The Ringmaster Crossword Puzzle by Dave Fisher
Across
1. Capital of Venezuela
8. Colorful shellfish
9. Knocked down
10. Body builder's activity
11. Pay for a hand
12. Bid first
15. __ arrest
19. Dum or dee
20. Bring up
21. Put forth
24. Copycat
25. Wine and dine
29. Coastal
30. Missing in the military?
31. Type of front
34. Heart of Dixie
38. Rhine siren
39. "Gimme __" (Stones hit)
40. Heidi Fleiss et al

Down
1. Muscle prone to cramps
2. First homicide victim
3. Pan's opposite
4. The Ringmaster?
5. Bushman Powell
6. Concerning
7. Paper plant
12. Opus opener?
13. Mutt's mitt
14. Before
16. Nice concept

17. Sorrowful word
18. Dip. or doc.
21. Hindu habit
22. __ The Roof (Drifters hit)
23. Cabochons and peridots
26. Word repeated by a placater
27. __-Magnon
28. Conger
31. Eagle Joe
32. First black college west of the Mississippi
33. More uncommon
35. Singing voice
36. Gather
37. Broadcasts
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