CROSSWORD 1616
ACROSS
1. A fluorocarbon with chlorine. 4. Raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit. 12. An open box attached to a long pole handle. 15. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in
the air. 16. A stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals. 17. Any of various systems of units for measuring
electricity and magnetism. 18. Fiddler crabs. 19. An industrial city in central Japan on southern
Honshu. 20. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis. 22. The lowest molding of an architectural base or
of a baseboard. 25. A member of a North American Indian people
living on the California coast near Monterey. 26. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the
genus Acacia. 27. (Judaism) Not conforming to dietary laws. 30. Containing salt. 35. Nut of any of several trees of the genus
Corylus. 39. United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910). 41. The compass point that is one point east
(clockwise) of due north. 44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in
Turkey). 45. The law enforcement agency in the Justice
Department. 46. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology. 48. A member of the South American people living in Argentina and Bolivia and Paraguay. 52. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious. 53. Of or relating to the penis. 56. A severe or trying experience. 57. (South African) A camp defended by a circular
formation of wagons. 61. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings. 64. Divulge information or secrets. 66. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa. 67. A city in northwestern Mexico near the
California border. 70. Central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children. 72. A reptile genus of Iguanidae. 73. A collection of excerpts from a literary work. 75. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice. 76. A master's degree in theology. 77. A radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified. 78. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the
maiden or family name of a married woman.
DOWN
1. Events that provide the generative force that is
the origin of something. 2. Large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or
climbers including fig trees. 3. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice. 4. Obvious and dull. 5. Property that is leased or rented out or let. 6. Lustrous gray. 7. The sound made by a pigeon v 1. 8. An electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation. 9. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest. 10. A highly unstable radioactive element (the
heaviest of the halogen series). 11. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). 12. Relating to of containing or affecting blood. 13. Of or relating to Oman or its people. 14. Goddess of war. 21. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone
else. 23. Make difficult to perceive by sight. 24. The airforce of Great Britain. 28. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members. 29. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power
or number). 31. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves. 32. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills. 33. A colorless odorless gaseous element that
give a red glow in a vacuum tube. 34. Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with
a covering. 36. French filmmaker (1908-1982). 37. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum. 38. Flat tableland with steep edges. 40. A metallic element having four allotropic
forms. 42. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. 43. Kenyan statesman and the first president of
independent Kenya (1893-1978). 47. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central
America. 49. Garlic mayonnaise. 50. The capital and largest city of Venezuela. 51. (Christianity) The abode of Satan and the
forces of evil. 54. Open to change. 55. A widely distributed rock-forming feldspar. 58. A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina
(21,654 feet high). 59. Leave or strike out, as of vowels. 60. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the
wife of a raja. 62. The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 63. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill
or knowledge. 65. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or
office. 68. (Babylonian) The sky god. 69. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person. 71. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and
vulgar. 74. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth