Mini Fun Page

ACROSS

1 fragrance / smell

5 a traditional maxim / proverb

10 complain / grumble 12 shrink or draw back slightly with a grimace 14 slide / blunder

15 make a laborious search in documents

18 used to attract attention, gain time, or express disapproval

20 helps / assists

21 paragon / supremely excellent

22 clothed in / attired 23 ‘Promissory Note’ 24 jumbled letters to read ‘tails’

25 ‘Information Technology’ 26 not the same as one already mentioned or implied

30 length of existence

/ ripen

31 lid / conceal / hide

/ top

34 always

36 Indian women’s attire 37 handles / cares for; looks after

38 having masculine vigor or strength / having procreative power

40 one time only / formerly 42 a small body of still water / kitty

44 1/12th of a year

46 a wad or bundle of cotton or synthetic material fastened to the end of a stick for cleaning floors, etc. 48 jumbled letters to read ‘plant’

50 completes ‘either’

51 small especially sheltered bays or creeks / sheltered recesses

53 Egyptian sun god 54 small goblet

57 wide awake / vigilant 58 to or from a distance 60 small case for needles 61 a triangular tract of deposited earth at the mouth of the river

62 a kind of soft ripened cheese

63 delete / blot out 65 various alloys of iron and carbon with other elements increasing in strength and malleability / hardness of character

67 exudes / emanates

68 an area sheltered from the sun / sunglasses

DOWN

1 dry

2 tears / splits / defrauds 3 Dominican friars

4 the press

6 resided

7 three-toed sloth

8 wear away by biting 9 reverberate

10 sparkle

11 sled for riding on 13 mysterious / frightening 14 quality perceptible by taste

16 the avenue in Manila (Philippines) which made concrete before the world the Filipinos’ people power that led to the fall of Marcos from power

17 valley

19 a subway system in a city 27 egret

28 happening

29 stretch out / extend 31 a Christmas hymn

32 a brilliant constellation on the celestial equator visible from most parts of the earth

33 a large country house with an estate

35 route

36 drink in small amounts 39 show excessive emotion / act out

41 shanties / shacks 43 extra / save from 45 speak pompuosly 46 ‘beauty mark’

47 brash / impudent in speech or conduct

49 a track left by a thing, a person, etc., moving over a surface / drag along

51 a young trainee in the armed forces

52 hoard / put in a safe place

55 certain / assured 56 present-day Thailand 58 in bed

59 liberate / not in bondage 64 musical note

66 British for ‘thank you’