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GAMES
TUESDAY'S SOLUTIONACROSS
1 With 69-Across, ship of
55-Across
5 ___ d'esprit (witty
remark)
8 See 67-Across
13 Less receptive
15 Part of some garden
statuary
16 Sum of any two opposite
faces on a standard die
17 Gossipy type
18 Aptly named ship on a
later voyage of 55-Across
20 Body of water sailed in by
55-Across
22 Genetic letters
23 "Qu�en Te Dijo ___?"
(2003 Latin hit)
24 Cornstarch brand
26 Like most of the voyages
of 55-Across
32 ___ scale
34 Salon supply
35 Citizen
alternative
36 Vernal mo.
37 Top players
40 Apology starter
41 Copenhagen's
___ Bohr Institute
44 Palm Pilot, e.g.
45 Bigfoot photo, e.g.
46 See 55-Across
50 Pins and needles holder
51 ___ Carlos, Brazil
52 War stat
55 Explorer who sailed into
46-Across in 1609
61 55-Across's destination
when returning to Europe
63 Top players
64 More precious
65 Series ender: Abbr.
66 Reach in total
67 With 8-Across, business
of 55-Across's backers
68 Stephen of "V for
Vendetta"
69 See 1-Across
DOWN
1 Informal greeting
2 Expert server
3 Nickname for someone
who shares a name with
the 16th president
4 Chains
5 Sport with throws
6 Attorney General Holder
7 Defeat, as an incumbent
8 1992 presidential
aspirant Paul
9 Excite, with "up"
10 Declare
11 Laura of "Jurassic Park"
12 "A Day Without Rain"
singer
14 Mrs. Gorbachev
19 Psychologist Jung
21 It might produce a line at
a party
25 Cosine of zero degrees
26 Hosted
27 Having everything needed
28 Hebrew leader?
29 Island east of Java
30 Swedish retail giant
31 Say "Pretty please?," say
32 Educator Horace
33 Mayberry boy
38 Nabokov title heroine
39 Fen
42 Caustic substance
43 "Told ya!"
45 Tough
47 Regretful type
48 German children
49 "24" agent Jack
52 Bubs
53 "You don't need
to wake me"
54 Italian wine region
56 Miles per gallon, e.g.
57 "A place you can go," in a
1979 #2 hit
58 ___-Tibetan languages
59 Hall-of-Fame QB Graham
60 ___ lamp
62 Gumshoe
Puzzle by Jonathan Gersch/Edited by Will Shortz
No. 0923
Complete the grid
so that every row
column and box
contains 1-9
Complete the grid
so that every row
column and box
contains 1-9
Q: While visiting Washington, D.C., I
noticed a rental apartment listed as an
"English basement" in a newspaper. I've
never heard of the term. -- B.B., Frank-
lin, Tenn.
A: An English basement is a living
space partially below ground level, but
mostly above. It is common in older
cities.
Q: Why don't we hear new music from
Herb Alpert? Has he retired from the mu-
sic scene? -- A.P., Redondo Beach, Calif.
A: Herb Alpert's most recent album,
released in 2009, is a duet with his
wife, Lani Hall. It is titled "Anything
Goes."
Q: In a recent column, you made reference
to a "queen consort." I think you should
have explained what the term means.
-- B.G., Germantown, Pa.
A: I answered this question not too
long ago. A queen consort is the wife of
a reigning king. Although she holds a
lofty title, a queen consort has no real
power.
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