Crossword for Thu, 6/Jul/2006

1
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
4
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
 
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22
 
23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26
 
 
 
27
 
28
 
 
 
 
 
29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Across
2: Plural form of 'item.'

4: Opposite of fail

8: A curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch. (music)

9: Synonym for 'Mother.'

10: A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.

11: 'That was cool Mark, do it ______!'

12: A green leafy vegetable usually used in salads.

14: A form of address for a married woman.

15: Synonym of 'amusing.'

17: 'To ______ a question, raise your hand.'

19: Rhymes with 'tub'

20: A rope or cable that is used to brace something; a ______ wire.

21: Belonging to us; 'That is ______ house over there.'

23: The mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down.

25: Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.

26: Synonym of 'deed'

28: Rhymes with 'spice'

29: Relieve from.

30: Synonym of 'cargo.'

31: Synonym of 'refuge'

Down
1: Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy.

2: Synonym of 'unbelievable'

3: To identify the letters of a word.

4: An unspecified thing.

5: A group of people living in a particular local area.

6: To take in food; you do this if you are hungry.

7: Synonym of 'frolic'

8: A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.

13: In a desert, this process occurs faster than precipitation.

15: Going or coming after in the same direction.

16: Synonym of 'careless'

18: Fought on the Korea Peninsula and reached its height between 1950 and 1953.

22: A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.

24: 'Up' on a map.

25: Cause to undertake a certain action; 'Her greed ______ her to forge the checks.'

27: Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material.





Solution (Reversed)
D
E
E
C
C
U
S
S
M
E
T
I
E
A
A
O
O
P
M
X
N
A
T
M
O
M
E
I
T
P
C
C
M
E
L
O
L
L
E
E
C
U
T
T
E
L
N
I
A
G
A
V
N
H
U
I
K
S
A
I
I
N
U
F
S
R
M
O
P
T
N
E
O
I
E
R
U
O
Y
U
G
G
L
B
U
D
E
R
L
L
L
A
M
A
L
L
N
O
I
S
O
R
E
W
N
T
E
O
G
W
H
W
I
D
I
R
E
C
I
T
C
A
A
O
T
N
N
I
R
R
N
E
V
A
H
T
H
G
I
E
R
F