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Copyright © 2017 Three Across, LLC. All rights reserved. Join The Crosswords Club at P enn yDellPuzzles.com ACROSS 1 Went for a stroll 7 Souvenir in an athlete’s trophy case 15 Blue Ribbon beer 20 Soothing words 21 Song that provided the melody for Elvis’s “It’s Now or Never” 22 Rousseau classic 23 Objects 24 3 ___ 26 Tear apart 27 Not domestic, as a flight: Abbr. 29 Connections 30 1964 Roger Miller hit 31 2 ___ 35 Shop talk 36 What “-ish” means, colloquially 37 Germfree 40 Sign of healing 43 Clamdiggers kin 45 Door fastener 47 Olympic swimmer dubbed “Thorpedo” 48 Like bread used for stuffing, often 49 Carol start 50 2 ___ 53 “U R 2 funny!” 54 Darling 55 Braveheart people 57 How branched circuits are connected 59 Gas brand in Canada 61 Seafood delicacy 62 H.H. Munro’s pen name 64 Sport stick with a netted pocket 65 3 ___ 70 Stout vessels 73 Stuck on oneself 74 Flit (about) 75 Tied bundle 79 Bartles & Jaymes product 82 Birch family tree 84 Leaves in a bag 85 Takeoff approx. 86 1 ___ 89 Assumed name 91 Unescorted 93 “You’re mistaken, lassie!” 94 “I screwed up” 95 Ren’s pal 96 Mortgage change, briefly 97 Attaches 99 Michael of R.E.M. 100 Lots and lots 102 1 ___ 107 About to crash 109 ___ Valley (Maui attraction) 111 H.G. Wells race 112 Mat activity 113 What this puzzle’s solved circles graphically represent 117 Allergy trigger 119 19th-century French landscapist 120 Personne with a big 19-Down 121 Cut out 122 Catches 123 Lack of caution 124 Puts back to zero DOWN 1 Orbit City pooch 2 Bris participant 3 What some side view mirrors can detect 4 Topography element 5 Heart chart, for short 6 Ceases 7 Crime boss John 8 Play ___ (perform by oneself) 9 Extinct emu-like bird 10 Golfer Ernie 11 Happen 12 Sermon answer 13 Winkers or blinkers 14 ___ cit. (footnote notation) 15 State nut of Alabama 16 In the middle of 17 B-1 and B-12, e.g. 18 Gentrification target 19 Head, in France 25 Like some Shelley poems 28 New Deal housing agcy. 32 First sign of spring? 33 1800s Harper’s Weekly cartoonist 34 Hockey great Phil, familiarly 35 Top part of some forms 38 Summertime outing 39 Rain delay rollout 41 Soothing balms 42 Starr who rode with Jesse James 43 Put up (with) 44 High-paid pitchers, usually 45 Most of the RMS Queen Mary, now 46 Mule kin 48 Leader in modern phones and watches? 50 Doofus 51 Maker of Coolpix cameras 52 Pac-Man venue 56 Literary castaway 58 Lisa of folk rock 60 Jim Davis pup 62 Gobble (down) 63 Big tuna 66 Frère de la mère 67 Made level 68 Makes eyes at 69 Charlie’s Angels actress 70 Keep the censor busy 71 Sir or sri 72 Winding-down period 76 Season in Ecclesiastes 77 Logician’s error, maybe 78 ___ peasy 80 Old Dodge hatchbacks 81 Source of needed dough 82 Swiss peak 83 Mathematical comparison 87 Scintilla 88 Roller coaster feature 90 Fakes it, in a way 92 “Good boy, Rover” 95 Aragorn’s nickname, in The Lord of the Rings 97 Daimler contemporary 98 Glib 99 It’s about 350 miles NW of LAX 101 Life-of-the-party types 103 Riga natives 104 “It’s nobody ___ business!” 105 Cast out 106 Shows some backbone 107 Scrip writers 108 “___, you noblest English” (Henry V) 109 Actress Swenson 110 Fusses 114 Ballad ending 115 Diarist Anaïs 116 Employ 118 Log chopper Made to Order Take your sweet time. by Ed Sessa

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2309Made to OrderTake your sweet time.

ACROSS1 Went for a stroll7 Souvenir in an

athlete’s trophycase

15 Blue Ribbon beer20 Soothing words21 Song that

provided themelody for Elvis’s“It’s Now orNever”

22 Rousseau classic23 Objects24 3 ___26 Tear apart27 Not domestic,

as a flight: Abbr.29 Connections30 1964 Roger Miller

hit31 2 ___35 Shop talk

36 What “-ish” means,colloquially

37 Germfree40 Sign of healing43 Clamdiggers kin45 Door fastener47 Olympic swimmer

dubbed“Thorpedo”

48 Like bread usedfor stuffing, often

49 Carol start50 2 ___53 “U R 2 funny!”54 Darling55 Braveheart people57 How branched

circuits areconnected

59 Gas brand inCanada

61 Seafood delicacy

62 H.H. Munro’s pen name

64 Sport stick with a netted pocket

65 3 ___70 Stout vessels73 Stuck on oneself74 Flit (about)75 Tied bundle79 Bartles &

Jaymes product82 Birch family tree84 Leaves in a bag85 Takeoff approx.86 1 ___89 Assumed name91 Unescorted93 “You’re mistaken,

lassie!”94 “I screwed up”95 Ren’s pal96 Mortgage

change, briefly

97 Attaches99 Michael of R.E.M.

100 Lots and lots102 1 ___107 About to crash109 ___ Valley

(Maui attraction)111 H.G. Wells race112 Mat activity113 What this puzzle’s

solved circlesgraphicallyrepresent

117 Allergy trigger119 19th-century

French landscapist120 Personne with a

big 19-Down121 Cut out122 Catches123 Lack of caution124 Puts back to zero

DOWN1 Orbit City pooch2 Bris participant3 What some side

view mirrors candetect

4 Topographyelement

5 Heart chart, for short

6 Ceases7 Crime boss John8 Play ___

(perform byoneself)

9 Extinct emu-likebird

10 Golfer Ernie11 Happen12 Sermon answer13 Winkers or

blinkers14 ___ cit.

(footnote notation)15 State nut of

Alabama16 In the middle of17 B-1 and B-12, e.g.18 Gentrification

target

19 Head, in France25 Like some Shelley

poems28 New Deal housing

agcy.32 First sign of

spring?33 1800s Harper’s

Weekly cartoonist34 Hockey great Phil,

familiarly35 Top part of some

forms38 Summertime

outing39 Rain delay rollout41 Soothing balms42 Starr who rode

with Jesse James43 Put up (with)44 High-paid

pitchers, usually45 Most of the RMS

Queen Mary, now46 Mule kin48 Leader in modern

phones andwatches?

50 Doofus

51 Maker of Coolpixcameras

52 Pac-Man venue56 Literary castaway58 Lisa of folk rock60 Jim Davis pup62 Gobble (down)63 Big tuna66 Frère de la mère67 Made level68 Makes eyes at69 Charlie’s Angels

actress70 Keep the censor

busy71 Sir or sri72 Winding-down

period76 Season in

Ecclesiastes77 Logician’s error,

maybe78 ___ peasy80 Old Dodge

hatchbacks81 Source of

needed dough82 Swiss peak83 Mathematical

comparison

87 Scintilla88 Roller coaster

feature90 Fakes it, in a way92 “Good boy, Rover”95 Aragorn’s

nickname, in TheLord of the Rings

97 Daimlercontemporary

98 Glib99 It’s about 350

miles NW of LAX101 Life-of-the-party

types103 Riga natives104 “It’s nobody ___

business!”105 Cast out106 Shows some

backbone107 Scrip writers108 “___, you noblest

English” (Henry V)109 Actress Swenson110 Fusses114 Ballad ending115 Diarist Anaïs116 Employ118 Log chopper

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AROMA OHARA IHOPE OPT

REBUS DEPOTOFFICE BRA

DEBS AERONAUT SOMESAY

YELL BRENT TENTHS

AAH ABBES TACH DDE

DROPSEAT FORMAT TRAP

ORBITER IGA

MIRA ARCO

BIBS NUMERO IDLABELS

EDY TAPROOMS

WELLDUH

THROB DSC HASTE

ANCIENT ETAGERES SGT

HEADSETS SARTRE CHER

MARY TEND TSO ADSPACE

ETDS TROUPE ICEPACKS

MUG YGOR STENO KOS

AAAMAP I

MACS STAR

MISSILE ROADRACE PARS

ART NETWORKDISH CADET

ZEE EBOAT EUBIE BRINE

ERR DENCH SPENT STOOP

by Ed Sessa

The Crosswords Club, 6 Prowitt Street, Norwalk, CT 06855

38-Across: Edward ALBEE (1928-2016) was one of the most influen-tial and controversial playwrightsof his generation. In 1963, hisBroadway debut, Who’s Afraid ofVirginia Woolf?, was awarded thePulitzer Prize by the jury, but thePulitzer board, citing the play’s vulgarity, decided to give no dramaaward that year. It won the Tony forBest Play, however. Albee won thePulitzer Prize for Drama threetimes and the Tony Award for BestPlay twice.

Answer to puzzle 2308

Made to Order Take your sweet time.

Copyright © 2016 The Puzzles of the Month Clubs. All rights reserved.

Supplement to The Crosswords ClubDecember 2016 Issue

by Ed Sessa

Copyright © 2017 Three Across, LLC. All rights reserved.

Join The Crosswords Club at PennyDellPuzzles.com

2309Made to OrderTake your sweet time.

ACROSS1 Went for a stroll7 Souvenir in an

athlete’s trophycase

15 Blue Ribbon beer20 Soothing words21 Song that

provided themelody for Elvis’s“It’s Now orNever”

22 Rousseau classic23 Objects24 3 ___26 Tear apart27 Not domestic,

as a flight: Abbr.29 Connections30 1964 Roger Miller

hit31 2 ___35 Shop talk

36 What “-ish” means,colloquially

37 Germfree40 Sign of healing43 Clamdiggers kin45 Door fastener47 Olympic swimmer

dubbed“Thorpedo”

48 Like bread usedfor stuffing, often

49 Carol start50 2 ___53 “U R 2 funny!”54 Darling55 Braveheart people57 How branched

circuits areconnected

59 Gas brand inCanada

61 Seafood delicacy

62 H.H. Munro’s pen name

64 Sport stick with a netted pocket

65 3 ___70 Stout vessels73 Stuck on oneself74 Flit (about)75 Tied bundle79 Bartles &

Jaymes product82 Birch family tree84 Leaves in a bag85 Takeoff approx.86 1 ___89 Assumed name91 Unescorted93 “You’re mistaken,

lassie!”94 “I screwed up”95 Ren’s pal96 Mortgage

change, briefly

97 Attaches99 Michael of R.E.M.

100 Lots and lots102 1 ___107 About to crash109 ___ Valley

(Maui attraction)111 H.G. Wells race112 Mat activity113 What this puzzle’s

solved circlesgraphicallyrepresent

117 Allergy trigger119 19th-century

French landscapist120 Personne with a

big 19-Down121 Cut out122 Catches123 Lack of caution124 Puts back to zero

DOWN1 Orbit City pooch2 Bris participant3 What some side

view mirrors candetect

4 Topographyelement

5 Heart chart, for short

6 Ceases7 Crime boss John8 Play ___

(perform byoneself)

9 Extinct emu-likebird

10 Golfer Ernie11 Happen12 Sermon answer13 Winkers or

blinkers14 ___ cit.

(footnote notation)15 State nut of

Alabama16 In the middle of17 B-1 and B-12, e.g.18 Gentrification

target

19 Head, in France25 Like some Shelley

poems28 New Deal housing

agcy.32 First sign of

spring?33 1800s Harper’s

Weekly cartoonist34 Hockey great Phil,

familiarly35 Top part of some

forms38 Summertime

outing39 Rain delay rollout41 Soothing balms42 Starr who rode

with Jesse James43 Put up (with)44 High-paid

pitchers, usually45 Most of the RMS

Queen Mary, now46 Mule kin48 Leader in modern

phones andwatches?

50 Doofus

51 Maker of Coolpixcameras

52 Pac-Man venue56 Literary castaway58 Lisa of folk rock60 Jim Davis pup62 Gobble (down)63 Big tuna66 Frère de la mère67 Made level68 Makes eyes at69 Charlie’s Angels

actress70 Keep the censor

busy71 Sir or sri72 Winding-down

period76 Season in

Ecclesiastes77 Logician’s error,

maybe78 ___ peasy80 Old Dodge

hatchbacks81 Source of

needed dough82 Swiss peak83 Mathematical

comparison

87 Scintilla88 Roller coaster

feature90 Fakes it, in a way92 “Good boy, Rover”95 Aragorn’s

nickname, in TheLord of the Rings

97 Daimlercontemporary

98 Glib99 It’s about 350

miles NW of LAX101 Life-of-the-party

types103 Riga natives104 “It’s nobody ___

business!”105 Cast out106 Shows some

backbone107 Scrip writers108 “___, you noblest

English” (Henry V)109 Actress Swenson110 Fusses114 Ballad ending115 Diarist Anaïs116 Employ118 Log chopper

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PCLAB RSVPS RULED LOS

AROMA OHARA IHOPE OPT

REBUS DEPOTOFFICE BRA

DEBS AERONAUT SOMESAY

YELL BRENT TENTHS

AAH ABBES TACH DDE

DROPSEAT FORMAT TRAP

ORBITER IGA MIRA ARCO

BIBS NUMERO IDLABELS

EDY TAPROOMS

WELLDUH

THROB DSC HASTE

ANCIENT ETAGERES SGT

HEADSETS SARTRE CHER

MARY TEND TSO ADSPACE

ETDS TROUPE ICEPACKS

MUG YGOR STENO KOS

AAAMAP I

MACS STAR

MISSILE ROADRACE PARS

ART NETWORKDISH CADET

ZEE EBOAT EUBIE BRINE

ERR DENCH SPENT STOOP

by Ed Sessa

The Crosswords Club, 6 Prowitt Street, Norwalk, CT 06855

38-Across: Edward ALBEE (1928-2016) was one of the most influen-tial and controversial playwrightsof his generation. In 1963, hisBroadway debut, Who’s Afraid ofVirginia Woolf?, was awarded thePulitzer Prize by the jury, but thePulitzer board, citing the play’s vulgarity, decided to give no dramaaward that year. It won the Tony forBest Play, however. Albee won thePulitzer Prize for Drama threetimes and the Tony Award for BestPlay twice.

Answer to puzzle 2308

Made to Order Take your sweet time.

Copyright © 2016 The Puzzles of the Month Clubs. All rights reserved.

Supplement to The Crosswords ClubDecember 2016 Issue

Copyright © 2017 Three Across, LLC. All rights reserved.

Join The Crosswords Club at PennyDellPuzzles.com

2310E-Trading

A sound investment strategy.

ACROSS1 Make absurdly

easy, with “down”5 The War of the

Worlds world9 Belt, biblically

14 Nero’s zero19 Not in port20 “Dies ___”21 Dasani product22 Join together23 What one may

get while drivinga convertiblepast a ballpark?

26 Showeddisapproval

27 Nth, for one28 Go for29 Backsides31 Taxpayer IDs32 Place to soak

34 “___-ching!”35 Starbucks choice37 Trifle38 Broadway lighting

technician, at times?

44 “Am ___ onlyone?”

45 Nix47 Roman numeral48 Vaquero’s vista49 Disk function52 Gut-level56 ___ Kan pet foods57 Jack of

Barney Miller58 Emphatic sign in

the drummuseum?

61 Knight’s weapon62 Surroundings64 Singer Haggard65 Sincere attempts

67 More off-color69 Player in eight

Super Bowls72 Boot, as an easy

grounder75 Serving a purpose77 Cheap hooch81 Corrida cries82 Exam for a

prospectivesalesman?

86 Flow back87 Fate88 Most watered-down89 Sound

investments?91 Up and about93 DOD division94 Owned by us97 w/o delay98 Rowing team that

badly needs ashower?

102 Kung ___chicken

103 Proof overrides104 “On the Media”

airer105 Dough107 Durango dwelling108 Guardianship113 Old grump114 Adapts117 Thunderstruck118 What Belle has,

in a Disney film?121 Last straw122 Silly123 Basic Spanish

word124 Thailand, once125 Leaves126 Fall bloomer127 Good listeners128 Bolt holder

DOWN1 Olivia of The

Wonder Years2 ___-friendly3 Vocational

college foraspiringbrewers?

4 One who exiles5 Gold king6 Seed cover7 Bled8 Embarks9 Darling

10 Retail pricecomponent

11 Choi role in FX’sThe People v.O.J. Simpson

12 Wood fromIndonesia

13 Earth, in Essen14 Few words,

figuratively15 Set up for use,

as software16 Enjoy the Pacific

Crest Trail17 Way of old Rome

18 Watch displays, for short

24 Sicilian resort city25 Worked (up)30 “Here,” on Métro

maps32 Garden tool33 Nesquik shelfmate35 “Divine” showbiz

nickname36 10th-century

emperor37 Kristoff’s reindeer

in Frozen39 Freshman,

probably40 More sinewy41 Senegal’s capital42 Put into effect43 Parts of

Hollywood?46 Not sustain,

as an objection50 “It’s ___!”51 Stew53 Proverb ending?54 Fill, as another’s

shoes55 Initially

59 Brief “Wish youhadn’t said that!”

60 One who drops infor a bud?

61 Suffragist who co-foundedSwarthmore

63 Cos. for the well-connected?

66 Civil War authorityShelby

68 Depressing letters?70 Pre-calc. subject71 Asian festival72 Wisdom tooth, e.g.73 “You beat me”74 Roman numeral76 Carol opener78 Annual cry upon

finding migratorybirds on one’slawn?

79 Wolf pack unit80 Cooking amts.83 Etched: Abbr.84 Equip with

weapons, old-style85 Big petrol seller88 Three of a kind90 Big mess

92 “Told you so!”95 In real trouble96 “Go team!”99 Org. for

pieceniks?100 Epoch in which

mammalsemerged

101 Component of89-Across

103 “Born From Jets”automaker

106 UK potty107 Game with

gambits108 Backsplash

material109 Windows

alternative110 Novelist Hoag111 Karmann ___

(old Volkswagen)112 Long spells114 Moonstruck

actress115 Genesis brother116 Acct. summary119 Butter square120 Refrain start

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ASTRO COPE SWEAR DOCS

MOHEL ACES TITLE ONON

BLINDSPOTS ENDOFANERA

LANDFORM ODIE NICEDOG

ECG ARIES ONCLE RIOTS

DESISTS CRUSOE BENZ

NHA BOOB OMNIS EER

GOTTI HOTEL LOAN INGA

ASOLO ASS EVENED ADOS

MOA NAST SCARF SMOOTH

ELS ESPO AHI IOTA NIN

BETIDE NIKON LOOP USE

AMEN PICNIC ALP LETTS

LIDS TARP OGLES ELSES

LOC LINEA LADD SFO

ODIC ARCADE STRIDER

PECAN SMART RATIO AXE

AMONGST LOEB LIPSYNCS

BINGOCALLS ATI

METODIE

SLUM ALOES LEAP EGEST

TETE BELLE EASY DARES

by Pancho Harrison

The Crosswords Club, 6 Prowitt Street, Norwalk, CT 06855

21-Across: Elvis Presley’s “It’sNow or Never” was a customrewrite of Tony Martin’s 1949 hit“There’s No Tomorrow,” whosemelody is from the 1898 song “’OSOLE MIO.” The Neapolitanphrase ’o sole mio, or il mio sole inItalian, means “my sunshine.” 47-Across: Australian swimmer IANThorpe has five Olympic goldmedals. 1-Down: Orbit City ishome to George Jetson, his boyElroy, daughter Judy, Jane, hiswife . . . and their dog, ASTRO.

Answer to puzzle 2309

E-Trading A sound investment strategy.

Copyright © 2016 The Puzzles of the Month Clubs. All rights reserved.

Supplement to The Crosswords ClubDecember 2016 Issue2310

E-TradingA sound investment strategy.

ACROSS1 Make absurdly

easy, with “down”5 The War of the

Worlds world9 Belt, biblically

14 Nero’s zero19 Not in port20 “Dies ___”21 Dasani product22 Join together23 What one may

get while drivinga convertiblepast a ballpark?

26 Showeddisapproval

27 Nth, for one28 Go for29 Backsides31 Taxpayer IDs32 Place to soak

34 “___-ching!”35 Starbucks choice37 Trifle38 Broadway lighting

technician, at times?

44 “Am ___ onlyone?”

45 Nix47 Roman numeral48 Vaquero’s vista49 Disk function52 Gut-level56 ___ Kan pet foods57 Jack of

Barney Miller58 Emphatic sign in

the drummuseum?

61 Knight’s weapon62 Surroundings64 Singer Haggard65 Sincere attempts

67 More off-color69 Player in eight

Super Bowls72 Boot, as an easy

grounder75 Serving a purpose77 Cheap hooch81 Corrida cries82 Exam for a

prospectivesalesman?

86 Flow back87 Fate88 Most watered-down89 Sound

investments?91 Up and about93 DOD division94 Owned by us97 w/o delay98 Rowing team that

badly needs ashower?

102 Kung ___chicken

103 Proof overrides104 “On the Media”

airer105 Dough107 Durango dwelling108 Guardianship113 Old grump114 Adapts117 Thunderstruck118 What Belle has,

in a Disney film?121 Last straw122 Silly123 Basic Spanish

word124 Thailand, once125 Leaves126 Fall bloomer127 Good listeners128 Bolt holder

DOWN1 Olivia of The

Wonder Years2 ___-friendly3 Vocational

college foraspiringbrewers?

4 One who exiles5 Gold king6 Seed cover7 Bled8 Embarks9 Darling

10 Retail pricecomponent

11 Choi role in FX’sThe People v.O.J. Simpson

12 Wood fromIndonesia

13 Earth, in Essen14 Few words,

figuratively15 Set up for use,

as software16 Enjoy the Pacific

Crest Trail17 Way of old Rome

18 Watch displays, for short

24 Sicilian resort city25 Worked (up)30 “Here,” on Métro

maps32 Garden tool33 Nesquik shelfmate35 “Divine” showbiz

nickname36 10th-century

emperor37 Kristoff’s reindeer

in Frozen39 Freshman,

probably40 More sinewy41 Senegal’s capital42 Put into effect43 Parts of

Hollywood?46 Not sustain,

as an objection50 “It’s ___!”51 Stew53 Proverb ending?54 Fill, as another’s

shoes55 Initially

59 Brief “Wish youhadn’t said that!”

60 One who drops infor a bud?

61 Suffragist who co-foundedSwarthmore

63 Cos. for the well-connected?

66 Civil War authorityShelby

68 Depressing letters?70 Pre-calc. subject71 Asian festival72 Wisdom tooth, e.g.73 “You beat me”74 Roman numeral76 Carol opener78 Annual cry upon

finding migratorybirds on one’slawn?

79 Wolf pack unit80 Cooking amts.83 Etched: Abbr.84 Equip with

weapons, old-style85 Big petrol seller88 Three of a kind90 Big mess

92 “Told you so!”95 In real trouble96 “Go team!”99 Org. for

pieceniks?100 Epoch in which

mammalsemerged

101 Component of89-Across

103 “Born From Jets”automaker

106 UK potty107 Game with

gambits108 Backsplash

material109 Windows

alternative110 Novelist Hoag111 Karmann ___

(old Volkswagen)112 Long spells114 Moonstruck

actress115 Genesis brother116 Acct. summary119 Butter square120 Refrain start

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ASTRO COPE SWEAR DOCS

MOHEL ACES TITLE ONON

BLINDSPOTS ENDOFANERA

LANDFORM ODIE NICEDOG

ECG ARIES ONCLE RIOTS

DESISTS CRUSOE BENZ

NHA BOOB OMNIS EER

GOTTI HOTEL LOAN INGA

ASOLO ASS EVENED ADOS

MOA NAST SCARF SMOOTH

ELS ESPO AHI IOTA NIN

BETIDE NIKON LOOP USE

AMEN PICNIC ALP LETTS

LIDS TARP OGLES ELSES

LOC LINEA LADD SFO

ODIC ARCADE STRIDER

PECAN SMART RATIO AXE

AMONGST LOEB LIPSYNCS

BINGOCALLS ATI

METODIE

SLUM ALOES LEAP EGEST

TETE BELLE EASY DARES

by Pancho Harrison

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21-Across: Elvis Presley’s “It’sNow or Never” was a customrewrite of Tony Martin’s 1949 hit“There’s No Tomorrow,” whosemelody is from the 1898 song “’OSOLE MIO.” The Neapolitanphrase ’o sole mio, or il mio sole inItalian, means “my sunshine.” 47-Across: Australian swimmer IANThorpe has five Olympic goldmedals. 1-Down: Orbit City ishome to George Jetson, his boyElroy, daughter Judy, Jane, hiswife . . . and their dog, ASTRO.

Answer to puzzle 2309

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