Puzzle No. 57
Seven Greek Crosses
We counted the half-crosses to make up Mr. Sirich’s grand total. Please note: no unkeyed letters, no abbreviations or contractions, and comparatively few two- and three-letter words. Also double interlock throughout. Io triumphe!
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HORIZONTAL
1 Domestic animal (female)
5 Interlaced
9 Spanish dance
11 Charge with gas
13 Devoured
14 Bitter
16 Monastic female
17 Exclamation
18 Pile loosely
19 Perform
20 Civil War general
22 Long hair of lions (pl.)
24 Stitch
25 Ran rapidly
27 Foundation
29 Procured
30 Member
31 Gave formally
33 Begins
35 Vehicle
36 Dried fruit (bot.)
38 Term of address
40 Article
41 Large snake
42 Note of musical scale
43 Contest
45 Impost
47 Rear
48 Become planted deeply
50 Celestials
52 Facile
53 Portion
VERTICAL
1 Nurturer
2 Beverage
3 Regarding
4 Age
5 Interlacement
6 Conjunction
7 Large vehicle
8 Studies
9 Syrian god
10 Group of eight
11 Oriental measure
12 Sufficient (poet)
15 End of day (poet)
21 Avid
22 Unit of measure
23 An ascidian
24 Indications
26 Fish
28 Perceive
31 Dog
32 Charge
33 City in Nebraska
34 Sibilant rale
35 Hollow
37 Procured
39 Rodents
44 Age
45 Plaything
46 Finish
47 Bronze
49 Bone
51 Proceed