By Irvan Neckerman

Mr. Neckerman thinks obsolete words need an airing. He’s afraid they’ll get motheaten. We’ll say he does his best to prevent any such catastrophe.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Opening in a forest 6 Fanatical 10 Dealers in small wares 11 The name of King Arthur’s lance 12 Bag 13 Elevate 15 Cover 16 Feast 17 Parts with 19 Milestone 20 Mild 24 The red monkey 28 Vessel 29 Kind of rubber tree 30 Expression of good wishes 31 Sheet; surface 33 Discarded call 34 Importune 35 Rectify 36 Premonitions

VERTICAL

1 Reinforcements 2 Counseled 3 Confuse 4 To prepare for weavers’ use (obs.) 5 Crowds 6 Employers 7 Crossbeam (Prov.) 8 Round shield 9 Anoint 14 Suffer 18 Sanctity (arch.) 20 Used up 21 An umbelliferous plant 22 Born 23 One of an ancient order of priests 24 Hit (fencing term) 25 To disturb 26 Tent 27 Printers’ marks 32 God of shepherds (myth.)