Puzzle No. 123
THIS ONE WON’T BREAK YOUR HEAD
By Isidore Edelstein
Not much here to make you go around the house shouting, “a twenty-seven letter word meaning ‘cat’s eyeballs.’ ” Mr. Edelstein by no means makes himself a fiend, as some of the constructors do.
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HORIZONTAL
| 1 Prostrate 5 Raving insanity 9 Inferred 13 Dread 14 Malicious glance 15 Tradition 16 Pertaining to mouth 18 Kindle 20 Figure of speech 22 Spoliation 24 Overflows 26 Utensil 27 Manners 28 Toward 30 Drift of vessel to leeward 31 Water nymphs 32 Like 33 Central part of wheel 34 Point of compass 35 Disconsolate 37 Monetary unit (abbr.) 38 Remains of fire 39 Restrain 42 Class among Hindus 45 White heron 47 Irritates 50 Ancient 53 Jet of water 55 Pay 56 Carnivore 57 Wrathful | 58 Claw 59 Selection 62 Fertile spots in desert 64 Inborn 67 Earth 68 Bears 70 One who lavishes fondness 71 Inspirit 73 Single masted vessel 75 Congealed water 76 Hush 77 A newt 79 Hindu god 80 To catch 82 Obj. case of I 83 Racing horses 85 Aid 88 Exclamation 89 Mendicant monk 90 Portable bedstead 92 Abhors 94 Register 96 That which one does best 98 Despot 100 Achieves 101 Scent 102 Oppress 103 For snow running 104 Strict 105 Upper air 106 Precipitous |
- 1 Prostrate
- 5 Raving insanity
- 9 Inferred
- 13 Dread
- 14 Malicious glance
- 15 Tradition
- 16 Pertaining to mouth
- 18 Kindle
- 20 Figure of speech
- 22 Spoliation
- 24 Overflows
- 26 Utensil
- 27 Manners
- 28 Toward
- 30 Drift of vessel to leeward
- 31 Water nymphs
- 32 Like
- 33 Central part of wheel
- 34 Point of compass
- 35 Disconsolate
- 37 Monetary unit (abbr.)
- 38 Remains of fire
- 39 Restrain
- 42 Class among Hindus
- 45 White heron
- 47 Irritates
- 50 Ancient
- 53 Jet of water
- 55 Pay
- 56 Carnivore
- 57 Wrathful
- 58 Claw
- 59 Selection
- 62 Fertile spots in desert
- 64 Inborn
- 67 Earth
- 68 Bears
- 70 One who lavishes fondness
- 71 Inspirit
- 73 Single masted vessel
- 75 Congealed water
- 76 Hush
- 77 A newt
- 79 Hindu god
- 80 To catch
- 82 Obj. case of I
- 83 Racing horses
- 85 Aid
- 88 Exclamation
- 89 Mendicant monk
- 90 Portable bedstead
- 92 Abhors
- 94 Register
- 96 That which one does best
- 98 Despot
- 100 Achieves
- 101 Scent
- 102 Oppress
- 103 For snow running
- 104 Strict
- 105 Upper air
- 106 Precipitous