1 . Concrete section 5 . Hole in a volcanic region 13 . Soave , e . g . 14 . Card game with 48 cards ( plural ) 15 . “___ and the King of Siam ” 16 . An open space enclosed by a colonnade 17 . Financial process 19 . Appropriate 20 . Altogether 21 . Choppers , so to speak 23 . Kind of rug 25 . Indian turnover 29 . Apply gently 32 . Inflexible 34 . Model photograph for instance 35 . Eye 37 . Clairvoyants 39 . Fix 40 . Large , long leaf 42 . Two singers 44 . Census datum 45 . To understand 47 . Canary ’ s call 49 . Banded stone 51 . Memorial Day event 55 . Mountain pool 58 . Airplane with one set of wings 60 . Coarse Eurasian herb

62 . Blow off steam 63 . One the evokes a memory 64 . “... or ___!” 65 . Someone likely to be chosen 66 . Bad look

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1 . Master 2 . Flax fabric 3 . Scottish Highland town 4 . Noisy festive celebration 5 . Officer ranking below a Captain 6 . Bind 7 . Bryologists ’ study 8 . Appear 9 . Repeatable pattern

10 . Cantina cooker 11 . Onion relative 12 . “___ quam videri ” ( North Carolina ’ s motto ) 14 . ___ Dee River 16 . Sagging of an organ 18 . Ado 22 . Bug 24 . Ancient 26 . ___ probandi 27 . “ No problem !” 28 . Crown 29 . Remove , as a hat 30 . City on the Yamuna River 31 . Smudge

33 . Attracted 36 . Intensifies 38 . Treeless plain 41 . Follow 43 . Close , as an envelope 46 . Evergreen tree native to West Indies 48 . Go places 50 . Issue 52 . To anoint 53 . Crowded 54 . Banana oil , e . g . 55 . Fill-in 56 . Apple spray 57 . Change 59 . “___ moment ” 61 . Matterhorn , e . g .

Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the identity of a beloved TV dad . Using the hints Q = E and L = S , decipher the clues to name the character .

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L G Q C U K K

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B U P E B Q C

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S E R R E T L Q T L Q

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J Q D Q J G Q I P Q P

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K U L G U T X

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He is a father of one residing in Mayberry :

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Answers : 1 ) Sheriff , 2 ) Widower , 3 ) Common Sense 4 ) Level Headed , 5 ) Fishing , Andy Taylor

Apple Badger Beams Bible Boxer Cable Cinemas Cloak Collected Deals Dirtiest Elder Empty Erased Fault Ferns Fewer Forms Garages Gates Gather Grabs

Grain Harsh Heart Higher Hours Lemon Lifts Liter Magnetic Metre Patch Planets Polite Potted Ratio Recall Recipe Reeds Russia Scholars Seesaw Shoots

Sleeve Slide Smelt Snaps Spite Stout String Suggested Tents Vocal Wider

Find the Crossword and Word Search answers on Page 17 of this week ’ s issue .

December 22 – January 19

Oh , my , Capricorn . Your penchant for viewing the world through rose-colored glasses is about to get you into trouble . Wake up and smell the coffee !

March 21 – April 19

Oh , boy , Aries . A trueblue friend recruits your services for some off-the-wall project . Give it your all , and they will return the favor one day very soon .

June 22 – July 22

Pops of orange revive your passion for a cause . Become a regular volunteer , Cancer , and you ’ ll reap the rewards in more ways than one .

September 23 – October 22

Purple signifies royalty , and it becomes you this week , Libra . Everything you do , you will do with class . An eco-friendly solution presents itself .

January 20 – February 18

There ’ s a silver lining in every cloud , even this one . Focus on what you ’ ve learned rather than what you ’ ve lost , and move forward from there , Aquarius .

April 20 – May 20

Confrontation is not your thing , and it could be because you are somewhat of a yellow belly . Sadly , Taurus , the matter is not going away until you say something .

July 23 – August 22

Shades of brown beckon , reminding you of all of the tasks you need to do outdoors . Stop procrastinating , Leo . You ’ ll find comfort in working the earth .

October 23 – November 21

Feeling green with envy , Scorpio ? Not for long . This is your week to shine ! A financial mistake turns out to be a blessing in disguise . Whew !

February 19 – March 20

No , Pisces . It is not all black and white . There is a lot more to consider before you make your decision . A senior prepares for a big move . Listen but do not intervene .

May 21 – June 21

Help , Gemini . A friend is falling into a black hole of despair . Find a way to snap them out of it , even if it means you have to recruit the services of a stranger .

August 23 – September 22

Strap on your seatbelt , Virgo . This week is going to be quite the ride . You ’ ll get the green light on a project , then the red light and then the green light once more .

November 22 – December 21

Red with rage ? Calm down , Sagittarius . The situation looks worse than it is . There is a simple solution that will satisfy all parties , if you would just look for it .