CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Prophet 5 Poet Edgar Allen 8 Killed 12 September (abbr.) 13 Christmas man 15 Conceal 16 Joint 17 Natural occurrence 18 Learn 19 California university 21 Roman’s courtyard 23 Binary star 25 Yang’s partner 26 Cebu university 28 Seven 30 Okay 31 Computer science (abbr.) 33 51 34 MD 36 Urn 38 River sediment 40 Snakelike fish 42 Plumbing fitting 45 Roman dozen 46 Accent mark 48 Hive dweller 49 Soup container 50 Cubic centimeter 51 Toward 52 Chlorine (abbr.) 54 Craze 56 Yield 57 Condensation 59 Goddess 61 Day one is paid 64 Granary 67 Prays 68 Caught with a lasso 71 Noah’s bird 73 Decorative needle case 74 Nanny 75 Zeal 76 What Lipton makes 77 Decay 78 Theatrical part

DOWN

1 Inquire 2 List of meals 3 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 4 Stone 5 Behavioral psychologist 6 Less than two 7 Volcano 8 Reduces 9 In __ of 10 Swiss-like cheese 11 Marry 13 Southeast 14 Lawyer (abbr.) 20 Indifferent 22 River (Spanish) 24 Interpret movement of speaker’s lips 26 Sports shoe projection 27 San __ 29 Note of debt 31 Climate 32 Leg extension 35 Cebu airport abbr. 37 Tender loving care 39 Nine 41 Loudness unit (abbr.) 43 Game official 44 Nets 47 Shedding off of an outer coat 53 Headed 55 Dispossess 58 Advise 60 Helper 61 Short for ‘Peter’ 62 Water (Spanish) 63 Possessive form of ‘you’ 65 Grandfather 66 U.S. president’s office 67 Wager 69 Not amateur 70 Delaware (abbr.) 72 Vane direction