CROSSWORD 1075

ACROSS 1. The compass point that is one point east of

due south. 4. (astronomy) The point in an orbit farthest

from the body being orbited. 12. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. 15. Affectedly modest or shy especially in a

playful or provocative way. 16. Birds with feet adapted for perching on

trees. 17. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material. 18. A river in north central Switzerland that

runs northeast into the Rhine. 19. Someone who educates. 20. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning. 21. (informal) Exceptionally good. 23. In the Roman calendar. 24. Moving quickly and lightly. 26. Behavior or language bordering on indelicacy. 28. A very poisonous metallic element that

has three allotropic forms. 29. A prediction about how something (as the

weather) will develop. 32. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by

the placenta. 35. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC). 36. A member of the Siouan people living in

the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi. 38. A mixture of mashed malt grains and hot

water. 40. To fix or set securely or deeply. 44. Being ahead of time or need. 46. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle

where driver sits. 47. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle. 49. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue. 50. A fee charged for exchanging currencies. 52. A member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking

people living in eastern European Russia. 54. Able to read and write well. 56. Like or containing small stick lumps. 57. The capital of Western Samoa. 59. Liable to sin. 64. Get undressed. 69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth. 70. Someone who helps to gather the harvest. 73. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934). 74. Alternative names for the body of a

human being. 75. Surpassing what is common or usual or

expected. 77. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942). 78. Used of a single unit or thing. 79. Make by putting pieces together. 80. An informal term for a father.

DOWN 1. Someone who works (or provides workers)

during a strike. 2. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come. 3. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American

wildcat. 4. Any of various primates with short tails or

no tail at all. 5. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). 6. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade

names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail). 7. Distinctive manner of oral expression. 8. (physical chemistry) A distinct state of matter in a system. 9. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the

point of or strongly disposed. 10. Shod or cased with iron. 11. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain. 12. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice. 13. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are

strong rising air currents. 14. Not in action or at work. 22. Small compact-bodied almost completely

aquatic bird that builds floating nests. 25. Molten rock in the earth's crust. 27. A radioactive element of the actinide

series. 30. The ohmic resistance of a conductor. 31. Any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails. 33. A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification. 34. Resembling or containing chert. 37. An interest followed with exaggerated

zeal. 39. (Babylonian) Consort of Anu. 41. The specified day of the month. 42. Formerly the chief magistrate in the

republics of Venice and Genoa. 43. English monk and scholar (672-735). 45. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides. 48. The state of being unclothed and exposed

(especially of a part of the body). 51. Of or relating to near the ear. 53. Ritual hand movement in Hindu religious

dancing. 55. The vein in the center of a leaf. 58. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively. 60. Very dark black. 61. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its

mother and raised by hand. 62. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography). 63. (military) Signal to turn the lights out. 65. The general activity of selling. 66. Toward the mouth or oral region. 67. A cord fastened around the neck with an

ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie. 68. A town in north central Oklahoma. 71. Liquid excretory product. 72. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum. 76. A silvery ductile metallic element found

primarily in bauxite.