Puzzle No. 98
A Nine-Celled Hive
There is plenty of verbal honey in the nine divisions of this construction, and your search is not likely to result in any stings. The central interlock, perhaps, might be improved upon, but there! We have built puzzles ourselves, and know what the constructor is up against.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Bribery
5 At the place
10 Mass of caked metal
15 Musical instrument
16 Treasure
17 Recess
19 Fabric
21 Urchins
22 Young feline
23 Prophet
24 Husk
26 Relative
28 Devoured
29 On ocean
31 Pour
33 Council of judges
34 Character in Genesis
35 Number again
37 Insect
39 Beverage
42 Abyssinian noble
43 Claims
45 Offspring
47 Snow (combining form)
49 Redistributes
51 Mobile colorless liquid
54 Equip
55 Descend
57 Succors
59 Girl’s name
60 Bewail
61 Greedy
62 Unit of square measure
63 Depression
64 Deciduous tree
65 Copied
67 Staff (Scotch)
69 Man’s name
70 Moldings (arch.)
72 Struck
75 A drug
77 Vehicle
79 Long
80 One
82 Jeopardy
84 Animal
85 Silences
88 Examine minutely
90 Singer
92 Ruler
94 Part of boat
96 Tense of Greek verb (abbr.)
97 Extinct bird
99 End
101 Evil
102 A saint
104 Color
107 Dimness of vision
109 Disinfectant
110 Ant
111 Partner
112 Missile
113 Made of tape
114 German composer
VERTICAL
1 Units of liquid measure
2 Sword
3 Equal quantity (med.)
4 Great General
5 Cetacean
6 Pronoun
7 Periods
8 Part of structure
9 Composition
11 One
12 Illuminated
13 Series of eights
14 Greek letter
15 Hymn
18 Injection
20 Machines
22 Joints
25 Hire
27 Receptacle
30 Pertaining to atmosphere
32 Domestic
33 Volcano
34 Relative
36 Arrive
38 Indigence
40 Ventures forth
41 Multitudes
43 Wittily
44 Loosen
46 Cut
47 Engraving
48 Reflection
49 Strays
50 Procreated
52 Pertaining to the sun
53 Indian princes
56 Strike
58 Retreat
65 Persian gold coin
66 Bridge
68 Adroitness
71 Unbroken
73 Goat
74 Exclamation of contempt
76 Vegetable
78 Savory smell
80 Pertaining to gold
81 Afloat
82 Ecclesiastical district
83 Top
85 Bleat
86 Member of Asiatic race
87 Artificial compound
89 Warm coverings
91 Emit
93 Harsh
95 Avid
97 Playtoy
98 Irregular mass
100 Halting
103 Deer
105 Masc. prop. name
106 Contest
108 Loiter