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CROSSWORD BY THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS
1 Ship poles
6 Wallops
10 Perfect
11 Be of use
13 T-shirt size
14 Captain Nemo’s creator
15 Nest item
16 Sense of self
18 Possesses
19 Gardener’s buys
22 Agent, for short
23 Notorious emperor
24 Truman’s hometown
27 Italian city
28 Steel ingredient
29 Tic-toe link
30 Sites for author photos
35 Use the track
36 LAPD alert
37 Tell tales
38 Narnia lion
40 Hirsch of “ Into the Wild”
42 Paris river
43 Tribe symbol
44 RBI or ERA
45 Listens to
DOWN
1 Odometer units
2 Wise saying
3 Suit material
4 Playground game
5 Surprise hit
6 Widespread damage
7 “ — had it!”
8 North Carolina native
9 “My Way “ singer
12 Teacher’s unit
17 Opening
20 Guzzled
21 New York cager
24 Some October babies
25 Wakes
26 Like a bright night
27 Banquo’s killer
29 Spigot
31 Singer Jackson
32 Select group
33 Like some floors
34 Appears
39 Santa — winds
41 “The Simpsons” bartender
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