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Puzzle No. 78

Polyangular and Polysyllabic

This constructor managed to fit together a well-joined construction, central vertebrae and a neat outer shell. Decorative and full of nice words.

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47

HORIZONTAL

1 Pale

5 Insignificant part

7 A circle

10 Brag

13 A river in Italy

14 Absconders

15 A musical note

17 A size of type

19 To slip

20 Furnished with a guard

22 Not the same

24 Refusal

25 Do not (Scotch)

26 Divided

28 A richly laden ship

29 Performing a service

30 An alloy

32 Wine

34 Places of confinement

35 Conjunction

37 South American ruminant

38 A shield

39 Princes

41 To goad

42 Seed of North American plant

44 Expressing surprise

45 Brown

46 Decay

47 A president of Orange Free State

VERTICAL

1 A coral island

2 A native of Pacific islands

3 A common given name

4 Saltpeter

5 A maiden loved by Jupiter

6 Poem

8 To talk nonsense

9 A hypothetical force

10 American explosive for shells

11 Sacrifice of principle to circumstances

12 Scientific description of races

13 Marrow

16 Compounds of atoms

17 A Government revenue

18 Collecting wives

20 Beckonings

21 The star of dawn

23 Tears

25 Bore

27 (Prefix) through

28 A bow

31 Loiter

33 Large birds

35 A fabric of asbestos

36 Sad

39 A short sword

40 A counter-irritant

42 Perform

43 Spot

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