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It Is What It Is may crossword puzzle

By Peter Collins THEME: LUB-DUB
LUB-DUB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
DOWN
13 14 15 1 Float along in the air
his year’s Masters brought a lot of 2 Limit or ___ too much
Thype and intrigue to the Augusta, 16 17 18 sodium and sugar
Georgia venue. How would the LIV 19 20 21 3 Phraseology
golfers fair, would Scottie Scheffler 4 Misery’s Bates
5 Pressure
continue his dominance of the golf 22 23 6 Staying power has these
scene, and lastly would Tiger Woods 7 Cupid counterpart
be a factor after playing almost no 24 25 26 27 28 8 With a dash?

competitive golf this season? 29 30 31 32 33 34 9 Compressing
10 Atmosphere
Well, some of the LIV golfers 35 36 37 38
did well, DeChambeau, Smith, and 11 Follows hand over
Hatton contended and finished in 39 40 41 12 Anticipating LAX letters
14 Tubular pasta
the top ten. Others like Rahm and 20 Credo
Koepka had disappointing results and 42 43 44 45 21 Show follower
were never in a position to win the 46 47 48 49 50 23 CTV’s ___ it up, 1978

tourney. Scottie Scheffler looks like 25 Pops, relatively speaking
the second coming of Tiger, minus 51 52 53 54 55 56 26 Cerebral passage
the drama and personality. Scottie 27 Scotspeak
goes about his business quietly but 57 58 59 28 Administration: Abbr.

effectively. During the past four 60 61 62 29 Fast food letters
years of golf majors, Scheffler 30 Felidae member
has finished in the top ten of the 63 64 65 31 Soil: Prefix
last seventeen events a total of ten 32 ___ of breath
times. This includes two wins at the 33 1979’s Norma
ACROSS
ACROSS
Masters. That’s an exemplary record 1 First step to good health 39 Bull in a Spanish shop? 36 Handwriting on the wall
37 Hosp. test
that we haven’t seen since Tiger’s 5 It has runners 40 34 pres. of the US 38 Owed, on the left side
th
heyday in the late nineties and early 9 Cracker’s target? 41 Has an S neck 43 ‘Just arrived’ spot
two thousands. Scheffler is without 13 Footwear company 42 More likely to happen during 44 NHLer’s interview state
doubt the most complete golfer in 14 Wing: Prefix sleep if you’re dehydrated 45 Hops holders
the world today, and his dominating 15 Doctor’s word for smoker 44 Tearful term 48 The Iliad’s main weapon
victory at this year’s Masters 16 Oil reservoir 46 Burst onto the scene - 1863 49 Florida tourist spot
emphasized that. Tiger, on the other 17 Rye fungus 47 Storage pots? 50 Mideast bagel
hand, seems to be near extinction as 18 ‘Major’ constellation 51 Casuals 51 Morning reach
a major’s contender. He played well 19 Feeling of pressure 54 ‘Internal’ pressure 52 Comes with the check up
on Thursday and Friday at this years 21 Pulses 57 Pivotal point 53 High, in Italian
Masters, but his game totally left him 22 Respected, in their field 58 Mountebank 54 Scorch
on the weekend. Tiger shot +15 on the 23 Political ‘stretch’ 59 Coveted TV ‘figure’ 50 Greek family goddess
weekend to finished sixtieth, or last of 24 Tu ___ pas (You are not) 60 Mixing cauldrons 56 ‘Big Board’ letters

61 Conveys

25 Confuses
58 210, to Caesar
the weekend qualifiers. His Sunday 29 “Don’t impress me much” 62 Egyptian bull deity
red golf shirt paled in comparison to 33 Mideast mentor 63 OT prophetic book In healthy adults, there are two
his red faced ten over par on the final 34 Modest motto 64 Telltale photo? normal heart sounds described
day. Tiger used to rule on Sundays, 35 Euphoric feeling? Maybe not 65 Heart ___ (Tick, tick, tick) as a lub and a dub that occur in
as contenders fell by the wayside sequence with each heartbeat,
as he roared through the field. Now between 60 – 100 Xs a minute.
that mantle has been passed on to the If it does, your heart will go on
Puzzle by Douglas Taillon
unassuming Scheffler, let’s see how Puzzle by Douglas Taillon Solutions on page 44
long he can dominate for!