Puzzle No. 60

NOT TOO HARD

By Saul Berman

This constructor built a form that gave himself a lot of two-letter words. Are two-letter words permitted in English? They are. But there are only a few of them in existence and, consequently, they are repeated often.

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10 1112
131415 16 17 1819
20 21 22 2324
25 2627 28
29 30 31 3233 34
35 36 37 38
39404142 4344 45464748
49 50 51 52
53 54 5556 57 58
59 60 6162
63 6465 66 67
68 69 70
71 72

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HORIZONTAL

1 Signify 5 Appointments 10 Nimbus 12 Mexican dollar 13 Negation 15 Timid 18 Exclam. of surprise 20 Above 22 Moderates 23 White 25 Legendary character 27 Chill 28 Violent strains 29 By 30 Salutations 32 Prescribed regimen 34 Exclamation 35 French article 36 Passage out 37 Certain quantity 38 Printers’ measure 39 Parent 41 Deposited 44 Holds a session 47 Another parent 49 One or any 50 On the top 51 Imitate 52 A reëntrant angle 53 Primeval deity 55 Rent 57 Wear away 59 Musical character 60 Acts involving civil action 62 By word of mouth 63 The man or person 64 Head hunters of Luzon 67 Selenium (symbol) 68 Break 69 Rate of exchange 71 City in Utah 72 Angry