Just add the supplied consonants to reconstruct the following crossword grid.

	A					E
O								E		A
I			I	E				E	A
		U				E	A
			E	A			I
		I			O	U		E
			U		U				I
A						E	A		E
	O	U

MISSING CONSONANTS

B

C

C

D

D

D

D

F

H

H

J

L

L

M

N

N

P

P

P

P

P

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

T

T

T

T

(In reply to re: a solution by brianjn)

There are several possible solutions, yet I am yet unaware of a solution without a proper noun, such as Purim or Lear (the latter in the solution below) or an obsolete or foreign word.

F A S - S P E N D - J
O R - - H - - - E - A
I - T I E S - B E A M
S P U R - H E A P - S
T - L E A R - I - C -
- - I - - O U T E R -
P - P U D U S - - I -
A D - R - D E A L E R
C O U N T - S - - R -


fas (n.) plural of the fourth note of the sol-fa
spend
ties
beam
spur
heap
Lear (n.) a legendary king of the Britons
outer
pudus (n.) very small deer of the genus Pudu
ad
dealer
count

foist (v.) to force onto another
ar (n.) a unit of surface area
she
deep
jams
tulip
ire
shroud
bait
crier
uses
pac (n.) an overshoe-encasable shoe; a bundle
do

Posted by Dej Mar on 2011-12-05 01:40:21