Puzzle No. 70

A STUDY IN CROSSES

By Daniel O’Leary

Funny how often you find crosses in cross word puzzles. There are several meanings to that. You will observe Maltese crosses in Mr. O’Leary’s construction, and it isn’t hard enough to make you cross.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213
14 15
16 1718
192021 22 23
24 25 26 27
28 2930 3132
33 34 35 36
37 38
3940 4142 4344
4546 47 48 49 50
51 5253 5455
56 57 58 59 6061
62 63 64
6566 67 68
69 70

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HORIZONTAL

1 Responds 7 Articles of Scotch costume 14 Way 15 Ordered thought 16 Hoarder 18 French river 19 Relating to 21 Signs 23 A conjunctive 24 Vase 26 Contend 27 Make lace 28 Midday 30 Noblemen 32 Peel 33 Pert. to birth 35 Tardier 37 Container 38 Product of decomposition 40 Withers 42 Steal 45 Termites 47 Darkness 49 Alkali 51 Plaything 53 Infant’s utterance 55 Point 56 That man 57 Maligned 61 Exclamation 62 Boxes 63 Sweet fluid 65 A widow 67 Member of Ancient Christian cult 69 Timidity 70 Serious