Puzzle No. 148
THE SQUARE ROOT OF CROSS WORDS
By Irvan Neckerman
How does he get that way? Here are some conversational words cheek to cheek with monstrosities dragged forth from their native obscurity. We warn all those to whom an obscure word is as a red flag to a bull to keep away from here.
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| 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | |||||
| 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | |||||||||||
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| 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | |||||||||||
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| 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | ||||
| 69 | 70 | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 72 | 73 | 74 | |||||||||||||
| 75 | 76 | 77 | |||||||||||||
| 78 | 79 | 80 |
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HORIZONTAL
| 1 A dissension 5 Expression of pity 9 Any slender bristlelike organ 13 Smooth and transparent 14 Afforded 15 Plain 17 Revolves 18 Passageway 19 Frame for drying clothes 20 Small island 21 Geometrical figure 22 An allotted portion 23 Manifestation 24 Outcry 25 Commands 26 Eastern title of authority 28 One of Rider Haggard’s books 30 To annoy 34 Chinese Buddha 36 Geometrical figure 41 Early name of Ireland 42 Poisonous extract 45 Wander | 46 A chink 47 Rubber 48 A throng 49 Cotton or woolen dress goods 51 Old way of spelling “that” 52 Additional 54 Goddess of vengeance 56 Literary fragments 57 Dance 61 A borrowing 64 To name 69 Relating to spaces 70 Father 71 A student (Fr.) 72 Measure of capacity 73 Batrachian 74 Artist’s models 75 Household gods 76 Besides 77 River in England 78 Inclinations 79 To account 80 Commissioned |
- 1 A dissension
- 5 Expression of pity
- 9 Any slender bristlelike organ
- 13 Smooth and transparent
- 14 Afforded
- 15 Plain
- 17 Revolves
- 18 Passageway
- 19 Frame for drying clothes
- 20 Small island
- 21 Geometrical figure
- 22 An allotted portion
- 23 Manifestation
- 24 Outcry
- 25 Commands
- 26 Eastern title of authority
- 28 One of Rider Haggard’s books
- 30 To annoy
- 34 Chinese Buddha
- 36 Geometrical figure
- 41 Early name of Ireland
- 42 Poisonous extract
- 45 Wander
- 46 A chink
- 47 Rubber
- 48 A throng
- 49 Cotton or woolen dress goods
- 51 Old way of spelling “that”
- 52 Additional
- 54 Goddess of vengeance
- 56 Literary fragments
- 57 Dance
- 61 A borrowing
- 64 To name
- 69 Relating to spaces
- 70 Father
- 71 A student (Fr.)
- 72 Measure of capacity
- 73 Batrachian
- 74 Artist’s models
- 75 Household gods
- 76 Besides
- 77 River in England
- 78 Inclinations
- 79 To account
- 80 Commissioned