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Puzzle No. 37

DECORATION

By Anna J. Munro

A good deal of black, but very ornamental. The center, with its outreaching arms, is well built.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011
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18 1920 2122
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272829 30 3132 33
34 35 36 3738 39
40 41 4243
44 45 46
47 48
49 50 5152 53
5455 5657 58 59 60 61
62 6364 65
66 67 6869 70 71
72 73 74
7576 77 78
79 8081 82 8384
85 86

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HORIZONTAL

1 River boundary, ancient Italy 6 Ladies small umbrella 12 To weaken 13 A sailor 15 An alcoholic drink 16 Cotton fabric 18 Part of verb “to be” 20 To demand the return of 22 Act 23 Disorder 25 Portions of medicine 27 Part of verb “to be” 29 Equip with weapons 30 A quick blow 32 Eggs of fish 33 Indefinite article 34 Separately 36 Last 38 A feature 40 Corn weed 41 Pertaining to a poet of Greece 43 Faction 44 Girl’s woolen hat 45 A fish 47 An artist of colors 48 Forwards by post 50 Numeral 52 Recent 54 Bits of materials 57 Statesman 60 City in Italy 62 Interior 64 Alarm 65 Malicious crime 66 Near 67 By way of 69 Before 70 Not bright 71 Parent 72 Cuttlefish 74 Fathers 75 Behold 77 Move 78 Exist 79 Organ of head 81 A foundation 82 Devoured 84 Strike 85 Retreated 86 Do without; refrain from