CROSSWORD 1509
ACROSS
1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem). 4. Trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant. 12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma. 15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects. 16. One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel. 17. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months. 18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth. 19. Partially clothed. 20. Former measure of the US economy. 21. A small cake leavened with yeast. 23. (of champagne) Moderately dry. 24. Genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots. 26. A bachelor's degree in literature. 28. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean. 29. An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean. 32. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. 35. Of or relating to or characteristic of Eritrea or its people. 38. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque. 40. The brightest star in Cygnus. 41. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples. 45. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942). 46. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary. 47. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water. 49. Unrestrained by convention or morality. 52. A cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef). 55. Usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first. 56. English writer of detective fiction (18931957). 57. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries. 59. Be compatible or in accordance with. 61. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders. 65. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing. 68. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms. 70. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife. 71. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables. 73. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 74. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross. 75. A rapid bustling commotion. 76. Of or relating to or characteristic of Assam or its people or culture. 80. The foot of a human being. 81. (British) Your grandmother. 82. Temporary cessation or suspension. 83. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
DOWN
1. Divulge information or secrets. 2. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells. 3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike. 4. Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning. 5. Genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs. 6. United States playwright (born in 1947). 7. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge). 8. A large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals. 9. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly. 10. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). 11. Deliver a sermon. 12. (informal British usage) Aggravation or aggression. 13. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja. 14. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage. 22. Make less active or intense. 25. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people. 27. On the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft when facing forward. 30. Small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing. 31. Being ten more than eighty. 33. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River. 34. Any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-. 36. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something. 37. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group. 39. Produced by a manufacturing process. 42. A public promotion of some product or service. 43. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints). 44. Any of numerous low-growing cushionforming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems. 48. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary. 50. An utterance expressing pain or disapproval. 51. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia. 53. A long noosed rope used to catch animals. 54. The English physicist nd chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867). 58. Small genus of mediterranean shrubs. 60. Remove from memory or existence. 62. United States comedian. 63. Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults. 64. A trap for birds or small mammals. 66. English monk and scholar (672-735). 67. Very dark black. 69. Chief port of Yemen. 72. The cry made by sheep. 77. A metallic element having four allotropic forms. 78. A white trivalent metallic element. 79. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.