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♦ % street roots 15 Aug. 2, 2013 Untitled By Bill Y ates It’s been hunted and sought By pushers, junkies, hookers And tricks. Slaves to the bag always chasing The fix. It’s more valued than diamonds. More treasured than gold. Fix it once and your freedom Is sold. It will make a schoolboy forget His books. It will make a beauty queen neglect Her looks. It will take a great orator And make him a bore. It will take your sister And make her a whore. It will take a teacher And make her not want To teach. It will take a preacher And make him not want To preach. It’s got daughters turning on mothers. And sisters robbing their brothers. It will make you rob, Steal and kill. It’s when you’re in the spoon You have no will. Well now you know What will you do, If you haven’t fixed yet, It’s still up to you. By Helen Hill Answers on page 6 By Kara Dimitruk Crossword Across 1. Spanish snack 5. “Monty Python” airer 8. “It’s a sign of the 13. Privy to 14. European coal area 16. Words of wisdom 17. Romeo or Juliet 18. Largest of seven 19. It’s a gas 20. No factual basis 23. Pens and needles 24. Seek damages 25. An end to sex? 28. Indulgence 33. Grazing area 36. “___show time!” 37. Brief records 38. Lobster part 41. Photo or tele ender 42. Repeat 43. Fish story 44. Mole 45. The smallest of seabirds 49. Common Market inits. 50. Rhubarb or apple 51. Beauty and the _ 55. Not able to write a clue for 60. It has altos and sopranos 62. Flimsy 63. Greek earth goddess: Var. 64. Wrinkled fruit 65. Flotsam and Jetsam 66. ___-friendly 67. Test, as ore 68. Djokovic’s six in one 69. Mysterious: Var. Down 1. General in a Shakespeare play 1 2 3 4 Sudoku 13 17 4 5 7 3 2 7 5 8 1 9 6 4 9 7 3 4 8 1 2 7 8 9 5 3 2 20 23 2. With regard to 3. Actress Clemence 4. Rings 5. Tops 6. It can be made of bronze or marble 7. Literary device of Homer 8. Radio Cab, e.g. 9. Think tank nugget 10. Quality of masculinity, supposedly 11. Swelled head 12. Merkley, e.g.:Abbr. 15. Bought more 21. Brit’s trash can 22. Even smaller 26. Money substitute 27. When paints mix 29. Photographic technique 30. Zeta follower 31. Harry Potter’s best friend 32. Chowed down 33. Expire 34. Related maternally 35. Dreadful 39. Blunder 40. ___de guerre 41. European football attire 43. They are used for bloodletting 46. Ski trail 47. Flow’s partner 48. L in NFL or MLB 52. Demean 53. More cunning 54. Like some goodbyes 56. Columbus’ _ , Pinta, and Santa Maria 57. Squirrel’s nest 58. Agitate 59. M.l.T. part: Abbr. 60. Tax pro, for short 61. Store posting: Abbr. Find out more about Street Roots at www.streetroots.org
