crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1 member of a military medical corps 3 negative / not yes 4 commercial 6 assist / help 7 soft, silver-white metallic element, malleable at ordinary temperature 9 small island 10 long narrative story / saga 12 expert / champion / pro 13 landed estate / mansion 17 feline / ‘siamese twin’ 19 burglarize / take something without permission / sneak around 21 variety of fresh-water fish with elongated body and hard scales 22 lukewarm / indifferent 24 Emergency Room 26 letter in the Greek alphabet / any jumble or mixture 27 northeast 28 each 29 a medical condition resulting from excessive alcohol use over a long stretch and characterized by sweating, trembling, anxiety and frightening hallucinations 30 railroad 31 arrears / money owed to others / dues / obligations 35 before 38 oriental, i. e., Filipino, Chinese, Japanese 42 collectible / iou / deserved / entitlement 43 ‘the end’ 45 powdery remains of burning / cinders 46 slave / vassal / bondservant 48 inflexible / unmoving / definite / business; company 50 convened / intersected / encountered 51 triply 52 (chem) iron 53 Electrical Engineer 54 not ever / no way/ ‘don’t hold your breath’
DOWN
1 combined device for modulation and demodulation (as between a computer and a telephone) 2 provide and serve food / indulge / minister 3 nothing 5 dunk / plunge / immerse / submerge 6 muddled / confused / mixed-up 8 likeable / winsome / agreable 9 frozen water 11 small, brimless hat / beret / outdo a performance / clinch 12 preposition 14 (chem) silver / attorney general 15 sodium 16 completes ‘either’ 18 musical note 19 silver / tiny piece / cut into ribbons / whit 20 loans / accommodates / grants 22 coronet 23 large, low sofa without armrests and back 25 dampen or soak flax or hemp in water to separate the fibers from woody tissue 26 for each / by means of / for every 32 editor 33 large motor coach to carry passengers along a regular route 34 be abundant / abound / overflow 35 printer’s measure 36 anent 37 ‘for example’ 39 Indian women’s apparel 40 doctrine / theory 41 expression of surprise, wonder, delight, disgust 43 frequently / again and again / recurrently 44 later / ensuing / subsequently 47 referee 49 angera