crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1 coronet 6 shelter / refuge 11 further in / inside 12 solitary 13 High School 15 grayish-brown Hawaiian goose 16 young unmarried woman 17 ‘bill of sale’ 19 poetic for ‘open’ 21 new testament 23 science 24 ‘honey-maker’ 25 a gentleman’s gentleman 27 chance / luck 29 dazzling display / conspicuous success 31 the Philippines’ ex-president Joseph Estrada 32 sea nymph who lured sailors to their death on rocky coasts by seductive singing / an acoustical device to produce sound as a warning device 33 a particular atmosphere or quality that arises from and surrounds a person or thing / ambiance 34 Russian leader of the communist revolution 36 a group of Filipino ‘freedom fighters’ 37 overweight 38 germ / origin 39 Indian women’s attire 40 a hard fine-grained metamorphic rock used as roofing tile / candidates’ list 43 a period in history 45 boredom 49 ‘as far as’ / plow the soil to get ready for sowing 50 wading bird / stretch the neck 51 the orient 52 later; next / in the manner of 54 be seated / to pose for one’s portrait 55 jumbled letters to read ‘meets’ 56 the 5th sign of the zodiac 57 mouth; opening / bone 59 musical note 60 an upper limb of the human body between the shoulder and the hand 61 Emergency Room 62 fever usually marked by regularly recurring chills 64 a Rajah’s wife 66 steamship 67 refuse or reject with contempt / scorn 68 presses clothes 70 ridge of rock, coral or sand lying at or near the surface of the water / shoal 71 a flat visorless cap of felt, wool or cloth
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1 musical note 2 motorists’ roadside lodging 3 re 4 ripped / to lease 5 a metric unit of surface measure 6 upper part of a hog’s hind leg salted, dried and smoked / an amateur radio operator 7 an exclamation of sorrow, pity, regret 8 sound made through the mouth especially in human beings in talking, singing 9 terminate / cease 10 northeast 13 shanty 14 extra / save 17 holds and takes along; carries / large heavy mammals with shaggy fur and very short tails that walk flat on the soles of their feet and eat anything 18 sinews 20 dash / verve 22 find fault in a petty and nagging way / edible fresh-water fish that live in ponds or other tranquil waters 24 ‘roses are red, violets are _ _ __’ 26 a long instructive letter written by an Apostle in the new testament 27 holds back / impedes 28 any person of the class of small farmers or laborers as in Europe or Asia 30 a cupboard with drawers or shelves for holding or storing things 35 indicates a married woman’s maiden name 37 native mineral 40 having lost freshness / musty 41 a person sentenced to imprisonment for life 42 contralto or countertenor 44 invade 46 National Aeronautics Space Administration 47 addicts 48 articles 53 scoundrel / villain 55 under full legal age 58 the waves or swell of the sea breaking on the shore or reef 59 mature female horse, donkey, mule 62 mimic / copy 63 printer’s measure 64 Eve came out of Adam’s ____ 65 suffix meaning ‘like,’ ‘having the nature of’ 67 senior 69 street / saint