Puzzle No. 73
My Second and Last
“This is my second and last,” writes J. A. M. “Too absorbing. Leaves no time to read.” We don’t believe J. A. M. He underestimates the frailty of the human soul where cross word puzzles are concerned. He’ll be at it with ruled paper and pencil again, and then he’ll swear off again.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Napkins
4 Director
10 Beach
13 Photographic instrument
15 Idle
17 Pronoun
19 Mushrooms
20 Mental images
21 Pronoun
22 Belief
24 Wailing
26 Tyrolian singing
28 Atmosphere
29 Genus of lily family
31 Between
32 Poisonous snake
33 Dejected
34 Reckoning of years
36 American humorist
38 A condiment
40 Vulgar fellow
42 Rings
44 Careful observer
45 Stored for future reference
47 Implant
48 Prepared for combat
49 Leading part (musical)
50 Music drama
53 Lure into danger
58 Leaps over
60 Rodent
61 Supreme deity of ancient Minæans
62 Do wrong
63 Goddess of dawn
65 Before
66 Attempt
67 Frogs’ spawn
69 Weight for vessels
72 Unite
73 Minor prophet
75 Skins
76 Round of years
78 Pronoun
79 Ornamental tape
81 Uncover
83 Pronoun
84 Fraud
85 Trains
87 So
88 Bedaubed
89 Pigs
VERTICAL
1 Lure
2 Before 11 Vertical
3 Less hazardous
4 Males
5 Debated
6 Brads
7 Deceit
8 Bear
9 Regret
10 Broom
11 After 2 Vertical
12 German city
14 Egyptian goddess
16 Speak
18 Annoyer
21 Interfere
23 Biting
25 Ordinary
27 Old fashioned clocks
29 Obstruct
30 Wooden ship
32 Confirm
33 Notch
35 Enliven
37 Where the tide meets a river current
39 Gem
40 Soft drink that is sometimes hard
41 Station
43 Father of Methuselah
45 Nourished
46 Arid
51 Talking bird
52 East or southeast wind
54 Heavy rope
56 Garret
57 Not frequently
59 Sigh with sudden heaving of breast
61 Skill
64 Specie of poisonous tree
65 Ancient Monastic Order
68 First appearance
70 Shelf
71 Kind of tree
72 Characteristic of groups
73 Intimate
74 Part of body
76 Vehicle
77 Long fish (pl.)
80 Jewish month (pl.)
82 What the cow chews
84 Exclamation
86 Thus