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Puzzle No. 69

Loosely Woven

The warp and weft of this one are not drawn too tightly together. If the puzzle has a fault, it is in the abundance of black squares, but the neat interlock saves it. Rather easy for the adept, and not an undue tax on the novice.

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HORIZONTAL

1 Wild

6 Pieces of window glass

10 One who is familiar with all the details of an art

15 Article

16 One who annoys

17 Make fast

18 Pronoun

19 Closely mown grass plot

20 Make amends for

22 Drop of saline liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands

24 That on which the affections are passionately set

26 All correct

27 Father

29 Masses

31 Group

32 Gradually enervate

34 Marsh

36 Infold

39 A duet

40 Possesses

41 Raise the spirits of

42 Obliterate

43 Disregard the divine law

44 Tocsin

45 Near the stern

47 Situation

49 Quality

51 Worthless matter

53 Bends forwards

56 Single

57 Circuit or journey

59 Manlike monkeys

62 A tree

63 To provoke

64 Sidewise

65 In error

66 Reverential fear

68 Shelter

70 Nautical mile

72 Objective of “she”

74 Erudition

76 Small shears

79 Island

80 Shabby clothing

83 Military aviator

84 Used to express comparison

86 Poem

88 Diminish

89 Frozen rain

90 Freeze or chill

92 Anarchist

93 Before

94 Heretofore

96 Exist

97 Immerse and withdraw

98 Fall in drops

100 Physician (abbr.)

102 Conjunction

103 A range of the voice

104 Bind to secrecy

107 Decorate

110 Subjugated

112 The thing

114 Rigorous

115 Inveigle

116 Exclamation

117 The period of minority

118 Antagonist

119 Talent

VERTICAL

1 Starve

2 Upon

3 And others

4 Stitch

5 Bronze

6 Summit

7 Skill

8 Bring forth young

9 Gait

10 A dull surface

11 A single spot

12 False pretence

13 Printer’s measure

14 Object

19 Quantities

21 Metal-bearing rock

23 Bars

25 Church officer

26 Precious stone

28 Exclamation

30 Constructs

32 Perceive

33 Mitigate

34 Dread

35 Catches

37 Apart

38 Pamper

44 Exist

46 Zealot

48 Printer’s measure

49 The whole

50 Not at all

51 Tries

52 Cuts

54 Vows

55 Beach

57 Extension (abbr.)

58 Dashed

60 Enclosure

61 Toper

67 Marvel

69 Ardent

71 Not the same

73 Draw out

75 Hesitant interjection

77 None (colloq.)

78 Annoyance

79 Preposition

81 Mimic

82 Hold back

84 Rip

85 Consumed

86 Institute

87 Conduct a periodical

90 Inactive

91 Eras

95 Self

99 City in Italy

101 Venture

102 Without another

103 So be it

105 Limb

106 Time immediately preceding

108 A low haunt

109 Batter

110 Pull

111 Part of “to be”

113 Preposition

116 Gold (chem.)

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