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Puzzle No. 130

FOR INSOMNIACS

By Dennis R. Smith

We are told that puzzles put people to sleep and prevent nervous breakdowns by taking the subject’s mind off his troubles. This one should have therapeutic qualities, for according to the ratio rule it could have at least 38 black squares, whereas it has only 33.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111213
14 1516
17 18 19 20 21
22 23 2425
26 27 28 2930
31 3233 34
35 36 3738
39 40
4142 4344 45
4647 4849 50 51
52 53 5455
56 5758 59 60
61 6263 64
65 66 67 68
69 70

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HORIZONTAL

1 Indian squaws 7 Sociable 14 Drier 16 An injury 17 Obtain 18 One who slanders 21 A broad ferryboat 22 A denial 23 A lynx 25 Symbol of metallic element 26 Island connected with life of Napoleon 28 To shut in 29 Land measure (pl.) 31 To wait 33 Suffix denoting superlative 34 To eat away 35 To reward 37 Form 39 Intentions 40 To avoid 42 American journalist 44 Tail-like plait of hair 46 “That is to say” (two words) 48 Name of either boy or girl 50 Vehicles on runners 52 Stop 53 Nobleman of lowest grade 55 Part of the eye 56 Anglo-French (abbr.) 57 Impartation of knowledge 60 Greek letter 61 Egg of a louse 63 A country 64 A prefix denoting through 65 Willows 67 Projecting edge in carpentry 69 A copper alloy 70 Small device for throwing a stream of liquid