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CLUES ACROSS 1. No longer on the market 5. W. African language 9. A way to open 11. A type of pigeon 13. Japanese warrior 15. Pelvic areas 16. No seats available 17. Not working 19. In a way, soaks 21. Growing outward 22. Ritzy local __ Air 23. Telegraphic signals 25. Metric units 26. Large wine cask 27. Fiber from the husk of a coconut 29. Gets up 31. French river 33. Witnesses

34. They make great neighbors 36. The sun does it 38. Used to store ashes 39. First Chinese dynasty 41. Network of nerves 43. Word element meaning ear 44. Metric unit of length (Brit.)

46. Tributary of the Danube 48. Off-limits 52. Appeal earnestly 53. I’s good to have them 54. Commercial flying company 56. Acted out in protest 57. Took to the sea 58. Cuckoos 59. Drove fast

CLUES DOWN 1. Trapped 2. About osmosis 3. Romanian monetary unit 4. Form of Persian 5. Cold wind 6. Leave out 7. Small vehicle 8. A little off 9. Soviet Union 10. A narrow path or road 11. Contrary beliefs 12. One who speaks Gaelic 14. Private school in New York 15. Jackson and Townshend are two 18. Soldier in an airborne unit 20. Taken illegally 24. Capital of Valais

26. Male reproductive organs 28. State capital 30. One with supernatural insight 32. Starts all over again 34. Jai alai arena 35. Star Wars antagonist 37. Freestanding structure 38. The ideal place 40. The extended location of something 42. Made level 43. Distinctive smell 45. Greek goddess of discord 47. Got older 49. Type of monkey 50. Travels to 51. Geological times 55. Edge

Answers to all puzzles are located numerically in the back pages of this book.

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PUZZLE #2

CLUES ACROSS 1. Database management system 5. Soft blue-gray mineral 11. Algerian coastal city 12. A healthy redness 16. El __, border town 17. Part of the mind 18. Female body part 19. Atrocities 24. You can call Paul Simon this 25. Copyread 26. Large integers 27. Large, flightless bird 28. Bread and whiskey are two 29. Indicate pain or discomfort 30. Worry 31. Wild goats 33. Belittle 34. More supernatural 38. Wakes up

39. Intestinal pouches 40. Popular dance 43. American state 44. CSI actor 45. Having a keen enthusiasm for 49. Swiss river 50. Restaurant item 51. Intense unhappiness 53. Unit of loudness 54. Increase in velocity 56. Mesoamerican religion 58. Early multimedia 59. Forearm bone 60. An unprincipled person 63. Swarming with 64. Shellfish 65. Root of taro plant CLUES DOWN 1. More silly 2. Adult beverage 3. Iron used for lofting 4. Noses

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5. Smile 6. One who examines closely 7. Lethal dose 8. Denotes past 9. ‘This Is Us’ actor Fitch 10. Dabbling ducks 13. Polish beer 14. A type of cat 15. Shows respect for 20. Of I 21. Commercial 22. Chai and chamomile are two 23. Lodging option 27. Geological times 29. Unit of electrical inductance (abbr.)

30. Where G-men work 31. Hot beverage 32. One of the six noble gases 33. Southern constellation 34. South American nation

35. Suitable for use as food 36. The back 37. I (German) 38. Blood group 40. Fit to stand trial 41. Praise excessively 42. Female’s title 44. EU predecessor 45. Acutely insightful and wise 46. Disguised 47. Improved the appearance of 48. Generator 50. The real __, the genuine article 51. Male’s title 52. Home of the Hawkeyes 54. About aviation 55. At all times 57. Military peace officer 61. College degree 62. Indicates position

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Beer ingredient 5. Popular FOX TV show 11. Recurring from time to time 14. Criticized severely 15. Musician 18. German urban center 19. Quenched 21. Human gene 23. Indian music 24. Accumulate 28. One who graduated 29. Atomic #109 30. Semitic fertility god 32. Sportscaster Patrick 33. Child’s dining accessory 35. Payment (abbr.)

36. Guitarist’s tool 39. Dabbling ducks

41. Commercial 42. Style someone’s hair 44. Biu-Mandara language 46. Actress Spelling 47. Large hole in the ground 49. One-masted sailboats 52. Tropical Asian plant 56. Concurs 58. Latin term for charity 60. The number below the line in a fraction 62. Reddish browns 63. This (Spanish) CLUES DOWN 1. Belong to he 2. One time only 3. Parent-teacher groups 4. Puts in place 5. Editing

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6. In the course of 7. Helps injured people (abbr.)

8. OJ trial judge 9. Resist authority (slang) 10. Formerly alkenols 12. ‘Cheers’ actress Perlman 13. Jewelled headdress 16. Viking Age poet 17. Vanuatu island 20. Wish harm upon 22. Unit of length 25. Blood type 26. Drain 27. Do-gooders 29. Advanced degree 31. Business designation 34. Chinese-American actress Ling 36. Performs on stage

37. Slang for money 38. Large Russian pie 40. The Mount Rushmore State 43. Narrow inlet 45. News organization (abbr.)

48. Scarlett’s home 50. Micturates 51. Monetary unit 53. Any customary observance or practice 54. Sons of Poseidon 55. Facilitates grocery shopping 57. Standard operating procedure 58. Former OSS 59. Midway between south and southeast 61. The Wolverine State

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Used to serve wine 7. System to code a number 10. Meddled 12. A type of discount 13. Dependent on 14. Type of wrap 15. Nigerian people 16. Nuclear missile 17. Scientists’ tool (abbr.)

18. __ and feathers 19. It cleans you 21. Doctors’ group 22. Silvery marine fish 27. Atomic #58 28. Popular March holiday 33. Pa’s partner 34. Sicknesses 36. ‘__ death do us part 37. Scottish settlement

38. Innumerable 39. Small constellation 40. Wings 41. Supernatural creatures 44. Some are hallowed 45. The front door 48. Greek war god 49. Lamented 50. Foot (Latin) 51. Sprucely CLUES DOWN 1. Military leader (abbr.)

2. Celery (Spanish) 3. Pay heed 4. The products of human creativity 5. Surcharge 6. Doctor of Education 7. Hurtful remarks 8. Marine mollusk

9. The habitat of wild animals 10. Pieces of body art 11. Refusing to budge 12. Triangular back bones 14. Type of cat 17. Type of web browser (abbr.)

18. Small, broad-headed nails 20. Man City coach Guardiola 23. Periods of food shortages 24. European nation 25. Jr.’s father 26. Concealed 29. One who works with the police (abbr.)

30. Lawyers 31. Look of disapproval

32. Longed 35. Type of power cable (abbr.)

36. Hindu cymbals 38. Young women (French) 40. Swiss river 41. Expression of annoyance 42. Where criminals go 43. Inwardly 44. Luck 45. One point north of due east 46. Originally called 47. Defunct airline

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Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle.

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