Part 4

Odd words and even. But good practice for the tough ones coming later on.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Instrument of defense 5 Morsel 8 African animal 13 Metal 14 Pertaining to tone 16 Prefix-not 18 Boy 19 Slang for girl 20 Seize 22 Highest part 24 Produce 26 A slight coloring 27 Chew 29 Lack 31 Limbs 32 Heavenly body 33 Day before event 35 Perceive 37 River (Sp.) 38 Limbs 40 Made 41 Member of senate 43 To have 46 A seed vessel 47 Heavenly body 49 Soaked 53 Need 56 To coin 57 Relating to Danes 58 An exclamation 60 Water ditch 62 Beast of burden 63 Bell 64 Growl (archaic) 65 Pronoun 66 Stakes 69 Relate 71 Perished 72 Demeanor 74 Destruction 76 Renders palatable 78 Incline 80 Tough timber 82 Fashion 84 Boat riding 88 Wicked 90 Recover 93 Tavern 94 Expire 95 Grain 96 Noah’s ship 97 A male human being 98 Transaction 100 Narrow fillet 102 Glory 104 Burrows 105 Pure 107 A line 108 To tear 109 Small amount 110 Short sleep 112 Propel 114 Honey gatherer 115 Disclose 116 Not moist 117 Necessary

VERTICAL

2 Particle 3 Fasten 4 Upon 5 Shackled 6 Inside 7 Stained 9 Upon 10 Negative 11 Recognize 12 Before winter 14 A color 15 Preserve 17 To transfer 18 Appear 19 Cotton seed separators 21 Deep tone 23 Separate 25 Suffix signifying a native 26 Revolve 28 Cry 30 Greek island 32 Fastened with thread 34 A clinging plant 36 Enough 39 Footwear 42 The first man 44 Tears 45 Entreating 47 Entangled 48 Over 49 Decreases 50 Toward 51 Prefix again 52 Danish people 54 Negative 55 Domesticated 56 A crowd 57 Small mark 59 Father 61 Half score 67 Toward 68 Carbon 70 Syllable of the scale 71 Perform 72 Encounter 73 Within 75 Female servant 77 Remain 78 Protruding tooth 79 Stands by 81 Draw together 82 In this place 83 Feels 85 A unit 86 At once 87 Auto appliance 88 Fermented 89 Expend 90 To rage 91 Leave out 92 An old cloth 99 Fasting season 101 A soft drink 103 To trouble 104 Perished 106 Roof covering 109 Honey gatherer 111 Father 113 Doctor (abbr.) 114 To live

PUZZLE NO. 10

SMALL BUT NEAT

By Joseph E. Austrian

Eight unkeyed letters, but on the whole a very good design. Excellent corner interlock.

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HORIZONTAL

1 European nation 6 Importance 11 Uncouth 12 Front 13 Reed instrument 14 Conjure 16 Textile material 18 Right for oxen 19 Musical instrument 21 Consumed 22 Debased coin 24 High priest of Israel 26 Fruit 28 Stupid person 30 The son of Seth 32 Softened bread 33 Violin with three strings 34 River flowing through Florence 36 Attempt 38 Military command 41 Expand 43 Pronoun 44 Make lace 46 Episcopal headdress 49 Rumor (French) 51 Temper 53 Inalienable inheritance 55 Variety of palm 56 Product of electrical decomposition 57 Bank 58 Mixes 59 First-born

VERTICAL

1 Formal and forbidding 2 Norse writing 3 Allude 4 Recent (prefix) 5 Always 6 Peruvian prince 7 Vessel 8 Secure 9 Source 10 Beliefs 15 Hill 17 Unit 20 Elastic fluid 23 Fabulist 25 Water of forgetfulness 27 Oxygen and nitrogen 28 Skillful 29 Empyrean 31 Unctuous liquid 34 Assault 35 Observe 37 Made of curled hair 39 Roofed street 40 Lavatory 42 Large bird 43 Female bird 45 Soon 47 Egyptian goddess 48 Where marriages are unmade 50 Costumes 52 Australian bird 54 Spread loosely

PUZZLE NO. 11

KEYS AND CROSSES

By Harold McKay

The design of this bath mat is much more cryptic than the words you will be called upon to fill in.

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HORIZONTAL

2 Small boat 6 Answer 11 Anger 12 A lament 13 Conjunction 15 Rock 17 Eligible jurors 19 Note in musical scale 20 Heavy woolen fabric 22 Imitate 24 A surgeon’s cylindrical saw 26 An image 27 Misdeed 28 Quintessence 29 Glide 31 Reason 33 Web-footed birds 34 Wonder 36 Lamentation 38 Fabricated 39 Give 41 Mesial plane 42 Came out 46 Make amends 48 Turret 50 Pleased expression 52 Debate 53 Wager 54 Open space 55 School master 58 Before 59 Large nails 61 Part of “to be” 62 Truck 64 Second cutting of hay 66 Provided that 67 Period of time 68 Strife 69 Drive back 70 Shelters

VERTICAL

1 Assure 3 A bird 4 A metal 5 Marsh 7 Period of time 8 Flat bottomed boat 9 Lewd smile 10 One who prints 14 Stone 15 Emotional 16 Artist’s stand 17 Enclosures 18 Sleight of hand 19 Religious ceremony 21 Wander 23 A tree 25 Pastries 30 Efface 31 Odor 32 An anesthetic 33 Groups 35 Confusion 37 Part of head 40 A stopper 41 Fancy 42 Pitcher 43 Measure of length 44 Dagger 45 Motives 47 Digits 49 To comply 51 Sediment 56 Knob 57 To ensnare 59 Web-footed bird 60 Saucy 63 A grain 65 Be indebted

PUZZLE NO. 12

A BLACK BEAUTY

By P. B. Geotsch

Anyone who geotsch this one is good. This one shows how hard it is to solve a puzzle with many unkeyed letters.

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HORIZONTAL