CROSSWORD 1084

ACROSS 1. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar. 4. Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit. 11. The capital and largest city of Yemen. 15. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments. 16. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants

or their culture or their language. 17. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954). 18. Having little physical or spiritual strength. 20. A dance involving a rhythmical stamping

step. 21. Grind together, of teeth. 22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a

skewer usually with vegetables. 23. A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown. 24. A dry cold north wind in SE France. 25. The blood group whose red cells carry

both the A and B antigens. 29. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element. 31. Used especially of mail. 35. Jordan's port. 38. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in

water. 40. A passage with access only at one end. 41. An awkward and inexperienced youth. 44. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized

by behavioral and learning disorders. 47. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife. 49. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms. 51. Fallow deer. 53. A state in the Rocky Mountains. 54. Essential oil or perfume obtained from

flowers. 55. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp. 56. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480

grains or one twelfth of a pound. 58. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed. 61. An angular shape characterized by sharp

turns in alternating directions. 63. The basic unit of money in Thailand. 64. A resin used in adhesives and paints. 68. Type genus of the Anatidae. 70. The fatty flesh of eel. 73. The cry made by sheep. 74. Tropical African herbs. 77. A shade of brown with a tinge of red. 78. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum. 79. One that is absent or not in residence. 81. A human limb. 82. A unit of length of thread or yarn. 83. Consisting of or resembling mother-ofpearl. 84. A light touch or stroke.

DOWN 1. An awkward stupid person. 2. A member of an Algonquian people living

in central Canada. 3. Jordan's port. 4. An informal term for a father. 5. The bureau of the Treasury Department

responsible for tax collections. 6. A drumbeat of bugle call that signals the

military to return to their quarters. 7. One dedicated to love and lovemaking

especially one who writes about love. 8. Proboscis worms. 9. An expression of open-mouthed astonishment. 10. An associate degree in nursing. 11. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages. 12. A means of serving. 13. A strip of land projecting into a body of

water. 14. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (19431993). 19. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a

skewer usually with vegetables. 26. A long-playing phonograph record. 27. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that

is highly corrosion-resistant. 28. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning. 30. Consider or describe as similar, equal, or

analogous. 32. A genus of Ploceidae. 33. Aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century. 34. Necessary for relief or supply. 36. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves. 37. A radioactive element of the actinide

series. 39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali

earth group. 42. A member of a Turkic people of

Uzbekistan and neighboring areas. 43. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue. 45. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. 46. The sound of laughing. 48. British writer (born in Hungary) (1865

1947). 50. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members. 52. Thick dark syrup produced by boiling

down juice from sugar cane. 57. A pad of paper for keeping notes. 59. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades

or Tartarus. 60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth. 62. A state in New England. 65. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment). 66. God of love and erotic desire. 67. Sound recording consisting of a disc with

continuous grooves. 69. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security. 71. A genus of Mustelidae. 72. Young sheep. 75. A master's degree in business. 76. (Irish) The sea personified. 80. A bivalent and trivalent metallic element

of the rare earth group.