SUDOKU

ACROSS

1 wait / delay / standstill 3 Italian noodle 5 rope / cord / twist together 8 native mineral 10 definite article 11 for each / by means of 12 not cold 13 by a route passing through / by means of 16 drugs someone / stupid persons / opiates 18 anemic / ashen / ineffective 20 beat / rhythm / pulse 22 gloomy / obscure / not very intelligent 23 varieties / categories / places in order 25 plural of penny 27 go in / penetrate 29 South America 30 Electrical Engineer 31 very thin pancake / thin crinkled cloth of silk, rayon 34 cognizant / alert / informed 37 legal right or due 39 measure the diameter of the wire 41 value / honor / deserve 43 tally / total / increase 44 high male singing voice / meaning or intent / drift 46 barrier / impede / wall 47 one of the (4) elements 48 charge for service / wage / stipend 50 (24) hours make a ___ 51 label / marker / accompany 52 gossip / hearsay 53 to drench / pour liquid over 54 book of maps

DOWN

1 peeled / scalped 2 characteristic and distinguishing attitudes, beliefs, of an individual, a group 3 establish facts, substantiate 4 highest point / best / surpass 6 not dry 7 happening / performance / contest 9 wear away / gnaw 10 written composition / point at issue / idea 14 mischievous child / rascal 15 monkey / mimic 17 any jumble or mixture / letter in the Greek alphabet 18 suffering / heartache 19 arrival 20 shy / unassertive 21 beginning / inception 23 vapor / seethe with anger 24 scream / yell / cry out loudly 26 small hat / outdo a performance 28 not old 31 kind of fish / ‘cash-on-delivery’ 32 do away with / disencumber 33 filing board / rasp 34 high up far above the ground / flying 35 primary color 36 a period in history 38 shaving tool 40 preposition 42 representation / carbon copy / concept or idea 44 coronet 45 peruses 47 fuss / excitement 49 the self / selfdom