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: another solution by brianjn)

Still in the Philippines, yes.

I did fill in the crossword with no proper nouns (though raj can be one as a unique reference to the rule over India by the British), bais may be considered a loan word from Japanese/Chinese and mear from British English, and hies, roist and stroud tend toward obsolescence yet are still found in some dictionaries.


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

raj - (n., often capitalized) rule, especially by the British in India prior to 1947
scent
os
hies - (v., 3rd person singular simple present indicative) to hasten
bear
spur
teas
mear - (n. British dialect) mere; a boundary or boundary marker
ousel
dufus - (n.) doofus; a foolish or inept person
at
dealer
pound
roist - (v.) roister; to revel noisily or without restraint
as
she
tees
carp
humid
ire
stroud - (n., dated) a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians
bais - (n.) yellow mists occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China
plied
used
pap - (n.) soft food for infants or invalids; drivel, balderdash
urn
to

Edited on December 5, 2011, 3:39 am

Posted by Dej Mar on 2011-12-05 03:32:27