Source Weekly February 18, 2021

THE REC ROOM Crossword “EM DASH”

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

Pearl’s Puzzle

Difficulty Level

★★

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Fill in every row, column, and 3x3 box with each of the letters exactly once.

T O W N

H E I R S

The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote:

“________ sleazy pal who you let crash on your couch for ‘just one night’. Now he won’t leave despite such broad hints as you slapping a For Sale sign on the couch and dragging it out to the curb.”

—Jerry Nelson

ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES

ACROSS 1. Cousins of the 2-Down 7. Radar spot 11. Dust 14. Share one’s emotions 15. “Yeah, ___ that ...”

17. Religious pilgrim’s trip 18. Babes in a fraternal group?

20. They sometimes lead to sudden death: Abbr.

21. Make it happen 22. “___ nacht” 23. Miracle worker?

25. Verbal cut-in 27. They flow with Bordeaux reds?

31. Nobel prize 33. Upstate New York engineering coll.

34. Lost fumbles, e.g.

35. Intro level instructors, often: Abbr.

37. Kind of orange 39. Teammate of Simone, Gabby, Laurie, and Madison 40. Bad golf slice from the roof?

45. Made to order 46. Power Trip singer ___ Gale 47. Make a go of it 48. Eye part 50. Experimental room 51. See 38-Down 55. Places a lid on in an ethical way?

60. Kiddie wheels 61. Old Testament prophet 62. Polished part 64. Prefix in some cold-weather products 65. It might give your cheeks some color 66. Pirate rebel who does a quick step?

70. Sun Devils of the Pac-12 71. It moves on sliding scales 72. Set off 73. Coffee provides it 74. Dinosaur with two claws 75. Tempur-Pedic rivals

DOWN 1. Polite turndown 2. Cousins of the 1-Across 3. Legally protected 4. Abril and julio are part of it 5. “Memories, Dreams, Reflections” psychologist 6. Laudanum ingredient 7. Howled at the moon 8. Bus. acquisition 9. Note from one cleaned out 10. Makes amends 11. Game where nobody gets any calls?

12. Kim of “Sex and the City” 13. Dream outfit?

16. Panang curry cuisine 19. Disease that comes from repeated head injuries, for short 24. ER drips 26. The total package?

28. “... maybe?”

29. IRS forms mavens 30. Eye-opening trouble?

32. Animal’s haunt 36. Quiet pursuing of game for sport 37. Turning point in ancient history?

38. Word next to a harp on some 51-Across 40. Hurt 41. Words of guarantee 42. Bob Marley classic with the repeated words “little darlin’” 43. Skin care brand 44. Stooge snort 49. Biological pocket 52. Unprincipled person 53. Bad-tempered 54. Decorations at some gender reveal parties 56. Daring escapes 57. Office park wing 58. Apple ___ (financial app) 59. 7” halves 63. Hard to swallow 65. Nuke 67. Besmirch 68. ___ Skidmore (“Oklahoma!” character) 69. Travelers org.?

“Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in.”

—Anonymous

27 VOLUME 25 ISSUE 07 / FEBRUARY 18, 2021 / THE SOURCE WEEKLY

©2021 Brendan Emmett Quigley (www.brendanemmettquigley.com)

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