2022 International Year of International Aquaculture
January PineNeedler By Mart Dickerson
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22. Back talk 22. Back talk 38 39 40 DOWN 23. Building addition 23. Building addition 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 1. Liqueur flavorers 24. Adjudicator 24. Adjudicator 2. Thaw again 26. Bauxite, e.g. 48 49 50 51 26. Bauxite, e.g. 3. Steamed Spanish 27. Pilfer 27. Pilfer dish 52 53 54 55 29. Aces, sometimes 29. Aces, 4. sometimes Spread ash, as a 30. Fall from grace 56 57 58 59 30. Fall fromvolcano grace 31. Farm young 5.young Lock type 31. Farm 60 61 62 33. Cures, as meat 6. Horse bag tidbit 33. Cures, as meat 36. Aquafarm interests 63 64 65 7. Come up with 36. Aquafarm interests 38. Peanut butter choice 8. Inmate who’s never 38. Peanut butter 40. Fair-sized musical group gettingchoice out 40. Fair-sized musical 41. Piercing spot 9. “Gimme ___!” (start 25. Less reasonable 38. Amount of ooze 50. “Gee willikers!” of an Iowa State cheer) 42. Footnote word group 28. exam ___-American 39. Capes of authority Like It Hot” 63. English 39. Capes55.of “___ finale, 10. Aquafarm interests authority 10. Aquafarm interests 41. Piercing spot 44. Person alert to injustice, often 32. More pale 43.expanse After-dinner coffee 57. Aliascoffee initials 11. Grassy 43. After-dinner these days 11. Grassy choices, often choices, 59. 42. Footnote word expanse 64. "Comprende?" 34. “My Little Chickadee” Pecan or apple, e.g. often 12. Snake constellation 48. Terminate 12. alert Snaketoconstellation actress (2 wds) 45. ___ over (capsized) 44. Person 65. Rim 45. ___ over (capsized) 14. Dock 49. Baronets and lordsinjustice, 14.these Dock 35. Atop of 46. Making mistakes days 46. Making mistakes 17. Distribute, as cards 51. “. . . ___ he drove out 17. Distribute, as cards (2 36. Ship riggings 47. Save Down 48. of Terminate 47. Save (2 wds) wds) sight” 37. flavorers Out cold 49. Erato’s realm 1. Liqueur 49. Baronets and lords 21. 49. Erato's realm Ease up 21. Ease up 52. “Harper Valley ___” 51. "... ___ he drove out 2. Thaw again 25. Less reasonable 50. "Gee whillikers!" of sight" 3. Steamed spanish dish 28. ___-American 55. "___ Like It Hot" 52. "Harper Valley ___" 4. Spread ash, as a 32. More pale 57. Alias initials volcano 53. Mythical monster 34. "My Little 59. Pecan or apple, i.e. 5. Lock type 54. Horseshoes players Chickadee" actress (2 Puzzle answers on page 105 6. Horse bag tidbit 56. Aquafarm interest wds) Mart Dickerson lives in Southern Pines and welcomes 7. Come up with 58. Papal 35. Atop of suggestions from her fellow puzzle masters. She can be 8. Inmate who's never 60. Nerds 36. Ship riggings reached at martaroonie@gmail.com. getting out 61. Aquafarm interest 37. Out cold 9. "Gimme ___!" (start 62. Restaurant list 38. Amount of ooze of an Iowa State cheer) Sudoku:
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