The cross word puzzle book: Second series
Part 4
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HORIZONTAL
1 Signify 5 Appointments 10 Nimbus 12 Mexican dollar 13 Negation 15 Timid 18 Exclam. of surprise 20 Above 22 Moderates 23 White 25 Legendary character 27 Chill 28 Violent strains 29 By 30 Salutations 32 Prescribed regimen 34 Exclamation 35 French article 36 Passage out 37 Certain quantity 38 Printers’ measure 39 Parent 41 Deposited 44 Holds a session 47 Another parent 49 One or any 50 On the top 51 Imitate 52 A reëntrant angle 53 Primeval deity 55 Rent 57 Wear away 59 Musical character 60 Acts involving civil action 62 By word of mouth 63 The man or person 64 Head hunters of Luzon 67 Selenium (symbol) 68 Break 69 Rate of exchange 71 City in Utah 72 Angry
VERTICAL
1 Hush (exclam.) 2 Master 3 Man’s name 4 Floor in a warehouse 6 Mimics 7 Cardinal number 8 One sensible of the beautiful 9 Consequently 11 Galvanize 13 Pert. to knots 14 Egg shaped 16 Impose 17 Exploits 18 Turning machine 19 Flagrant crime 21 Unit of measure 24 Relating to 26 Goddess of night 28 Enclose 31 Toe or finger 33 Style of capital 39 Repair 40 Imbecile 41 Lounging 42 Cape on Atlantic Coast 43 Distress 44 Vigorous argument 45 Definite article 46 Woman’s club 47 Greedy king (myth.) 48 Anoint 54 Symbol for tellurium 56 Misses 58 Marking an alternative 60 Drink 61 Asterisk 65 To go about idly 66 Self 68 Thus 70 Bone
PUZZLE NO. 61
THE EASIEST WAY
By Mildred M. Sanders
Here are all your favorite three-letter words in neat array. With such practice as this one, you’ll soon get to know every three-letter word in the dictionary.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Intervals of time 7 Ordain 13 Bad, soft coal 14 African animal 16 Creeks 17 A fish 19 Wrath 20 Flowed 21 Behold 23 Males 25 To feel pain 26 Pronoun 27 Associate 29 Projection 31 Spanish epic 32 Spanish particle 33 Vehicle mounted on runners 35 Hang down 37 A tree 38 Lad 39 Trap 40 Vessel 41 Annoy 43 Flambeau 45 No more than 48 A large fabulous bird 49 To decay 50 Possessive pronoun 52 Hasten 53 Preposition 54 To undermine 56 A viscous substance 58 A parent 59 To plan 60 To interdict 62 To bore into 64 Indigo plant 66 Fertile spot 68 Bobbin 70 Infatuated 71 A sweetmeat
VERTICAL
1 Sacred songs 2 Unit of measure in printing 3 To repent of 4 Article 5 To cheat 6 Snow shoe 7 To imitate 8 Jumbled type 9 Elliptical 10 Substance resulting from the decomposition of a body by electrolysis 11 New England 12 African fly 15 Exist 18 To lease 20 Free 22 Highly inflammable liquid 24 Negative 25 To be ill 26 Product of dissociation 28 Small three masted vessel 30 Fungus of rye 31 Sure hold 32 Measure 34 Diminutive child 36 Melody 37 Dog 41 Noisy quarrel 42 Nonsense 43 Child’s toy 44 Stroke 46 Odd 47 Empower 49 Sharp blow 51 Rested 54 Sailor 55 Possesses 57 Uncommon 59 Glove 60 Exclamation expressing disgust 61 Nothing 63 Coop 65 None 66 Bone 67 Therefore 69 For example
PUZZLE NO. 62
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
By Mordecai M. Richter
This looks like the plan of a fortress. Like a fortress of the true medieval type it has four massive corner ramparts, towers, battlements. The enemy might be tempted to pierce those thin side indentations, but remember the military strategy about the danger of getting into pockets and being trapped.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Lead 6 Coronet 11 Rescinds 13 One who dissolves 14 Kitchen implement 16 Bank clerks 17 Immerse 18 Primary 20 Card game 21 Still 22 Self-lovers 23 Product of dissociation 24 Crafty 26 Record 27 Anti-prohibitionist 28 Veer 30 Hill 31 Small house 32 The sun 33 The woman 36 Away 38 Do 39 City in Italy 42 Sprite 44 Prefix, three 45 Lamentations 47 High (music) 49 Corroded 50 Estate of a nobleman 51 Mound 52 Stays 54 Furnace for melting ore 56 Get away 57 Precipitates frozen rain 58 Paces 59 Tight
VERTICAL
1 Showy 2 Looses 3 Awkwardly 4 Press for payment 5 Heroine of series of stories 6 Relates 7 Badly 8 Workshop 9 Plant again 10 Flagrant crime 12 Scorch 13 Fleshy 15 Wild beasts 16 Hebrew month 19 Small bird 25 Sailing vessel 27 General commanding at the battle of Quebec 29 Sorrow 30 Also 33 Knowledge of truths 34 Dreads 35 Ties 37 Level 38 Painter 39 Brilliant reflection 40 Nothing 41 Minute particles 43 Groups of vessels 44 Legends 45 Looks secretly 46 Noticed by means of a sense 48 Brief 53 Opening 55 Sheltered
PUZZLE NO. 63
GOOD AS GOLD
By B. Eisner and A. B. Leavitt
All these words, from Cosmetic to Indian Tent, from Fish to Tinge, are good Rotarians. Mr. Babbitt knows and uses them all. Do you? If not, why not?
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HORIZONTAL
1 Cosmetic 5 Instrument for writing 8 Blaze 12 Propeller 13 Wind-flower 14 Girl’s hat 15 Exhaust 17 Sink 18 Many days 20 Shell-fish 21 Cut 24 Artful 25 Delight 28 Rawhide 30 Water fowl 31 Exclamation 33 Clamor 35 Household utensils 36 Either 37 Consecrate 38 People who talk foolishly 39 Glass vessel 40 After Christ 41 Pert. to air 42 Tumult 44 Toward 45 Nimble 47 Forehead 49 Dens 51 Possesses 53 Ringlet 55 Mixture of herbs 56 Stop 59 Furnish with side supports 60 Annoyed 63 Organ of hearing 64 Result 65 One 66 Manage 67 Stationary 68 Indian tent
VERTICAL
1 Fish 2 Scarcer 3 Epoch 4 Human being 5 Equals 6 Perfume 7 Stylish 8 Small in number 9 Consumed 10 One who creates 11 Watering place 16 Internal 19 Spirit actuating manners and customs 21 Overcome 22 Aloft 23 People who run away secretly 25 Companion 26 By, near 27 Soft tissues 29 Loiter 30 Native American race 32 Bricklayers’ box for mortar 34 To shoot forth 35 By 36 Cereal 41 Part of dress 43 Trunk 45 Note of scale 46 Hate 48 Ourselves 50 Sweet flower extract 51 Stags 52 Wooden shoe 54 Place 56 Fixed 57 Part of “to be” 58 Period 60 Wager 61 Knock 62 Tinge
PUZZLE NO. 64
LULLABY
By Hugh P. Evans
Just a song at evening. This one should be a mere pleasant moment. If you love ease, here it is. However, “easy to solve and hard to construct,” is the way the song sometimes should go. It is hard to keep inside a small dictionary.