CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 an interval of rest or relief /
breather
6 of or relating to the sun
9 ‘aka’ / assumed name 13 Dutch cheese, usually pale
yellow with a red rind 14 international code signal of extreme distress used especially by ships at sea
16 a network fabric or structure
/ entanglement
17 perform / carry out
18 (S. Africa) flat-bottomed
ferryboats
20 Electrical Engineer 21 disfigure / damage 22 swindler / cheat
23 white vestment reaching to the feet worn by some christian priests at church ceremonies 25 printer’s measure 26 a person who claims a throne or title
30 musical note
31 wads or bundles of cotton or synthetic material fastened to the end of a stick, for cleaning of floors
32 (old testament) son of Seth 34 jumbled letters to read
‘sausage’
35 jumbled letters to read
‘intrude’
36 narrow valley
38 large open-topped bag for
shopping
39 depart / leave
41 the fundamental reason or
logical basis of anything 44 public relations / pair 45 large flightless Australian
bird
47 piece of glowing coal 48 broad inlet of the sea where
the land curves inward 49 Emergency Room 50 building for the storage, processing, distribution of milk and its products 51 (chem) the element silver 52 wear away by biting / nibble 55 medical / medium
56 a large-mouthed pot or jar
of earthenware
58 in motion / awake and out
of bed
60 extraterrestrial / foreigner 61 relevant to the subject under
consideration
DOWN
1 uncastrated male sheep /
jam; force 2 added to some verbs to describe what a person does or performs (specified action)
3 pierced or stabbed with
a fork
4 British ‘thank you’
5 kind of tree
6 family car
7 smell / aroma
8 musical note
10 ‘that is to say’
11 muddled / confused
12 thin flat piece of wood or metal projecting from a wall used to support books 14 black substance rising in fine flakes in the smoke of wood, coal and deposited on the sides of the chimney 15 stupefy / knock senseless 18 introduced / exhibited 19 characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise
21 communique’ / missive 24 portable container of cells carrying an electric charge as a source of current / series of tests 26 jumbled letters to read ‘polar’ 27 jumbled letters to read ‘pears’
28 register
29 itinerary
31 assault / drinking vessel with a handle used without a saucer
33 visualize
37 jumbled letters to read
‘combine’
40 the end
42 leader of prayers in a
mosque
43 foolish, feeble person 44 heathen
48 bundle of merchandise or hay tightly wrapped and bound by cords 53 preposition
54 artificial head of hair to conceal baldness or as a disguise
56 Spanish shout of joy, approval, triumph 57 Chinese measure of distance 59 musical note 60 indefinite article