By Madeleine Lubetty

A neater example of Cross Word construction one doesn’t come across often in one’s pursuit of the horizontal and vertical. Don’t worry about the unkeyed letters—the design and words more than make up for them.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Arched 7 Resanctified 13 Carnelian 14 Virus 15 Silk fabric 16 Violent ejector of air 17 Right of property 18 Caesar’s bad day 19 Pertaining to a nest 21 Found on dice 22 Animal’s friend (abbr.) 23 A playing card 26 A nut 28 Combustible matter 30 A Mexican blanket 32 French Cathedral town 34 Guardian 35 Card game 37 Short instants 40 “Let it stand” 41 Matted 44 The Father 45 Biblical name 46 And others (Latin) 49 Primary 51 Halt 53 The Czar 54 A dress 55 African nut 56 Famous French writer 57 Ardor 58 Antagonists 59 Fresh hair combing (two words)

VERTICAL

1 Co-operates 2 Gold district 3 A plant 4 Relating to (suffix pl.) 5 Close of day 6 To deduce 7 Turn 8 Man’s name 9 To praise 10 Pastoral poem 11 A hare 12 Pendant ornaments 20 Citizen of large American city 24 Change form 25 Boat 26 Harass 27 Non-professional 28 The end 29 Enroll 31 Biblical name 33 To injure 35 Perfume 36 Room of the Last Supper 38 Small casket 39 Reptile 42 Gets up 43 Native of Tuscany 47 Act (suffix) 48 Fertile soil 49 To travel 50 Harmonize 51 A stair 52 Oriental first name