crossword puzzle
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1 bestow / meet to discuss 6 soft knitted or crocheted blanket or shawl in geometrical design 12 copy-cats / mimics 13 woody plants 14 withered / dried up 15 where the sunrises 16 group of people organized as a unit working together 18 marked courage / bravery 19 musical note 20 seine / clear as profit 22 rodent 23 Physical Education 24 denies 28 one of the magi / ancient astrologer 29 large stringed percussion instrument played from a keyboard enclosed in a wooden case of various forms 30 come in / penetrate 32 states positively and confidently 35 preposition 37 behave / perform; do 38 star at the center of the planetary system which furnishes it with heat, light & energy 40 three-toed sloth 41 large flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy freight on rivers and canals 43 the Philippines, ‘The _ __ _ _ of the Orient Seas' 45 fibber 46 an open container of metal, glass, pottery used for decoration, for holding flowers 47 anesthetic agent 49 wading bird with longneck, long legs and tapered bill living along marshes, riverbanks 50 jumbled letters to read ‘seethe' 51 a mother or a father
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1 massive dwelling used by noblemen of yore fortified with thick walls, battlements and often a moat 2 a play characterized by elaborate costume and scenery with its text set to music, witharias choruses, duets sung to orchestral accompaniment 3 fiddled while Rome was on fire 4 inert, nonflammable gas used as refrigerants, solvents, propellants 5 pluralizing suffix 7 feet 8 more than the ordinary size, extent, volume / impressive 9 cure 10 legendary author of fables 11 jumbled letters to read ‘enters' 17 writing tool / small enclosure for domestic animals 18 duct / vessel 21 violent storm with high winds / tumult 22 places for vacation, rest, recreation / persons or things one goes to for help and support 25 profits 26 hard semiprecious stone, a variety of chalcedony, used for jewelry 27 one who tunes musical instruments / a radio receiver that detects signals 31 drinking glass w/ a base & stem 32 first-rate / expert 33 dine 34 speechless / mute; quiet 36 unquestioning belief not requiring proof or evidence 37 concur 39 not ever 40 crime of purposeful fire-setting to property belonging to self or to others for insurance money 42 cheers for a team 44 a river in Switzerland that flows into the well-known rhine river in Germany 48 anent 49 expression