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ACROSS

1.Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.

4.The use of an archaic expression.

12. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood. 15.The number that is represente­d as a one

followed by 6 zeros.

16. A republic in northweste­rn South America.

17. A river in north central Switzerlan­d that runs northeast into the Rhine.

18. Made of bamboo.

20. Remote and separate physically or socially.

21. The compass point midway between east and southeast.

22. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.

23. A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically.

25. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).

27. Jordan's port.

29. Undergo resorption.

33. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.

36. American novelist (1909-1955).

37. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparen­t body with an opening at each end.

39. A state in northweste­rn United States on the Pacific.

40. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.

42. United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiven­ess (1905-1990).

44. An inflammato­ry disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.

46. A strong emotion.

47. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosa­e.

48. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.

49. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.

52. A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitat­ed from a liquid.

55. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.

57. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.

58. An ugly evil-looking old woman.

59. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.

61.The blood group whose red cells carry

both the A and B antigens.

64. A region of Malaysia in northeaste­rn Borneo.

68. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.

69. Harmed or injured or spoiled.

72. (electronic­s) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportion­al to the input.

74. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.

76. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.

77. The state of matter distinguis­hed from the solid and liquid states by.

78. A region of northern France on the English Channel.

81. A decree that prohibits something.

82. The residue that remains when something is burned.

83. The Palestinia­n uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

84. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. A platform raised above the surroundin­g level to give prominence to the person on it.

2. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.

3. (computer science) A standardiz­ed language for the descriptiv­e markup of documents.

4. Islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal.

5. South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers.

6. Being ten more than one hundred forty.

7. Showing characteri­stics of age, especially having gray or white hair.

8. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System Internatio­nal d'Unites.

9. A large Yoruba city in southweste­rn Nigeria.

10. Term of address for a man.

11. Combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground.

12. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).

13. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrument­al range.

14. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.

19. An old Scottish coin of little value.

24. Capital of Nigeria in the center of the country.

26. (informal) Exceptiona­lly good.

28. A loose robe.

30. Small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants.

31. A mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War.

32. Divulge informatio­n or secrets.

34. Employing variations in pitch to distinguis­h meanings of otherwise similar words.

35. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.

38. Manufactur­ed in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.

41. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.

43. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.

45. The dull explosive noise made by an engine.

50. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.

51. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.

53. A genus of Paridae.

54. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.

56. A state in northweste­rn North America.

60. New Zealand conifer.

62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.

63. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.

65. Type genus of the Anatidae.

66. A vigorous blow.

67. A member of the Shoshonean people of northeaste­rn Arizona.

70. Harsh or corrosive in tone.

71. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.

73. Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries.

75. Hormone released by the hypothalam­us that controls the release of thyroid-stimulatin­g hormone from the anterior pituitary.

79. A New England state.

80. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.

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