CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 an essential oil or perfume made from the petals of flowers 6 very angry / ‘fuming

at the mouth’ 11 lacking sense or

meaning / silly 12 African antelope 13 perform / take action 15 sites / venues 17 not down 19 completes ‘either’ 20 foes / opponents 21 not yes 22 title given to someone or something / designate / reputation 25 letter ‘D’ 26 destiny / kismet 28 the man behind the

elevator 29 terminate / omega 30 skip / exclude 31 save from danger 34 radiates / glitters 36 talk back / mouth off 37 hollow cylinder or pipe of metal, glass, rubber, etc. long in proportion to its diameter used for conveying fluids, etc 38 (British) weak; inferior beer / swoops; lashes out 40 jumbled letters to

read ‘metals’ 43 deep and tender feeling of affection or devotion to a person 44 sarcastic / distorted 47 former official name

of Ireland 48 native minerals 49 regret / feel remorse 50 stated / claimed 51 paid 52 splattered / revealed 56 South America 57 pluralizing suffix 58 kneecap 59 elevated railway 60 become red in the face from shame, embarrassment 62 fairylike / delicate 65 person’s strong

point 66 particular point in time / goes steady / social engagements DOWN 1 three-toed sloth 2 ton 3 story / narrative 4 shortly / soon 5 abate / withdraw 6 depended upon /

trusted 7 toward shelter side 8 fresh or salt water game fish / the lowest male singing voice 9 preposition 10 Roman Catholic Bishops add these initials after their names 13 gift-giver / bene

factor 14 speak before the

public pompously 16 ‘ so be it’ 17 loosen / unfasten 18 bards 23 letter / written mes

sage 24 absconds 26 personal imperfec

tions / weaknesses 27 partial or total loss of

memory 32 avail of 33 letter ‘S’ 34 French title given to

a female saint 35 shanty / hovel 38 piece of rising or falling ground / slant 39 units of a language verbal or written / discussions; statements 41 originate / stand up /

wake up 42 badge / decoration of honor / a disk bearing a religious

symbol 44 squirm / toss back

and forth / agonize 45 principle of behavior

/ method / govern 46 screamed / roared 52 incite / abruptly / bone outgrowth as on the human heel 53 of a former time /

bygone 54 feminine name 55 absurd / stupid 60 boldface 61 ‘__ _ _ and Behold’ 63 ‘ that is to say’ 64 (banking) not suffi

cient funds