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

4.(of movement) A t an angle.

12 .(computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest. 15.(British) A waterproof raincoat made of

rubberized fabric. 16.Tarpons and ladyfishes.

17.A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.

18.A benevolent aspect of Devi. 19.Not absolute or complete.

2 0.The cry made by sheep.

2 1.Small genus of east A frican herbs.

2 3.A band worn around or over the head. 2 5.A n informal term for a father.

2 6.The way in which someone or something

is composed.

2 8.Resonance of protons to radiation in a

magnetic field.

2 9.A unit of weight used in some Spanish

speaking countries. 34.Deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds.

39.Title for a civil or military leader (espe

cially in Turkey).

40.A n Indian side dish of yogurt and

chopped cucumbers and spices. 44. Goddess of the dead and queen of the

underworld.

45.A caustic substance (Ca(OH )2 ) produced

by heating limestone. 47.(Welsh myth) The other world. 49.United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts

or 3.785 liters.

50. Advanced in years.

51.A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic

element.

54.Mild form of diabetes mellitus that devel

ops gradually in adults.

58.A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal. 59.A midwestern state in north central

United States in the G reat Lakes region. 60.A n embroidered rug made from a coarse

Indian felt.

63.A compartment in front of a motor vehi

cle where driver sits.

66.A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.

69.A mask with a filter protects the face an

lungs against poisonous gases.

72 .(Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian

mythology.

74.The Bantu language of the Buganda peo

ple.

76.A ircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar. 77.A collection of facts from which conclu

sions may be drawn.

78.A habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying).

79.A barrier constructed to contain the flow

or water or to keep out the sea. 80.Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls. 81.A n actor's portrayal of someone in a play. 82 .A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth.

DOWN

1.A doctor's degree in musical arts. 2 .(folklore) A corpse that rises at night to

drink the blood of the living.

3.A burn cause by hot liquid or steam. 4.A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries.

5.The part of the small intestine between the

jejunum and the cecum.

6.A hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders. 7.A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment. 8.Wither,esp.with a loss of moisture.

9.A farewell remark.

10.A member of a North A merican Indian

people of central A rizona.

11.A small hard fruit.

12 .A small cake leavened with yeast. 13.A ny of various edible seeds of plants of

the family Leguminosae.

14.A ny of a number of fishes of the family

Carangidae.

2 2 .Noisy talk.

2 4.A borough in Scotland.

2 7.A metric unit of length equal to 1000

meters (or 0.62 1371 miles).

30.A radioactive gaseous element formed by

the disintegration of radium. 31.The ending of a series or sequence. 32 .When dried yields a hard substance used

e.g.in golf balls. 33.(electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.

35.A ny of a group of heavenly spirits under

the god A nu.

36.G iven or having a specified name. 37.Toward the mouth or oral region. 38.(of light) Lacking in intensity or bright

ness.

41.A n associate degree in nursing. 42 .English prelate noted for his pessimistic

sermons and articles (1860-1954). 43.Two items of the same kind. 46.Edible starchy tuberous root of taro

plants.

48.A soft silvery metallic element of the

alkali earth group.

52 .The ninth month of the Moslem calendar. 53.A signal transmitted along a narrow path. 55.A unit of conductance equal to the recip

rocal of an ohm.

56.Tropical A merican feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.

57.A building where prostitutes are avail

able.

61.Small shrubby A frican tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.

62 .(Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De

Danann. 64.(Babylonian) G od of storms and wind. 65.A Chadic language spoken south of Lake

Chad.

67.A blow from a flat object (as an open

hand).

68.A ny culture medium that uses agar as the

gelling agent.

70.Someone who works (or provides work

ers) during a strike.

71.G od of love and erotic desire.

73.A member of a Mayan people of south

western G uatemala.

75.The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.