crossword puzzle

ACROSS

1 crossbar of a balance 5 help out of financial and other difficulties 9 lily-like plant 10 hard thick coverings of vegetable/fruit 12 elevated railway 13 anything that nourishes 15 pronoun 17 principal part 19 female deer 20 opened 22 Mountain Standard Time 23 grass-covered soil 24 record of brain’s activity 25 Filipino dish 28 Medieval narrative tale 30 thin threadlike mark 31 not soft 32 payoff to influence illegal activity 35 rends 38 meadow 39 Hawaiian food made of tars 41 previously named 42 grunt of a pig 44 creative work 45 a unit 46 ton 47 5-cent US coins 50 Roman number (6) 51 seed/germ 53 noisy fight 55 water pitcher 56 beginning of

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DOWN

1 Bachelor of Arts 2 verve/dash 3 everything 4 single women 5 to propagate; to bring up 6 Scottish for own 7 from outside to inside 8 lethal dose 9 category 11 sugary 12 woman’s name 14 affect 16 boundary line 18 native of Italy 21 ornamental hanging object 26 make a hole 27 single 28 feline 29 native metal 32 spot/stain 33 straps of leather; bridles 34 flesh of pig 36 steward 37 trailer 39 walks back and forth 40 articles 43 be informed 45 small island 48 anger 49 shelter 52 physical education 54 editor