THIS ONE WON’T BREAK YOUR HEAD
Reading edition
By Isidore Edelstein
Not much here to make you go around the house shouting, “a twenty-seven letter word meaning ‘cat’s eyeballs.’ ” Mr. Edelstein by no means makes himself a fiend, as some of the constructors do.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Prostrate 5 Raving insanity 9 Inferred 13 Dread 14 Malicious glance 15 Tradition 16 Pertaining to mouth 18 Kindle 20 Figure of speech 22 Spoliation 24 Overflows 26 Utensil 27 Manners 28 Toward 30 Drift of vessel to leeward 31 Water nymphs 32 Like 33 Central part of wheel 34 Point of compass 35 Disconsolate 37 Monetary unit (abbr.) 38 Remains of fire 39 Restrain 42 Class among Hindus 45 White heron 47 Irritates 50 Ancient 53 Jet of water 55 Pay 56 Carnivore 57 Wrathful 58 Claw 59 Selection 62 Fertile spots in desert 64 Inborn 67 Earth 68 Bears 70 One who lavishes fondness 71 Inspirit 73 Single masted vessel 75 Congealed water 76 Hush 77 A newt 79 Hindu god 80 To catch 82 Obj. case of I 83 Racing horses 85 Aid 88 Exclamation 89 Mendicant monk 90 Portable bedstead 92 Abhors 94 Register 96 That which one does best 98 Despot 100 Achieves 101 Scent 102 Oppress 103 For snow running 104 Strict 105 Upper air 106 Precipitous
VERTICAL
1 Wooden pin 2 Rave 3 Window built out from wall 4 Ingredient 5 Encountered 6 Orders 7 To be imminent 8 Yes 9 Esophagi 10 Vies with 11 Rainbow 12 Yellowish brown 13 Dirt 17 Thong 19 Golf term 21 An animal 23 Unite 25 Range 27 Kinds of isinglass 29 Output 32 Tree 36 Singing voice 39 A month (abbr.) 40 Pertaining to morals 41 Make amends for again 42 Wrinkles 43 Violent storm 44 Shade tree 45 Decree 46 Report passing from person to person 48 Service 49 Go in 51 Finger or toe 52 At no time 54 Before 56 Age 60 Consequently 61 Anger 63 Swell of sea 65 Apex 66 Mercenary 68 The upper air 69 Gash 72 Magic sword 74 Drugs to induce sleep 75 To cover with earth 77 Convoy 78 Blab 81 Eats quickly 83 Of a commonplace character 84 To be sick 86 Pen 87 Concise 89 Agitate 91 Either 93 Behalf 95 Our (Fr.) 96 Enemy 97 Head as of wheat 99 Blight