crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1 leafless flower stalks growing from the crown of the root as in narcissus / shafts of a column 7 jumbled letters to read ‘oppose’ 13 older persons with some authority in a tribe or community 14 Paris is its capital city 15 warm up, heat up again 16 those who arranges (i.e. papers) in its proper places or orders / registrants / applicants 17 keep from happening / turn away 18 one favored or indulged / domesticated animal kept as companion 20 intended 21 character in a drama / outer personality or facade presented to others by an individual 23 listen carefully / give careful attention 25 before 26 conspicuous / standing out from the rest 27 Social Security System 28 emmet 29 letter ‘C’ 31 one of the elements / affected superior manners and opinions / melody 33 ‘American Automobile Association’ 35 Philippine Air Force 38 stable, historically developed countries with its distinct economic life, culture, language and government 41 dine 44 of the (12), St. John is identified as Jesus’ beloved _ _ _ _ _ 46 try / essay 48 hateful feeling /
antipathy 49 completes ‘neither’ 50 attacks / pillages / breaks in 51 jumbled letters to read ‘strobe’ 53 parts of a church alongside the nave / brides and grooms traditionally walk down these passageways 54 jumbled letters to read ‘learns’ 55 jumbled letters to read ‘ideate’ 56 make deeper / make more profound 57 sporadic / infrequent
DOWN
1 brightly-colored woolen blanket worn by Mexican-Spanish men as outer garments 2 ingenious / adept / quick-witted 3 stick like glue / follow rules exactly 4 co-equals / scans / scrutinizes 5 jumbled letters to read ‘Senator’ 6 supersonic transport 7 elsewhere / canceled / not on duty 8 ape / archbishop 9 more lacking in color / more ashen / weaker 10 moves stealthily 11 jumbled letters to read ‘screen’ 12 jumbled letters to read ‘stones’ 18 buddy / friend 19 definite article 22 organic, unrefined / open, unaffected / common, customary 24 mesmerize / bewitch 28 in the manner of 30 a period in history 32 a newly-graduated doctor serving as an assistant hospital resident 34 with legs far apart extending over or across on either side of a horse 35 moved onward / succeeded, graduated / legislated 36 to put side by side / to put opposite or near to 37 personal imperfection / quirk / peculiarity 39 decade 40 long, wooden pole with a broad thin blade at one end for rowing or steering a boat 41 expressed pleasure non-verbally, only facially 42 jumbled letters to read ‘pouted’ 43 jumbled letters to read ‘stamps’ 45 jumbled letters to read ‘strep’ 47 artist’s stand or tripod 52 ecru / beige 53 three-toed sloths