MIXED DOUBLES
Reading edition
By Gregorian
This puzzle was used in the mixed doubles contest held in Wanamaker’s Auditorium in September, when Mr. and Mrs. William A. Stern II successfully defended their title. Their time was 6 minutes, 15 seconds.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Strike sharply 5 Russian mountain range 9 Trial 10 Name of saint given to Spanish watering place 11 Preposition 12 Small fruits 14 Strange 16 Soon (plural) 17 Emperor 19 Pronoun 20 Name of queen who was mother of Edward the Confessor 21 Dispatched 24 Egyptian god 25 Alternative conjunction 26 Obstruction 29 Long 31 Prefix—not 32 Form of parasitic plant life 33 Capital of Croatia 36 Edible seed formation 37 Hinder 39 Italian particle 40 Sheltered 41 Italian dukedom famous in renaissance 43 Forbids 44 Sleep (hobo slang)
VERTICAL
1 Two wheeled child’s vehicle (pl.) 2 Lowest rank in navy 3 Conjunction 4 Pin 5 Planet 6 Rest 7 Formal close for prayer 8 Bereavement 13 Egyptian god 15 Obstruction 18 Sun god 22 Disallowed legal claims 23 Supports 27 Fliers 28 Fruits used for making alcoholic beverages 29 Afternoon 30 Product of dissociation 33 King of Israel 34 Festive 35 Personal pronoun 38 Color 42 Thus