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1 John follower 5 Whack,
biblically 10 Behold, to
Cicero
14 Young Adult novel by Carl Hiaasen about an owl habitat 15 Wore
16 Devise, with
“up” 17 Blue-green 19 Garage occupant 20 Meeting of
powerful nations 22 One looking at a
lot of tickets 24 Berliner’s
“Blimey!” 25 School contest 26 “It’s __ good” 27 2016 US
Open champ Wawrinka 31 Possessive
pronoun 33 Landlocked
Asian country 35 Native
Nebraskan 37 Carpenter’s tool 40 Campbell’s
concoction 43 Spotted 44 Breeze (through) 45 Vegas rollers 47 Ping-Pong table
need
49 Messy one 51 Goat’s cry 52 Braying beast 55 Trig. function 57 “I can take __!” 59 Team at a drug
bust
64 Green on a
weather map 65 Largest portion 68 Miranda __ of
“Homeland” 69 “Solutions and Other Problems” writer Brosh 70 Wheelhouse 71 Retreat
72 Blind parts 73 Old autocrat
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1 “Got it!”
2 __ au vin 3 Compassionate but strict approach
4 Put on
5 Carpet type
6 “All Rise” actress
Helgenberger 7 “Got it”
8 Island kingdom whose capital is Nuku’alofa 9 “Romanian Rhapsodies” composer 10 Answer to the riddle “What cheese is made backward?” 11 Roomba pickup 12 Term of affection 13 Gush on stage 18 Diamond VIPs 21 Freedom, in
Swahili 22 Chi.-based flier 23 Some Balkans 28 “Mazel __!” 29 Quads on roads 30 Breakout stars? 32 Surprise attack 34
Cinematographer Nykvist 36 Sermon subject 38 Curved sabers 39 Butter __ 41 Jersey type 42 “On the Floor”
singer
46 Put away 48 Stein’s partner 50 Makes illegal 52 LeBron’s
hometown
53 Do lutzes, say 54 Vaudeville fare 56 Ability 58 Percussion pair 60 One in a sailor’s
repertoire 61 Beverage nut 62 Make mittens,
say
63 Exploits
66 Irish actor
Stephen
67 Mr. Potato Head
piece
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C-USA quarterfinal
Old Dominion (12-10) vs. Charlotte (10-9), 12:30 p.m., watchstadium.com
Conner Clark hit a solo homer and Scott Crosson had two hits and two RBIs to lead Christopher Newport to a 6-5 victory over Bridgewater at BC Baseball Field in Bridgewater.
Josh Husby pitched seven strong innings to earn the victory for the Captains (5-1), allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits.
Michael Martorano had two hits and an RBI for CNU, while Ethan Weaver had two hits and a run.
The Captains will visit North Carolina Wesleyan at 3 p.m. Friday.
MORE COLLEGES
William & Mary senior Vitoria Okuyama and junior Mila Saric were named the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Week on Wednesday. Okuyama and Saric compiled a 3-0 doubles mark during the week with two wins at No. 1.