CROSSWORD

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1 seat of power 6 obstruct / delay 12 of aeronautics or aircraft 13 heed / observe 15 (chem) aluminum 17 north atlantic treaty organization 19 mine entrance 20 musical note 21 take pleasure / bask 23 strength / vigor 25 wears well / endures 27 prey on one’s mind 28 (myth) home of the dead beneath the earth 30 collect / harvest 31 lubricate / grease 32 censorship / squelch 34 route 35 female sheep 37 partial 39 consumes food 40 a fierce, cold northeasterly wind of the adriatic sea 42 preposition 44 one time only / in the past 47 schoolboy 49 torments 52 triply / in three ways 54 muddled / confused 56 old age / lifespan 57 experts / champions 58 old-fashioned 60 before 61 felt pain / suffered 62 special / species 63 underpinning 65 fee paid to exchanged one money for another or to exchange depreciated money for money of full value 67 to perform 68 menial worker 69 jumbled letters to read ‘nerd’ 71 becomes aware 72 punting poles with flat caps at the end to propel boats

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2 expression of surprise, wonder 3 start over 4 by mouth / spoken 5 in no manner / to no degree 7 terminate / omega 8 work hard / labor 9 essential oil or perfume from flower petals, especially roses 10 anent 11 dialect / slang 14 dissipate / dispel 16 the first name of the vice President of the Philippines 18 egg-shaped / the name given the office of the President of the USA 19 ‘so be it’ 20 ‘at once’ 22 valley 24 notion 26 slave 28 chronicle of events 29 places of learning 32 Southeast Asia treaty organization 33 makes money 36 benign skin tumor especially of the scalp 38 resinous substance secreted on certain trees by various insects and processed to become shellac 41 slip away / transpire 42 ‘the _ _ _ of March’ 43 dread / nightmare 45 carve / engrave 46 astuteness / brains 48 ‘as soon as possible’ 50 profound 51 zone / region 53 rustic musical instrument 55 kind of poplar tree 57 an oak tree grows out of this seed 59 cupid 61 Verdi’s enslaved Ethiopian princess 64 single / a unit 66 African antelope 68 Physical Education 70 French for ‘and’