VERTICAL
| 1 Progeny of one stock 2 Pert. to us 3 Behind 4 Edible drupe 5 Ancient Biblical country 6 Afflict 7 That 8 Release 9 Cleansing agency 10 Conduct oneself toward 11 Cat 17 Prophet 18 Follows closely 21 Discontinue 22 Mistress of a household 24 Obscurity 26 Source of stability 28 Strong appetite 29 Topmost bone of spine 31 Kind of eclipse 32 Gypsy | 33 Man’s nickname 34 Distress signal 36 Cage of an elevator 37 Hurtful 38 Strain 42 Hires 43 Fancy 45 Precipitation 46 Suppose 47 Color 48 Toothed wheel 49 Sharp-pointed instrument 50 Relative 51 Precious stone 52 Sharpened 56 Raw metal 58 Fade 61 Beverage 63 Exist 64 Egyptian god |
- 1 Progeny of one stock
- 2 Pert. to us
- 3 Behind
- 4 Edible drupe
- 5 Ancient Biblical country
- 6 Afflict
- 7 That
- 8 Release
- 9 Cleansing agency
- 10 Conduct oneself toward
- 11 Cat
- 17 Prophet
- 18 Follows closely
- 21 Discontinue
- 22 Mistress of a household
- 24 Obscurity
- 26 Source of stability
- 28 Strong appetite
- 29 Topmost bone of spine
- 31 Kind of eclipse
- 32 Gypsy
- 33 Man’s nickname
- 34 Distress signal
- 36 Cage of an elevator
- 37 Hurtful
- 38 Strain
- 42 Hires
- 43 Fancy
- 45 Precipitation
- 46 Suppose
- 47 Color
- 48 Toothed wheel
- 49 Sharp-pointed instrument
- 50 Relative
- 51 Precious stone
- 52 Sharpened
- 56 Raw metal
- 58 Fade
- 61 Beverage
- 63 Exist
- 64 Egyptian god
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Puzzle No. 96
JUST FOR TWO!
By Charley Cinderclass and Stoney Lonesome
These two contributors send in Cross Words by the dozen, so you can imagine what splendid vocabularies they must have. This is one of their best, and it’s not an easy one, either.