10-4 Magazine October 2022

10-4 CROSSWORD If you can't figure one out , turn to page 84 for a peek at the answer! 60. At a book’s end 62. Sister’s daughter 63. Fork’s prong 64. “Who is it?” reply 67. Look intently 68. Signs, informally 69. Walk casually 70. __ the Terrible 71. Loch of Scotland 72. Wear away 73. Cozy rooms DOWN 1. Soup utensil 2. Italian isle 3. Silly trick 4. Car care co. 5. ICU tubes 6. Take a chair 7. Bow knot par t 8. Standoffish 9. Capital of Spain 10. Admit defeat 11. Nebraska city 12. Frugal sor t 13. Lovers’ meeting 21. Mob enforcer 23. Warm and comfy 25. Nothing (Spanish) 26. Vote into office 29. Poker star ters 31. River blocker 32. Swelled head 33. Car toon explosion 34. Basic principle 36. Recent (prefix) 37. Big Aussie bird 38. “Help!” letters 41. Woodwork groove 44. Eternal 45. Automated (prefix) 47. __ Crunch cereal 48. Uninteresting 50. Group in power 52. “Climb aboard!” 53. Express a view 54. Pigsty sounds 55. Private teacher 57. Pet __ (annoyance) 58. Pacific, for one 59. Gull relatives 61. Canada gas brand 65. Rx item, briefly 66. Hurricane middle © 2022 Mark McClain ( crosswordsbymark.wordpress.com) ACROSS 1. Phony proposal 5. Sunni’s faith 10. Price 14. Window glass 15. Cello cousin 16. Actor Epps 17. Vision (prefix) 18. Got up 19. Admiral’s realm 20. Faucet repair item 22. Fast German cars 24. “Great shot!” 27. Museum content 28. Cute Aussie critter 30. Defective firework 31. Child, tax-wise 35. Hereditary bits 39. In the past 40. Worked on stage 42. Rock subgenre 43. Lawn-Boy product 46. Persistent 49. Neither’s par tner 51. 4-door vehicle 52. Likely winner 56. CEO’s position E O P N S E P G I N E D H U M S S C E K E I 10-4 Magazine / October 2022 69 R E P I L O I I “STRETCH ‘EM ON, THE SQUEAK IS GONE”