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Bob Boisvenue, Keith Darling, Neil ` april crossword puzzle
Benton, Pete Leclair, and Gerry Guay,
just to name a few. Learning how to THEME: ________ ____ !
pitch by watching guys like Marcel THEME: ________ ____ !

Leduc, Doug Taillon, and Keith DOWN
McGregor, to have twice pitched 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Childish cries
against Eddie Feigner, “The King and 2 Big brother to Stephen

his Court,” and to have participated 14 15 16 3 Lecturer’s triple?
in so many weekend tournaments 4 Round every ‘coroner’
17 18 19
and to also have the family I do, 5 Asian country code
needless to say, I have been blessed. 20 21 22 6 Clutches

To me these gentlemen were always 7 Before Bravo Charlie
“Mr. Umpire,” the Sauvé brothers, 23 24 25 26 8 Group in the Pink
9 Drop it!
Elmer, and Howie, Harold Lalonde,
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 10 Jock for short
Buck Kuhn, and Ray Goulet. To be a T 11 It is a bank maneuver

good pitcher you have to have a good 35 36 37 12 Angel or idol, in song

catcher, and I had some great ones, 13 ___-Cobourg
Teddy St. Denis, Gerry Guay, Nelson 38 39 40 41 42 18 Clouseau’s title: Abbr.
Lalonde, and Terry Rutherford come 19 Column mouldings
43 44 45 46
to mind. It wasn’t the game or awards 24 Is it non-negotiable? It is
that shaped me into who I am, it 47 48 49 50 26 Lord of the Rings shepherds

was the people that I met along the 27 Tropical rice
28 Jacob’s twin, et al.

way. It didn’t matter whether or not 51 52 53 29 It is overconfidence
they were my teammates, opponents,
54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 30 Roman sun god
umpires, or fans; it was the values 31 Chubby dance
that they exhibited both on and off the 63 64 65 33 Vaunted choir name
diamond. Thanks to Reg Campbell, 34 Ryan or daughter
Larry Keen Jr., Jim O’Neil, Cal 66 67 68 39 Hwys.
Kirkey, Pete LeClair, and Dorothy 41 “That’s ___ then?”
69 70 71
and Stewart Crawford for their efforts 44 Indian lentil dishes
49 Joint pain
in showing me the way. Some of 50 From shoulders to elbows
these people were instrumental in ACROSS ACROSS 52 All tied up
improving my game and some of the 1 ‘It’ follows Wascawwy 42 Predictable word 54 Does in
others in making me a better person.” 5 Blowing in the wind 43 It is Nike’s trademark 55 MLB’s Bobby, Sr. or Jr.
“Although seeing my name in 10 Apostolic works 45 Before cone 57 Golden for Hank in ‘81
the sports pages was flattering and 14 Brit sitcom, doubled 46 Tall tale teller 58 Can The Can’s Quatro
appreciated as an acknowledgement 15 Folksy greeting 47 Precedes wasn’t me 60 Maggie, the ___ Lady
of my efforts, it also bothered me in 16 Mother of Eos 48 It is a 7-10, on the lanes 61 Dog star in 1934
a way. I never took the field alone, I 17 Leaving it all behind 51 “Love ___ you need” 62 Gibe talking
st
never won a game by myself, each 20 21 Hebrew letter 53 Always before jours? 64 Predictable letters

54 Who’s hoo
21 Like Scrabble

65 Nairn’s nix
inning I played I was supported and 22 T.O. annual fair 56 Quantum ones are small
backed up on the field with eight 23 Super letters 59 Aleut skin boat Addition Subtraction Omission
other players who tried and cared 25 Fell for the Dominos 63 Cross-claims it Crossword puzzle themes in the
just as much as me, if not more. They 27 Lets it go 66 Of a 1910 floral co. NYT and the WSJ often feature
deserved to have been mentioned, 32 Look after it 67 2008 Toyota misfire popular phrases that have a word
and their efforts highlighted, for as I 35 Leftover 68 Bhutan bread or a letter either added, subtracted
said it wasn’t one person it was a team 36 In a wok backwards? 69 “It is enough!” or omitted in the grid, making it a
effort. To the coaches, managers, 37 In reverse 70 Newman hustler Felson standard practice in some papers
bat boys, fellow players, umpires, 38 Apropos hair rhyme 71 Before you know it to not mention the theme in their
and fans, thanks, it was a hoot! To 40 David’s eldest brother heading. This puzzle’s two-word

theme can be found in the clues.

my wife, Brenda, thanks for being
on first, for if you hadn’t this story Puzzle by Douglas Taillon Solutions on page 42
Puzzle by Douglas Taillon
wouldn’t have been.