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PUZZLE NO. 80

ACROSS

1. Perform on stage 4. Compass direction 8. Influence 12. Hawaiian garland 13. Ceremony 14. Firefighter’s need 15. Exclude 16. Locale 17. Annoys 18. Manipulates 20. Sinks 22. Intertwine 23. Blessing concluder 24. Weed tool 27. Omelet ingredient 29. Step 31. Get bigger 34. Drive away 35. Lots 37. Clump 38. Not me 39. Choir voice 41. Imprint firmly 45. Photographer’s device 47. Tempt 48. Defect 50. Sub store 52. Ump’s kin 53. Give a grade to 54. Achieve 55. Hoopster’s target 56. Due 57. Adam’s address 58. Blue yonder

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1. Record 2. Discontinue 3. Wearies 4. Notable period 5. Auto safety device: 2 wds. 6. Iron output 7. Taunts 8. Leg part 9. Reverent homage 10. Consult 11. No’s counterpart 19. Nut covering 21. Beginning part 25. Song of praise 26. Elongated fish 28. Sparkle 30. Troublemaker 31. Type of bean 32. Seek the love of 33. Instruct 36. Heavy hammer 37. Hockey player 40. Plod 42. Spins 43. Brook 44. Weighty 46. Overwhelmed 48. To’s associate 49. Attorney’s field 51. Motel

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ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 80

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SPORTS QUIZ By Ryan A. Berenz

1. What South African golfer completed the second-place career Grand Slam PUZZLE NO. 82 -- finishing second in all four majors -- with his runner-up finish at the 2017 PGA Championship? 2. National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn Jr. retired in 1963 with how many career wins? 3. In 1991, Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey great Wayne Gretzky and actor/comedian John Candy jointly purchased what pro football team? 4. A motorsport circuit named after Formula One driver Carlos Pace, who died in a 1977 plane crash, is located in what country? 5. Name the starting quarterback for the 1964 NFL champion Cleveland Browns who also produced a doctoral dissertation titled “A Characterization of the Set of Asymptotic Values of a Function Holomorphic in the Unit Disc.” 6. In 2020, what team hired Kim Ng as the first female general manager in Major League Baseball history? 7. What famous Seattle rock band was originally named after NBA player Mookie Blaylock?

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PUZZLE NO. 81

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ACROSS

1. Scored on the serve 5. Gun, as an engine 8. Kitties 12. Speaking part 13. Respect 14. Trade 15. Flamenco dancer’s instrument 17. TV’s Alan

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1. Circle portions 2. Cloak 3. Otherwise 4. Hate 5. Made a getaway 6. Mas that go baa 7. Presidential refusal 8. Biblical song 9. Nocturnal bird 10. Young boy 11. Luxurious resort 16. Competent 20. Applied 22. Pull suddenly 24. Troops 25. Daytime TV show 26. Courageous person 27. Understood 28. Bossa ____ 29. Is in debt 31. Bee’s follower 32. Meat mixture 35. Sharp 39. Apostle count 41. Hauled 43. Egyptian snake 45. Comet part 46. ____ in a lifetime 48. Fingertip feature 49. Scheme 50. Slippery swimmers 51. Bathing-suit top 52. Crop 53. “____ to Joy” 55. Besides

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PUZZLE NO. 816

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 81

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PUZZLE NO. 83

LEVEL: BEGINNER

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ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 816

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