CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 exempted from 7 pill / capsule 13 the east / familiarize 14 refer indirectly 15 shelf-like projection 16 a great deal / luck 19 the italic language of ancient Rome and its empire 20 muddled / confused 21 weary / exhausted 23 seines / profits 24 carat / cent 25 come into sight dimly 27 corner or recess 29 Electrical Engineer 30 ages / a lifetime 32 established 34 total / sum up 35 S-shaped molding 38 chances / likelihood 40 loiter / linger / dally 41 clean or clear an area as with a broom 42 a group united by a common interest or common characteristics 44 path / narrow street 45 silas marner’s famous expression 47 ocean / ‘briny deep’ 49 nettle / provoke 52 Emergency Room 53 Philippine currency 55 the human chest 58 senior 59 ‘rate’ 61 slumber / siesta 63 a stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, siral, flax, cotton, nylon, wire or similar material 65 the tough outer layers or coverings fruits and vegetables 67 dine / consume 68 pulp of fruits or vegetables reduced to a smooth creamy substance 69 fly an airplane / pilot 71 opt / choose / prefer 72 shouted / screamed 73 rendezvous

DOWN

1 comfort / consolation 2 (music) quick tempo 3 assistant 4 royal / kingly 5 east-northeast 6 a psychosis of chronic alcoholism involving tremors and hallucinations 7 British for ‘thank you’ 8 everything 9 empty / nothing 10 guitarlike instrument with a long neck a pear-shaped body 11 prepared for publication 12 taut / uptight 16 linden 17 completes ‘either’ 18 portable shelter of canvas or cloth supported by a pole and stretched by cords attached to pegs driven into the go und 21 preposition 22 perform / carry out 26 manage 28 severe trials 31 nick / cut / dent 33 South America 34 poplar tree 36 girl 37 sea eagle 38 nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes and a hooked beak 39 wild animal’s lair 43 anent 45 lead astray 46 come on the scene 47 one and only 48 assist in offending 50 perspective 51 welcomes 53 of the foot 54 steamship 56 not down / atop 57 sincerely / genuinely 60 indigo 62 each 64 native minerals 66 French title given a female saint 68 for each 70 editor 71 street