Part 3

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HORIZONTAL

1 Carouse 5 Question 7 Burdened 11 Part of “to be” 12 Beverage 13 Possessive pronoun 14 Perform 15 Guide 17 Total 19 Fossil gum 21 Wrath 22 Atrocious 25 Insect 26 Vision 28 Gloomy 30 Period of time 31 Come to fruition 33 Encountered 35 Requires 37 Fool 38 Attack 40 Part of “to be” 41 Precipitation 42 Weed 43 Negative 44 Struck an attitude 46 Speak 48 Town in Germany 50 Matter 53 High explosive 55 Having islands 58 Color again 61 Rodent 63 Seaport in Sicily 65 Period of time 67 Watchful 69 Mohammed’s adopted son 70 Subnormal person 72 Thus 73 Absorbing of gases 74 Preposition 75 Support 76 Observe 77 At no time

VERTICAL

1 Swift 2 Prince 3 Self 4 Graceful 6 Rotated rapidly 7 Legal document 8 Weapon 9 Paradise 10 Point of compass 16 Projection 17 Anthropoids 18 Shyness 20 Exposes 23 Organ 24 Vase 27 Reparation 29 Governmental act of pardon 30 Fabulist of note 32 Postscript 34 Belief 35 Bite 36 Mournful 38 Metallic rock 39 Unit of weight 45 Connected rooms 47 Conjunction 49 Grimace 51 State of U. S. (abbr.) 52 House animal 54 Clutch 56 Fasten 57 Clock faces 58 Elevate 59 Legendary character 60 House and land 62 Genus of plants 64 Thread 66 Repetition as a means of learning 68 Huge mythical bird 71 Single

PUZZLE NO. 57

SEVEN GREEK CROSSES

By John B. Sirich, Jr.

We counted the half-crosses to make up Mr. Sirich’s grand total. Please note: no unkeyed letters, no abbreviations or contractions, and comparatively few two- and three-letter words. Also double interlock throughout. Io triumphe!

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HORIZONTAL

1 Domestic animal (female) 5 Interlaced 9 Spanish dance 11 Charge with gas 13 Devoured 14 Bitter 16 Monastic female 17 Exclamation 18 Pile loosely 19 Perform 20 Civil War general 22 Long hair of lions (pl.) 24 Stitch 25 Ran rapidly 27 Foundation 29 Procured 30 Member 31 Gave formally 33 Begins 35 Vehicle 36 Dried fruit (bot.) 38 Term of address 40 Article 41 Large snake 42 Note of musical scale 43 Contest 45 Impost 47 Rear 48 Become planted deeply 50 Celestials 52 Facile 53 Portion

VERTICAL

1 Nurturer 2 Beverage 3 Regarding 4 Age 5 Interlacement 6 Conjunction 7 Large vehicle 8 Studies 9 Syrian god 10 Group of eight 11 Oriental measure 12 Sufficient (poet) 15 End of day (poet) 21 Avid 22 Unit of measure 23 An ascidian 24 Indications 26 Fish 28 Perceive 31 Dog 32 Charge 33 City in Nebraska 34 Sibilant rale 35 Hollow 37 Procured 39 Rodents 44 Age 45 Plaything 46 Finish 47 Bronze 49 Bone 51 Proceed

PUZZLE NO. 58

BOOLA BOOLA

By Hassler Whitney

Considering how often the convenient “eli” finds its way into Cross Words, it is quite right to include this puzzle from New Haven. It is undoubtedly meant for freshmen, for despite a loose center and several unkeyed letters it shouldn’t be too difficult.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Adore 4 Suggests 7 Prepare for publication 10 Article 11 Fish eggs 13 Ovum 15 Preposition 16 End 20 Consumed 22 Snare 23 Look at 25 Demons 26 Recent 27 Serpent 28 Edge 29 Thigh 31 Decay 34 Condition 37 Egg-shaped 38 Periods 39 Examinations 41 Punitive 42 Japanese fish 44 Exist 45 Fool 47 Utensils 49 Quality 50 Numeral 51 Female deer 53 Lair 55 Shorthand memoranda 60 Parent 62 Disturbance 63 Vegetable 64 Exists 65 Excitement 66 Wrench 67 Depression

VERTICAL

1 Molten rock 2 Upon 3 Before 4 A fold in cloth 5 Not any 6 Outfit 7 Self 8 Pronoun 9 Ripped 12 Metallic earths 14 Young person 16 Enticements 17 Motionless 18 Small particles 19 European country 21 It exists (contr.) 24 Affirmative 27 Take 30 Poles 32 Beverage 33 Negative 35 Small mound 36 Beverage 40 Spanish game 41 Diminish 43 Imitate 46 Observe 48 Hurried 49 Flat cord 50 Ends 52 Monster 54 Refuge 56 Sailor 57 At once 58 Adept 59 Possessed 61 Preposition 64 Not out

PUZZLE NO. 59

AT EASE

By John Fasel

If you are angry and want something to fight with, don’t try this one. It won’t give you much of a wrestle—that is, if you are one of those hard-boiled solvers. But if you haven’t reached the state of complete addiction, or if you merely want a fillip, Mr. Fasel’s construction will please you.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Large drinking bowl 5 Ruin 9 Geometrical figure 10 Unlimited quantity 12 Fine particles of stone 14 Is situated 15 Footprint 17 Serpent of S. Amer. 18 Near 19 Plots of ground 21 Jumbled type 22 Projecting part of wheel 23 Alkaline solution 25 Composed of the number two 27 To earn 29 Whirl 31 Serious 32 Listlessness 33 Diffuse 34 Point of compass 36 Frosted 38 Small horse 40 Penetrated 41 Pronoun 43 Plain 46 Prefix, equal 47 Jurisprudence 49 Affray 50 Clear from weeds 51 To repeat the sound of 53 Vicious 54 Fondles 55 Hourly 56 S. A. quadruped

VERTICAL

1 To adhere 2 Individual 3 Concerning 4 Market 5 Brine pit 6 Roman weight 7 Vehicle 8 Button 9 A multitude 11 Mother-of-pearl 13 Flower 15 Covering 16 A fish 19 Knight errant 20 Granitic rock 22 Mark used in writing 24 Evolve 26 Exclamation of disgust 27 Fix 28 Mark aimed at 30 Wither 33 To designate 35 Division of stable 37 Quantities 39 Boy’s name 40 Beverage 42 Every one 44 The linden 45 To be in flower 46 Jot 48 Pronoun 50 Ejaculatory sound 52 Conjunction 54 Father

PUZZLE NO. 60

NOT TOO HARD

By Saul Berman

This constructor built a form that gave himself a lot of two-letter words. Are two-letter words permitted in English? They are. But there are only a few of them in existence and, consequently, they are repeated often.