The cross word puzzle book: Second series

by Unknown

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Puzzle No. 82

THIRD-RAIL CROSSOVER

By I. S. O.

A fine double-cross study in four-letter words. The occasional abbreviation does not mar the general effect. The lateral wedge-masses key well with the central cross. Altogether a nice construction.

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				67				68		69				70
71			72		73		74					75	76				77
	78						79								80
81					82	83						84		85			86			87
88				89				90	91		92			93		94		95
96			97				98		99				100				101		102
	103	104					105	106			107	108			109			110
111		112				113				114				115		116				117
118	119				120							121			122		123		124
125				126					127		128		129			130		131
132			133					134				135		136			137		138
139		140				141	142						143			144		145
146							147				148				149

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HORIZONTAL

1 A gewgaw 6 A point or beginning (obs.) 9 Herself 12 Bark; investing layer 18 To follow after 19 Stooping low 22 Single; only 23 Concerning 24 A prefix; half 26 A term in billiards 27 Steeps 29 Prefix; not 30 The auditory organ 32 A Hindu God 34 To carry laboriously 35 Teeth of a wheel 36 Prefix; three 37 Step lightly 39 To plunge head-first 41 A theatrical miscellany 42 Space 43 A short sleep 45 The rudimentary leaf of the embryo in plants 48 Period of years 49 To consent 51 A frozen confection 52 An old soldier; a horse doctor 53 To clutch; clench 55 Upon 56 Having narrow strips of cloth 58 Hail 60 Turf 62 Since 64 Mechanical device for irregular rotary motion 66 To bind 67 An anthropoid ape 69 Belonging to him 70 Gone by 71 Down; below 73 Pull along 75 By and by 77 Three in cards 78 To make a speech 79 Remainder

80 One who flies 81 Astir 82 Rodents 84 The Indian bull 86 Wood of a South American tree 88 Electric particle 89 A small devil 90 Vestige 93 Old 95 Limb 96 Lanterloo 97 Rasp 99 Prefix; one 100 Under 102 Thus 103 Backless chair 105 Wild, insane 107 A viscous liquid 109 Brings forth, of lambs 112 A small tumor 113 Transitory 116 Regret 118 A flower 120 A pilaster 121 A pottery slab 123 Wash 125 Equip 126 To influence 127 Upper limb 129 Jackdaws 131 An inclosure 132 Part of “to be” 133 A vegetable 134 Sour 136 Intend 138 Within 139 Prevent 141 Pathological distention with air 144 Illustrious 146 Eats away 147 Die (Scotch) 148 Curve of ship-spiling 149 Dryest