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10. Flat-topped hill 11. Watched 19. Offense 20. Frolicsome 21. Halt 22. Bean curd 23. Rough file 24. Astonishment 26. Appropriate 27. Hill’s companion 28. Self-images 29. “____ Be Cruel”
32. First number 35. Jackson bill 37. Newspaper bigwig 39. Plant anew 40. Voice part 41. Harness strap 42. Telephone 43. Extreme 45. Agent 007, e.g. 47. Wood cutter 48. Kind of shirt 49. “Stand ____ Deliver”
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ACROSS 1. Suitor 5. Bonfire residue 8. Base-runner’s goal 12. Like 13. Large antelope 14. Toe the line 15. Squeal 16. Ambition 17. Meet defeat 18. Exclude 20. Beseech 21. Put through a sieve 24. Bitter brew 25. Some amphibians
26. Bestowed 30. Certain prepositions 31. Grumpy’s pal 33. Past 34. Scout’s shelter: 2 wds. 36. Criminal 38. Tiny 39. Most impolite 40. Bent 43. Snack place 44. Incline 45. Brother’s sib 46. Londoner’s farewell: 2 wds. 50. Tip slightly 51. Debate side
52. Farm animals 53. “____ the Lonely” 54. Certain evergreen 55. Cattail, e.g. DOWN 1. Howl 2. ____ out (make do) 3. Be ill 4. Disburden 5. Encore! 6. Temper tantrum 7. Bustle 8. Shout 9. Clarinet’s relative
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23. Postage item 24. Fido’s foot 25. Volcanic discharge 26. Affirmative vote 27. Dent 29. Golf gadget 30. Conducted 31. Play part 32. Which person? 35. Fights back 38. Common STRANGE BREW ailment
40. NYC opera house 42. Honolulu hello 43. Motivate 44. Emblem 45. Snakelike fishes 46. Skedaddle 48. Tiny particle 49. Volcanic flow 50. Frosted 51. Middle JOHN DEERING 54. Jest
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ACROSS 1. Holepunching tools 5. Pod vegetable 8. Wool eater 12. Send away 13. Coat sleeve 14. Cockeyed 15. Nails 16. Chat 17. Slender 18. Sleep 20. Homework 22. Relieves 24. Fee 28. Fodder 33. On a boat 34. Feather accompaniment
36. Per 37. Pier 39. Keepsake 41. Slip-up 43. Practical 47. Slanted font 52. Angler’s tool 53. Approves, shortly 55. Filled tortilla 56. Storm 57. Great success 58. Across 59. Otherwise 60. Product pitches 61. Concocted DOWN 1. Some vipers
2. At what time? 3. Advertising symbol 4. All right: hyph. 5. Costumed parade 6. Distinctive time 7. Walk leisurely 8. Blob 9. Nighttime hooters 10. Singing group 11. Sacred song 19. Final letter 21. Initial for Superman
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SPORTS QUIZ By Ryan A. Berenz 1. True or false: Motorboat racing was a medal sport contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. PUZZLE NO. 95
9. On one’s ____ 30. Tennis-game units 2. What country won Olympic gold medals in baseball in 1992, ‘96 and 2004? (alert) 10. Egg-shaped 33. Certain snake 36.Summer Stingy people 3. Name the East German female swimmer who won four gold11.medals the 1976 Olympics “Wishat You 38. Purple flower in Montreal and was later found to have been administered steroids byHere” team doctors. ____ 19. Song of praise 40. Having an ceiling 4. Who was head coach of the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball21. team managed toarched win only a Finethat powder 41. Sailor’s call bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens? 22. Hunch 42. A la ____ 23. Fence 43. 5. What martial-arts arena in Tokyo was built for the 1964 Summer Olympics and hasFarm hosted musical 24. Corral implement acts such as the Beatles, ABBA, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton?25. Aquatic 44. Regal form of mammals address 6. Name the U.S. female gymnast who suffered an ankle injury was carried to medal podium 27.and Except 46.the Chop down by coach Bela Karolyi at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. 48. Rowing device 28. Kitchen hot box 49. Bikini top 7. What was the name of the E! reality TV show starring U.S. 29. Olympic swimmer Lochte that Skating arena Ryan 50. Tricky
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24. Soda ____ 52. Prior to, in ACROSS 1. Antlered deer 26. Change to fit poetry 1. 222 • 2. Sidney Moncrief 5. Fearful 27. Gamblers 53. Nobleman 3. Drew Brees, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning wonder 31. Floral wreath 54. Evergreen 4. CC Sabathia 8. Load 32. Appear as a shrubs ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 95 12. Brave person 5. Spain •ghost 6. National Basketball Development League (NBDL). 55. Married 34. Contest 13. Trim, as a 56.7. Waiter’s aid Anthony. lawn 35. Most peaceful (c) 2021 King Features Syndicate, Inc. 14. Sheltered 37. Occurrence DOWN nook 39. Unruly kid 1. Reserved 15. Thanksgiving 40. Sips 2. Iced ____ dish 41. Current 3. Branch 16. Mine measures, 4. Busybody shipment for short 5. Between 44. Fair: hyph. 17. Back end 18. Desert floor 45. Golfer’s target 6. Part of a sentence 46. That dude 20. Land 7. Female surrounded by 47. Tosses sheep water 51. Bloodhound’s CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS clue 21. Exhausting 8. Handwriting USE AMERICAN SPELLING
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ACROSS 1. ____ Wednesday 4. Not this 8. Take off, as clothes 12. Service charge 13. Roomy 14. List of dishes 15. Roofing material 17. Breakfast flakes 18. Type of snake 19. Remorse 21. Bridge payment 24. Milky stone 26. Lacking moisture
27. Hunch 28. Zeroes in 30. Make ready to publish 31. Lodging house 32. Scored on serve 36. Brink 38. “The ____ Boat” 39. Finished dinner 42. Single 44. Unfold 45. Game tile with dots 47. To each his ____ 49. Yoked beasts
50. Salad-bar items 55. Ice arena 56. Female wool-givers 57. Noah’s transport 58. Wraps up 59. Printer’s term 60. Cheerful
DOWN 1. Fore’s opposite 2. Ocean 3. This lady 4. “____ the night before . . .”
5. African 29. Parlors animal, 31. Spurned shortly 33. Dirty Harry, 6. Citrus e.g. beverage 34. Abel’s mother 7. Land 35. Cozy place 8. Urban 37. ____ Quixote problem 39. Revere 9. Got word 40. Poison 10. Become a member of 41. Change, as 11. Powdery text 16. Roof of the 43. Sing like the mouth Swiss 20. Popular street 46. Signs name 48. Sharp-witted 21. Hitch 51. Admiration Last Weeks answers! 22. Unusual 52. Witch 23. Hawaiian 53. Historical necklace epoch 25. Group of 54. Heaven judges
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