CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 ceasefire / suspension of hostilities 5 main dish of a meal 9 departs / exits 14 Malay or Javanese garment consisting of a long strip of cloth worn by both sexes tucked around the waist or under the armpit 15 the east / familiarize 16 ancient Greek gold or silver coin 17 diva 18 hinged or removable cover especially for the top of a container 19 a conical tent made of skins, cloth or canvas on a frame of poles used by native Americans 21 gross 22 shelter 24 a nationally-celebrated Vietnamese New Year 25 symbols; tokens / endorses 27 jumbled letters to read ‘teases’ 29 jumbled letters to read ‘hugely’ 30 three-toed sloth 31 South America 32 relies / depends 36 a short journey on another’s behalf, to take a message, collect goods 40 globe / planet 41 speed up the engine 44 defies / risks 45 (USA) National Basketball Association 46 round flattish visorless cap of felt or cloth 48 frozen water 49 of or relating to the bones of the wrist 51 jumbled letters to read ‘snared’ 53 recite prayers with prolonged sounds in a monotone 54 part / segregate 55 plan / scheme 56 uncovered / revealed 57 retail outlet; shop / lay away

DOWN

1 doctrine / principle 2 remorse for / repentance 3 cabinet / cupboard or recess 4 frightening / ghostly 5 jumbled letters to read ‘slates’ 6 aborigine / citizen 7 swaps; barters / transacts business 8 decay / decompose 10 (Scot) ‘own’ 11 vegetable 12 force / pep 13 hale and hardy / durable 20 Physical Education22 urgent / rush 23 poetic for ‘beneath’ 25 broken piece of pottery or glass 26 vehicles on runners for conveying loads or passengers especially over snow drawn by horses or dogs 28 female sibling 29 avail 33 stinking / smelling or tasting like rank stale fat 34 suave / courteous and refined 35 commences 37 partially dried grape 38 passage with an arched roof especially with shops on the sides 39 required 41 ease up / soften 42 Emergency Room 43 seller 46 slams / strikes or shuts noisily 47 stomach of a ruminant / rubbish 50 Hawaiian food made of taro 52 the night before a big event