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Puzzle No. 27

THIS TAKES THE CAKE

By M. H. Ronzone

Cut yourself a piece of this one. It’s a mouthful. A fine mixture of long and short words.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Sluggish inlets 6 To flatter grossly 11 All but 16 A folding frame 18 An East Indian tree 19 A fine soft powder 20 Exclamation of surprise 22 High temperature 23 Denial 24 Vegetables with dressing 25 Conjunction 26 Small barrel 28 To make or mend 29 Identity 31 Compound, as of atoms 32 Term of address 33 English nobleman 35 Ascent 37 Unctuous 39 Luminous circle 40 Sailing vessel 42 Props 45 H2O 46 Woodland deity 48 Adorns with colors 49 Energy 51 Measure of length 53 Tiny 55 Form of verb “to be” 57 Measuring instrument 58 Mother 60 Stanza 62 Depart 63 Cognomen 65 Indefinite article 66 Plural of Asiatic country 68 Encourage 70 Bonds 71 State in Mexico 73 Therefore 74 That on which one sits 75 Spiritual essence of Hindus 76 Grudge 78 So 79 Faculty of sensation 81 Note of musical scale 83 Fish spawn 86 Jurisprudence 88 Started 90 Balanced 94 Lemon-like fruit 97 Fresh set 98 Pertaining to seasons 100 A pattern 102 Helper 103 To converse 104 So be it 106 Fruit juice 107 Arm of the sea 108 Female rabbit 109 Infernal regions 112 Solemn promise 114 Small insect 115 Near 116 Sway 117 To accomplish 118 Elementary substance 120 On 121 A thin biscuit 122 Chief 124 Carouse 126 Happenings 127 South American vulture 128 Round-about way