CROSSWORD 1533

ACROSS

1. Nut of any of several trees of the genus

Corylus. 4. (of non-living objects) The state of being

free of pathogenic organisms. 11. Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a

swollen edible root. 15. A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth. 16. A small flat triangular bone in front of the

knee that protects the knee joint. 17. Imprudently incurring risk. 18. A member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provinces of European Russia. 20. A doctor's degree in religion. 21. Traveling on horseback. 23. An Italian poet famous for love lyrics (13041374). 26. Of or relating to the uvea of the eye. 27. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe. 28. A colorless odorless gaseous element that

give a red glow in a vacuum tube. 29. Any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females. 32. (used of persons or the military)

Characterized by having or bearing arms. 33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially

in Turkey). 34. Tropical African herbs. 39. Being of delicate or slender build. 42. The blood group whose red cells carry

both the A and B antigens. 45. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of

Dublin). 46. Squash bugs. 50. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria

and northeastern China from 947 to 1125. 51. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages)

from having corners turned down. 52. The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group. 53. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. 54. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed

syllables. 56. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the

alkali metal group. 57. A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence. 59. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake

Chad. 61. Any organic compound formed by adding

alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules. 67. A quantity of no importance. 71. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice. 72. Transient cessation of respiration. 74. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes. 75. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954). 76. Large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish. 78. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural). 79. A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments. 80. Be earlier in time. 81. The longer of the two telegraphic signals

used in Morse code.

DOWN

1. Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities. 2. A slender double-reed instrument. 3. A member of the British order of honor. 4. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with

caraway seeds. 5. Someone who sets snares for birds or small

animals. 6. 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. 7. Of or relating to the feet. 8. An honorary degree in science. 9. A state in midwestern United States. 10. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat

trimmed off. 11. English illustrator of several of Dickens'

novels (1815-1882). 12. A British peer ranking below a Marquess

and above a Viscount. 13. A city in western Germany. 14. A location other than here. 19. Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight. 22. Leafless East Indian vine. 24. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its

mother and raised by hand. 25. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples. 30. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces. 31. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central

and South America. 35. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was

formed by an explosion. 36. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (18281906). 37. A toxic protein extracted from castor

beans. 38. Order by virtue of superior authority. 40. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate. 41. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds. 43. Combatant who tries to throw opponent

to the ground. 44. A dull persistent (usually moderately

intense) pain. 47. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools. 48. Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding

and inflexible. 49. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing

wholly or in part. 55. An Arabic speaking person who lives in

Arabia or North Africa. 58. In some classifications. 60. Having the leading position or higher score

in a contest. 62. An underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea v 1. 63. Any piece of work that is undertaken or

attempted. 64. An inhabitant of Lappland. 65. A university in Connecticut. 66. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size

or scale. 68. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake

Chad. 70. United States writer (born in Poland) who

wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957). 73. Used of a single unit or thing. 77. A trivalent metallic element of the rare

earth group.