CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 reap / pick 7 the rudiments of any subject 10 strict / severe 11 route 14 cleansing agents / detergents 16 be of use / be of benefit 18 out of date / obsolete 19 travels / is carried on/in a vehicle 21 claim / the existing condition or position of a person or a thing 23 table for sacrifice 25 Marco Polo, Marriott are two of such a place 27 completes neither 29 malicious fire-setting to one’s or another’s property for insurance money 31 preposition 32 enchanting / relating to magic 35 foot 36 person or thing indicated, named or understood 37 small dot of red cosmetic worn on the forehead by Hindu women and men 38 not speaking / voluntarily silent 39 Electrical Engineer 40 jumbled letters to read ‘sainted’ 42 printer’s measure 43 sharp mountain ridge 46 before 47 stretches over / bridges 50 yellowish metal essentially an alloy of copper and zinc / military officers of high rank 52 separate / divide into parts 54 pair of poles fitted with a footrest somewhere along the length and used for walking with the feet above the ground 56 wavers / staggers 58 spicy sauce served as a dip / dance music of Latin American origin 59 fragrant essential oil from rose petals 60 everything 61 sidetrack / divert 64 jumbled letters to read ‘say’ 65 admonish / humiliate

DOWN

2 advantage / treasure 3 right 4 outlet / ventilate 5 Emergency Room 6 grumble; growl / entangle; mess up 7 small poisonous snake 8 brag 9 social class system (of India) 11 detecting system of direction, range or presence of aircrafts, ships and other moving objects 12 rows, ranks or units of structure as one of several placed one above another 13 elevated railways 15 sacred song of praise 17 life-giving / essential 20 large French county house or castle after which the locally-produced wine gets its name 22 the devices that drive a machine 23 covered walks with shops along one or both sides 24 extreme / overpowering / passionate 26 not the same as the one already mentioned / further 28 an oil tanker / an oil well 30 frequently / repeatedly 33 attorney 34 ‘ also known as’ 40 stamps / authenticates 41 small island 44 jumbled letters to read ‘table’ 45 quavering or vibrating sound especially a rapid alternation of played notes 48 quality of being pious / religiousness 49 book of maps 51 put in a safe or hidden place / hoard; stow 53 chatter / talk foolishly 54 social security administration 55 separate musical composition used before a number given to a composer’s work indicating the order of publication 57 ‘ Señora’ 62 expression 63 New Testament