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Puzzle No. 22

AT THE CROSSROADS

By Helen V. Christ

Small, but plenty of unusual words to tax the lobes of your brain and the pages of your dictionary. Do you like difficult words? However, we have one or two still harder than this one.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Herbivorous fish-like mammal of the Atlantic shores 7 Quick succession of notes from a horn 13 Minor prophet (8th century B.C.) 14 To conceal or store as in the earth; hide 16 A light-yellowish brown 17 A piece of metal that holds another in place, or adjusts a bearing 19 Regret 20 Scot.—“to go” 21 Close to; near by; in; within 23 Little island, especially in inland waters 25 Have a purpose; endeavor earnestly 26 Copper (Chem.) 27 Roam idly abroad; ramble; stray 29 Changeling 31 Priest’s white linen vestment 32 Close; obstruct; hinder 33 Shield or defensive armor, as the mantle of Minerva 35 Mountain range in N. E. Utah 37 Constituting a large number; numerous 38 Heavy textile fabric, made in one piece, to cover a portion of a floor 39 Parasite 40 Part of the verb “to be” 41 Notify or summon 43 Showiness of achievement; brilliancy 45 Bind to secrecy 48 Make, grow, or seem to grow old 49 Exclamation of repugnance or disgust 50 Steep, or soak, as flax 52 Be slow; tardy; late 53 Preposition 54 Suffix used to form present participles 56 Pet or strike softly 58 Abbreviation for “company” 59 Brief poem characterized by exalted feeling 60 Carryall 62 Power of comprehending and judging 64 Slang for “no” 66 Court 68 God (Latin) 70 Betrayal; treachery; or breach of allegiance 71 Now going on; current