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1 peaceful / serene 7 special aptitude or faculty; gift 13 got up / originated 14 worship 16 air-conditioning 18 show up / approach 19 wander / ramble 20 Dominican friar 21 a small amount 23 cylindrical pin or bolt of wood or metal tapered at one end used for holding two things together 25 Japanese sash 26 prepare for publication 27 marked for deletion (a letter, a word struck out of a text) 28 marked for deletion (a letter, a word struck out of a text) 29 uncovered / exposed / not closed; unlocked 30 speed up the engine 31 a member of the senate 33 avail 34 soaks / saturates 36 elevated / brought up; nurtured 38 stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, wire or similar materials 39 send out / discharge from the body 40 a musical composition for one or two instruments in several movements 44 accept as being true, without proof, for the purpose of argument or action 48 large flightless Australian bird 49 a chapel in the Vatican with frescoes 52 decompose / decay 53 do again or differently 54 perch / a place offering temporary sleeping accommodation 55 a human-eating giant in folklore 56 a lifetime / to ripen; to mature 58 nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes and a hooked beak 60 (contr.) ‘ever’ 61 ma’s mate 62 jumbled letters to read ‘east’ 64 apex / summit 67 (chem) the element tin 68 newly made or obtained / pure / impudent 69 series of loud, confused sounds of voices with movements / rumble 71 open sandwich / hors d’ ouvres 72 of, on, or near the back

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2 musical note 3 part of the circumference of a circle or any other curve 4 chilly / calm; suave 5 doctrine / belief 6 intensify / scoop out 7 mark / objective / prey 8 fuss 9 intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing 10 before 11 northeast 12 provides food and service / panders to 15 expressed an opinion / commented 17 a young trainee in the armed services 20 corpulent / fat 22 plunge 24 dash / verve 25 any of the musical works of a composer numbered in order of composition 27 absence of hope / disheartenment 28 lying inactive as in sleep / hibernating 31 dots / blots / locales 32 elevate / hoist 35 period in history 37 ‘of it’ / ‘of itself’ 40 shawl or blanket worn as a cloak by Spanish Americans 41 the end 42 bare / unclothed 43 stash away / deposit 45 press / impel 46 conventions regarded as essential to or characteristic of a community 47 poetic for ‘eternal’ 50 calm a person / comfort 51 piece of land surrounded by water 57 muddled / confused 59 titles of various Muslim rulers 62 sea eagle 63 small venomous snake 65 talk in soft amorous voice 66 suffix forming nouns denoting females 68 musical note 70 each