CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 speech defect 5 jumbled letters to
read ‘wins’ 9 on one occasion /
one time only 10 opens 11 small, two-winged biting fly / an annoyance 12 by mouth 13 jewelry 16 slim 18 Sedan 21 done with 23 irregular, as if
gnawed away 24 suffix meaning small 25 conforms with the
law 27 pigpen 28 mark used in writing to show where something is to be added 29 mythical monster represented as a large reptile with wings and claws breathing out fire and smoke 31 fictitious stories 32 bind 33 Japanese sash 34 alive 37 tropical plant used as spice, for perfume and in medicine 41 articles 42 writing instrument 45 Hindu leader in In
dia’s movement for
independence 46 belonging to me 47 not ever 49 a dog’s wagger 50 established 51 a widow of wealth
and dignity 53 to start / to begin a
game of golf 54 courage / determi
nation 55 eager / enthusiastic 57 relieve 58 at / over / from a
distance 59 water pitcher 60 elementary
DOWN
1 stump of tree / record 2 roadhouses 3 ascend / climb 4 dwindles / decreases 5 like the woods 6 lively, noisy frolic 7 close by 8 island 13 symbolizes value,
brilliance, power 14 always 15 combining form meaning large, great, powerful 17 negative 18 coil / spiral 19 toward shelter 20 dampens / soaks
flax / hemp in water 22 type of American
music, i.e. Jazz 24 cupboard with
drawers of shelves 26 the hips and the
lower abdomen 28 small, one-story house built simply or crudely as of logs 30 negative 31 mist 34 greenish-yellow citrus fruit with a sour pulp 35 suffix indicating in
flammation 36 outlet 38 a mountain pass in
India 39 one of the great lakes in North America 40 to govern 42 dull silvery-gray alloy of tin with brass, copper 43 Imelda is to the Philippines as she is to Argentina 44 deny 47 din 48 take pleasure / cel
ebrate 51 sketch 52 irritate 54 exclamation of sur
prise 56 Hilary Clinton’s po
litical party