CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 swaps / trades 7 push for / very strong desire 8 fixed mechanical way of doing things / routine / by memory alone without thought or understanding 10 rare, colorless and inert gaseous element used in lights and illuminated advertisements 11 kinfolks / group / clique 12 span / something that connects 14 jumbled letters to read ‘Pajero’ 17 enemies 18 pale / ashen / anemic 20 large-mouthed pot or jar of earthenware / high-spiced stew of meat and vegetables 22 too / in addition 23 a respectful address given a man 24 (12) months make one 25 light sleep / siesta 28 bear a grudge / be angry about 30 atom 31 speed up the engine 32 psychic / mysterious / magical 37 excludes / hinders 41 growl / bellow 42 girl / gallon 44 zone / region 45 in Chinese philosophy, the active positive masculine force or principle in the universe 46 before 47 claim on the property of another as security for the payment of a just debt 48 room for freedom of action 51 world-wide / comprehensive 54 (British) persons of wealth and high social status 55 of Aeronautics / of aircrafts 56 genuine / real 57 British for ‘goodbye’ 58 jumbled letters to read ‘returns’
DOWN
1 reproduced / reared 2 state of eager anticipation 3 reestablishes / begins again 4 jumbled letters to read ‘corner’ 5 part or character an actor plays in a performance / function or office 6 night sky twinkler / celebrity 7 having the same sound / complete agreement / concord 9 gets pleasure from / relishes 12 weapon made of a long cord or thong with heavy balls at the end 13 pause / the remainder / sleep 15 toward sheltered side 16 scheme or program / detailed method 17 mill / manufacturing plant 19 help / assist 21 craftsman / skilled workman 26 hurt / bother 27 cauldron / marijuana 28 primary color 29 the night of a big event 33 hard, blackish rock mainly carbonized plant matter found in the underground 34 hollow jointed stem of giant reeds / walking stick 35 pressing / top-priority / imperative 36 sedan 38 Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean 39 operatic solo 40 wobble / spin around 42 spring from which columns of boiling water and steam gush into the air at intervals 43 envoy / ambassador 49 damaged by use or wear / exhausted 50 border upon 52 Shakespeare’s king 53 scraps or food fragments left from a meal