bert Sugar. 6. Bossaball. 7. Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez. © 2021 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
