April 2018 48 Crossword Sudoku Sponsored by The Buffalo Chip in Cave Creek Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each 3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9. If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork. Sudoku Answers on page 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Across Wide scarf 1 "Count of Monte Cristo" author Alexandre --- 6 Ozzy's wife 11 For adults only 12 Singer --- Dion 14 Menu main choice 15 Lubricate 16 Jane Austen matchmaker 17 Enforcement agency at Waco siege 19 Court statement 20 "Before Abraham was, ---" (Jesus) 22 Throbbing pain 23 Before this 24 Guide 26 Tiffany Network 27 Form of Dracula 28 Offshoot 29 Become associated with 32 Egyptian dancing girl 36 Clash 37 Edge of a street 38 Opening 39 They hatch 40 Female deer 42 Key with three sharps 43 Letters, these days 46 Nothing doing 48 Faint 49 Harangues 50 Remains 51 Down Aussie gal 1 Loftier 2 "Halt! --- fire!" 3 Solitary 4 Foes 5 Cherished desire 6 Gravetop vase 7 Small rug 8 A very small amount 9 Boil 10 Optical gunsight 11 Put off 13 Besmirch 18 Lightweight metal company 21 Upper story 23 Arabic Mc. 25 Utter 26 Gelett ---, "Purple Cow" writer 28 Author/astronomer Carl --- 29 Loud uproar 30 Horned African antelope 31 Grip 32 Clotheslessness 33 Destructive web critics 34 Overweight 35 Idiots 37 Soot 41 May follower 44 First of the final qtr. 45 Lawyers' grp. 47 Cowboy Comics & Jokes Crossword Answers on page 52