Part 8
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HORIZONTAL
1 Portico 5 Characterizing the beginning of a period 11 A language of ancient Italy 15 In case 16 A color 18 To strip of rigging 19 A vase 20 Not any 21 Exist 22 Deeply malignant 25 An ejaculation of pain 27 A Greek leader in the Trojan war 30 Female sheep 31 Highest in power 34 True 35 Trades (colloquial) 37 Had business relations 38 Because 39 Cupidity 41 Analysis 44 Wary (slang) 47 Devoured 48 Unclose 49 Permit 51 Bustle 53 Not even 55 The foot of a clawed animal 57 A quick bow 59 Quick to learn 61 Observed 63 One of the seven daughters of Atlas 65 Slovenly women 68 A thread of metal 69 Statues 70 A measure of capacity 71 To take vengeance for 72 Not any 73 Primal 76 Stretched tight 77 Insect 78 Jewish Territorial Organization 79 Before 80 Little devil 82 Born 83 A boy 85 Metal dish 87 A kind of sweet potato 89 Decay 91 Models; standards 93 Facing toward the direction from which a glacier impinges 95 More mature 97 Yes 98 Fathers 100 To expiate 102 Preposition 104 The language of the Frisians 106 Struck 108 To surpass in riding 110 Above and in contact with 111 Consigns to a special category 114 Bone 115 The great god of the sun 117 Perish 119 Get up 120 The Goddess of Dawn 122 A measure of area 123 To be 124 Slapped 125 Heliograph (colloquial)
VERTICAL
1 Religious 2 From 3 Iron vessel for holding an illuminant 4 The man 6 A low form of wit 7 On one occasion 8 Diadems 9 Sum paid for service 10 Past 11 Otherwise 12 Forced the air audibly through the nose 13 One, or any 14 Memoranda 17 Fear of impending evil 19 Customary 21 Beside 23 Cleopatra’s final remedy 24 Employ 26 You and I 28 A length of unshaped timber 29 To move swiftly 32 A fold of cloth 33 Have permission 36 Undermine 37 Coloring 40 Brightly 42 Emotion 43 Cattle of a certain breed 45 A mare famed in story 46 Existing in name only 48 Said to be a wise bird 50 Color imparted to the skin by the sun 52 Less bitter 54 A faithful friend 56 Piece of property 58 Aquatic, fur-bearing animal 60 Sacred poem 62 To debate 64 A stage of life 66 Forbidden by the 18th Amendment 67 To soak 68 Rainy 74 To hang down; droop 75 Intention; design 78 Mental images 81 To stamp something in or on 84 Adds as an accessory 86 A patient beast 88 A king of Judah 90 Laborious 91 Sky and war god of Teutons 92 Steeple 94 That from which anything primarily proceeds 95 To excite to activity 96 Relieved of 97 In flames 99 Title bestowed on aviators after certain accomplishments 101 One end of a shoe 103 An African 105 A maiden changed into a heifer by Hera 106 The wife of Zeus 107 Work; undertaking 109 Exists 112 To lick up with the tongue 113 A little pile of sand 116 A tool 118 The thing 121 An exclamation 122 Sloth
PUZZLE NO. 22
AT THE CROSSROADS
By Helen V. Christ
Small, but plenty of unusual words to tax the lobes of your brain and the pages of your dictionary. Do you like difficult words? However, we have one or two still harder than this one.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Herbivorous fish-like mammal of the Atlantic shores 7 Quick succession of notes from a horn 13 Minor prophet (8th century B.C.) 14 To conceal or store as in the earth; hide 16 A light-yellowish brown 17 A piece of metal that holds another in place, or adjusts a bearing 19 Regret 20 Scot.—“to go” 21 Close to; near by; in; within 23 Little island, especially in inland waters 25 Have a purpose; endeavor earnestly 26 Copper (Chem.) 27 Roam idly abroad; ramble; stray 29 Changeling 31 Priest’s white linen vestment 32 Close; obstruct; hinder 33 Shield or defensive armor, as the mantle of Minerva 35 Mountain range in N. E. Utah 37 Constituting a large number; numerous 38 Heavy textile fabric, made in one piece, to cover a portion of a floor 39 Parasite 40 Part of the verb “to be” 41 Notify or summon 43 Showiness of achievement; brilliancy 45 Bind to secrecy 48 Make, grow, or seem to grow old 49 Exclamation of repugnance or disgust 50 Steep, or soak, as flax 52 Be slow; tardy; late 53 Preposition 54 Suffix used to form present participles 56 Pet or strike softly 58 Abbreviation for “company” 59 Brief poem characterized by exalted feeling 60 Carryall 62 Power of comprehending and judging 64 Slang for “no” 66 Court 68 God (Latin) 70 Betrayal; treachery; or breach of allegiance 71 Now going on; current
VERTICAL
1 Carry out by action, effort, or skill of any kind 2 Part of the verb “to be” 3 Square or rectangular block of wood 4 Largest continent 5 Prefix, from, out of; used before many words beginning with a consonant 6 Auditory organ 7 Belonging to a particular genus or class; definite article 8 Scot: one 9 Flock; brood 10 Bad luck; loss; the worst; also the best 11 Abbreviation for “railroad” 12 Art or practice of foretelling by signs or omens 15 Drinking vessel 18 From Greek “life”: a combining form 20 Protecting crane-arm; jib 22 Something attached 24 Letter in the Greek alphabet 25 Biol: A wing, or a wing-like part 26 Be able 28 Funeral hymn or tune 30 Small seed-eating bird, as a bunting, sparrow 31 The fragrant essential oil extract from rose petals 32 Bark-tanned sheep-skin for bookbinding 34 Woo 36 Nothing 37 Tangled 41 Secure a patent for 42 Gone by; past 43 Biol: An ovum or germ cell 44 Spread loosely for drying, as newly mown grass 46 Resinous substance exuded from an East-Indian scale-insect and used in making varnishes 47 One who advocates or practises egoism 49 French: Fem. gen. “one”; an; 51 Beat; torture; vex; also to harden or prepare 54 Any product of mental apprehension or activity 55 Conjunction 57 Offers 59 Poetic: to open 60 Bar 61 Drink slowly 63 Golf term 65 Conjunction 66 River in Italy 67 Conjunction 69 Prefix (negative)
PUZZLE NO. 23
CROSSWORD VALENTINE
By J. W. Shaw
This contributor has dedicated himself to romance. We wish we knew the lady to whom he devoted this valentine.
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HORIZONTAL
1 To the inside of 4 Shaft 7 Otherwise 8 Globe 10 A flattish mass of anything soft or moist 11 Note of scale 13 Cheaters 15 Plans 17 Exclamation of triumph 19 Behold 20 As 21 Stupefied by medicine 24 Consumed 26 A unit of electricity 27 Egyptian sun god 29 Mama (abbr.) 30 None 31 Transgress 32 Neuter pronoun 33 Degrees of speed 36 Cunning (colloq.) 39 Remuneration for personal service 40 Else 41 Hubbub 42 Act 43 Indo-Chinese language 44 Alienate 48 Societies 53 Period of time 54 Second person plural 55 Animal 56 Labels 58 Caught again 63 Swing off balance 64 Fondle 65 Nimbus 66 Liquor 67 Peddle 69 Wrath 71 Employs 73 Chum 74 Personal pronoun 75 From 76 Greek prefix-combining form 77 Paternal parent 78 Fruit 83 Begun again 84 Stood by 85 Papa
VERTICAL