The cross word puzzle book: Second series

by Unknown

By Marcam

Remember Marcam’s neat creations in the First Series of the Cross Word Puzzle Book? We have three by this author this time. For a pretty job, give us Marcam. Neophyte is more prolix and erudite, but Marcam has the graces with her.

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

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HORIZONTAL

1 Shrew 5 Interval 9 Seeress 13 Enemies 15 Total 16 Engagement 17 Part of “to be” 19 Insert 22 Printers’ measure 23 Bereft 25 Probable 26 Heavy 27 Mud 29 Before 30 Estate of a prince 33 Bow the head 34 Catch sight of 36 Closed compartments 37 Grows older 40 Skin 42 Beam 43 Clock face 45 Seizes roughly 48 Offers 50 Part of “to be” 51 Rope on sailing ship

52 Obtain 53 D.D.S. 55 Exude 57 Fop 58 Distant 60 Residence of David 61 Girl’s name 62 Noted stylist of the ’80s 64 Observe 66 Tumor 67 Thefts 70 Delay 72 To scold 74 Vessel 75 Age 76 Hindu groom 77 Article 78 Breathing 82 That man 83 Monster 84 Belonging to us 85 Hindrance 87 Court card 88 North African plant 89 The after song

• 1 Shrew
• 5 Interval
• 9 Seeress
• 13 Enemies
• 15 Total
• 16 Engagement
• 17 Part of “to be”
• 19 Insert
• 22 Printers’ measure
• 23 Bereft
• 25 Probable
• 26 Heavy
• 27 Mud
• 29 Before
• 30 Estate of a prince
• 33 Bow the head
• 34 Catch sight of
• 36 Closed compartments
• 37 Grows older
• 40 Skin
• 42 Beam
• 43 Clock face
• 45 Seizes roughly
• 48 Offers
• 50 Part of “to be”
• 51 Rope on sailing ship

• 52 Obtain
• 53 D.D.S.
• 55 Exude
• 57 Fop
• 58 Distant
• 60 Residence of David
• 61 Girl’s name
• 62 Noted stylist of the ’80s
• 64 Observe
• 66 Tumor
• 67 Thefts
• 70 Delay
• 72 To scold
• 74 Vessel
• 75 Age
• 76 Hindu groom
• 77 Article
• 78 Breathing
• 82 That man
• 83 Monster
• 84 Belonging to us
• 85 Hindrance
• 87 Court card
• 88 North African plant
• 89 The after song

VERTICAL

1 Old 2 Belonging to 3 Thigh 4 Lair 6 Associate 7 High mountain 8 Carefully 9 Rested 10 Newspaper article 11 Exist 12 Crippled 14 Be prominent 16 Part of wall 18 Again 20 Narrative poem 21 Boys 22 God of Love 24 Shining brilliantly 28 Ungracefully 30 Colossal 31 Fellow schoolman 32 Holds 35 Comrade 38 Prod 39 Lots (colloq.) 41 Obliterate

43 Believes 44 Flower 46 Metalliferous rock 47 Pose 48 Mound 49 Decay 54 Large vessel 56 Now (Scot.) 58 Party 59 Approaches again 61 Meager 62 Support 63 Revelry 65 Every 66 Anger 68 Part of church 69 Heroine in “Idylls of the King” 71 Fowls 73 Therefore 76 Fasten 79 Mistake 80 Famous British University (abbr.) 81 Native metal 83 Upon 86 Proceed