CROSSWORD 1642

ACROSS

1. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from

aba cloth. 4. (printing) Written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it. 12. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used

for gliding over snow. 15. A rapid escape (as by criminals). 16. An instrument for measuring the distance

between two points. 17. Someone who is morally reprehensible. 18. A dark-skinned member of a race of people

living in Australia when Europeans arrived. 19. A city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. 20. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but

heavier than beer. 21. Leather with a napped surface. 23. Type genus of the Ciconiidae. 25. A coffin along with its stand. 29. The sixth month of the civil year. 31. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central

America. 32. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database. 36. Large tropical butterfly with degenerate

forelegs and an unpleasant taste. 38. A public promotion of some product or service. 39. Concerning those not members of the clergy. 40. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 41. Go with, fall together. 44. (trademark) A thin polyester film. 45. A statement that deviates from or perverts the

truth. 47. A summary that repeats the substance of a

longer discussion. 49. The compass point midway between south

and southeast. 50. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia. 52. Affect with wonder. 54. Highly excited. 57. A state in northwestern North America. 58. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill. 59. Greek mythology. 62. Any of several sorghums cultivated as a

source of syrup. 68. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of

its people. 69. An inclined surface or roadway that moves

traffic from one level to another. 72. A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas. 73. An anticipated outcome that is intended or

that guides your planned actions. 77. (British) Your grandmother. 78. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur. 79. Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible. 80. A constellation in the southern hemisphere

near Telescopium and Norma.

DOWN

1. By bad luck. 2. Used as a Hindi courtesy title. 3. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae. 4. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous

seeds. 5. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10

liters. 6. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of

molten metals. 7. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon. 8. A dissolute man in fashionable society. 9. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning). 10. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). 11. A just detectable amount. 12. The act of scanning. 13. Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea

beaches having prickly leaves. 14. The content of cognition. 22. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984). 24. In a manner differing from the usual or

expected. 26. Make anew. 27. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft. 28. A town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River. 30. Disposed to venture or take risks. 33. Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree

used especially for floats. 34. An unwholesome atmosphere. 35. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a

door. 37. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount. 42. Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for. 43. The event of a structure being completely

demolished and leveled. 46. The capital and largest city of Japan. 48. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 51. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the

god Anu. 53. Austrian writer (1881-1942). 55. (anatomy) Opposite to or away from the

mouth. 56. (music) The pace of music measured by the

number of beats occurring in 60 seconds. 60. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934). 61. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River. 63. A midwestern state in north central United

States in the Great Lakes region. 64. Avatar of Vishnu. 65. Someone who copies the words or behavior

of another. 66. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers. 67. An inactive volcano in Sicily. 70. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 71. One millionth of a gram. 74. 30 to 300 kilohertz. 75. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes

readily. 76. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by

Earth's orbital motion.