20 JANUARY 14, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
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Across
1. Looks out for, maybe
6. Character
11. Backstabber
14. Malcolm ___, “Under
the Volcano” author
15. Full of roots
16. “I” problem
17. Criminal law negotiation
(2 wds)
19. Animal house
20. Soap, e.g.
21. Narrow loincloth (hyphenated)
23. Compact
26. Blood carrier
27. 30-day mo.
30. “Cast Away” setting
31. Bridge toll unit
32. Traction aid
34. Breathe hard
36. “Hamlet” has five
39. Shakespeare tragey
41. Severe mental deficiency
43. Carbon compound
44. Angelic ring of light
46. Crack
47. Bit of dust
49. Arabic for “commander”
51. Conk out
52. Flavor
54. Delicately beautiful
56. Recluse
58. Inexpensive and possibly
shabby
62. A.T.M. need
63. Drunken festivity
66. Balaam’s mount
67. ___ Bowl
68. One who endeavors to
persuade
69. “Malcolm X” director
70. Store for future use (2
wds)
71. Autocrats
Down
1. “The Sound of Music”
backdrop
2. Tree trunk
3. The America’s Cup trophy,
e.g.
4. Blue eyes or baldness,
e.g.
5. Person devoted to luxury
and pleasure
6. “To ___ is human ...”
7. Deck (out)
8. Sub sandwich
9. “Miss ___ Regrets”
10. The way we word
11. Changed the course of
12. Bond, for one
13. Island nation east of Fiji
18. Brews
22. ___ Marin, Am. journalist
24. Beginning
25. Oolong, for one
27. #1 spot
28. Agenda
29. Payback
31. Store convenience, for
short
33. Flowering
35. A Judd
37. Conical Native American
tent (var. spelling)
38. Fill
40. Not just “a”
42. Various plants with an
edible root, tuber or underground
pod
45. Grassland
48. ___ council on “Survivor”
50. Ancient Andean
52. Calyx part
53. Come to mind
54. Lure
55. A long time
57. Basic unit of money in
Western Samoa
59. Aquatic plant
60. Dock
61. Boat propellers
64. “The Sweetheart of
Sigma ___”
65. ___ Solo of “Star Wars”
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
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