CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 the arc in the sky displaying the colors of the spectrum 6 comfort 9 one of the fates / a fairy 10 mischievous children 14 raised platform / stand for sacred offerings and sacrifices 16 near / shut 17 German prisoner-of-war camp 19 asylum 20 printer’s term to mean: ‘Let it stand’ 21 heathen 23 lighted up 25 primary color 27 raise, move, force by leverage 28 upper limb of the human body 29 preposition 31 political party of Hilary Clinton 33 commercials 34 completes ‘either’ 35 decompose / spoil 36 large colored handkerchief usually with a figure or a pattern 37 period in history 38 preposition 39 (preposition) with the exception of 40 to ripen / to become mature 42 printer’s measure 43 allow 44 witch / enchantress 46 omega 48 antler 50 pale purple 52 flat receptacle for carrying articles 54 semiprecious stones 56 violently insane person 58 ‘__ __ _ and proportion’ 60 unspoken / implied 61 vehicle mounted on runners for use on snow / ice 62 small island 64 writing tools 65 elusive / not straight forward
DOWN
1 genuine 2 (conjunction) on condition that 3 arrest 4 (preposition) beside / near 5 lawless / not easily restrained 6 where the sun rises 7 change 8 claimed / asserted 11 teeth 12 sacred song 13 semitrailer with tractor attached 15 chat / talk casually 16 century 18 breach / hiatus 19 part of a sea or lake indenting the shore line 20 began / commenced 22 developing little by little, not sharply or suddenly 24 despotism 26 first public appearance / formal introduction of a girl into society 28 popularly accepted saying 30 also 32 flat floor covering of coarse fabric made of woven or plaited hemp / straw / rope 33 collection of anecdotes 34 native mineral 39 scold 41 lure / tempt 43 legitimate / within the law 44 belonging to him 45 woman’s shapely leg 47 sewer / pipe 49 hearing organs 50 the lion sign of the zodiac 51 feline 53 behaves / performs 55 rise and fall of the surface of the oceans, seas 57 back of the neck 59 used by the audience in France to mean ‘again’ / ‘once more’ 62 alcoholics anonymous 63 musical note