CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 cradle 5 adult deer with a set of antlers 9 seat of power 11 stains; coats 14 agitated 15 dawn 16 part of the gas stove, lamp, etc., that emits and shapes the flame 18 stockings made of nylon 20 zest 21 implied without being stated 24 abscess 25 derisive smile or remark 27 wild animal’s lair 28 a combining form

meaning: ‘seven’ 29 attorney 30 injurious / brutal 33 supersonic transport 34 egg-shaped 35 prong 36 after the manner of 39 native of Iran 41 triumph 44 one who does not eat or use animal product 46 Chinese beverage 47 a dwelling 49 level 50 senses 52 again 53 back out of 55 large bear-like mammals native to China and Tibet with characteristic black and white markings 57 masculine name 59 a narrow tube or pipe widening at the top for pouring liquid, powder, etc., into a small opening 60 seaman 61 penetrates 62 a government formally cooperating or united with another for a special purpose especially by a treaty

DOWN

1 shrink back in fear 2 function 3 motionless 4 garden plot 5 curative mineral spring 6 heckle / needle 7 breezy / well-ventilated 8 jumbled letters to read ‘belong’ 9 dodger 10 large wasp capable of inflicting a serious sting 12 soldiers or armed forces 13 jumbled letters to read ‘saints’ 16 jumbled letters to read ‘stab’ 17 freezes water 19 thin narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used in an overlapping series as in a fence or venetian blind 22 flatter 23 sign; endorse 26 robbery