BATTALION ATTENTION!
Reading edition
By Major
Cross word puzzles must be something like an intricate plan of a battle. The army delights in them. Here is one with word masses locking at center, masses of good, useful words. Map out your campaign—keep at it until the last long smile.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Weapon 4 Cripple 12 Satisfied 15 Miserly 17 Mechanism 18 Native hog of old world 19 Prevent 21 Public 22 Boat 23 Lightning 25 Part of a biped 26 Party periodical 28 Sweet compound 30 Group of native huts 32 Note of scale 34 Interjection 35 Unbounded expanse 38 Into 39 Note of scale 40 High 42 Ruler 44 Silver coin of Spain 46 Spoil 47 Retain 49 Pusher 50 Aid 51 Plant 52 Cold pendant 53 Operated upon with a flat-bladed implement 54 Train 57 Scrutinize 58 Fragment 59 Coin 60 Insulate 62 Play 63 Term of endearment 64 At 65 Value 67 Act 69 Pronoun 70 Small succulent fruit 72 Curl 75 Ball 76 Woman 78 Celebrity 80 Irritating to the mind 81 Kind of oil 83 Head 85 Kind of lily 86 Educate 88 Sovereign state 89 Low haunt 90 Epitomized 91 Rent
VERTICAL
1 Furthermore 2 Wind 3 Associates 5 Form of “to be” 6 Stomach 7 Tax 8 Exhalt 9 Vex 10 Poetic name for India 11 Negative prefix 12 True 13 Merit 14 Afflict 16 Play 18 Started 20 Privilege 22 Basket 24 Negative (Scotch) 26 Gold 27 Swear 29 Vociferate 30 Joint 31 Builder 33 City in Pennsylvania 36 Producer 37 Chemical element 39 Delusive reasoning 41 Hauled 43 Mode of generation 45 Water sprite 46 Birthplace of a prophet 48 Tramp 50 Pronoun 55 Explore 56 Treats 59 Entrance to a building 61 Law 64 Strained 66 Unite permanently 68 Part of war vessel 70 Capitalist 71 Matter 73 The writer or speaker 74 Part of a coat 75 Valley 76 Tool 77 Ireland 79 Weary 80 Owned 81 Native of country 82 Abbr. for hand-written book 84 Nip off 86 Negative 87 Any person whatever