A STUDY IN CROSSES
Reading edition
By Daniel O’Leary
Funny how often you find crosses in cross word puzzles. There are several meanings to that. You will observe Maltese crosses in Mr. O’Leary’s construction, and it isn’t hard enough to make you cross.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Responds 7 Articles of Scotch costume 14 Way 15 Ordered thought 16 Hoarder 18 French river 19 Relating to 21 Signs 23 A conjunctive 24 Vase 26 Contend 27 Make lace 28 Midday 30 Noblemen 32 Peel 33 Pert. to birth 35 Tardier 37 Container 38 Product of decomposition 40 Withers 42 Steal 45 Termites 47 Darkness 49 Alkali 51 Plaything 53 Infant’s utterance 55 Point 56 That man 57 Maligned 61 Exclamation 62 Boxes 63 Sweet fluid 65 A widow 67 Member of Ancient Christian cult 69 Timidity 70 Serious
VERTICAL
1 Reckoning 2 Negative 3 Addition 4 Thing inscribed 5 A literary form 6 Wind 8 Space 9 Controls 10 Browns 11 Peer Gynt’s mother 12 On the contrary 13 Made a nasal sound 17 Opponent 18 Sense 20 Away 22 Title 23 Paddle 25 Negative 27 Substance from pine 29 Bodies of churches 30 Devoured 31 Holy one 32 Pert. to punishment 34 Roofing substance 36 Digit 39 Parents 40 Abode of pigs 41 Appearances 42 Footwear 43 Young goat 44 Organic chemical 46 Luke iii, 36 48 Chief ruler 50 Extinct bird 52 Site 54 French cap 57 Turn rapidly 58 Modes of skill 59 Famous opponent of John L. Sullivan 60 Sustain 62 Crafty 64 Fasten 66 Exclamation 68 Like
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