CROSSWORD 1545
ACROSS
1. The chance to speak. 4. Rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers. 12. Nut of any of several trees of the genus
Corylus. 15. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to
but heavier than beer. 16. Freedom from doubt. 17. Any of various primates with short tails or
no tail at all. 18. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or
clothing. 20. The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit. 21. A piece of furniture that provides a place to
sleep. 22. A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. 23. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed
syllables. 25. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and
earth. 27. Run away secretly with one's beloved. 28. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks
are sold. 31. A mistake resulting from inattention. 35. A sign of something about to happen. 37. A numerical quantity measured or
assigned or computed. 39. A sign of assent or salutation or command. 40. An informal term for a father. 43. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism. 44. A disease of infants and young children. 47. To make a mistake or be incorrect. 48. Being ten more than one hundred ninety. 49. Headdress that protects the head from bad
weather. 50. United States comedian. 51. A river in north central Switzerland that
runs northeast into the Rhine. 54. Type genus of the Alaudidae. 56. Handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute. 58. A person who is rejected (from society or
home). 60. Music performed for dancing the polka. 64. English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823). 69. Title for a civil or military leader (especially
in Turkey). 70. Type genus of the Gentianaceae. 73. A master's degree in business. 74. Being five more than one hundred fifty. 75. A worker who belongs to a trade union. 76. Tag the base runner to get him out. 77. The dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China. 78. Stand still. 79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made
from aba cloth.
DOWN
1. Free from risk or danger. 2. By bad luck. 3. A sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a
dog). 4. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga). 5. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners. 6. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth
group. 7. The light-sensitive membrane covering the
back wall of the eyeball. 8. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small
straight horns. 9. Type genus of the Termitidae. 10. Able to be put to use. 11. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes. 12. A telegram sent abroad. 13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum. 14. English monk and scholar (672-735). 19. Filled with a great quantity. 24. Strike with disgust or revulsion. 26. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves. 29. Without moral standards or principles. 30. Felt hat with a creased crown. 32. The title of the ancient Egyptian kings. 33. Wood of a sumac. 34. The event of dying or departure from life. 36. A public promotion of some product or
service. 38. A Loloish language. 41. 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. 42. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice). 45. Type genus of the Upupidae. 46. Type genus of the Podargidae. 52. A radioactive gaseous element formed by
the disintegration of radium. 53. Any of various flat-bottomed boats with
sloping ends. 55. Characterized by intense emotion. 57. News that updates your information v 1. 59. Region of western Asia Minor colonized by
Ancient Greeks. 61. Minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root. 62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a
skewer usually with vegetables. 63. Jordan's port. 65. An Eskimo hut. 66. An underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea v 1. 67. Type genus of the Majidae. 68. In or of the present month. 71. Provide with clothes or put clothes on. 72. A hotel providing overnight lodging for
travelers.