UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE CROSSWORD PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS

1 And then —! 5 Clobber

9 Flies and gnats 14 Clump of dirt 15 Jazzy — James 16 Philbin or Sajak 17 Bettor’s concern 18 Ladd of films 19 Saddle extra 20 Old oath

21 Type of sausage 23 Chorus girls 25 Exec. aide 26 Royal pronoun 27 Heard the alarm 29 Summer in Cherbourg Outlying community Feeling

Kind of tradition Provided temporarily Hombre’s address “Alice” waitress Cuzco builder Pleasant Toxic emanation Shoe width Sugar source Snakelike fish Not e’en once 32

35 36 37

38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Lowered prices Recovered from an illness Give — — chance Ram constellation Baldwin of films Actress Penelope — Steel plow inventor Opening for air Yield by treaty Classifies Wool suppliers “Et tu” time

DOWN

1 Jeer

2 Nostalgic song 3 Internet hookup 4 Journal VIPs 5 Safari porter 6 Book of maps 7 Getz of jazz 8 Slugger — Aaron 9 Read carefully 10 Qatar rulers 11 Here and there 12 Chapeau’s spot 13 Singe

21 Botch

22 Quack

24 Main artery 7-12-18

27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 42 44

Flinch Woodwind Polynesian staple Pizzazz Essayist’s alias Lucy Lawless role More incredible Coal deposit Squashed circles Show teeth Pored over Comes to an end Goes to the polls Turn inside out Stage set Brought on board Recital piece Stuns Scoundrels Popular cookie Chalet feature Knocked off 201, to Claudius

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