November 2018 40 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 Solution on page 56 Crossword Sudoku Across Chemical pollutants banned in 1975 1 Uncompromising law 5 Starting 8 Nope 12 Regret 13 --- fide (genuine) 14 Golfer's shout 15 Retirement arrangement 16 A lot 17 Outburst of controversy 18 Cushion 21 Two identical things 22 Attention-seeking throat-clearing sound 23 Of a thing 25 Intelligence agency 28 "Unsafe At Any Speed" author 29 Security lapse 31 Become fully developed 33 Thick 34 Wig 35 Valueless writing 36 Capital of Azerbaijan 37 "... sting like ---" (Ali) 38 Unfashionable 40 Arizona modelmaker 41 Link together 46 Rowboat lever 48 Point 49 Molten rock 50 Meadow 51 Type of lens 52 --- Cross, Morgan Freeman role 53 Class 54 Down Blow 1 Bok ---, Chinese cabbage 2 Prickly seed vessel 3 Rams and lambs 4 Beaten by the Continental Army 5 Polar lights 6 Close 7 Missile interceptor 8 Extra-powerful 9 Being filmed 10 Saudi King after Khalid 11 Private place 19 Office head 20 Top gear 24 Big Blue 25 Court 26 Tranquilizer 27 Salesperson 30 Demand 32 Former Egyptian President 33 Tennis star --- Nadal 35 Main female character in "Pygmalion" 39 North of Tex. 40 Escherichia ---, potentially dangerous bacterium 42 2,000 lbs 43 Light gas 44 Jane Austen's matchmaker 45 Use to the limit 47 Crossword Solution on page 56 Cowboy Comics & Jokes Cowpokes® by Ace Reid