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Across 3. Even though his uncle's gambling had completely wasted the family legacy, my ___ cousin showed no disappointment or indignation. 7. The ebony hat looked especially striking with peacock ___. 9. The tattoo could be heard in the silence of the night, as the village played their drums to __ the death of the chief's number one wife. 12. The flighty child went from one toy to another without purpose, and could not even have a __ that lasted more than a minute. 15. That student will always flourish in school because of her ___ study habits. 17. We did not even know about the larceny at the stables until we found the horseshoes and other pieces of riding tack in the ancient ___. 19. The resolute detective refused to let the ___ phone call keep him from investigating the murder. 20. ___ at the humilating comment the boy made to her at lunch, the girl responded with her own wry putdown that turned the laughter on him. 21. The full panoply of her tea set filled the table and I __ expressed my admiration of its beauty. 22. I began to ___ over a way to perk up this wizened celery, so I could use it for dinner. 23. The father and son hewed the two fallen trees into puncheons, which made a very ___ covered deck at the back of their house. 26. Although the horse's gait looked normal, the ___ rider wondered about the horse's strangely twitching tail. 28. The sedate congresswoman's ____ shone as she spoke about her efforts to help homeless children. 29. She had been my ___ for so many years that we had begun to quibble like siblings. 30. My ___ brother always finds a way to solve some disaster or other, and never has done anything to tarnish his image as one who can always help. 32. The IRS judged my tax return unorthodox, so they audited me, but meeting with them did not __ me in the least, because I keep great records. 33. We had hoped the trip would edify our children, as they learned about a foreign culture, but instead, all they wanted to do was __ at the beaches and playgrounds. 34. A ___ log floated in the lucid pond.

Down 1. The rift between my sister and me has long bothered me, but the ___ of my good relationships with my two sisters-in-law has helped me cope. 2. My neighbors made a very __ request to cut down some branches of our tree that hang in their yard. 4. I didn't think anyone would notice such a __ rent in my jacket. 5. Finally Dad had to ____ us three restive kids for continuing to ask, "Are we almost there yet?" 6. The boy had not prepared his presentation for speech class, but you couldn't tell as grinning, he started to __ to the lectern 8. The difficulty of trying to parley is that both parties really want their position to __ that of the other, so no one wants to compromise too much. 10. At the queen's summer palace we noticed the gilded knobs on the queen's ___. 11. I gave a gift to my brother and his morose acceptance of it did ___ me. 13. The pastor considered the gravity of his Lenten sermon as he attired himself in his purple __. 14. When the security guard saw two of the office workers unconscious and inert by the elevator, he had no thought of ___ or running away, but immediately dialed 9-1-1. 16. Thinking about her date tomorrow as she plaited her hair, the __ girl did not understand the news report on the TV in front of her. 18. Although his mother's __ clearly reminded him to frequently check his wallet, he did not do so, and when he tried to pay for his ticket, unwitting of the thief's quick larceny, he found his wallet gone. 22. The patient mother no longer gave indignant scoldings when her sons, their __ very immature, made rude noises to make each other laugh. 24. The ____ truth about their day of skipping school, did not even come close to the exciting speculation of what they must be doing. 25. The impatient customer berated the waitress for his cold victuals, and the __ of his complaint told her she would not be getting a tip. 27. I could see that I asked for help with too much ferocity, so I tried to __ my tone of voice 31. The group of ten friends had an amicable picnic every spring under the giant sycamore tree on the ___ at the city park.