CROSSWORD 1087

ACROSS 1. An honorary degree in science. 4. 1 species. 11. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred. 15. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. 16. Mail sent by a sender at one time. 17. Title for a civil or military leader (especially

in Turkey). 18. A British peer ranking below a Marquess

and above a Viscount. 20. Genus of mainly American more-or-less

succulent herbs. 22. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma. 24. Arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for

spores. 25. A member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas. 28. Noisy talk. 29. Wild sheep of northern Africa. 31. A heading that names a statute or legislative bill. 32. Any of a number of fishes of the family

Carangidae. 35. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle

where driver sits. 37. Lacking self-confidence. 40. A member of the majority people of

Punjab in northwestern India. 43. A radioactive element of the actinide

series. 46. The universal time coordinated when an

event is received on Earth. 47. An informal term for a father. 49. A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing. 52. Of or relating the leg from the knee to the

foot. 54. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color. 55. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill. 56. English writer (1840-1893). 60. A white metallic element that burns with a

brilliant light. 61. According with custom or propriety. 62. An accidental hole that allows something

(fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape. 67. The capital city of Vietnam. 70. A white linen liturgical vestment with

sleeves. 74. Unknown god. 75. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of

rubberized fabric. 76. A horizontal bar that goes across something. 79. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands. 80. A great raja. 81. The cry made by sheep.

DOWN 1. Express in speech. 2. An African river that flows northwest into

Lake Chad. 3. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984). 4. Before noon. 5. Large tropical butterfly with degenerate

forelegs and an unpleasant taste. 6. Being three more than fifty. 7. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known

for his beauty and skill with bow and skis. 8. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle. 9. Constituting the undiminished entirety. 10. Kauri pine. 11. To a faint degree or weakly perceived. 12. Related on the father's side. 13. Rescue equipment consisting of a device

that fills with air and retards your fall. 14. An animal trainer who tames wild animals. 21. An animal skin made smooth and flexible

by removing the hair and then tanning. 23. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. 26. A pilgrimage to Mecca. 27. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products. 30. Harsh or corrosive in tone. 33. The act of carrying something v 1. 34. (Babylonian) Consort of Anu. 36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali

earth group. 38. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia. 39. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal. 41. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan

River. 42. With no effort to conceal. 44. Fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught

in the Pacific and Great Lakes. 45. The second wife of Henry VIII of England

and mother of Elizabeth I. 48. A public promotion of some product or

service. 50. Make amends for. 51. 1 species. 53. A lump of hard consolidated mineral matter. 57. The second great battle of the American

Civil War (1862). 58. The compass point midway between

south and southeast. 59. A member of the Semitic speaking people

of northern Ethiopia. 63. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in

favor of a person or cause). 64. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural). 65. A genus of Mustelidae. 66. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly

shrubs including roses. 68. Long green edible beaked pods of the

okra plant. 69. The United Nations agency concerned

with atomic energy. 71. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers. 72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth. 73. A pilgrimage to Mecca. 77. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group. 78. The blood group whose red cells carry

both the A and B antigens.