crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1 obsolete 5 summit 9 drink in one or small amounts or by spoonfuls 10 assistant 14 roasting spit 16 or boredom 18 brightly colored tropical freshwater fish especially in aquariums 19 mirror 20 female sheep 21 pasta sauce made of fresh chopped basil, garlic and parmesan cheese 25 New People’s Army, ‘freedom fighters’ in the Philippines 27 sprite or little creature 29 evergreen coniferous tree 30 chief executive officer 32 afflict 34 insult openly 37 hill or rocky peak 39 senior 40 any of the (5) terminal projections of the foot 41 letter ‘D’ 42 indefinite article 43 the nationally celebrated New Year festivity in Vietnam 45 passageways with an arched roof 47 contrive to make a living or support an existence with difficulty 48 a nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes and a hooked beak 50 bind 51 pronoun 53 station 54 jumbled letters to read ‘tones’ 56 large amount 58 fragrant essential oil especially from rose petals 60 remain faithful to a promise 62 a tributary stream 64 chatters 65 makes mistakes 66 water 68 the remaining parts 69 platform; dais
DOWN
2 powdery residue left after the burning of any substance 3 musical note 4 snoop 5 an abbot 6 a thin worsted yarn used for tapestry or embroidery 7 roadside hotel for motorists 8 dine 10 small pointed tool for piercing holes especially in leather 11 silly 12 tyrant 13 when Philippine President Marcos lost power in 1986, the Filipinos rose to the occasion and made manifest the People’s Power and gave name to this place 15 head covering often soft and with a visor 17 earlier 22 personal belongings 23 polite or respectful form of address to a man 24 walked on 26 excessive hurry 28 lethal 30 jumbled letters to read ‘chest’ 31 sea eagles 33 anger 35 preposition 36 indicates a married woman’s maiden name 38 a tree that grows out of an acorn 44 stand or walk unsteadily 46 islet 47 eats away gradually 49 Adam’s ale 52 ‘crème de la crème’ 53 free of danger or injury 54 native mineral 55 hearing organ 57 trial 59 commercials 61 rod; shaft 63 soften flax, hemp, etc. by soaking or by exposure to moisture 64 dwarf breed of dog 67 alcoholics anonymous