Part 10

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HORIZONTAL

1 Slender 5 Time 10 Small boat 11 Invades 13 Healing medicine 15 Quicken 16 Termination 17 Wrap 18 Beast of burden 19 To soak in water 21 Preposition 22 Taut 24 Ourselves 25 Highest point 27 Personal pronoun 28 Therefore 30 Employ 31 Garment 33 Stir 35 Vessel 37 Classified 38 Indicate 39 Heavenly body 40 Female deer 42 Born 44 Consumed 45 Exclamation of pain 47 Exist 48 Deer 50 Negative 51 One who dislikes 54 Note of scale 55 Weight 57 To gain success 58 Tank 60 Distant 61 White, translucent 63 Riddle 65 Withers 66 Basket 67 Depressions 68 Polish

VERTICAL

1 Fat 2 Tavern 3 Work 4 Tri-formed Greek goddess 6 Blots out 7 Large number 8 Hole 9 Poems 10 Religious singer 12 Frozen precipitates 14 Anthropoid 15 Possesses 16 Consume 20 An equal 23 Bow 26 The Ottoman court 27 Paris subway 29 Believe 30 Talk 32 Cry of sheep 33 Calculate 34 Open 36 Single unit 39 Crouches 41 Cereal 43 Page of a book 44 Insect 46 Conjunction 47 Part 49 Rubbish 52 Some 53 Time immediately preceding 56 Require 57 A small bird 59 Periphery; cover 60 Sign 62 Part of “to be” 64 A command to draft animals

PUZZLE NO. 80

NOT SO DIFFICULT

By Robert S. Holzman

The beginner should have a good time with this neat construction. There are no lurking terrors in the wood here for the adventurous explorer of cross word puzzledom. Try this one against time.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Father 4 Former Venetian high officials 8 Gambling term 12 Wrath 13 Flowed 14 Clash 16 Be wrong 17 Use 20 Plant of nightshade family 22 Excavation 23 Vegetable 25 Distracted 26 Sober 28 Make plump 31 Distant 32 Typhoon 33 Beaten track 35 Preposition 36 Disposition 37 Batters 39 Sign of negation 40 Perform 41 Astir 42 Silicon 44 Disease of foot 47 Iota 49 Masculine pronoun 50 And so forth 52 Hummed 53 Mien 54 One who carves 56 Suitable for food 59 That bird 60 Haul 62 Lubricate 64 Kind of nail 67 Lower in rank 69 1004 70 Faucet 72 Fluid used for heating 73 Female sheep 74 Search 75 Austerity 76 Plan

VERTICAL

1 Mottled with various colors 2 Weapon 3 Condiment 4 Period 5 Forward 6 Exclamation 7 Pose 9 Primer 10 Skill 11 Support 13 Revolve 15 Indian drum 18 Cover 19 Exist 21 Border for picture 23 Saucy 24 Distant 26 Rested upon 27 Priestly sign 29 Suited 30 Woman devoted to religious life 31 Counterfeit 34 Drunkard 36 Swamp 38 Total 43 That one’s 45 Secret 46 Civil offense 47 Again 48 Detestable 49 Hurry 51 Adhere 53 United 55 Scamp 57 Receptacle 58 Doctrines 61 Conjunction 63 Tract 65 Fasten 66 Organ 67 Jostle 68 Be indebted to 71 3.14159265358979 72 Depart

PUZZLE NO. 81

THE EIGHT TEES

By M. B. Gillung

One more tee and Mr. Gillung could have a golf links. As it is, he has provided some neatly placed bunkers to trap the unwary. Beware the unkeyed letters that lurk along the fairway! Particularly those near the boundaries.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Acknowledgment of lordship 5 Workmanship 9 To subside 11 Human family 12 Derivations 15 Reputations 17 Young animal 18 Dregs 20 God of Thunder 21 Slimy 22 Short tail 23 Salt 25 Neglect of duty 27 Things 28 Gibe 31 Hollow cylinder 33 Abrupt 34 Aches 35 Half-breed 37 Vision 39 Managed 40 Water 42 To seize 44 Islands 46 Precious stones 47 Skin disease 48 Severe 50 Corroded 51 To bury 52 Free joint 55 Demises 56 High 57 Becoming 58 Weak

VERTICAL

1 Frequents 2 To vary 3 Odd figures 4 A tree 5 Drudgery 6 Sharp 7 Liquors 8 Artifices 10 Place 11 A bird 12 Softened 13 Shining 14 Inviolables 16 Exclamations 19 Providing energy 24 Trick 26 Steeple 29 Do 30 It exists 31 Dolorous 32 Undivided 35 Strength 36 Barren open country 38 Long hair 39 Rubbed 40 Large drops 41 On the look out 43 Chide 45 Pass along 47 Imbecile 49 Rested 51 Island 53 Soak 54 A dolt

PUZZLE NO. 82

THIRD-RAIL CROSSOVER

By I. S. O.

A fine double-cross study in four-letter words. The occasional abbreviation does not mar the general effect. The lateral wedge-masses key well with the central cross. Altogether a nice construction.