CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 aspire / expect 5 chooses 9 ventilates 10 diva’s song 11 symbol of ‘silver’ 13 piece of real estate /

large quantity / fate 14 measure of weight 15 in French, ‘good’; ‘well’ 17 heavenly body in the solar system like a star, with a luminous mass around it and a long luminous tail 19 one, no matter which, how much, how many, what kind 21 occasions when food is eaten by several individuals together 23 merchants 24 a position from which progress is impossible / deadlock 25 a pair / solidify 26 personal identification number / tack; nail; peg 27 pronoun 28 dined 30 the Philippine catholic university under the OP’s management 32 wire measure 34 tavern / bar 36 was seated / saturday 39 a lifetime 41 payment for professional

services / stipend 44 violation by a subject, of allegiance to the sovereign or to the nation 46 first letter of the person’s name / introductory 48 fermenting agent 49 the juice that circulates through a plant / to undermine; to weaken 50 person’s strong point /

specialty; knack 51 each 52 a hardy climbing plant with seeds growing in pods and used for food 54 polite and respectful form of address or mode of reference to a man 55 Cebu City’s (Cebu, Philippines) SRP is the sight of the now frequented ‘__ _ _ _’ Seaside City’ 56 peruse 57 domestic and tamed

animals / caresses 59 terminates 60 metric units of measure DOWN 1 expression 2 lubricated / greased 3 safeguard / shield 4 established 5 cereal plant, the grain of

which is used for food 6 prods / alerts 7 ringworm 8 South America 11 behaves / takes action 12 pierce with a horn /

slaughter 15 besides / otherwise 16 consumer 18 piece of coarse fabric of plaited rushes, straw for lying on / piece of resilient material for landing on in gymnastics, wrestling 19 small poisonous snake 20 in Chinese philosophy, the passive female principle of the universe 22 remains of burning /

cinders 28 upper limb of the human

body / weapon 29 snakelike fish 30 ref 31 label / bill or check 33 in place of / substitute;

alternative 35 one who brings together

/ integrates 36 inflamed swelling on the

edge of an eyelid 37 zone / region 38 Chinese beverage 39 printer’s measures 40 a Japanese person / snip; clip / small quantity of liquor 41 any evergreen coniferous

tree 42 dines 43 elementary 45 a poplar tree 47 elaborate sweet cake 53 commercials 54 health resort 56 anent 58 steamship