Puzzle No. 54
Tiny Tim
Sixteen black squares to one hundred and fifteen white is a pretty fine average. A too black pattern means the constructor was a bit lazy. This is small, but the words are not ordinary by any means.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Stocks and bonds
9 Hail
10 Anger
11 More exact
13 Paris subway
15 Roulade
16 Builder
18 Harmonize
20 Discretion
21 Expletive
23 Hits lightly
26 Famous Irish chalice of 10th century
29 Stir
31 Snake
32 Make fast
33 Shellfish
35 Period
36 Members of hill tribe, British India
37 Baked clay
VERTICAL
1 Refractory
2 Boast
3 First lady
4 Tranquil
5 Act
6 Built
7 Girl’s name
8 To gyp
12 Beaten track
14 Bird of fable
17 Reposed again
19 Arrogant person
22 Surgeon’s cylindrical saw
24 Years
25 One who heaps
27 Town of Gold Coast
28 Gull (Scotch)
30 Nurse
34 Quarrel