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Crossword

by Margie E. Burke

The Weekly Crossword

by Margie E. Burke

ACROSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Not quite right 14 15 16 6 Fencing sword 10 Burglar's take 17 18 19 14 Two make a diameter 20 21 22 15 Wartime partner 23 24 16 Gawk at 17 Market indicator 25 26 27 28 18 Here or there 29 30 31 32 33 34 20 Theater backdrop 35 36 37 38 22 One taking 39 40 41 42 43 44 orders 23 ____ to rest 45 46 47 24 Suede outfit? 48 49 50 51 25 Joshua tree habitat 52 53 54 55 56 28 Old West chasers 57 58 59 29 Caribou kin 60 61 62 30 Branch of philosophy 63 64 65 35 Animal house? Copyright 2021 by The Puzzle Syndicate 37 Polished off 38 "Star Wars" 2 Place to trade 36 Answer 50 Comedian's job captain 3 Anagram for 40 Excavation find 51 Smelling of suds 39 Scatter among aide 41 Like OR 53 Like bachelor 44 It paves the way 4 Unattached instruments parties 45 Arrive, as dark- 5 One way to 42 "Quit it!" 54 Word after gray ness pitch 43 Printing error or play 46 School-skipper 6 Lightened (up) 47 Still too green 55 It may be pitched 48 Desk accessory 7 Story element 48 Refine, as ore 56 Circular current 51 Word in a Lady 8 Colonnade tree 49 Bocelli, for one 58 Lend a hand

Gaga film title 9 Optical solution 52 Elie Wiesel's 10 Part of a pope's "Night" is one title 53 Split up 11 Playing marble 57 Pronounce 12 Worrier's worry distinctly 13 Suspicious 59 Tuckered out 19 O'Keeffe subject 60 End of a winning 21 Place to build streak 24 Hard drinker 61 Tall tale teller 25 Supermarket 62 Flip over section 63 Genealogy 26 Sparkle diagram 27 Comedy routine 64 On pins and 28 Communion plate needles 31 Snouted critter 65 Substantial 32 Teensy bit 33 Reunion bunch DOWN 34 Database 1 Cultural pursuits command

Answers to Last Week's Crossword:

S M O G G E E S E S P A N H A U L E L V E S P A N E A N T E C E D E N T O N T O R O G E R E N T E R T A I N P R O C E S S R O O M L A T T E R S N A C K A S S U M E D A L E H U E B L O B E L E G Y P A T E L O P T R I M M A R T E N E T H O S D A P P L E O P A L S H I N G L E C A M E R A S H Y B A R O N A N O N S T I C K I T O U T S E R E S U S H I A P S E E W E R O N S E T L E E R

Sudoku By The Mepham Group

STRANGE BREW JOHN DEERING

Level 1 2 3 4

Solution to last Sunday’s puzzle

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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.

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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.

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