CROSSWORD

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1 babushka 5 hold back 10 melody 11 nothing more or other than 12 inevitable / without any doubt 15 predicament 18 after the manner of 19 not ever 21 (Scot / British) ‘own’ 22 sprinted / competed with 23 lunges 24 motorists’ roadside lodging 25 feeling if displeasure / rage 28 be seated 29 ‘it takes two to _ _ _ _ _’ 31 always 33 (slang) crazy / foolish 34 augur 35 barley or other grains softened by soaking in water until it sprouts and then kiln-dried and used for brewing and distilling certain alcoholic beverages 37 short comic theatrical sketch 39 partiality; prejudice 42 heavenly body in the solar system having a starlike nucleaus with a luminous mass around it and a long luminous tail that points away from the sun 44 commercials 46 reward 48 ‘Technical Knockout’ 49 audibly 51 convened 52 dine 53 ‘Mother-of-Pearl’ 54 annoy / disgust 55 hereditary rulers 58 any of the levels of responsibility or importance in an organization 61 jumbled letters to read ‘mire’ 62 ambiance 63 honeysuckle 64 free from guilt

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1 odd / peculiar 2 shear / trim / gash 3 collection of anecdotes 4 harness 6 rulers or princes in some Moslem countries 7 telephone 8 before 9 vestiges or traces of the past

12 unit of weight for precious stones and pearls 13 dash / verve

14 seines / nabs 15 something owed

16 a Chinese dynasty noted for scholarly advancement and artistic works, especially porcelain

17 irritate

20 having or showing an excessively high regard for one's self, looks, possessions, ability, etc. 26 to draw forth or elicit a particular mental image, reaction, etc. 27 send money in payment 29 a bulb plant of the lily family, mostly spring blooming with long, broad pointed leaves, a single large cup-shaped variously colored flowers

30 an essential oil or perfume made from the petals of flowers 32 dampen or soak flax, hemp, timber in water in order to separate the fibers from the woody tissues

33 seize suddenly 36 behaved

37 jumbled letters to read

‘moments'

38 jumbled letters to read

‘code' 40 alike

41 jumbled letters to read

‘taken'

43 ‘all right' / endorse;

approve

44 exclamation of sorrow,

pity, regret, worry 45 certain / ‘for real' 47 nothing

49 poetic for ‘cave' /

‘cavern'

50 process of transferring to glass, wood, etc., decorations, pictures, designs printed on specially prepared paper 56 afflicted

57 sediment

59 color / tint

60 period in history