CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS 1 Negative battery terminal
6 Where zoo animals are kept
11 Time zone 14Infant’s crying disease
15 Grown 16River (Spanish) 17 Force up a tree 18Stomach 19Halloween mo. 20 Change color 22 Newfoundland (abbr.)
23 Curative mineral spring
24 Owns 27Body of water 29 Glide
33 Negros island 34 Evils 36 Long-term memory
37 Santa’s laugh 38 Sharp noises 40 Prove
42 Against
43 Teen skin ailment 44 Gold (abbr.) 45 Texas (abbr.) 46 Past times 47 Shaft of light 48 ___ Lauder 50 Designer Hilfiger 51 Deciliter
52 Morse code “T” 53 God
55 Hive dweller 56 Mythical deity 58 Genetic code 59 Ancient
60 Family 61Okay
63 Sphere
65 Male sheep 66 Spring 69 Tiny amounts 73 Not against 74Cebu town (southern part) 75 Cuffs
76 After Sun. 77Teensy DOWN 1 Skit
2 Neither’s partner 3 Bullfight cheer 4 Expired
5 Shedding off of an outer coat
6 Auto
7 City in Yemen 8 Bodies of water 9 Annex 10Pigpen
11 Search in the dark 12 Soft mineral 13Toddler 21 Snakelike fish 23 Short-term memory
24 Perils
25 Highest
26 Cub
28 Native Americans 30 Klu ___ Klan 31 Dined
32 Rich
35 Tin (abbr.)
37 Chili makers 39 Appliance brand 41Trusty horse 42 Fast food meal 44 Ashen
46 Hey!
48 Munch 49 Education (abbr.) 50 Relating to a czar 52 Degree of expertise in karate 54 Card game 56 Singer Paul 57Cheek cosmetics 60 Shrub with hairy fruit
62 Ku Klux ___
64 Big knife 65 Revolutions per minute
66 Basin
67 Is
68 Teddy
70 Sticky black substance
71 Clever 72Compass point