CROSSWORD 2073
ACROSS
1. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
4. An obsolete kind of container used for distillation.
11. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
15. (Irish) The sea personified.
16. Highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic.
17. Norwegian mathematician (18021829).
18. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
19. A small stream.
21. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.
24. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
25. North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
28. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
32. Metal shackles.
35. Jordan's port.
38. Set down according to a plan.
40. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
42. A resource.
44. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
46. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
47. A military trainee (as at a military academy).
49. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
50. Any competition.
51. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
53. Filled with a great quantity.
55. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
57. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
59. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
62. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
65. A shade of brown with a tinge of red.
69. Usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first.
71. A deep ravine (usually with a river running through it).
73. A human limb.
74.The month following September and
preceding November.
75. Mildly laxative n.
77. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
78. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
79. A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion.
80. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. A name that has been assumed temporarily.
2. The process of leaching.
3. Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture.
4. Acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan).
5. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.
6.The cardinal number that is the sum of
eight and one.
7. The force of workers available.
8. Cheese containing a blue mold.
9. Not in good physical or mental health.
10. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
11. Ground snakes.
12. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
13.Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
14. (Welsh) Corresponds to Iris Ler.
20. A histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux.
22. Not invited or requested.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
26. Noisy quarrel.
27. A port city in southwestern Iran.
30. A large and stately mansion.
31. Bearing or characterized by a blade or sword.
33. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
34. Having help.
36. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
37. Appeal or request earnestly.
39. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC).
41. Wear away.
43.The month following January and preceding March.
45. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
48. A brass instrument without valves. 52.The blood group whose red cells carry
both the A and B antigens.
54. A northeastern Iranian language spoken in Russia.
56. Act together, as of organisms.
58. A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
60. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
61. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
63. A city in northern India.
64. A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump.
66. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
67. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
68. Type genus of the Amiidae.
70. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
72. Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a