A TESSELATED TANGLE
Reading edition
By Persephone
Perfect interlocking and very few unkeyed letters! Technically, this puzzle is nearly perfect. Nor should the strain on the vocabulary be unduly severe.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Rank 6 Paralysis 10 Relating to medicine or doctors 15 Single 16 Fierce jungle beast 18 To brown over a blaze 20 Bustle 21 American Indian of certain tribe 23 Vagrants 25 To pack compactly 26 Matrons 28 Soft plug 29 Deceives 31 Accomplish 33 A dark, viscous liquid 34 Roomy, flat-bottomed boat 35 To be ill 36 A measure of area 37 Unaccustomed 40 That which serves to solve or explain 41 Occupied 43 A metal 44 Corrode 46 Skill 47 Pig 48 Marry 50 Instrument of punishment 52 Unclose 54 Vigor 56 Wind instruments 59 Tranquillity 61 A milk product 63 To bar 64 A grain 65 Frenzy 66 Undermined 68 Opposite middle of ship’s side 70 Inclosed 72 Is company 73 Wield diligently 74 To bow quickly 76 Goddess of Dawn 77 The whole 79 A digit 81 Fragment 83 Beast of burden 84 Dealt with 86 Convulsive gasp 88 Sisterhood 91 The man 92 Insect 93 A principle held as true 94 Contest by force 95 I disagree 96 Fraudulent 98 Solemn promise 99 Tidy; spruce 101 Close to 103 One who frees 106 Father of the gods 108 To call out 109 Less covered 110 A rough 112 Wrath 113 Church holiday 114 A small carnivore 115 Hidden
VERTICAL
1 Curves 2 An insect 3 Urgent want 4 The thing 5 To extend from a common point in different directions 6 A wooden pin 7 South American Indian 8 Dull; stupid 9 At a distance 10 Proceeding 11 In, on, by or near 12 Rodents 13 Artificial language based on Esperanto 14 Craven 17 A vapor 19 Augment 22 The Devil 24 Uncovered 25 Word of unknown meaning occurring often in the Psalms 27 Genus homo 30 Swine 32 Aquatic, fur-bearing animal 36 A shield or protection 38 Highest horizontal timber in a roof 39 Spike 41 Before 42 Woman teacher in private household 45 Highest point 46 To mimic 48 Bad in the highest degree 49 Go in 51 Famous English race 52 Nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface 53 A scold 55 Repairs 57 Cleopatra’s last resort 58 Turf 60 An affirmative 61 Small vessel 62 Illimitable period of time 67 Conscious 68 A forbidden drink 69 Rabble 71 A dyestuff 73 A number of animals in a group, herd or flock 75 An underworld god 78 Work 79 Pertaining to tiles 80 Manifestation of respect or reverence 82 In the direction of 83 The great artery 84 From there 85 To pull vigorously 86 Harsh 87 To have a care for 89 Pad worn in a woman’s hair 90 A verse form 96 Garlands bestowed for victories 97 A title of respect 99 At this time 100 The primeval body from which the gods created the world 102 Epoch 104 Implore 105 Small child 107 Natural compound of metals 109 Exist 111 You
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