Puzzle No. 55

A SPOTTED SPECTER

By J. T. Rich

In spite of an abbreviation here and there, this puzzle is one which is high in its rating. There aren’t so many difficult words in it; but the few that do exist will keep you searching, or we miss our guess.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011
12 13 14
15 16 1718 19
20 21 2223 24
252627 2829
3031 32 33 34 35
36 37 3839 4041
42 43 44
45 46 47
48 49 5051 52
53 54 55 5657 58 59
60 6162 6364 65
66 67 68
697071 72 7374
75 7677 7879 8081
82 83 84
85 86

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HORIZONTAL

1 Consumptive 7 Part of a whole 12 Wings 13 Carrion 14 Member of Japanese race 15 A fragmentary thing 17 Disciple 20 Eastern state 21 Flying insect 23 Small bottle 24 Note of the scale 25 Three-toed sloth 27 Anchor 28 For example 30 Nobleman 32 Girl’s name 33 Body of water 34 Matron 36 Noble 38 Before 40 Small mug 42 Girdle 44 To catch sight of 45 Unite 46 One holding extreme opinions 47 Epoch 48 Part of a hammer 50 Coarse 53 Snugly 55 Mineral spring 57 Required 60 Soon 61 And so forth 63 Human being 65 Anxiety 66 Exist 67 Treat as a celebrity 68 Southern state 69 Like 71 Small aperture 72 Mild expletive 74 Post graduate (abbr.) 75 Short poems 79 Character in “Arabian Nights” 82 Booty 83 Bird 84 Inland body of water 85 Ensnare 86 Compartment