Part 18

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HORIZONTAL

1 Confirms 6 Ahead 10 Fur-bearing animal 16 On the top of 17 Rodent 18 Possesses 20 Marsh 21 Traffic 23 To whine like a child 24 Retired 26 A balanced stone 28 Concealed 29 Quality of being rigidly perfect 31 To bestow 33 Vessel 34 Otherwise 36 To give a dinner to 38 Fixed allowance 39 Not more than one time 40 Second tone of diatonic scale 41 Projecting ridge 43 Female of the sheep 45 Manner of continuity 47 Pronoun 48 Decline 49 Different 52 Repeats noisily 54 Withdraw 56 To border upon 57 Tract of land surrounded by water 59 Harmonized 60 The hawthorn 62 Appropriate 64 A disciple of Zeno 66 Hymenopterous insects 67 Suitable 68 Measure of yarn 70 Knock lightly 72 Wide mouth pitcher 73 Calm 74 The European hedge sparrow 75 The reverse side of a coin 79 Period of time 80 Before 82 Unite 83 A percoid fish 86 A mistake 88 Name of a letter 90 Sliding weight on a steelyard 91 Dallied 92 Amounts 94 Progeny 97 Impartial 100 A number 101 Protuberant glands 103 Not near 105 Printer’s measure 107 Fur-bearing animal 109 Dread 110 A weight 112 Exclamation 113 Method of preserving 115 Address 117 Mark 118 Was indebted 120 Native metal 121 Annoy 123 Garment 125 Of the verb “to be” 126 Without content 128 Roman garment 129 Letters of ancient Scandinavians 130 Female fox 132 Lime, clay and sand mixture 134 External covering of down, or fiber 135 Quadruped of genus Equus 136 Procreate 137 Loud voiced herald 138 English theologian and philologist 139 To quiet

VERTICAL

1 Pollen containers 2 Species of batrachians 3 Stop 4 To erect a mast (naut.) 5 Preposition 6 Not real 7 An article 8 Species of fish 9 Small drum 11 Of the verb “to be” 12 A plant of the cabbage genus 13 To show affection 14 Musical instrument 15 Cloth of firm texture 17 Destroyed 19 Governing body 22 Stir up 23 Conceited fellow 25 Fruit 27 Curve 30 A mammary gland 32 Inclines 35 Lifts up 37 Differ 39 Finely finished 42 One of Tennyson’s heroines 43 Biblical character 44 Measure of physics 46 Used in painting 48 Of the verb “go” 50 Species of plant 51 The swell of the ocean 53 Crystallized rain 54 Pathway 55 Countries 57 Pertaining to a Latin race 58 Punch block 59 A sense 61 A rich kind of India satin 63 Mature 65 Summary of professed principles 67 Destroyed 68 Caustic 69 Mimic 71 The box containing the Host (obs. Sp.) 76 Application of knowledge 77 Metal 78 Preparation for the skin 81 Saws again 83 Vegetable 84 Inspection of a deed or bond (law) 85 Prefix meaning through 87 Empty declamation 89 Title 90 Lamb brought up by hand 91 Porous stone 93 River of Hades (myth.) 95 Large inland body of salt water 96 Employ 98 Merits 99 Takes a reverse motion 101 Native of Great Britain 102 Descendants 104 Rhythmical flow of language 106 First part of day 108 Cardinal point of compass 111 Disease 112 Hither 114 Obsolete spelling of realm 116 Authorized 117 Mixture of white lead and lime 119 Covered with wax 121 Bold 122 Variety of turnip (obs.) 123 Game of cards 124 Producing injury 127 Girl’s nickname 131 Anger 133 Behold 136 Note on diatonic scale

PUZZLE NO. 148

THE SQUARE ROOT OF CROSS WORDS

By Irvan Neckerman

How does he get that way? Here are some conversational words cheek to cheek with monstrosities dragged forth from their native obscurity. We warn all those to whom an obscure word is as a red flag to a bull to keep away from here.

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HORIZONTAL

1 A dissension 5 Expression of pity 9 Any slender bristlelike organ 13 Smooth and transparent 14 Afforded 15 Plain 17 Revolves 18 Passageway 19 Frame for drying clothes 20 Small island 21 Geometrical figure 22 An allotted portion 23 Manifestation 24 Outcry 25 Commands 26 Eastern title of authority 28 One of Rider Haggard’s books 30 To annoy 34 Chinese Buddha 36 Geometrical figure 41 Early name of Ireland 42 Poisonous extract 45 Wander 46 A chink 47 Rubber 48 A throng 49 Cotton or woolen dress goods 51 Old way of spelling “that” 52 Additional 54 Goddess of vengeance 56 Literary fragments 57 Dance 61 A borrowing 64 To name 69 Relating to spaces 70 Father 71 A student (Fr.) 72 Measure of capacity 73 Batrachian 74 Artist’s models 75 Household gods 76 Besides 77 River in England 78 Inclinations 79 To account 80 Commissioned

VERTICAL

1 Wallow 2 A cloth worn by Roman ladies 3 City in France 4 Canopies 5 Mixtures 6 To set out 7 Historical record 8 Shelters (obs.) 9 Random cuts 10 Choice body 11 Darnel 12 Concerning 13 Small ditch or furrow 16 Fragments 27 Eminence 29 Consecrated place 30 Possessive pronoun 31 Enclosed place 32 Fissure 33 Put up 34 Contest 35 Malt kiln 37 Chief; greatest 38 To penetrate 39 Across 40 Information 43 Abraham’s birthplace 44 Syllable of diatonic scale 50 Unwilling to hear 53 Special gifts 55 Transported 56 Chaplet or wreath 57 To invite 58 Ancient heretical sect 59 Combining form, meaning stone 60 Heard 62 Weight of twelve grains 63 To lower 65 A walk or passageway 66 Wild goat of the Bible 67 Conclusion 68 For fear that

PUZZLE NO. 149

THE OLD ARMY GAME

By Charley Cinderglass and Stoney Lonesome

Remember “West Pointer” in Series I? The soldiers are at it again. There ought to be some healthful dictionary practice here. 37 Vertical, by the way, appears to have been conned from some erudite work on natural history. (Might as well tell you that the two unkeyed letters are U and O.)