CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 sun-dried brick of clay and straw 5 weighing machine or device 8 fertile spots in a
desert where water is found 12 heartbreak 13 consents 15 veracity 17 before the expected time 18 dined 19 a yellowish
translucent fossilized resin deriving from extinct trees and used for jewelry 22 house for travelers 23 an upright stone slab or pillar engraved with an inscription or design and used as a
monument, grave marker 25 in Chinese
philosophy, the passive, negative, feminine force or
principle on the universe 26 storehouse for
equipment 28 turn over and spread out grass, hay, straw to dry 29 musical note 31 preposition 32 fuss 33 pull 34 dine 35 allow 38 to act 39 page 40 definite article 42 run away to marry secretly 44 friend 47 seraglio 49 carrier of genetic
information 50 gorge 52 mild expression of
surprise, discovery, etc 53 attempt 55 a long Greek epic poem ascribed to
homer about events around the Trojan war 57 going up 59 a pair of poles with supports for the feet
enabling the user to walk at a distance above the ground 60 Russian leader
of the communist revolution 61 woody perennial
plants with one main trunk which develops many branches 62 malediction
DOWN
1 Hawaiian greeting at meeting or parting 2 atmospheric vapor condensing in small drops on cool surfaces at night 3 large non-poisonous snake which kills its
prey by crushing and
suffocating in its coils 4 avid 5 classified 6 brutal 7 creative skill 9 ‘Mrs.’ 10 frightening 11 jumbled letters to
read ‘planes’ 12 existing condition 14 an episcopal council attended by delegated clergy and sometimes laity 16 Japanese sash 20 ‘of or belonging
to me’ 21 printer’s measure 23 not fresh 24 escape 26 money 27 a natural object,
especially an animal, adopted by native American people as an emblem
of a clan or an individual 30 earlier 31 teaspoon 36 patriarch 37 either of the two
small masses of lymphoid
tissue on each side of the root of the tongue 40 applies medical care 41 pays attention to 43 old fashioned 44 expressing surprise, pleasure, sudden
realization 45 insane 46 island 48 nimble 50 one who has little
faith in human sincerity and goodness 51 a tall deeply-cleft
headdress worn by bishops as a symbol of office 54 (Scot) own 56 fib 58 African antelope 59 saints