CROSSWORD 1473

ACROSS

1. A newt in its terrestrial stage of development. 4. Island country in the Atlantic east of Florida

and Cuba. 11. South African term for `boss'. 15. A river in north central Switzerland that

runs northeast into the Rhine. 16. Either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings. 17. An inflammatory disease involving the

sebaceous glands of the skin. 18. A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt. 20. Relating to or caused by a virus. 21. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. 22. Tropical starchy tuberous root. 24. The superior of a group of nuns. 26. An official language of the Republic of

South Africa. 28. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka

Bay. 30. Having the leading position or higher score

in a contest. 34. Divulge information or secrets. 38. A form of Japanese poetry. 41. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square

meters. 42. A white powder used as a pigment for its

high covering power and durability. 43. Someone employed to collect and dispose

of refuse. 46. Any property detected by the olfactory system. 47. (informal) Roused to anger. 49. (usually followed by `to') Full of eagerness. 50. That is to say. 52. A former British gold coin worth 21 chillings. 53. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the

rare earth group. 57. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples. 59. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances. 61. Of or relating to or characteristic of Greece

or the Greeks. 64. A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of

railroad. 69. Containing or involving or occurring in the

form of ions. 70. A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards. 73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth. 74. Type genus of the Rutaceae. 76. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back. 77. Made of fir or pine. 78. A festival featuring African-American culture. 79. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.

DOWN

1. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort. 2. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922). 3. (British) Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s. 4. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system. 5. A radioactive element of the actinide series. 6. Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936). 7. The capital of Western Samoa. 8. United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931). 9. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism. 10. A deep bow. 11. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread. 12. The highest level or degree attainable. 13. Type genus of the Anatidae. 14. A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared. 19. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. 23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group. 25. A radioactive transuranic element. 27. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River. 29. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae. 31. (often used in combination) Having hair as specified. 32. (prefix) Within. 33. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. 35. A thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral). 36. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders. 37. A region whose eastern part is Bangladesh and western part is included in India. 39. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal. 40. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac. 44. The capital and largest city of Mongolia. 45. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe. 48. (informal) Of the highest quality. 51. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey). 54. Of or belonging to an aecium. 55. Concerning those not members of the clergy. 56. A parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fort az and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections. 58. A woman gossip. 60. A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus. 62. A dissolute man in fashionable society. 63. The compass point that is one point west of northwest. 65. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill. 66. Young of domestic cattle. 67. In bed. 68. Avatar of Vishnu. 71. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma. 72. Being one more than nine. 75. A state in northwestern North America.