Sun.Star Cebu

CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 restrainin­g device /

leash 5 abate / diminish 9 wharf / berth / place

for boats 11 eight plus one 13 silver 15 badger / lure 17 depend 18 British for ‘thank you’ 19 ‘ Mrs.’ 21 wearing apparel /

attire 23 a tree that grows out

of acorn 24 aspire 26 depart / go 27 ‘ the _ _ _ _ is where

the heart is’ 28 benign skin tumors 30 fog / ground clouds 31 drink slowly 32 before 33 depart 34 morning 35 French for ‘friend’ 36 decay / decompose 38 dark-grayish or

greenish blue 39 highbrow / stiff neck 41 long wooden poles with broad thin blades at one end for rowing or steering boats 42 feel / point or mean

ing 47 (12) months make

this 49 in favor of some

thing 50 goes off tracks 52 station 53 prepositio­n 54 wife of Zeus / goddess of women and marriage 55 not short 57 spelling 58 alms / allocation / _ _

_ _ pineapple 59 Christmas carol 61 ‘ The Three Kings’ 62 ‘ elsewhere’ / ‘and

others’

DOWN

2 not down / state uni

versity (Philippine­s) 3 eve was formed out of the _ _ _ _ of Adam 4 carry / take and hold

along / panda 5 wither / dry up 6 one no matter which 7 northeast 8 careless / impulsive 10 monetary unit of Iran 11 grayish-brown Hawai

ian goose 12 an inland body of fresh water larger than a pool or a pond 14 vegetate / become

larger 16 bind / deadlock /

kinship 17 speed up the engine 18 domesticat­e 20 copies / mimics 22 pa’s mate 23 leak / seep 25 mysteries / puzzles 27 compatibil­ity / like-mindedness / melodiousn­ess 29 damage / pamper /

decompose 30 gets wind of / becomes aware of informatio­n 35 of the air / of aircraft 37 digits of the human

foot 38 Asiatic root crop and source of Hawaiian poi 40 nocturnal mouselike flying mammals that live in caves / stout clubs, sticks used to strike balls

(baseball, cricket) 41 chooses / elects 42 dried up / withered 43 period in history 44 salt 45 hold a meeting / be

seated 46 verve / vivacity 48 completely engrossed or absorbed 50 sandwich shop 51 blackthorn 54 pig 56 allow / to rent 58 district attorney 60 musical note

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