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PUZZLES FOR YOU

Mountain View News Saturday, March 1, 2025


MARCH MADNESS

ACROSS

1. Giant Himalayan

5. *M in MAC

8. Bathtub libation

11. Joie de vivre

12. Do like fly fisherman

13. East side of Jersey

15. Tucked in

16. Diva’s solo

17. Length of a forearm

18. *____ Sunday

20. Osiris’ wife

21. Freshwater fish

22. Stir fry pan

23. Victorian era overcoat

26. Smallest

30. *Like attending band at the NCAA Tournament

31. Kaa of “The Jungle Book”

34. Great Lake

35. Prep mushrooms for steak, e.g.

37. Cooking fat

38. Bible song

39. Second to last word in some fairytales

40. False

42. Dip oreo into milk, e.g.

43. Tiresome

45. Hoariest

47. NBC’s sketch comedy show

48. Misrepresent

50. South American monkey

52. *2025 NCAA Championship game venue

56. Renaissance fiddle

57. “To ____ and to hold”

58. ____-friendly

59. Founding Father Thomas ____

60. Damien’s prediction

61. Reunion group

62. Bancroft to Hoffman in “The Graduate”

63. Agreement word

64. Ages and ages

DOWN

1. Nay opposers

2. River in Bohemia

3. 1.3 ounces, in Asia

4. Owes money (2 words)

5. Angelina Jolie’s 2024 singing role

6. “Kick the bucket,” e.g.

7. *____ Smith, coach of 2 champs and 11 Final Four teams

8. Mongolian desert

9. Fleur-de-lis

10. *Cut down at end of last game

12. Like rheumy eyes

13. Descendant

14. *2024 winners

19. Thin pancake

22. *____ and move on

23. *Cinderella’s victory

24. Furlough

25. Spew, past tense

26. Cough syrup balsam

27. Use other end of pencil?

28. Farm structures

29. Dangle a carrot

32. *____-up or evenly matched game

33. Step on it

36. *2024 Most Outstanding Player Newton

38. Paralyzing disease, for short

40. Afghan monetary unit

41. Neolithic tomb

44. “Riunite ____ ____, that’s nice”

46. Figure out

48. Scapegoat’s due

49. Roof overhang

50. Salty drop

51. Avian wader

52. Sailor call

53. Capital of Norway

54. Statistics calculation

55. Sea eagles

56. Dashboard acronym

Feb. 22, 2025 Solutions


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