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ACROSS
1 ease / console 7 a newt 10 go / depart 11 collection of anecdotes 14 a deep covered dish for serving soup 16 infers 18 soon / shortly 19 dark, thick, flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal used as wood preservative, antiseptic, in making roads 21 student in preparatory school 23 new testament 24 confectionary / sweets 25 editor 27 definite article 30 fifth sign of the Zodiac 32 not high or tall / downcast 34 become less stern / be compassionate 37 mourn / bemoan 39 (chem) the element argon 40 extremely / deeply 41 dregs 42 each 43 a person authorized to perform certain legal formalities 46 comment / take note of 48 African antelope 49 soft murmuring sound of a dove 51 French title given a female saint 52 month / ‘modus operandi’ 54 an implement with bristles, hair, wire for cleaning, scrubbing, painting 55 elevated railway 56 drags / hauls 58 irritate / anger 59 agave 61 chooses / votes 63 flee / abscond 65 dined 66 think aloud 68 negative 69 highly transparent glass
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2 Spanish shout of triumph, joy 3 of the mind 4 musical note 5 take or carry to excess 6 primary color 7 letter of the Greek alphabet 8 a narrow tube or pipe widening at the top for pouring liquid, powder, etc. into a small opening 9 run with short strides at a moderate pace 11 a measure of land / field 12 to incite, irritate 13 small venomous snake 15 printer’s measure 17 not down 20 in a different way 22 odd / peculiar 26 pulled with a sharp jerk 28 large wading bird with long legs and with a long s-shaped neck 29 sluggish / inactive 31 spruce up / groom 33 done openly / unconcealed 35 Imelda is to the Philippines as she is to Argentina 36 attempt / essay 37 German 38 doctrine / set of beliefs 44 an uproar or din, especially of a disorderly crowd 45 a journey from place to place as a vacation 47 sloping / crosswise 49 brittle / brisk 50 jumbled letters to read ‘tokens’ 53 S-shaped molding 55 dash / verve 56 Chinese beverage 57 science 59 air conditioning 60 a record of the brain’s activity 62 hill or rocky peak 64 the expanse of salt water that covers most the earth’s surface and surrounds its land masses 67 island