ACROSS 1. Strong woody fibers in plants 5. A hook or spar 9. Emcees 14. Genus of the bowfin fish 15. A two-toed sloth 16. Ancient Hebrew dry measure 17. Focussing glass 18. Upright in a wall 19. Uttered 20. Grasping hastily 22. Planted seeds 23. Farewell 24. Breastplate 26. Anagram of "Tub" 29. Increased 33. Lurched 38. The whole thing 39. A mixture of sand and clay 40. Positive electrode 42. Actress ____ Lanchester 43. Bury 45. Metal container 47. Merry 48. Supersonic transport 49. Concepts 52. S S S S 57. Parlor 60. Inconvenience 63. Without company 64. Told an untruth 65. Holly 66. Anagram of "Races" 67. Edible starchy root of taro plants 68. Feeble or crippled 69. Anagram of "Sleek" 70. Bambi was one 71. Historical periods |
| ||
DOWN | |||
1. A strong lightweight wood 2. Improve or rectify 3. A desert in northeastern Egypt 4. Perceive flavor 5. Spurt 6. Against 7. Animal life 8. A soft creamy candy 9. A 19th century man's boot 10. Antonyms 11. Display 12. Seize 13. Small storage building |
21. Square-shaped 25. Putting surfaces in golf 27. Incapable 28. 10 30. Fine earth floating in rivers 31. Gaelic 32. With affection 33. Treble or bass, for example 34. A1 35. Rodents 36. Extravagantly demonstrative 37. Document (abbrev.) 41. Hyrax |
44. Insanity 46. An individual unit 50. Troubled 51. Expressive of contempt 53. Grin 54. Pertaining to the sun 55. Swelling under the skin 56. Genders 57. Bag 58. To the windward side 59. Folktales 61. Yield 62. Smell |
Home | Today's solution | Crosswords for January 2005 |