Muscat Daily

DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

I) Jason's ship 5) Scarecrow's stuffing

10) Sound of a hoofbeat 14) Saturday service site 15) English Channel harbor town

16) Fury

17) Fish measuremen­t

19) Cay

20) Talked, talked and talked

21) Scrabble unit

23) Attention-attracting sound

24) Twisted lock?

25) Fastens anew

28) Half-moon

3 I) A void capture by

32) Skirt fold

33) Bluejacket

34) Gentlemen

35) Turned sharply

36) Birthday party centerpiec­e

37) 2,000 pounds

38) Acted the farrier

39) Minds your own business? 40) Goulash containers 42) Answers skillfully

43) Sweeties

44) No longer working (Abbr.)

45) Eighth of a circle

47) They play by themselves

51) Sheep calls

52) Hare ball?

54) Lake near Niagara Falls 55) Teamsters, for one

56) Sandwich cookie

57) Bellow

58) Absorbent cloth

59) Go by bus

DOWN

I) Like a post-volcanic landscape

2) Ostrich cousin

3) Island discovered by Magellan

4) Unmarried ladies, once 5) Germ cells

6) Carved pole

7) Highway or street alternativ­e

8) "Aladdin" prince 9) Knowledgea­ble, via books 10) Film reviewer

11) Perfection­ist's concern 12) Look up and down

13) Jury member

18) Slightly amused reaction

22) "_ ofeden"

24) Raise Labradors, e.g. 25) Bandstand breaks

26) "Adam Bede" novelist 27) Was a coward

28) Parts of a crossword puzzle

29) In one's birthday suit 30) Highlight holder?

32) Conspires

35) Timesaver

36) IOU holder

38) Bridge measuremen­t 39) Scaler's spike

41) Animal that goes "pop" 42) Arson or robbery, e.g. 44) Helicopter blade

45) Follow, as orders

46) Be concerned

4 7) Cookbook direction 48) Delhi dress

49) Drew even with

50) _ gin fizz

53) Best-selling number?