Puzzle No. 138

THAT STRANGE CIRCUS ANIMAL!

By Gertrude B. Chestresmith

Here is an ornamental design with some useful words in it. The locking is very pretty and as for that circus animal in its midst, it’s about time he strayed into a Cross Word Puzzle.

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8 910 11 121314
15 16 1718
19 20 212223
24 25 26 27 28
29 3031 3233
34 35 3637 38 3940
41 42 43 44
45 46 47
48 49 50 51
525354 55 5657 58
59 60 61 62 63
64 6566 67
68 6970 71 72
73 747576 77
78 79 80
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HORIZONTAL

1 Foolish fellow 8 Territory of emperor 11 Raises 15 Racket 16 Remark 18 Assembly 19 Fine powder 20 Near 21 Maiden changed into heifer by Juno 23 Remove surface 24 Shove 25 Touching at one point 27 Point of compass 29 100 square meters 31 Writer of game book 33 Female deer 34 Note of scale 35 Child’s game 37 Paternal relative 38 Make or mend 40 North River (abbr.) 41 Fertile spot 43 Popular violinist 45 Passage 46 Like swine 47 Desert 48 Cleanse 50 Put off 52 Conjunction 54 Napoleon’s marshal “Bravest of the brave” 55 Goddess of mischief 57 Turret or high hill 58 Exclamation of surprise 59 Born 61 Grown up 63 Bed 64 Animal cries 66 Eating away 67 Wild European plum 68 Bursting sounds 70 Male designation 71 By the grace of God (abbr.) 72 Aperture for sliding piece 73 Magistrate, ancient Rome 75 Scotch for “no” 77 Annoy 78 Withdraw 80 Guard 81 Mitigates