CROSSWORD No. 54 –Solution to No. 53– WHAKARUNGA 1. Descend, come down (4) 4. Small, little (8) 11. Clay (3) 12. Bite, chew (4) 13. Officer (5) 14. Yes (2) 15. The (pl.) (3) 16. Comic (6) 18. Looks, shape (4) 19. Current; he (2) 20. Although (6) 23. Morning (3) 26. Turn around (8) 28. Tongue (5) 31. Nose (3) 33. Run (3) 34. A grinding stone for cutting and drilling greenstone (9) 39. Vine (3) 40. Fault (2) 41. Give a sudden start (7) 42. Level or undulating country (5) 44. Horizon, horizontal beam (3) 45. Push, shove; shake (2) 46. Drag (2) 47. Like, as (4) 48. Strike (2) 50. Big (3) 51. Gun (2) 52. Health, well-being (6) 55. Scotsman (8) WHAKARARO 1. Road (7) 2. Mount (3) 3. Silent; showery, unsettled weather (2) 4. Force of example; brisk, hearty (6) 5. Splash boards of a canoe (2) 6. Snow, frost, sugar (4) 7. Ancient times (6) 8. Party, force (3) 9. Lift up, raise (4) 10. Where was? (4) 12. Mangrove fish (9) 17. Trouble (8) 21. Foaming, hanging in shreds (6) 22. Say; fill (2) 24. Mind (3) 25. Night (2) 27. Forehead (3) 29. Assembled, gathered together (6) 30. Sun, day (2) 32. Which? (5) 35. Isn't that so? (2) 36. Warrior; champion (3) 37. World (2) 38. If (7) 39. To-morrow (5) 43. Yes (2) 44. Ball on end of string (3) 46. Over the other side of (2) 47. Shake; scatter; earthquake (2) 49. Path (3) 50. Noise; screech; thicket (3) 51. Good, easy (3) 53. Yonder; digging stick (2) 54. White, clean (2)