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April Foolin’
april crossword puzzle
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Decca jilts the ___ Four, 1962 #
2 Iintestine division: Comb. form
14 15 16 3 Fail to include
By Thom Racine 4 Expanse
17 18 19 5 Types of Net solicitations
20 21 22 6 Smaller than small
7 Sells
23 24 25 8 Malodorous
he annual Bishop Cup was set for April 9 “Ain’t gonna happen”
T6th, but a late decision by the CDSBEO 26 27 28 29 10 Critical remark
cancelling the game fooled the organizers T 11 ‘Half’ time
and it’s on to next year. 30 31 32 33 34 12 Hold up to ridicule
13 Brought to a halt
35 36 37 38 39 40 41 21 Stadium sound
22 Unreceptive to
42 43 44 26 4 times a day, on an Rx
27 Mattel card game
45 46 47 48 49
29 ‘Limited’ NFLer
50 51 52 53 54 31 “Make yourself scarce”
32 Actress Thurman
55 56 57 58 33 Thousandth of a yen
There was no foolin’ with Ian MacInnis 34 It supervises the CIA
and his Colts during the second half of a 59 60 61 62 36 2001: A Space Odyssey villain?
season that was long lost. The Red, White, 39 Where most scripts end up
and Blue played hard to finish the year and 63 64 65 40 MLB’s ‘Boys’ mo.
things look good for next season. 41 Game night deliveries
Senior Prowlers fooled with the ‘semi 66 67 68 43 Filter
pro’ (sic) team in North Dundas and Mitch 45 Substandard
Gagne’s defending champs were sent 46 WWII cipher machine
packing. No foolin’ about the calibre of ACROSS ACROSS 47 Concert pianist Oscar
hockey - check it out next year. 1 Circular ___ on the floor (Rejected) 37 “We’ll give that one ___” 48 Four-wheel drive letters
Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame was fooled 5 Ninth Jewish month 38 Whole caboodle letters 49 Corrects a text
into thinking we might have an induction 10 Shows someone the door 42 With a look of disapproval 52 TV, radio and magazines
ceremony this year. Temporary City Council 14 Had all the ‘answers’ for $1,000 44 Nipper the dog’s co. 53 Shows someone the door
Chambers remain in place in the Salons of
the Complex pushing the banquet to 2023. 15 Comb. form with wings 45 Follows Whoa! 54 Obscures
This just in! PC Blue coloured dipped 16 Follows without (Risky) 48 Davenports, for example 56 Blood condition: Comb. form
cones at DQ until June. No foolin’ with Mr. 17 Jackson’s “___ it!” 50 Bee Gees 1989 hit 57 Follows something
Quinn. 18 Sales pitch 51 Households 58 Honolulu of an island
April Fools is a favourite to some and 19 Like a small ostrich 54 Comes before the word, Shh! 62 Linen vestment
means nothing to others, but it reminds me 20 “Not on your life” 55 Send packing
of a couple of great jokes that got me over 23 Bambi’s aunt, et al. 59 Ancient Irish alphabet * Thumbs DOWN? Popularized by
the years. 24 Type of terrier 60 Teen singing stars the movie The Gladiators, the ges-
Fred Pletsch started his early morning 25 Diminutive suffix 61 N. Amer. university tourney ture, according to some historians,
CJSS sports cast on April 1 in the mid- 26 “___ the Raven “Nevermore” 63 All: Comb. form meant life or death. Thumbs UP
eighties alerting all listeners that the 28 Shook 64 Booth meant death (sword up or out) while
Edmonton Oilers would play the rest of the 30 Asian dog breed name that 65 Asian legume stew Thumbs IN, concealed in the palm
season and play-offs without Wayne Gretzky follows Shiba 66 Needed for a conclusion (sword in), meant spare him, put the
who had broken a leg during practice the day 31 Pull the plug 67 Lets up sword back in its sheath.
before. With no social media—it worked all 35 “The lady ___ protest too 68 “Here’s your hat, what’s
day long. much, methinks” your hurry?” # In1962, Decca turns down signing
It was my mother one April Fools morning the Beatles, saying, “Guitar groups
who yelled at all four of her kids to get out Puzzle by Douglas Taillon are on the way out!”
of bed and look at the garbage truck that had Solutions on page 37
lost a wheel in front of our house. Four kids
raced to the windows, suddenly wide awake. Prepared Locally by Douglas Taillon
I hope you got fooled this year.
