24 JANUARY 13, 2022 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
PUZZLES
Across
1. PC “brain”
4. Boito’s Mefistofele, e.g.
9. Delay
12. Peter, Paul or Mary
14. Cast member
15. Absorbed, as a cost
16. Woodwind instrument
similar to an oboe (2 wds)
18. Family head
19. Ancient Greek inhabitant
of Attica
20. Group of plants with
700 species in Australia
22. On the fence
24. Corolla part
25. “C’___ la vie!”
26. “Mi chiamano Mimi,”
e.g.
28. Food preparation
instructions
31. Wee
33. Religious image: Var.
34. Sago palm
37. ___ Grove Village, Ill.
38. Accomplishments
39. Busiest
40. Kind of park
42. Devoid of reverence
44. E.P.A. concern
45. Sun, e.g.
48. Having threads
50. Associate
52. Catches
55. Mezzo Berganza
56. Arctic bird
57. Dizzy
59. Schuss, e.g.
60. Broadcasting (hyphenated)
61. Indications
62. Appetite
63. Award-winning record
producer
64. After expenses
Down
1. Narrow open boats with
pointed ends
2. Am. hickory tree with
bitter seeds
3. Dark
4. “___, humbug!”
5. Advil target
6. Basin for holy water
7. Use of black magic
8. Victorian, in a way
9. Feminine
10. Above
11. Chap
12. Angler’s gear
13. Wearing a jewelled,
semicircular crown
17. Animal catcher
21. Frillier
23. Lid or lip application
27. Book of maps
29. Detachable container
30. “Star Trek” rank: Abbr.
31. Earn (2 wds)
32. Cut corners
34. Bean counter, for short
35. Churchyard tree in
“Romeo and Juliet”
36. Type of leather
38. College conferrals
40. Catherine the Great,
e.g.
41. Disinclined
43. Skiing in a zigzag
course
45. Antsy (2 wds)
46. Forwarded
47. Slender nails
49. Fit for a king
51. Coach
52. “Duck soup!”
53. Microwave, slangily
54. One of the two main
branches of Islam
58. “Don’t give up!”
HOW TO SOLVE
Each row must contain
the numbers 1 to 9; each
column must contain the
numbers 1 to 9; and each
set of 3 by 3 boxes must
contain the numbers 1 to 9
Answers to Last Week’s Crossword
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