CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 pulled / dragged 5 profession / occupation 9 springlike / fresh
14 the seed that grows to
become an oak tree 15 ma’s mate
16 comfort / relieve 17 passage through or across 19 cuts or splits open 20 perched / saved for the
future
21 becomes musty or insipid 22 glued / adhered
23 pulls a long face / mopes 24 preposition
26 not down
27 pluralizing suffix 28 smugness: conceit /
self-respect: delight in 29 a unit
30 senior
31 merrily
32 Registered Nurse 33 veggie in a pod
35 curtails / shortens 36 anent
37 expressing surprise, suspicion, triumph
38 year
39 a county
40 expose / display / present 42 niche / respite
44 jumbled letters to read
‘losers’
45 (naut) stop / cease 46 given freely / ample /
broad-minded
47 jumbled letters to read
‘lien’ 48 perform / carry out 49 merge / become one 50 elegant / stylish
52 high regard for / greatly
respect
53 doctrine / belief / principle
DOWN
1 strained / stiffened up 2 completes ‘either’
3 she is to Argentina as Imelda is to the Philippines 4 prefix indicating ‘separation,’ ‘cessation’ 5 siesta / light sleep 6 measures of land / large quantity 7 special pan / oven 8 jumbled letters to read ‘ernest’ 10 recount / to have some connection to 11 brads / tacks / fixes securely 12 jumbled letters to read ‘east’ 13 thing learned / moral 15 point / part 18 the inherited instinctive impulses of an individual as of the unconscious 19 application of the mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge
21 dirties / pollutes
22 young dog / conceited or
arrogant young man 23 chief; most important /
first-rate
25 pertaining to or like a
fetus
28 arranges in couples / puts
together
29 preposition
30 South America
31 grain to ground / a source
of profit or advantage 32 a fantastic notion / daydream
34 a short journey on somebody’s behalf to take a message, collect goods / task
35 a proposition to be maintained or proved / dissertation
36 feel embittered / begrudge
37 a section in New York City,
New York (USA)
39 a weighing machine or
device / ranking; hierarchy 40 strong and sturdy especially in physique or construction / hale and hearty
41 uplift / exhilarate
43 always / eternal 44 musical note
46 ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ and behold’ 48 tint / color
51 street / saint
52 Electrical Engineer