CROSSWORD

ACROSS

2 veggie in a pod 5visiblemass of watery vapor floating in the atmosphere high above the general level of the ground

9 re

13 wash with clean water 14 raves furiously and madly

15 NYC (Usa)-based international organization of nations pledged to promote world peace and security

16less restricted

17 each

18 suffix forming nouns denoting objects or parts of a specified nature 19 arid / parched

20 su ggest

24 attempts

28 small wingless jumping insect feeding on human and other blood

29 celebrity

31 a sauce made of fresh chopped basil, garlic, olive oil and parmesan cheese 32to tutor

33 jumbled letters to read ‘hest’

35 skip / leave out

37open sandwich

39distinct rectangular sections of a surface, i.e, wall, door

42 fragment of food left from a meal

44 frozen water

45 elevated railway

46 any unusual or rare article 47 (British) thank you 48 chaplain in the armed forces 51 exceptional 54 jumbled letters to read ‘sates’

55 portion that a person receives from or gives to a common amount

56 mesh

DOWN

1 large passenger vehicle serving the public on fixed route 3 avid

4 collection of anecdotes 5 morsel

6 removable lining 7 preposition

8 disfigure

9 capture / nab

10‘for example’

11 ind igent 12 former rulers of Russia

21 frequently

22Hawaiian salutation at meeting or parting

23 excessive hurry

24 bar or preclude

25 silk fabric or various synthetic fabrics with a glossy surface on one side

26 sharp mountain ridge

27 curative mineral spring

30 timid / bashful 34 expanses / gaps 36 large country houses with lands

37thin pancake

38 book of maps 40 metric unit of capacity 41 frighten

43 unrefined 49psychosis of chronic alcoholism involving tremors and hallucinations 50 aries 52expression of surprise, triumph, mockery 53 Egyptian sun god