WORD PUZZLES

ACROSS

1. An exchange

6. At a distance

10. French for “State”

14. Heavenly hunter

15. Brand of credit card

16. Daughter of Zeus and Demeter

17. African antelope

19. Beasts of burden

20. Highly seasoned fatty sausage

21. Female sib

22. Pesky insects

23. Assists

25. Product of bees

26. Killer whale

30. Six feet of depth

32. Chevrotain

35. Alike

39. Anagram of “Rioted”

40. A statistical interval

41. Accost

43. Perturb

44. Gambling house

46. Foliage

47. Dreadful

50. Big

53. A crumbling earthy deposit

54. Altitude (abbrev.)

55. Not the youngest

60. Urine component

61. A variety show

63. Smudge

64. Monster

65. Shoemaker’s awl

66. Feudal worker

67. To fancy (archaic)

68. Napped

DOWN

1. Fronts of ships

2. Murres

3. Small brook

4. Fizzy drink

5. Colonic

6. Avenue (abbrev.)

7. An elaborate party

8. Helps

9. Rodents

10. Frugal

11. Poison

12. Mountain crest

13. A Eurasian aromatic herb

18. Top part of an apron

24. Eastern newt

25. Four-bagger (baseball)

26. Poems

27. Start over

28. Cover with plaster

29. Eloquent

31. Conceal

33. Neighborhood

34. Anagram of “Sire”

36. Connects two points

37. Aquatic plant

38. Coral barrier

42. Cultivated land

43. To make a fool of (archaic)

45. Creation

47. Regale

48. Distorts

49. Common refrigerant

51. G

52. Santa’s helpers

54. Affirm

56. Pickle flavoring

57. If not

58. Faux pas

59. Canvas dwelling

62. Lair

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