CROSSWORD 2370
ACROSS
1. Loose or flaccid body fat.
5. Of or relating to the palm of the hand.
11. A set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents.
15. A star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process.
16. A motorboat with an open deck or a half
deck.
17. A midwestern state in north central
United States in the Great Lakes region. 18. The chief mast of a sailing vessel with two
or more masts.
20. A university town in east central Illinois
adjoining Champaign.
22. A large strong and aggressive woman. 23. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
25. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks.
26.Tag the base runner to get him out.
28. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of
the Old World.
30. The district occupied entirely by the city
of Washington.
32. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
34. Bears and extinct related forms.
38. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess
of the dawn in ancient mythology.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that
runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. French philosopher and theologian.
43. (informal) Very bad.
45. Being six more than fifty.
47. Being two more than fifty.
48. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
49. Bright with a steady but subdued shining. 52. How a result is obtained or an end is
achieved.
54. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising
solely the razorbill.
55. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or
effort.
56. A serious (sometimes fatal) infection transmitted by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague).
58. A state in north central United States. 59. Feeling mild pleasurable excitement. 61. In bed.
63. Of short duration or distance.
68. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
72. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
74. An amino acid that is found in the central
nervous system.
75. A transuranic element that has not been
found in nature.
76. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat
trimmed off.
79. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
80. A hormone produced by the anterior
pituitary gland.
81. Hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes. 82.The last (12th) month of the year.
DOWN
1. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
2. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand
and clay and decaying organic materials. 3. (zoology) Pertaining to or characteristic of
birds.
4. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
5. A series of steps to be carried out or goals
to be accomplished.
6. An associate degree in applied science. 7. A substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid.
8. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
9. A radioactive element of the actinide
series.
10. Long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten
cooked and sweetened.
11. Of heavy boots.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of
Thailand of its people.
13. Tropical Asian starlings.
14. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
19. Large high frilly cap with a full crown. 21. Any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between
1315 and 1090 BC.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a
brilliant light.
27. The rate at which heat is produced by an
individual in a resting state.
29. Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum.
31. A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often
having showy bracts resembling flowers. 33. Common Indian weaverbird.
35. A large commercial and industrial city in
northeastern Texas.
36. Having a melody (as distinguished from
recitative).
37. Improved or corrected by critical editing. 39. The capital and largest city of Yemen. 41. A republic in southeastern Europe on the
southern part of the Balkan peninsula. 44. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
46. Elevated open grassland in southern
Africa.
50. One related on the mother's side.
51. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
53. Devoid of brightness or appeal.
57. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
60. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
62. One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
64. A loud bombastic declamation expressed
with strong emotion.
65. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted
by the anterior pituitary.
66. The capital of Switzerland.
67. The chief solid component of mammalian
urine.
69. Not easy.
70. A French abbot.
71. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in
the Dali region of Yunnan.
73. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
77. An informal term for a father.
78. A soft silvery metallic element of the
alkali earth group.