crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1 pay out / use time 6 heaped / collected / put on top of another 7 cures / solutions / fixes 12 on or to the left (nautical) 17 proof / to attest; to illustrate 18 the enchantress in Homer’s odyssey 19 entertainment or play performance held in the daytime 20 ideal / outstanding example 22 jumbled letters to read ‘diets’ 23 evening musical rendition by a lover under the beloved’s window 24 brief / condensed 25 inmate 26 abstain / stay away from / elude 28 Jewish spring festival commemorating the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage 33 final count / tally / grade 38 bold / shameless / presumptuous 39 jumbled letters to read ‘loath’ (reluctant) 40 allege / imply / gist; meaning 41 list of peers with their lineage 43 jumbled letters to read ‘reuse’ 44 boiled / simmered / agitated 45 fortune-tellers / psychics 46 rodents kept as pets or as laboratory animals 47 prostrate / likely; liable / tending 49 the nose; the face / grimace
DOWN
1 backbone 2 work of art, music, writing / a sample / part 3 differently / additional t ime, place, or manner 4 northeast 5 letters after a bishop’s name 7 make payment / absolve; abate 8 avoid / get away from 9 headdress worn by the Pope and bishops as mark of office 10 prepares for printing 11 compressed / thick / slow / stupid 12 measures of land / grounds / plots 13 large, stringed percussion instrument enclosed in a wooden case and played from a keyboard 14 a wind musical instrument / self-contained part of an organism with a special vital function / periodical 15 jumbled letters to read ‘décor’ 16 jumbled letters to read ‘enter’ 20 fairy / beautiful or graceful being 21 dry 23 recreational activity / display; wear / joking 26 state positively / declare 27 outlet / express 28 tubes / conduits / funnels 29 entertain / make laugh 30 chronic tropical disease of the GI system / an opening through which molten metal is poured into a foundry mold 31 excellent / outstanding 32 smells / aromas 33 stalks of plants / comes from 34 mark used in writing in correcting proof to show where something is to be added 35 Chicago’s (Illinois, USA) international airport 36 masculine name /
‘received’ (used in radio communication) 37 jumbled letters to read‘deles’ 41 large, stringed percussion instrument enclosed in a wooden case played from a keyboard 42 ant 44 exclamation used in driving away chickens and other animals 47 postscript 48 Registered Nurse