ACROSS 1. Misplaced 5. Precious stone 8. Drink in small amounts 12. Leaf of the talipot palm 13. Papal court 15. Nautical mile (speed) 16. A low tide 17. Fertile areas in deserts 18. Small island 19. Ruling bodies 22. Doctrine 23. Decay 24. Symbol 26. Soak up 29. 7th planet 31. Fabric made from camel hair 32. Wades across a stream 34. Repasts 36. Coarse file 38. Recluse 40. Cease 41. Ridge of gravel from a stream 43. Brother of Moses 45. Estimated Time of Arrival 46. Foreshadow 48. Burns with hot liquid 50. Albacore 51. Macaque 52. Short for Robert 54. Persons 61. A Semitic people 63. Hyrax 64. Overindulge 65. A deep shaft 66. Jargon 67. Sharpen 68. A stupid person 69. Scottish for "Uncle" 70. Ooze |
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1. Not short 2. Margarine 3. A people of eastern Europe 4. Diminishes gradually 5. An island in the Marianas 6. Gaelic 7. Comportment 8. Traverse across snow 9. Gave to understand 10. Politicians 11. Stalk 13. Dominance 14. Abuzz |
20. Covers a house 21. Fraud 25. 1 1 1 1 26. Embarrass 27. Also called "Hoops" 28. Wide 29. Utilisers 30. Long narrow openings 31. Metric unit of area 33. Double-helix molecules 35. Resort 37. South American country 39. Moving back and forth |
42. Hindu princess 44. An aromatic ointment 47. Territories 49. Giggles 52. Harlot 53. Chocolate cookie 55. Valley 56. Islamic prayer leader 57. Weathercock 58. Found in some skin lotions 59. French for "Moon" 60. Stair 62. Bacon Lettuce Tomato |
Crossword | Today's solution | Crosswords for April 2006 |