March PineNeedler
By Mart Dickerson
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ACROSS Cowboy 1. Good,51. in the 'hood boot 12 13 14 15 1. Good, in the ‘hood4. Dictator attachment 52. Hotel extra 4. Dictator 16 17 18 8. Milk producers 55. Ancient Andean 8. Milk producers 12. Musical conclusion 19 20 21 22 23 58. Pinocchio, at times 12. Musical conclusion 13. Church area 60. Bit of high jinks 13. Church area 24 25 26 27 28 14. Imbecile 62. Stands for 14. Imbecile 16. Biblical birthright seller 29 30 31 32 33 16. Biblical birthright seller 64. Large sip 17. Crossword layout 66. Pledge 17. Crossword layout 34 35 36 37 38 18. Bridal 67.path Group of lions 18. Bridal path 39 40 41 19. Airborne 68. elephant Country path 19. Airborne elephant ___", 69. ___ gin fizz 21. “American ___,” 21. "American 42 43 44 45 46 singing show singing show 70. Black stone a time..." 47 48 49 23. “Once ___ a time 23. . . .”"Once71.___Rim 24. Naval rank, abbr. 24. Naval rank, abbr. 72. Japanese money 50 51 52 53 54 piece 25. Window piece 25. Window DOWN 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 unit 27. Electrical unit 27. Electrical 1. Ship mate 29. Burglar 29. Burglar 2. Monroe’s successor 62 63 64 65 66 30. By way of 30. By way of 3. Slap on, as paint 67 68 69 31. “Losing My Religion” 31. "Losing Religion"game 4. My Playground rock group rock group 5. This puzzle’s theme, 70 71 72 34. Hold back 34. Hold backpart 1 37. Put up, as a picture37. Put up, a picture 6. as“All kidding ___ . . .” 38. “. . . ___ he drove 38. out "... of ___ he drove out of 7. Change 30. Big wine holder 44. Fossil fuel 54. Throb sight” sight" 8. Cloak-and-dagger org. 31. Need a bath badly 45. “___ rang?” 66. Pledge 11. Go it alone 44. Fossil 55. fuel Babysitter’s handful 39. Honoree’s spot 39. Honoree's spot 9. Contempt 32. Coastal raptor 46. surrender Halo, e.g. 56. Roman emperor 67. Group of lions 12. Formally 45. "___ rang?" 40. Horse feed bit 40. Horse feed bit 10. Willow-the- _____ 33. Allocate, with “out” 49. Puzzle end 57. Brother of Abel 68. 15. 46. Halo, e.g. Country path Big ___ Conference 41. Chap 41. Chap11. Go it alone 34. Doing nothing 50. Hunky-dory 69. ___ gin fizz 20. Kind of news column 49. Puzzle59. end “Cast Away” setting 42. Resin 42. Resin12. Formally surrender 35. Polite term of address 51. Diet dish 61. 70. Black stone 22. Meat choice 50. Hunky-doryLike a busybody 43. Wood sorrels 43. Wood15. sorrels Big ___ Conference 36. Photos 52. Like day-old bread 63. Male or female 71. Rim 45. _____Stadium, New 26. "Act your ___!" 51. Diet dish 45. _____Stadium, 20. Kind ofNew news column 37. Puzzle theme, part 2 53. Alpinist’s spike 65. “Golly” York 72. Japanese money 28. Old witch 52. Like day-old bread York 22. Meat choice 40. Furniture tree 47. Life saving team, abbr. 29. "Absolutely!" 53. Alpinist's spike 47. Life saving team, 26. “Act yourabbr ___!” Down 41. Country’s market value 48. Moo goo gai pan pan 30. 54. Throb Big wine holder initials 48. Moo 28. goo Old gai pan pan witch 49. Early course 1. Ship mate 55. Babysitter's handful 43. Have possession 31. of Need a bath badly 49. Early29. course “Absolutely!” 2. Monroe's 50. CSI material successor
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5 setting 4 159. "Cast Away" 61. Like a busybody 55. Ancient Andean 36. Photos 63. Male or female9 6. "All kidding ___..." Puzzle answers on page 114 58. Pinocchio, at times 37. Puzzle theme part 2 65. "Golly" 6 Mart Dickerson lives in Southern Pines and welcomes7. Change 60. Bit of high jinks 40. Furniture tree suggestions from her fellow puzzle masters. She can be8. Cloak-and-dagger org. 62. Stands for 41. Country's market value 7 reached at martaroonie@gmail.com. 9. Contempt initials 64. Large sip 10. Willow-the- _____ 43. Have possession of 3 6 Sudoku: Fill in the grid so every row, every 5 1 column and every 3x3 box contain the numbers 1-9. 1 8 52. Hotel extra
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