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15. Stratford-on-__ 16. High rating 17. Burstyn or Pompeo 18. Spain’s Juan Carlos I 19. Ms. Lee 20. Felt indignant about Power Puzzle22. Feudal subjects 24. Change direction 25. Final course 26.Bar 29. Does an electrician’s job 30. Of __; no longer a minor 31. Jetta or Taurus 33. Moray seeker 37. Cheese-producing region 39. __ over; helped through a difficult period 41. Plunge 42. Seasons 44. Surrenders 46. Poet’s contraction 47. Ardent 49. Fascination 51. 54. Rejectedwithdisdain Lotion ingredient Steppin’ Out With My Baby 55. Force into an awkward position 56. 60. Gives up Asia’s __ Mountains I have mixed feelings about formal occasions. But we'd accepted an invitation 61. Tract of wasteland to a charity dinner, so go we must. Fortunately, the little black dress that has 63. 64. Place to spend rupees Light, rhythmic tune seen me through other such occasions still fit, sans Spanx. 65. Pro’s foe 66.Lacks The day of the event I discovered a broken heel on my black shoes, requiring 67. Flower 68. Schnozzola an emergency trip to a shoe store where I found myself gazing at potential 69. Meadow covering weapons! Six-inch stiletto heels like props from a James Bond movie. I knew the only person I'd kill with these heels was myself. “Any dressy black shoes with a lower heel?” I pathetically asked the clerk. She smiled, but I knew she's thinking I should try the orthopedic store nearby. Nevertheless, she returned with an elegant pair of pumps. By comparison, the four-inch heels didn’t seem that high. In retrospect, I realize that my perception of reality had been seriously altered. I tried the shoes cautiously. Good fit, but I had yet to stand. I rose slowly, hoping I'd brought my Medicare card. Like a cautious toddler, I took one step, then another. I can do this. Sold! Went I exited the car I knew I'd made a terrible mistake. I was terrified, afraid to move. Strutting around the shoe store and walking on the pavement was 57 58 an entirely different experience. Out here in the real world, my mobility was 63 seriously compromised. Other women were ambulating without difficulty on heels higher than mine. If they could walk without fear, why couldn’t I? So what if they were 30 years younger? I'd been walking longer. It was the longest trek of my life, as challenging as the man who walked a tightrope across the Grand Canyon. In fact, I would've happily traded places with him. I didn't stand for the entire evening. I've no idea what they served for dinner because I was completely preoccupied with the reality that at evening's end, I'd have to walk all the way back. The shoes came off as soon as we reached our front door. I felt like the winner on “Survivor.” And to think I had been concerned about wearing Spanx! Note to self: Next time you receive an invitation to a charity ball, send a donation. It’s cheaper and much, much safer. Susan's newest book, How to Complain When There's Nothing to Complain About, is available at Amazon.com and other online book sellers. Read her blog at www.SusansUnfilteredWit.com. Email SusanGoldfein@aol.com"

Hide preparers 6. Creator 7. Enthusiastic 8.6th day of Lent: abbr. 9. Hookandlineuser 10. Embraced 11. Cosmetic case item 12. Put underground 13. Beauty’s movie partner 21. Article of faith 23. “...__ by your outfit that you are...”ANSWER TO #5128 Last Month’s Answers 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 32. F A V O R S A M E D Had a meal Keep __ on; watch carefully Taj Mahal’scity Bride’s item Flamingoorheron Cutintosmallpieces B O L D O E O N C 34.In __ of 35. Always C O 36. France’s Coty I 38. Sermon topic 40. Bargains 43. Not crackers 45.Like a hill Enter To Win! C H A I S T O 48. Bach or Wagner 50. Likemoreexpensive hamburger 51.Dandruff site 52. Salk’s concern 53. Europe/Asia boundary 54. Nest 56. Periods 57. Conception Last Month’s Winner is Cherryn Ross, Matlacha CongratuL 58. Disencumbers 59. Brat’s talkations! 62. Lennon’s lady

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ACROSS 1. Make __; clench one’s hand 6. Family member 10. Baby’s spot 14. Country home 15. Stratford-on-__ 16. High rating 17. Burstyn or Pompeo 18. Spain’s Juan Carlos I 19. Ms. Lee 20. Felt indignant about 22. Feudal subjects 24. Change direction 25. Final course 26.Bar 29. Does an electrician’s job 30. Of __; no longer a minor 31. Jetta or Taurus 33. Moray seeker 37. Cheese-producing region 39. __ over; helped through a difficult period 41. Plunge 42. Seasons 44. Surrenders 46. Poet’s contraction 47. Ardent 49. Fascination 51. Rejected with disdain 54. Lotion ingredient 55. Force into an awkward position 56. Gives up 60. Asia’s __ Mountains 61. Tract of wasteland 63. Place to spend rupees 64. Light, rhythmic tune 65. Pro’s foe 66.Lacks 67. Flower 68. Schnozzola 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

DOWN 1. State 2. Office cabinet 3. Misfortunes 4. Coat part 5. Hide preparers 6. Creator 7. Enthusiastic 8.6th day of Lent: abbr. 9. Hookandlineuser 10. Embraced 11. Cosmetic case item 12. Put underground 13. Beauty’s movie partner 21. Article of faith 23. “...__ by your outfit that you are...” 25. Had a meal 26. Keep __ on; watch carefully 27. Taj Mahal’scity 28. Bride’s item 29. Flamingoorheron 32. Cutintosmallpieces 34.In __ of 35. Always 36. France’s Coty 38. Sermon topic 40. Bargains 43. Not crackers 45.Like a hill 48. Bach or Wagner 50. Like more expensive hamburger 51.Dandruff site 52. Salk’s concern 53. Europe/Asia boundary 54. Nest 56. Periods 57. Conception 58. Disencumbers

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 59. Brat’s talk 62. Lennon’s lady#5129

ACROSS 1. Make __; clench one’s hand 6. Familymember 10. Baby’s spot 14. Country home 15. Stratford-on-__ 16. High rating 17. Burstyn or Pompeo 18. Spain’s Juan Carlos I 19. Ms. Lee 20. Felt indignant about 22. Feudal subjects 24. Change direction 25. Final course 26.Bar 29. Does an electrician’s job 30. Of __; no longer a minor 31. Jetta or Taurus 33. Moray seeker 37. Cheese-producing region 39. __ over; helped through a difficult period 41. Plunge 42. Seasons 44. Surrenders 46. Poet’s contraction 47. Ardent 49. Fascination 51. Rejectedwithdisdain 54. Lotion ingredient 55. Force into an awkward position 56. Gives up 60. Asia’s __ Mountains 61. Tract of wasteland 63. Place to spend rupees 64. Light, rhythmic tune 65. Pro’s foe 66.Lacks 67. Flower 68. Schnozzola 69. Meadow covering 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17. Of a generation 18. Pocket bread 19. Procrastinator’s word 20. Warm lunch 23. Originally named 24. Call a halt to 25. Nemesis 28. Rhythm 32. 34. Cuts Lament ANSWER TO #5138 35. Bee colony 37. “Ah, me!” 38. Character in Othello 39. West Point student 40. Out of __; behaving inappropriately 41. Word with stick or roll 42. One who acts like another 43. Lets 44. Evaluate 46. Pillages 48. Do a hairdresser’s job 49. Follower of 7 Down 51. Building site 52. Admirable people who influence others 58. William and Sean 61. Reddish-brown animal 62. Tack 63. Gladden 64. “__ Wonderful Life” 65. Slave Jacqueline F. O’Keffe, Ft. Myersof old 66. Chihuahua children 67. Late actor Bert 68. Worry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 1. State 2. Office cabinet 41 42 43 3. Misfortunes 4. Coat part 44 45 46 47 5. Hide preparers 6. Creator 48 49 50 51 7. Enthusiastic 8.6th day of Lent: abbr. 52 53 54 55 56 57 11. Cosmetic case item 58 59 60 61 62 12. Put underground 13. Beauty’s movie partner 63 64 65 21. Article of faith 23. “...__ by your outfit 66 67 68 that you are...” 25. Had a meal 26. 27. Taj Mahal’s city 28. Bride’s item 29. Flamingo or heron 32. Cut into small pieces 34.In __ of 35. Always 36. France’s Coty 38. Sermon topic 40. Bargains 43. Not crackers 45.Like a hill 48. Bach or Wagner 50. Like more expensive hamburger 51.Dandruff site 52. Salk’s concern 53. Europe/Asia boundary 54. Nest 56. Periods 57. Conception 58. Disencumbers 59. Brat’s talk 62. Lennon’s lady

7. Greek letter 8. Expunge 9. Refer 10. Spring 11. Bit of cereal 12. Take advantage of 13. German article 21. High schooler 22. Start 25. Cat 26. Praying figures 27. Winding roads 28. Rough 29. Part of summer 30. Fellow 31. Sea duck 33. Certain love messages 34. Fictional king 36. Miles, e.g. 39. Tosses 43. Public disturbance 45. Sight and taste 47. Existing on a flat surface 50. Fourth page of a wall hanging 52. Preposition 53. Insignificant amount 54. Complaint to a dermatologist 55. Hot spot 56. __ PM; 2100 hours 57. Did in 58. Item in a desk drawer 59. Mr. Whitney 60. Girl’s nickname CROSSWORD PUZZLE #5139

ACROSS 1. Bargain-hunt 5. Fog 9. Read __; recite 14. Novel setting 15. Of the U.S.A. 16. Rent long-term 17. Of a generation 18. Pocket bread 19. Procrastinator’s word 20. Warm lunch 23. Originally named 24. Call a halt to 25. Nemesis 28. Rhythm 32. Cuts 34. Lament 35. Bee colony 37. “Ah, me!” 38. Character in Othello 39. West Point student 40. Out of __; behaving inappropriately 41. Word with stick or roll 42. One who acts like another 43. Lets 44. Evaluate 46. Pillages 48. Do a hairdresser’s job 49. Follower of 7 Down 51. Building site 52. Admirable people who influence others 58. William and Sean 61. Reddish-brown animal 62. Tack 63. Gladden 64. “__ Wonderful Life” 65. Slave of old 66. Chihuahua children 67. Late actor Bert 68. Worry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68

DOWN 1. Heavenly Mlles. 2. Nag 3. Not just tacit 4. Mom, dad, or madam 5. Take place 6. Friend at the école 7. Greek letter 8. Expunge 9. Refer 10. Spring 11. Bit of cereal 12. Take advantage of 13. German article 21. High schooler 22. Start 25. Cat 26. Praying figures 27. Winding roads 28. Rough 29. Part of summer 30. Fellow 31. Sea duck 33. Certain love messages 34. Fictional king 36. Miles, e.g. 39. Tosses 43. Public disturbance 45. Sight and taste 47. Existing on a flat surface 50. Fourth page of a wall hanging 52. Preposition 53. Insignificant amount 54. Complaint to a dermatologist 55. Hot spot 56. __ PM; 2100 hours 57. Did in

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 58. 59. 60. #5139 Item in a desk drawer Mr. Whitney Girl’s nickname ACROSS 1. Bargain-hunt 5. Fog 9. Read __; recite 14. Novel setting 15. Of the U.S.A. 16. Rent long-term 17. Of a generation 18. Pocket bread 19. Procrastinator’s word 20. Warm lunch 23. Originally named 24. Call a halt to 25. Nemesis 28. Rhythm 32. Cuts 34. Lament 35. Bee colony 37. “Ah, me!” 38. Character in Othello 39. West Point student 40. Out of __; behaving inappropriately 41. Word with stick or roll 42. One who acts like another 43. Lets 44. Evaluate 46. Pillages 48. Do a hairdresser’s job 49. Follower of 7 Down 51. Building site 52. Admirable people who influence others 58. William and Sean 61. Reddish-brown animal 62. Tack 63. Gladden 64. “__ Wonderful Life” 65. Slave of old 66. Chihuahua children 67. Late actor Bert 68. Worry

10. Molecular unit 14. Usually abbreviated Latin phrase 15. Cone dropper 16. Be generous 17. Incomplete statue 18. Renounced one’s office 20. Before, in poetry 21. Gasoline quantities: abbr. 23. Demonstrate remorse ANSWER TO #5151 24. Tops 25. Part of a horse’s collar 27. Films 30. Bumpkin 31. __ Khan IV 34. High clubs 35. One who takes target practice 36. Married title: abbr. 37. Dinner basics, for some 41. Mr. X, to friends, perhaps 42. One who translates into symbols 43. Away from the wind 44. Response: abbr. 45. Portent 46. Stirs 48. Raised 49. Talk wildly 50. Permanent place 53. Fixed stance 54. Govt. envoy’s title 57. Holds dear 60. Less frequently seen 62. Small islands 63. __ down; wrecked 64. Strike 65. Rope fiber 66. Sight sites 67. Down source 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

DOWN 41 42 43 1. Heavenly Mlles. 2. Nag 44 45 46 47 3. Not just tacit 4. Mom, dad, or madam 48 49 5. Take place 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 6. Friend at the école 7. Greek letter 57 58 59 60 61 8. Expunge 9. Refer 62 63 64 10. Spring 11. Bit of cereal 65 66 67 12. Take advantage of 13. German article 21. High schooler 22. Start 25. Cat 26. Praying figures 27. Winding roads 28. Rough 29. Part of summer 30. Fellow 31. Sea duck 33. Certain love messages 34. Fictional king 36. Miles, e.g. 39. Tosses 43. Public disturbance 45. Sight and taste 47. Existing on a flat surface 50. Fourth page of a wall hanging 52. Preposition 53. Insignificant amount 54. Complaint to a dermatologist 55. Hot spot 56. __ PM; 2100 hours 57. Did in 58. Item in a desk drawer 59. Mr. Whitney 60. Girl’s nickname

3. Parisian mom 4. Snakelike letter 5. Item for a smoker 6. Gems 7. Cage parts 8. As well as 9. Fragrant necklace 10. Semiprecious stone 11. Late Communist leader 12. Turkey’s destination 13. Ancient Persian 19. Tourist’s item 22. Promos 24. Shopper’s item 25. Amuse 26. “Wanna make __?” 27. Family member 28. Indian __ 29. Meat store purchases 30. Mellow 31. Soap plant 32. Crayon color 33. Beasts of burden 35. Combined 38. Oaks-to-be 39. __, Alaska 40. Steal 46. Existed 47. Disinclined 48. Crow 49. Valentine’s Day gift 50. Inflict a wound 51. Solo for Sills 52. Common contraction 53. 3 Down’s complement 54. Like the Sahara 55. Give out fixed portions 56. Word with Rabbit or Fox 58. Early Coloradan 59. Trigger’s rider 61. Friend at the Sorbonne

CROSSWORD PUZZLE #5152

ACROSS 1. Arrives 6. Unwritten 10. Molecular unit 14. Usually abbreviated Latin phrase 15. Cone dropper 16. Be generous 17. Incomplete statue 18. Renounced one’s office 20. Before, in poetry 21. Gasoline quantities: abbr. 23. Demonstrate remorse 24. Tops 25. Part of a horse’s collar 27. Films 30. Bumpkin 31. __ Khan IV 34. High clubs 35. One who takes target practice 36. Married title: abbr. 37. Dinner basics, for some 41. Mr. X, to friends, perhaps 42. One who translates into symbols 43. Away from the wind 44. Response: abbr. 45. Portent 46. Stirs 48. Raised 49. Talk wildly 50. Permanent place 53. Fixed stance 54. Govt. envoy’s title 57. Holds dear 60. Less frequently seen 62. Small islands 63. __ down; wrecked 64. Strike 65. Rope fiber 66. Sight sites 67. Down source

Bruce Bennington, Bradenton

DOWN 1. Give a speeding ticket to 2. Garlic eater’s problem 3. Parisian mom 4. Snakelike letter 5. Item for a smoker 6. Gems 7. Cage parts 8. As well as 9. Fragrant necklace 10. Semiprecious stone 11. Late Communist leader 12. Turkey’s destination 13. Ancient Persian 19. Tourist’s item 22. Promos 24. Shopper’s item 25. Amuse 26. “Wanna make __?” 27. Family member 28. Indian __ 29. Meat store purchases 30. Mellow 31. Soap plant 32. Crayon color 33. Beasts of burden 35. Combined 38. Oaks-to-be 39. __, Alaska 40. Steal 46. Existed 47. Disinclined 48. Crow 49. Valentine’s Day gift 50. Inflict a wound 51. Solo for Sills 52. Common contraction 53. 3 Down’s complement 54. Like the Sahara 55. Give out fixed portions 56. Word with Rabbit or Fox 58. Early Coloradan 59. Trigger’s rider 61. Friend at the Sorbonne

CROSSWORD PUZZLE #5152

ACROSS 1. Arrives 6. Unwritten 10. Molecular unit 14. Usually abbreviated Latin phrase 15. Cone dropper 16. Be generous 17. Incomplete statue 18. Renounced one’s office 20. Before, in poetry 21. Gasoline quantities: abbr. 23. Demonstrate remorse 24. Tops 25. Part of a horse’s collar 27. Films 30. Bumpkin 31. __ Khan IV 34. High clubs 35. One who takes target practice 36. Married title: abbr. 37. Dinner basics, for some 41. Mr. X, to friends, perhaps 42. One who translates into symbols 43. Away from the wind 44. Response: abbr. 45. Portent 46. Stirs 48. Raised 49. Talk wildly 50. Permanent place 53. Fixed stance 54. Govt. envoy’s title 57. Holds dear 60. Less frequently seen 62. Small islands 63. __ down; wrecked 64. Strike 65. Rope fiber 66. Sight sites 67. Down source 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67

DOWN 1. Give a speeding ticket to 2. Garlic eater’s problem 3. Parisian mom 4. Snakelike letter 5. Item for a smoker 6. Gems 7. Cage parts 8. As well as 9. Fragrant necklace 10. Semiprecious stone 11. Late Communist leader 12. Turkey’s destination 13. Ancient Persian 19. Tourist’s item 22. Promos 24. Shopper’s item 25. Amuse 26. “Wanna make __?” 27. Family member 28. Indian __ 29. Meat store purchases 30. Mellow 31. Soap plant 32. Crayon color 33. Beasts of burden 35. Combined 38. Oaks-to-be 39. __, Alaska 40. Steal 46. Existed 47. Disinclined 48. Crow 49. Valentine’s Day gift 50. Inflict a wound 51. Solo for Sills 52. Common contraction 53. 3 Down’s complement 54. Like the Sahara 55. Give out fixed portions 56. Word with Rabbit or Fox 58. Early Coloradan 59. Trigger’s rider 61. Friend at the Sorbonne

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