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ACROSS

1. Not in good physical or mental health. 4. (British) Property that provides tax income for

local governments. 12. Lap that forms a cloth border doubled back

and stitched down v 1. 15. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on

the sea or ships. 16. Strongly laxative. 17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of

an organism. 18. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in

the air. 19. The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize). 20. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of

Normandy (860-931). 22. Troubled emotionally and usually deeply. 24. A state in northwestern North America. 26. Type genus of the Amiidae. 27. The Muskhogean language of the Choctaw

people. 28. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly

living east of Lake Ontario. 30. Type genus of the Tetraonidae. 33. The cry made by sheep. 36. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. 38. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the

alkali metal group. 39. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus. 41. Port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland. 43. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War. 46. An associate degree in applied science. 47. A coffin along with its stand. 48. The chief source of beryllium. 52. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in

Turkey). 54. 1/10 gram. 56. A state in midwestern United States. 59. A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines). 60. Small often spiny insectivorous mammal of

Madagascar. 64. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers. 67. One of the two main branches of orthodox

Islam. 70. The United Nations agency concerned with

atomic energy. 71. The capital of Lombardy in northern Italy. 73. A genus of Ploceidae. 75. The bureau of the Treasury Department

responsible for tax collections. 76. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface

into a mine. 77. Someone who takes more time than necessary. 79. Provided with artificial light. 80. Twining perennials having cordate leaves and

flowers arranged in conelike spikes. 81. Scottish historian who wrote about the

French Revolution (1795-1881). 82. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his

cathedral is located adv.

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1. (Old Testament) The second patriarch. 2. English film actress (1913-1967). 3. A long noosed rope used to catch animals. 4. A meeting for boat races. 5. A new embodiment of a familiar idea. 6. Flat and uninspiring. 7. Harsh or corrosive in tone. 8. Small rounded bread either plain or sweet. 9. Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered. 10. Half the width of an em. 11. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary

gland. 12. Leafless East Indian vine. 13. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who

defeated Thor in a wrestling match. 14. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake

Chad. 21. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects. 23. Of or relating to the palm of the hand or to

the area at the base of the thumb. 25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a

skewer usually with vegetables. 29. A plant hormone promoting elongation of

stems and roots. 31. A river in north central Switzerland that runs

northeast into the Rhine. 32. A European river. 34. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers. 35. State in northeastern India. 37. Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a

stubby nose like a proboscis. 40. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809). 42. Dense growth of hairs covering the body or

parts of it (as on the human head). 44. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm

or average or expected value. 45. Lower in esteem. 49. The basic unit of money in Albania. 50. An officer who acts as military assistant to a

more senior officer. 51. A group of southern Bantu languages. 53. United States naval officer and historian

(1840-1914). 55. A stronghold into which people could go for

shelter during a battle. 57. Garment consisting of sweat pants and a

sweatshirt. 58. Antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia. 61. A bar or bars of rolled steel making a track

along which vehicles can roll. 62. Suggestive of the supernatural. 63. Social status or position conferred by a system

based on class. 65. (British) A recreational facility including a

swimming pool for water sports. 66. A metal frame or container holding cartridges. 68. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are

strong rising air currents. 69. In an idle manner. 72. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock

exchange. 74. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square

meters. 78. An intensely radioactive metallic element that

occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.