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Puzzle No. 17

A TESSELATED TANGLE

By Persephone

Perfect interlocking and very few unkeyed letters! Technically, this puzzle is nearly perfect. Nor should the strain on the vocabulary be unduly severe.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Rank 6 Paralysis 10 Relating to medicine or doctors 15 Single 16 Fierce jungle beast 18 To brown over a blaze 20 Bustle 21 American Indian of certain tribe 23 Vagrants 25 To pack compactly 26 Matrons 28 Soft plug 29 Deceives 31 Accomplish 33 A dark, viscous liquid 34 Roomy, flat-bottomed boat 35 To be ill 36 A measure of area 37 Unaccustomed 40 That which serves to solve or explain 41 Occupied 43 A metal 44 Corrode 46 Skill 47 Pig 48 Marry 50 Instrument of punishment 52 Unclose 54 Vigor 56 Wind instruments 59 Tranquillity 61 A milk product 63 To bar 64 A grain 65 Frenzy 66 Undermined 68 Opposite middle of ship’s side 70 Inclosed 72 Is company 73 Wield diligently 74 To bow quickly 76 Goddess of Dawn 77 The whole 79 A digit 81 Fragment 83 Beast of burden 84 Dealt with 86 Convulsive gasp 88 Sisterhood 91 The man 92 Insect 93 A principle held as true 94 Contest by force 95 I disagree 96 Fraudulent 98 Solemn promise 99 Tidy; spruce 101 Close to 103 One who frees 106 Father of the gods 108 To call out 109 Less covered 110 A rough 112 Wrath 113 Church holiday 114 A small carnivore 115 Hidden