CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 flat-bottomed boat / ferry boat 3 top of the head / rich paste or spread of finely chopped and spiced meat or fish 4 air-conditioning 6 after the manner of 7 three-toed sloth 9 contemporary / upto-date 13 tags / markers 18 christened / designated 19 sun-dried brick of clay and straw 21 jumbled letters to read ‘suede’ 22 dye / tint 23 unit / single 24 caviar 26 explosive 27 jumbled letters to read ‘rotary’ 30 jumbled letters to read ‘system’ 32 elevated railway 33 musical note 34 jumbled letters to read ‘states’ 39 exile / banish 44 small venomous snake 45 exclamation of surprise, admiration 47 atmosphere / ambience / melody 48 merriment / high spirits 50 made a mistake 52 behind the times / old fashioned 53 tango, boogie 54 open sandwich / hors d’oeuvre 55 dethrone 57 indefinite article 58 second 59 Chinese measure of distance 60 rim / brink 61 of old / formerly
DOWN
2 rove / stray 3 official residence of a president or sovereign 4 ‘ante meridiem’ 5 large vulture 7 cautions / warns 8 island 10 discourage / intimidate 11 same as ‘Emir’ 12 a thing / object 14 fuss 15 darts / pins; bars / fastens 16 heavy, hard, dark wood used for furniture 17 operatic solo 20 ceremony / solemnity 25 preposition 28 scrap or fragment of food left from a meal 29 positive 30 insane 31 dark, thick, flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal and used as preservative 34 always 35 small boat with a stern oar used in the far east 36 oriental / eastern 37 jumbled letters to read ‘parts’ 38 preposition 40 merits / grosses 41 portion / bit 42 painful or horrific experience / severe trial 43 source of poi 45 food made from pressed curds of milk 46 decrease / diminish 49 teaspoon 51 sprinted / scampered 54 a most dreaded illness 56 musical note