CROSSWORD 1600
ACROSS
1. A periodic paperback publication. 4. Characterized by friendship and good will. 12. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly). 15. A benevolent aspect of Devi. 16. Impressive in appearance. 17. A unit of length of thread or yarn. 18. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the
fantastic adventures he had in his voyages. 20. Having deeply indented margins but with
lobes not entirely separate from each other. 21. Light informal conversation for social occasions. 22. An informal term for a father. 23. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially
in Africa or Arabia). 25. Being six more than fifty. 27. Salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish. 30. Austrian composer (1860-1911). 33. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980). 36. Relating to or like or divided into areolae. 39. The square of a body of any size of type. 40. Half the width of an em. 41. A resort city in southern Ukraine on the Black
Sea. 42. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands. 44. Covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or
cloak. 46. A Polynesian rain dance performed by a
woman. 49. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people
in southwestern Nigeria. 50. A radioactive element of the actinide series. 51. (Sumerian) God of the air and king of the
Sumerian gods. 52. Formed by reaction between an acid and an
alcohol with elimination of water. 54. A writ from a court commanding police to
perform specified acts. 58. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused
by chlamydia). 60. Wrap us in a cerecloth, as of a corpse. 61. Suggestive of the supernatural. 62. United States film actress (born in Sweden)
known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990). 64. Lie adjacent to another. 66. A river in north central Switzerland that runs
northeast into the Rhine. 69. Especially of a ship's lines etc. 73. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a
skewer usually with vegetables. 74. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali
earth group. 77. A complex red organic pigment containing
iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds. 80. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in
water. 81. A former copper coin of Pakistan. 82. Of or relating to the cranium which encloses
the brain. 83. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
DOWN
1. A doctor's degree in music. 2. Type genus of the Amiidae. 3. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center. 4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from
aba cloth. 5. A Brazilian river. 6. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group. 7. Acute abdominal pain (especially in infants). 8. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British
term). 9. Top part of an apron. 10. Any of various spectacular plants of the genus
Laelia having showy flowers in many colors. 11. Late time of life. 12. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves. 13. A notable achievement. 14. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells. 19. Perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially
Mediterranean area. 24. Type genus of the Bramidae. 26. A sails-shaped constellation in the southern
hemisphere near Carina. 28. 30 to 300 megahertz. 29. Punish with an arbitrary penalty. 31. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela. 32. (Christianity) The abode of Satan and the
forces of evil. 34. Someone making a search or inquiry. 35. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. 37. The state of being contaminated. 38. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom. 43. Burn superficially or lightly. 45. Liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground
and variously seasoned. 47. A republic in eastern Africa. 48. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves. 53. Showing your contempt by derision. 55. (Old Testament) A son of Jacob and forefather
of one of the tribes of Israel. 56. Small genus of mediterranean shrubs. 57. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 59. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former
channel of the Euphrates River. 63. Obvious and dull. 65. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the
family Leguminosae. 67. Little known Kamarupan languages. 68. A Hindu prince or king in India. 70. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger. 71. The chief solid component of mammalian
urine. 72. Lacking excess flesh. 75. The sixth day of the week. 76. A constellation in the southern hemisphere
near Telescopium and Norma. 78. One million periods per second. 79. An associate degree in nursing.