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46 TIMES • JANUARY 21, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com Across 1. Canine cry 5. Actors 9. Beer buy 13. Gulf V.I.P. 14. ___ vera 15. Long, long time 16. One who uses secret means to influence others 19. Some deer 20. Occupied place of authority 21. Emigrant 23. Heroin, slangily 24. Chill 25. Transition between leaf and stem 28. Dupe 32. About 33. Bank deposit 34. A pint, maybe 35. Bite 36. Circumvent 38. Egg on 39. Crystal meth, in slang 40. Coaster 41. Fetch 42. Place to put the feet up 44. Divine 46. Ram 47. “___ Brockovich” 48. Modest 51. Toughened 55. “Catch!” 56. Evening meal 58. Crumbs 59. Live wire, so to speak 60. Husk 61. Hail Mary, e.g. 62. As recently as 63. When repeated, like some shows Down 1. A harsh cry 2. Arabic for “commander” 3. Euros replaced them 4. Of urgency 5. Relating to a tail 6. Assert without proof 7. Auction cry 8. Golf ball support 9. Brief____ 10. All excited 11. Merlin, e.g. 12. “___ quam videri” (North Carolina’s motto) 17. Ornamental loop 18. Wine and dine 22. Mixed-breed dog 24. Battery contents 25. Place for a barbecue 26. Legislate 27. Article of faith 29. Romeo’s rival 30. “Home ___” 31. Doorstop shape 33. Blue 36. Flying high 37. Blow off steam 38. Before birth 40. Blue books? 41. Pipe type 43. Haunt 44. Seed used in the kitchen 45. Cantankerous 48. Hack 49. Bickerer in the “Iliad” 50. Song and dance, e.g. 51. Soon, to a bard 52. 100 kurus 53. Give off, as light 54. Drop 57. Alter vow (2 wds) Puzzle 4 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.79) 6 5 8 2 3 6 1 8 2 8 3 6 9 3 8 1 3 1 4 6 5 7 7 9 6 2 8 1 9 4 Puzzle 1 (Easy, difficulty rating 0.34) 2 4 3 5 8 9 6 7 1 5 8 1 7 6 3 9 2 4 9 6 7 4 2 1 3 5 8 4 7 5 2 1 6 8 9 3 8 3 6 9 5 7 1 4 2 1 2 9 8 3 4 5 6 7 7 9 8 3 4 5 2 1 6 3 1 4 6 9 2 7 8 5 6 5 2 1 7 8 4 3 9 Puzzle 2 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.56) 6 9 5 2 4 8 7 1 3 4 1 3 9 6 7 8 2 5 2 7 8 3 5 1 4 9 6 7 2 4 8 9 6 5 3 1 9 8 6 1 3 5 2 7 4 3 5 1 7 2 4 6 8 9 1 6 2 5 8 9 3 4 7 8 4 9 6 7 3 1 5 2 5 3 7 4 1 2 9 6 8 Puzzle 3 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.47) 7 3 5 1 4 2 6 8 9 9 2 1 6 8 5 7 4 3 6 4 8 3 9 7 1 2 5 3 6 7 9 1 8 2 5 4 8 5 4 2 7 3 9 6 1 2 1 9 4 5 6 8 3 7 1 8 3 5 6 9 4 7 2 5 9 6 7 2 4 3 1 8 4 7 2 8 3 1 5 9 6 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 Answers to Last Week’s Sudoku Puzzle 4 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.79) 6 5 1 7 8 3 9 4 2 7 9 3 6 2 4 1 8 5 4 2 8 5 9 1 3 6 7 5 1 4 8 6 9 7 2 3 9 8 2 3 7 5 4 1 6 3 6 7 1 4 2 8 5 9 2 4 6 9 3 8 5 7 1 1 7 9 4 5 6 2 3 8 8 3 5 2 1 7 6 9 4 Answers to Last Week’s Crossword SUDOKU


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