SANCTA SIMPLICITAS
Reading edition
By John Fasel
A little too much black for the best construction, but full of ease such as delights the puzzler in his more languid hours. Whet your appetite with this, and then try stronger meat.
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HORIZONTAL
2 Iranian language 5 Perverted 7 Reduce from frozen condition 11 Clear from weeds 13 Facility 14 Dark colored layer of the iris 15 A girl’s name 17 A counterstatement 18 Piercing instrument 19 Entrance court 20 Hush 21 A lectern 23 Orient 25 Lick up 26 Otherwise 28 To sow 31 Wrath 32 Beyond (prefix) 35 Cereal 38 The forearm 41 Hatchet 43 Exclamation of pleasure 45 Species of ox 46 Pertaining to the laity 47 Clotted blood 49 To agree 50 Supreme deity 51 Alkaline solution 52 Theory 54 Prefix, oily 55 Haut boy 56 Support 58 Grained sheepskin leather 60 Metal in its natural state 62 Large plant 63 To steep in water 65 To grind the teeth 67 Calm side 69 Novice 71 A cyma 74 Attempt 76 A girl’s name 78 Straightway 79 A land measure 81 Freeholder 82 Priestly vestment 83 A rain cloud 84 A seat in a church 85 Cattle of the bovine genus 86 Mischievous child 87 Even (abbr.) 88 Great quantities 89 Likewise 90 Stained
VERTICAL
1 Talk in an easy manner 2 Relish 3 Pointed steel instrument 4 Ventures 5 Pliant 6 Christmas 7 Irritate 8 Maker of hats 9 To lament 10 Spring 12 Duty 16 Composed of the number two 22 Congeal 24 Beast of burden 26 Period 27 Goddess of peace 29 Color 30 Delude 31 A viscous material for writing 33 A badger-like animal 34 African blacks 36 To urge 37 Lyric poem 39 Noose used for catching cattle 40 A deep spoon 42 Lowest deck of a ship 44 Eagle’s nest 46 A card game 48 Bud 52 To weary 53 To injure 56 Of the verb “to be” 57 Aqueous vapor 59 Snare 61 Mean dress 62 Nodule of earth 64 Despot 65 Learned 66 Distinguished (abbr.) 67 Humanity 68 Licentious 70 Runic letters 72 A germ gland 73 Correct 74 Symbol 75 Yell 77 Abhor 78 An ecclesiastic 79 In bed 80 Hireling