Crossword 16

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Across
  1. 2. “Stick them with the _______ end.” – A lesson taught by a brother to his sister. (6)
  2. 5. And then an _______ struck me. “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” (8)
  3. 8. Having immense or fathomless extension downward, backward or inward (7)
  4. 9. How the _______ Stole Christmas! (6)
  5. 11. Rides, fun, clowns, shows, parades, attractions, games: That which encompasses the mentioned. (8)
  6. 12. Self defence, my foot. Her head was bashed in with a mace. They will undoubtedly charge you with _______ homicide. (8)
  7. 13. Herald, indicator (9)
  8. 16. The ____ of proof lies upon the defendant. Def. Burden (4)
  9. 19. She was asked to locate the missing treasure because of her remarkable ______ powers. (11)
  10. 21. __seeched, __sieged, __reaved (2)
  11. 22. Scarlet pigment that plays a major role in Hindu culture. (9)
  12. 24. A special object with mystical properties, symbolic representation, a good luck charm (8)
  13. 27. That which offends or disgraces pious belief (11)
  14. 29. A ________ of crows (collective noun) (6)
  15. 30. Intangible, incorporeal (8)
  16. 32. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, ____ teeth, ____ eyes, ____ taste, ____ everything. Complete this excerpt from ‘The seven ages of man’ with a single word. (4)
  17. 33. The actors wore dark capes, _______ masks and scary makeup in that bizarre horror movie. (9)
  18. 34. A highly emotional literary work, musical composition (8)
  19. 36. Bewildered, perplexed (9)
  20. 39. Stalemate, a position with no scope of compromise on either side (7)
  21. 40. _______nym, _______pod, _______morph (6)
  22. 42. Language of the common, nonsensical mumble jumble (6)
  23. 45. Turquoise, teal, peacock, cerulean, ______ (5)
  24. 46. He and his brother have a bet about who can ______ from uttering a single profanity. (7)
  25. 48. Fair is foul, and foul is fair. _______ through the fog and filthy air. (5)
Down
  1. 1. Common people, masses (9)
  2. 3. Don’t you dare ____ me, kid!; Let’s visit that old-fashioned diner where getting ____ from the waitstaff is part of the experience. (4)
  3. 4. Three blind men to see fair play. Forty mutes to yell, “Hooray!” Back to back they faced each other, Drew their swords and shot each other. Which literary device is at play here? (7)
  4. 6. The sounds of barking dogs, horns and sirens added to the ________ on the streets. (9)
  5. 7. _______ cannons, used against air strikes and fighter planes (4)
  6. 10. Complicated situation, dilemma, altercation (9)
  7. 14. A wailing female spirit (7)
  8. 15. Tiny bits of wreckage, remains after a terrible blast (11)
  9. 17. A potion of immortality (6)
  10. 18. Jack just handed in his resignation. He was useless anyways. Good _______! (8)
  11. 20. Fool, entertainer (6)
  12. 23. Unconquerable archenemy, also a Greek Goddess (7)
  13. 25. A social ________ that gave rise to a new world order. (9)
  14. 26. To dwell anxiously or gloomily (5)
  15. 27. Foolish words or ideas (10)
  16. 28. It was a misunderstanding of epic _________. (11)
  17. 31. The earliest writing paper (7)
  18. 35. Cure all (7)
  19. 37. Undermining womankind (8)
  20. 38. Luck, fortune (6)
  21. 40. Breathing heavily, also a clothing (5)
  22. 41. Commonly used word for consent (4)
  23. 43. Burning things with a malicious intent (5)
  24. 44. Catch it, and the game ends with an addition of 150 points. (6)
  25. 47. The very thought of facing people after self imposed solitary confinement made him ______. (6)