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A porter in a British hotel comes upon an American tourist impatiently jabbing at the button for the lift.
"Sir, the lift will be here in a moment."
"Lift? Lift?" replies the American. "Oh, you mean the elevator."
"No sir, here we call it a lift."
"Well, as it was invented in the United States, it’s called an elevator."
"Yes sir, but as the language was invented here, it’s called a lift."

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American crossword №15: FIGURE OF SPEECH

ACROSS:

1. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

5. Exclamation used to acknowledge a mistake or accident

9. Be idle; exist in a changeless situation

14. Not fake or counterfeit

15. Join or attach with or as if with glue

16. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

17. The habitation of wild animals

18. Excessively abundant

19. Colour lightly

20. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

23. Tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

24. A large pot for making coffee or tea

25. Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

28. Power, authority; a supernatural life force

30. Make a map of; show or establish the features or details of

33. On or toward the lee

34. A crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)

35. A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

36. A participle that expresses completed action

40. Parent-Teacher Association

41. Cooked by frying in fat

42. In the direction of

43. Any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves

44. Catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

45. The recipient of funds or other benefits

47. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)

48. Maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

49. Management through specified channels of communication

56. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand

57. A shop selling ready-to-eat food products

58. Expresses a change of state

59. To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open

60. An open river valley (in a hilly area)

61. Express one's choice or preference by vote

62. Performance of moral or religious acts

63. Someone who copies the words or behaviour of another

64. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom

DOWN:

1. Informal term for money

2. Small dark purple fruit of the açaí palm of South America; often used in smoothies and health drinks for its nutritional and antioxidant properties

3. A supporter of the American Revolution

4. A promiscuous or disreputable woman

5. (folklore) a female ogre

6. A mixture; a medley

7. Smoke and exhale strongly

8. Perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

9. The literary intelligentsia

10. Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

11. Coat or cover with zinc

12. To or from every one of two or more (considered individually)

13. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972

21. Eggs of female fish

22. The Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage

25. Marked by good fortune

26. Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

27. To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc

28. (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals

29. Marked by active interest and enthusiasm

30. English writer of stories for children (1882-1956)

31. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains

32. The basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos

34. Fall in drops

37. 100 pfennigs formerly equalled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany

38. Malicious burning to destroy property

39. Inflicting punishment

45. Half asleep

46. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers

47. Propel (a boat) using oars

48. A young woman

49. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk

50. Expect and wish

51. Tropical starchy tuberous root

52. Move forward by leaps and bounds

53. Participating in or knowledgeable out

54. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers

55. The season around the 25th December (traditionally extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6)

56. Water soaked soil; soft wet earth


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