Pine Needler By Mart Dickerson

September Pine Needler Fall..ing

ACROSS

1. Mouth, in slang 5. UNC rival 9. Nice poker hand 14. Rater, as of property 16. Due times cinquanta 17. Rotor blades for motion 18. Log home 19. “Bread” maker 21. Barn topper 22. Maximally (2 wds) 26. Pep 28. At no time, poetically 29. Subjects of wills 33. Green gems 35. IDs 36. “ Doubtfire” 39. Hunter constellation 40. “ we having fun yet?” 41. Send a chirpy message 43. Today, paper 44. Composer Copland 46. Chip dip 47. Spy phone bug 49. A go-getter 50. Like some reminders 53. Happenings 55. “Pumping ,” at the gym 56. Pinpoint 60. Electron tube 62. Facial feature of many a statue (2 wds) 67. Big Bertha’s birthplace 68. Did a slow burn 69. Outbuildings 70. Mighty trees 71. Von Bismarck

DOWN

1. Clavell’s “ -Pan” 2. Engine speed, for short 3. Software program, briefly 4. “Before” prefix 5. Enlarge, as at an eye exam 6. -friendly 7. “Ol’ Man River” composer 8. European language 9. Govt. TV monitor, init 10. . . . and they can’t get up 11. Open, in a way 12. Bee attack 13. Bee product 15. Brews 20. Abbr. after many a general’s name 22. Pear variety 23. . . . and can’t get up 24. TV, radio, etc. 25. Milk dunking cookie 27. Crows’ homes 30. Startle 31. Divination deck 32. “Gladiator” setting 34. Slimy slow moving creature 36. Honeydew, e.g. 37. Change, as a clock 38. . . . and they can’t get up 42. Walk in the surf 45. Benzene derivative 47. Proceeded along the way 48. . . . and they can’t get up 50. . . . and they can’t get up 51. St. Patrick’s Day revelers 52. Bullwinkle, from cartoons 54. Sell 57. Somewhat (2 wds) 58. Deep unconsciousness 59. Ran , went crazy 61. “Star Trek” rank: Abbr. 63. “The Matrix” hero 64. Crumb 65. Undertake, with “out” 66. Tokyo, formerly

Puzzle answers on page 117

Mart Dickerson lives in Southern Pines and welcomes suggestions from her fellow puzzle masters. She can be reached at martaroonie@gmail.com.

Sudoku:

Fill in the grid so every row, every column and every 3x3 box contain the numbers 1-9.