CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 the facial expression that
bridges people
5 nap
9 seem / come forth and be
visible
14 attempt / short composition in prose on a subject 16 a period in a process of
development / dais 17 rodent / deserter
18 the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants and of the just who died before Christ 21 a knock / blame / sharp tapping sound
22 each
23 jumbled letters to read
‘model’
24 British for ‘thank you’ 25 bring upon oneself /
provoke
28 meadow
29 a woman’s ‘crowning glory’ 32 pronoun
33 bind / neck to neck with 35 a pair of actors, entertainers
36 musical note
37 competitor / adversary 38 a large bearlike mammal native to China and Tibet having characteristic black and white markings
39 an enlisted soldier in the USA armed forces, especially the army
41 permit; allow / to rent 43 baked dish of fruit, meat, custard usually with a top and base of pastry 44 (chem) the element
barium
45 ant
47 caviar
49 conceal; protect / lid or top 51 letter of the Greek alphabet / confused mass of printers’ type
52 stares stupidly
54 (chem) the element silver 55 a collection of anecdotes 57 concur / see eye to eye 58 egg
59 systems of words, letters, figures or symbols used to represent others for secrecy or brevity 61 worth / one’s principles or standards
63 walks heavily / tramples 65 looked after / nurtured 66 the ritual for the first night
of the passover
DOWN
1 distinctive manner of behaving, speaking, writing / panache 2 pa’s mate 3 musical note 4 a preparation of Magnesium sulfate used as a purgative 5 tranquil
6 (bible) son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Jacob and Esau
7 established
8 South America
10 point / part
11 the organ of hearing
12 a variety of hard, usually streaked chalcedony 13 meal 15 jumbled letters to read ‘media’
19 not well / in poor health 20 large nonpoisonous snake which kills its prey by crushing and suffocating
in its coils
25 representation of the external form of an object / icon; sculpture
26 useful
27 nail or bolt for holding together metal plates, etc. / direct intently one’s eyes or attention
29 any of the loose pleated dresses gathered at the waist with a belt or cord 30 an exhibition involving cowboys’ skills in handling animals 31 long-necked Indian lute with movable frets
34 dine
35 fish by letting the bait bob
on the water
40 the action of one body
coming forcibly into contact
with another / collision 42 property or money brought by the bride to her husband
44 pleaded / panhandled 46 a person under legal age
limit / smaller; lesser 47 frayed or worn piece of
woven material / tattered 48 contrive to make a livelihood or support an existence
50 ambiguous
52 pants / catches one’s
breath
53 cut-off
56 fuss
58 Archaic for ‘old’
60 printer’s measure 62 indefinite article 64 southeast
65 variation of ‘TI’