crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1 harbor / place of refuge 6 reject with disdain / treat with contempt 11 talking point / subject matter 13 sudden involuntary muscular contraction 15 expression 17 pleasant / agreeable 18 Diva’s song 19 letter of the Greek alphabet 20 spread out hay / manure for drying 22 cooled / refrigerated 24 sea eagle 25 by mouth 27 gladden / rise one’s spirit 28 stylish / in fashion 29 eminent / distinguished 31 thesis / composition 32 close by 33 ‘ The Seven Hills of __ __ _’ 34 dye / hue 35 stamp / authentication 36 distress / continuous dull pain 39 slight mark or hollow in a surface as though made by a blow of a hammer 42 small islands 43 irregular, as if gnawed away 45 night sky twinkler 46 procreate 50 ‘ as soon as possible’ 51 offense 52 permitted 54 before 55 original / primitive 56 statement in defense 57 (Scottish) enough 59 southeast 60 to be weighed down or burdened 61 send money as in payment 63 native of Greece 64 cares for / ministers to
DOWN
2 preposition 3 prefix occuring in many German / Austrian family names 4 heroic / majestic 5 a recess / hollow in a wall for a statue / bust / vase 6 lively, noisy frolic 7 remunerated / compensated 8 the land of ‘Uncle Sam’ 9 room 10 a conductor’s stick 12 to build a ceiling in or over 13 sodium 14 shrink / draw back with a grimace as in pain / embarrassment 16 egret 19 first in importance / in quality 21 social engagement 23 Alencon, France made this item famous 24 an expression to draw attention 26 material made from animal skin by tanning 28 an infectious gastric disease (with severe vomiting and diarrhea) often fatal 30 dehydrates / takes the wetness away 31 swap 36 in motion / in excited activity 37 tribal division / a group of people with common interests 38 therefore 40 smelling organ 41 Russian rulers of Yore 42 emit 44 swords without cutting edges 46 unsheltered / gloomy 47 verve / dash 48 water pitcher 49 principle / dogma 52 agave 53 rounded vault as roof 56 prefix indicating ‘before’ 58 triumph / be victorious 60 gram 62 (football) touch down