THAT STRANGE CIRCUS ANIMAL!
Reading edition
By Gertrude B. Chestresmith
Here is an ornamental design with some useful words in it. The locking is very pretty and as for that circus animal in its midst, it’s about time he strayed into a Cross Word Puzzle.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Foolish fellow 8 Territory of emperor 11 Raises 15 Racket 16 Remark 18 Assembly 19 Fine powder 20 Near 21 Maiden changed into heifer by Juno 23 Remove surface 24 Shove 25 Touching at one point 27 Point of compass 29 100 square meters 31 Writer of game book 33 Female deer 34 Note of scale 35 Child’s game 37 Paternal relative 38 Make or mend 40 North River (abbr.) 41 Fertile spot 43 Popular violinist 45 Passage 46 Like swine 47 Desert 48 Cleanse 50 Put off 52 Conjunction 54 Napoleon’s marshal “Bravest of the brave” 55 Goddess of mischief 57 Turret or high hill 58 Exclamation of surprise 59 Born 61 Grown up 63 Bed 64 Animal cries 66 Eating away 67 Wild European plum 68 Bursting sounds 70 Male designation 71 By the grace of God (abbr.) 72 Aperture for sliding piece 73 Magistrate, ancient Rome 75 Scotch for “no” 77 Annoy 78 Withdraw 80 Guard 81 Mitigates
VERTICAL
1 Suspension of proceedings 2 Anger 3 Myself 4 Meadow 5 Tellurium (symbol) 6 Anglo-Saxon money 7 Horses (obs.) 8 Bear 9 Lover of cheese 10 Exclamation of disgust 12 Blast furnace fuel 13 Union of three 14 Strong man of old 16 Ecclesiastical council 17 Submit 20 Exclamation of dislike 22 Single 24 Meanness 26 Imaginary hillside animal of circus 28 End 30 Chauffeur’s necessity 32 Jewel 35 Green and yellow finch 36 One of wandering band 38 Frozen rain 39 Bet 41 Over 42 Bucket on yoke 43 Terminus 44 Also not 49 Entangle 51 Mist 53 Harvester 55 Decorate 56 Cut out 58 Plunderer 60 Aftersong 61 Prepare for war 62 To dress up 63 Cathedral precinct 65 Revolving roasting bar 67 Blow 69 Skid 72 Views 74 Reckoning of years 76 Keel billed cuckoo 77 Golf term 79 Deity (Heb.) 80 Knights Templar (abbr.)