CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 notions 5 hypnotic state 9 sweet fortified wine from Malaga (Spain) 14 jumbled letters to read ‘gropes’ 15 customs / habits 16 northeast 17 brads / tacks 19 notary public 20 NYC (Usa)-based international organization of nations pledged to promote world peace and security 21 route 22 ‘that is to say’ 23 cupid 25 nation; country 27 tailless rodent native to South and Central America 29 imitation bullet for a popgun 31 bed coverings made of padding enclosed between layers of cloth and kept in place by patterned stitching 33 the flat, circular colored membrane behind the cornea of the eye with a circular opening in the center 34 certain / definite 35 way / style / method 39 to make a cut in 42 eagerly 43 skin covering the top of the head with the hair attached 46 the garden of Adam and Eve 47 right 48 metric unit of measure 49 printer’s measure 50 each 51 coarsely ground hulled grain, especially hominy prepared by boiling 53 alcoholics anonymous 54 piece of rubber used for removing pencil or ink marks 57 riot 60 a machine converting mechanical into electrical energy by rotating coils of copper wire in a magnetic field 61 pass by / slip away 62 long-legged large wading bird and the pretended bringer of babies DOWN 1 a devotional painting or carving on wood of Christ or another holy figure 2 go away / leave 3 charm / talisman 4 disrespectful manner of speech 5 incumbency / holding 6 jumbled letters to read ‘longer’ 7 ‘to the extent to which’ / ‘for the reason th at ’ 8 near 10 musical note 11 (chem) silver 12 affable / jovial 13 viewpoint 18 Italian / italic type 23 jumbled letters to read ‘maple’ 24 a strap or belt used to support or raise a hanging weight 25 agitates / mixes 26 supply / furnish 27 bit / morsel / part 28 pale / ash-colored 30 before 32 footed vase 36 concurred 37 a person authorized to perform certain legal formalities to draw up or certify contracts, deeds 38 Indian women’s apparel 40 moral beliefs / principles / standards 41 legislative or law-making body 44 a plant with a tapering orange-colored root used as vegetable 45 missive / mail 51 precious stones 52 mope / brood / pout 55 definite article 56 South America 58 pa’s mate 59 not down