crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1 shack / shanty 6 an exhibition involving cowboy's skills in handling animals 11 angry 12 bequeath 13 southeast 15 indefinite article 16 governor 18 ton 19 alcoholics anonymous 21 faucet 23 persons employed to run errands 25 not well 26 aspirin 27 a strip of leather often with a buckle holding things together 28 choose 29 (chem) the element iron 30 sergeant major 32 snakelike fish 33 st. 35 expressing surprise, triumph, suspicion 36 blooms 39 concerned with affairs of the world, not spiritual or sacred 42 a bundle of merchandise or hay, etc., tightly wrapped and bound with cords or hoops 43 unleavened corn bread especially as made by native Americans 44 devices for controlling the flow of liquid in a faucet 47 jumbled letters to read ‘veranda' 50 ‘that is to say' 51 (chem) the element ‘tin' 52 thrice 54 pluralizing suffix 55 Emergency Room 56 capture 58 damp 60 the night before a big event 61 weep 62 follow 63 a fruit consisting of a hard and rough shell around an edible kernel 64 elevated railway 65 preposition 67 long white vestment reaching to the feet worn by Christian priests at church ceremonies 68 pa's mate 70 Electrical Engineer 71 onward 73 depart 76 small pointed narrow boat propelled by paddling 77 heron
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1 expression of greeting or to call attention 2 plural of ‘os' 3 large covered vehicle conveying goods 4 extraterrestrial 5 members of the clergy representing the Pope 6 exposes 7 preposition 8 insecticide 9 an eternity 10 expressing sudden pain 13 crew 14 artist's tripod or standing frame 17 human-eating giant in folklore 19 the beginning 20 table (celebrate Eucharist) 22 ma's mate 23 postscript 24 special 25 intake-output 30 sways from side to side 31 the sweet fruit of various gourds 33 small sweet savory cake baked quickly in an oven 34 airs 37 Japanese sash 38 soften flax, hemp, straw by soaking or exposure to moisture 40 environmental protection agency 41 guided 44 ‘from that time on' 45 white hard mass formed within the shell of oyster highly prized as gem 46 particular method of storing or the space available for it 47 perceivable by the eyes 48 theatrical entertainment of a series of short satirical sketches and songs 49 sharp mountain ridge 53 mid eastern monetary unit 57 preposition 58 mountain 59 (chem) the element thallium 60 printer's measure 65 after the manner of 66 ‘be very heavy' 68 disfigure 69 ‘hail' 71 air-conditioning 72 negative 74 ‘for example' 75 French for ‘and'