crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1 Italian noodle 5 shapes / brings together 10 the famous St. Anthony of _ _ _ _ _ was Portuguese 12 set of rooms or furniture / entourage of people 14 tint / hue / dye 15 help / assist 17 slant / tilt / inclination 19 native mineral 20 enthusiastic / impassioned 23 primary color 24 remainder of something / be at ease / sleep 26 sea water 27 ‘so be it’ 28 commercial 29 (variation of hub) center part of a wheel / center of interest / of activity 31 woman’s shapely leg 33 South America 34 dampen or soak flax, hemp in water to s eparate the fibers from woody tissue 35 any of the five digits of the human foot 37 declares / asserts / conditions 38 charisma / to entice 40 French title given a female saint 42 a collection of anecdotes 44 anent 46 before 48 established 49 ‘_ _ _ _ and behold’ 50 done with / above and beyond 52 change 55 not fast 57 veggie in a pod 58 admirers / beaus 60 ‘hail’ 61 come to pass / to follow 63 writing instrument / write / confine / cage 64 one in possession of 66 trials / attempts / essays 68 avarice / intemperance 69 tables / escritoires 70 bards
DOWN
1 loses color / fades 2 fuss / excitement 3 the waves or the swell of the sea breaking on the shore or a reef 4 British of ‘thank you’ 6 bone / mouth or opening 7 corrode / oxidize 8 measure a wire’s diameter 9 rage / strong weather 10 examined or studied carefully 11 to partition / to allocate / to categorize 13 sharp, two-edged dueling swords 14 yellowish-red or yellowish-pink / a substance secreted by marine polyps for support and habitation 15 arrival 16 a wild animal’s lair / small private room for pursuing a hobby 18 feminine names 21 movement of the tide out to sea / drain away 22 negative 25 stage / playhouse 27 quantities /equals or adds up to 30 aquatic fish-eating mammals with strong claws and webbed feet 32 book of maps 34 rights 36 a period in history 39 feel one’s way blindly with the hand / fumble 41 sewer / drain 43 cringe / shrink back in fear 45 happening / a program 47 water 48 mistake 49 cherished deeply 51 comforted / relieved 53 edge / brink 54 a lifetime 56 paths / arteries 58 gels / solidifies / pairs 59 hurt physically / aggrieved 62 avail of 65 not dry / drenched 67 sack 68 depart / leave