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1 To butt 2 Above 3 Pronoun 4 Billiard shot 5 Raw metals 7 Dry 8 Hearsay 9 Part of verb “to be” 10 Either 11 Guided 12 Glut 14 Purer 17 Terse 19 Part 21 Noblemen 24 Skill 26 Drunkard 28 Mineral spring 30 Edge 31 State of equality 33 Help 35 Accuse 36 Abets 37 Liberty 39 Purposeless 41 Loathes 42 A member of solar system 44 Powerful explosive 46 A bird of crow family 49 Easily crumbled 51 Gazers 53 Oriental tower 55 Insect 56 Separate 58 Playing card 59 Rage 60 Equipped 61 Vortex 63 Tear 65 Tune 68 Directed 70 Systematic rules for eating 73 Military assistant 74 To pierce 76 Used in small boats 78 A box or place 80 In regard to 81 Part of verb “to be” 83 Latin for “and” 84 Exclamation

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Puzzle No. 38

BLACK BEETLE

By Fred L. Kleinschmidt