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24 SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM PUZZLES �� Across 1. Meteorological effects 6. Perry Como’s “___ Loves Mambo” 10. Fink 14. Relating to wings 15. Not “fer” 16. Somewhat, in music 17. St. Anthony, notably 18. ___ of the above 19. “What’s gotten ___ you?” 20. Support 23. “Comprende?” 24. Favorite 25. End 26. Balaam’s mount 29. High acidity 32. Hamster’s home 35. A pint, maybe 36. Religious law 37. Face-to-face exam 38. Marina sight 41. Ashcroft’s predecessor 42. “Bye” in Spanish 44. Toni Morrison’s “___ Baby” 45. Born’s partner 46. Of the present time 50. “48___” 51. Myrna of “The Thin Man” 52. Conk out 53. Away 56. Creating of forests 60. ___ bean 62. Pigeon’s home 63. The wrist and hand (Anat.) 64. “Your turn” 65. Girasol, e.g. 66. A-list 67. Container weight 68. Healthy 69. Change, as a clock Down 1. Nathan and others 2. “Home ___” 3. Pop 4. Sundae topper, perhaps 5. Thick, sweet; like molasses 6. Long, slender cigar 7. All excited 8. Lands filled with pine trees 9. Feeble 10. “Wheel of Fortune” choice 11. Storage device 12. Appear 13. “You stink!” 21. Indemnify 22. “Beowulf,” e.g. 27. Backgammon piece 28. Church assembly 29. Serf 30. Odd-numbered page 31. A plaster float with two handles 32. Teacher of a team 33. Eagerness 34. One who denies or disputes 39. Certain pitch 40. Blue eyes or baldness, e.g. 43. “To thine own ___ be true” 47. Child’s name for a cow 48. Magnesium-aluminum garnet 49. Pick used for scraping or shaping a hole 53. Conclusion 54. Beat 55. Attack 57. Charge 58. And others, for short 59. A fisherman may spin one 60. Boozehound 61. Egg cells 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 SUDOKU /WWW.QNS.COM