
 
        
         
		38 MARCH 8, 2018 RIDGEWOOD  TIMES WWW.QNS.COM 
 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 
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