Crossword

ACROSS 1. Before the Christian era 3. To express embarrassment (s) 6. It hides the top of the curtains 9. Drag behind 10. Vowels 12. Constellation in the milky way between Ara and Lupus 13. An order of amphibians comprising the salamanders, tritons and allied animals 14. Musical instrument 16. Of a bright blue color 18. Weighed down 19. A Fictional character in “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” TV series 21. Undeveloped but potentially useful 23. Swarming with 25. An operating system 27. A plant genus (saltbush and orache) 29. Type of meat (French word) 30. To suggest based on evidence (but not state explicitly) 31. Unmarried young woman. DOWN 2. To quote as a proof of what you are saying 4. A member of a Bantu ethnic or social group 5. Keep in a certain state, position or activity 6. Base an argument, theory or undertaking on 7. To diminish 8. A place with less than 1000 people, with fixed boundaries and a local government 10. Color similar to that of a clear October sky 11. A person with an unusual personality 15. A statement that contradicts itself 17. Of or relating to the home 20. The center; of, pertaining to, or having a navel 21. Having a defect 22. Bestow an award in recognition of an achievement 24. Whole quantity 26. Official at a baseball game (plural, informal) 28. Voracious snake-like fishes

- Rashmi Garg, Mensa Delhi