Cryptoquip
The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words with apostrophes give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.
ACROSS
1 Comics’ stockin-trade 5 Unruly group 8 Urban pall 12 Atmosphere 13 Piercing tool 14 Glass sheet 15 Thing 16 Modern (Pref.) 17 Machu Picchu
native 18 Villainous 20 Guard
22 Tackle moguls 23 Pod occupant 24 Prolonged
sleep 27 Attacks
vigorously 32 Lawyers’ org. 33 “Little Women” author’s monogram 34 Anger 35 Nearly
a score
38 Jet black 39 Genetic
matter 40 Payable 42 Father of Charlie and Emilio 45 Pieces of
work 49 Culture
medium 50 Wholly
52 Field mouse 53 Oxen’s burden 54 Half of XIV 55 Posterior 56 Curved
molding 57 Longing 58 Formerly,
formerly
DOWN
1 Profit
2 Jam
ingredient? 3 Diver Louganis 4 Indian
turnover 5 Lower jawbone 6 Have bills
7 Huff and puff 8 Ornamental
shrub
9 Chinese
language
10 Not again? 11 Equipment 19 Fine
21 Police alert,
for short 24 Trash
receptacle 25 Japanese sash 26 Comic strip
magician 28 Cockney
dwelling 29 Guitar’s
cousin 30 Parch 31 Gender 36 Main dish 37 Mai — 38 Artist’s body
of work 41 2009 Pixar
movie
42 — Clinic 43 Quite
enthusiastic 44 Almost
black
46 Tart 47 “Desire Under the —” 48 Calendar
abbr. 51 Whopper