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PUZZLE NO. 88

ACROSS

1. Soft lump 5. Pretends 9. Burst 12. Overhanging roof part 13. Mall division 14. Breeze 15. Always 16. In truth 18. It takes two to ____ 20. Track down 21. Valuable dirt 23. Channels 27. Little rascal 30. Metallic element 32. Folk legends 33. Unlock again 35. Empty inside 37. Leg hinge 38. Depicted 40. Consumer lures 41. Poison ____ 43. Fleecy one 44. Phooey’s kin 46. One who loves too much 51. Train’s highway 55. Gent 56. Have title to 57. Game on horseback 58. Sicknesses 59. Reader’s retreat 60. Arise 61. Trial

DOWN

1. Garden produce 2. Fluid rock 3. Kiln 4. Ice mass, for short 5. Bat wood 6. Elected 7. Sound quality 8. Swiftness 9. Strike lightly 10. Vinegar’s mate 11. Intrude 17. ____ and crossbones 19. Slime 22. Orange skin 24. Soda type 25. Marched 26. Darns 27. Pesters 28. List of dishes 29. Verse composition 31. Nibble 34. Oyster find 36. Unpaid 39. Secondhand 42. Complains 45. Honk 47. Forget 48. Fish story 49. House annexes 50. Relax 51. Curtain holder 52. Dumbfound 53. Lodging 54. Comic

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PUZZLE NO. 702

1. What former NBA player and coach served as head coach of the Utah Utes men’s basketball program from 2011-21?

2. Traktor Chelyabinsk, Dinamo Minsk and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl are teams competing in what ice hockey league?

3. Against what boxer did Riddick Bowe win consecutive fights -- both by disqualification for low blows -- in 1996?

4. In 1955, driver Pierre Levegh died in a crash and 83 spectators were killed by debris at what famous motorsports endurance race?

5. What University of Miami Hurricanes running back suffered torn knee ligaments in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl and would miss his entire rookie season with the Buffalo Bills?

6. What long-distance relay running series includes races named Bourbon Chase, Wasatch Back, Northwest Passage, Del Sol and Reach the Beach?

7. First awarded in 1962, the King Spud Trophy is the prize in the college basketball rivalry between what two teams?

Last Week’s Answers

1. John Lynch • 2. 72 • 3. Poland. 4. Punter • 5. Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO). 6. The Arizona State Sun Devils • 7. The Milwaukee Bucks.

LEVEL: ADVANCED

HOW TO PLAY:

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box. Last Weeks answers!

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 702

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