Crossword puzzle for February 17, 2002 |
ACROSS 1. A group of Indic lanugages 5. A person who is tricked or swindled 9. Insecticide 12. Wings 13. Quickly 14. Sound of satisfaction 15. Bacterium 16. Protagonist 17. Small truck 18. Birth control means 20. Metrical feet of one accented syllables followed by 2 unaccented ones 22. Ancient Persian ruler 25. Timid 26. Heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad ___ 27. A citizen of a certain Islamic country 32. Fish eggs 34. Illuminated 35. Edible roots 36. Ravaged 39. Consumer Price Index 40. 1000 electron volts (abbrev.) 41. Furs 43. Changed mind 47. The cry made by sheep 48. A fabric woven from goat and camel hair 49. A semitic people 51. Table napkins 54. Shed tears 55. Impart information verbally 56. Hebrew unit of measure 57. Goddess of dawn (Greek mythology) 58. Copyread 59. Capital of Norway |
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1. In the cartoons, Blondie's husband 2. Brew 3. Peculiarities 4. Object 5. Burmese knife 6. Employed in accomplishing something 7. Leeches 8. Eras 9. Frontiersman ____ Crockett 10. Arabic letter 11. Darkens skin by sun exposure |
19. Dip lightly into water 21. Genus of barn owls 22. Chalcedony 23. Herbaceous plant 24. Talked profusely 28. Bag 29. Applauds 30. The back side of the neck 31. Goddess of fertility (Egyptian mythology) 33. Old English jurisdiction |
37. An official representative 38. Hit lightly 42. Hindi courtesy title 43. Competition involving speed 44. A Spanish river 45. Negatives 46. Salvador ____, Spanish artist 50. Type of sandwich 52. Sound unit 53. No seats available |
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