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ACROSS
42 creative skill 45 three-toed sloths 46 avail 47 amorous voice / soft murmuring sound like a dove’s 48 inclusive / everything 49 upholstered seats with backs and arms, for more than one person 53 Monday 55 moves with a smooth continuous motion / slides 57 wavelet / ruffling of the water’s surface 59 exploding sound made by the sudden forcing of breath through the nose expressing indignation 60 the ram, sign of the zodiac 61 ‘General Electric’ 62 Emergency Room 1 the soul in ancient Egyptian religion 4 ma’s mate 6 in conformity with the law 9 to make a fabric on a loom by interlacing threads or yarns 12 tranquil 13 penetrates / comes in 15 broad, shallow container without cover, made of metal, for domestic use 16 clothed / dressed 19 decay / decompose 20 a number of things or persons that belong together / scheduled / situate 22 native mineral 23 donkey / stupid person 24 (bible) a high priest 25 residues 27 shelter 28 definite article 30 upper part of a hog’s hind leg salted, dried, smoked for food / incompetent actor or performer 32 small disks, knobs used as fastenings or ornaments / bellboy 33 any of the twelve legendary peers of Charlemagne’s court 34 printer’s measures 36 sprinted / managed; operated 37 sedan 39 short musical composition or exercise to improve a technique
DOWN
1 the whole seed of a cereal 2 a lifetime / get on in years 3 uses of ridicules, sarcasm to expose folly or vice to lampoon an individual 4 gentle stroke of the hand / apt; suitable 5 opposed 6 written agreement between the landlord and tenant / to rent 7 collection of anecdotes 8 permit / allow 9 tiny 10 terminate 11 gnawed away 12 spelling 14 street / saint 17 hill or rocky peak 18 regulation 21 giggles 23 annual calendar of months and days with astronomical data and other information 25 thick / compact 26 portion 29 soma plant 31 after the manner of 35 traditions / particular established ways of behaving 37 beckons / hails 38 in poor condition 40 clicking sound made with the tongue repeated many times expressing annoyance 41 letter ‘D’ 43 one-piece garment especially for a child 44 devices / implements 48 (chem) the element silver 49 series 50 established 51 a period in history 52 respectful form of address to a man 54 northeast 56 female deer 58 baked dish of fruit, meat, custard with a top and base of pastry