CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 regulate 6 the ordinary form of the written or spoken language 7 jumps 10 porch 13 three-toed sloth 14 speed up the engine 15 avail of 16 pronoun 17 steamship 19 anent 20 southeast 21 standard 22 shatter / break 25 describe a word in context grammatically stating its inflection, relation to a sentence 27 bridge 28 sculpts / slices 29 a polite or respectful form of address or mode of reference to a man 30 letter ‘D’ 31 accustoms a person to something, especially the unpleasant 33 uses play on words 34 (archaic) fathers or

male ancestors 37 fragrant essential oils especially from rose petals 39 turn over and spread out grass, hay, straw to dry 40 musical note 41 prefix: off, away,

from 43 right 44 pluralizing suffix 45 a nationally-celebrated Vietnamese New Year 46 thickness or layer of certain materials, especially wood or cloth 47 perform / carry out 48 a non-specific body discomfort not associated with the development of a disease 49 the supposed art of influencing the course of events by the occult control of nature or of the spirits 50 take an oath / vow 53 talk quickly, inces

santly, trivally

DOWN

1 company 2 mouth; opening 3 not ever / at no time 4 distinct part of a sentence including a subject and predicate 5 uptight / anxious 6 anything that refracts light as a drop of water 8 a suffix meaning: ‘the act of’; ‘result or product of’ 9 ma’s mate 11 flat and smooth 12 poetry 13 accepts as being true without proof for the purpose of argument or action 16 reap 18 hoped 21 fathers and mothers 23 guarantees 24 large rabbits 25 ‘St. Anthony of _ _

_ _ _’ 26 coarse grass native to Spain and North Africa with tough narrow leaves used to make ropes, wickerwork and good quality paper 32 saltpeter 35 disjoin 36 knocks / blames 38 zeal 40 part of a holy person’s body or belongings kept as an object of reverence 42 poetic version of

‘blessed’ 45 label / ticket 48 pa’s mate 51 you and I 52 Emergency Room