The cross word puzzle book: Second series

by Unknown

Puzzle No. 75

LOCKED UP TIGHT

By Gregorian

An all-over double interlock with a triply-locked center and corners. Probably considerably easier to solve than to construct. The words are weak in spots, but the construction passes the few obsoletes.

		1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	11							12					13
14					15		16				17			18
19				20		21				22
23			24		25				26				27
28		29		30								31
32			33					34			35
		36							37
38	39					40		41					42	43
44				45			46					47
48			49								50		51
52		53				54				55		56
57					58				59		60
	61			62				63		64
		65						66

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HORIZONTAL

1 Alternate passage 6 Incomplete 11 Fruity nut 12 Those who dry by wind 14 Cheerfulness 15 Capable 17 Midday 19 Man’s name 21 Mountain in Greece 22 Passage-way 23 Negative 24 Shaped like a bull 27 Prefix, of 28 Character in Peer Gynt 30 Pits 31 Prefix, footed 32 Pert. to month 34 Settings 36 Plaything

37 Chemical compound 38 Imbecility 41 Sharpshooters 44 Annual Scottish festival 45 Adjusted 47 Consume 48 Ounce (abbr.) 49 Salts of stearic acid 51 Toward 52 Chinese tree 54 Hobo (slang) 55 Pert. to Asian people 57 Jog 58 Flat part of boat’s bottom 60 Color 61 Taxes 63 Mistaken 65 Cook by air and heat 66 Awe-inspiring

• 1 Alternate passage
• 6 Incomplete
• 11 Fruity nut
• 12 Those who dry by wind
• 14 Cheerfulness
• 15 Capable
• 17 Midday
• 19 Man’s name
• 21 Mountain in Greece
• 22 Passage-way
• 23 Negative
• 24 Shaped like a bull
• 27 Prefix, of
• 28 Character in Peer Gynt
• 30 Pits
• 31 Prefix, footed
• 32 Pert. to month
• 34 Settings
• 36 Plaything

• 37 Chemical compound
• 38 Imbecility
• 41 Sharpshooters
• 44 Annual Scottish festival
• 45 Adjusted
• 47 Consume
• 48 Ounce (abbr.)
• 49 Salts of stearic acid
• 51 Toward
• 52 Chinese tree
• 54 Hobo (slang)
• 55 Pert. to Asian people
• 57 Jog
• 58 Flat part of boat’s bottom
• 60 Color
• 61 Taxes
• 63 Mistaken
• 65 Cook by air and heat
• 66 Awe-inspiring