CROSSWORD 1181

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1. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field. 4. A broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle. 12. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands. 15. The month following February and preceding April. 16. Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs. 17. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects. 18. A deficiency of red blood cells. 20. A cruel and brutal fellow. 21. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside. 22. The capital and largest city of South Korea. 24. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one. 26. A general conscious awareness. 27. A New England state. 29. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints). 30. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. 34. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain. 37. The basic unit of money in Yemen. 39. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (19021984). 40. The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb. 42. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element. 44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine. 45. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins. 48. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942). 50. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back. 51. A festival featuring African-American culture. 53. Agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears. 56. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match. 57. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas. 59. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 60. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite. 61. A unit of length of thread or yarn. 62. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group. 64. A public promotion of some product or service. 66. God of fire. 69. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum. 71. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open. 74. The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec. 77. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor. 79. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar. 80. A city in the European part of Russia. 81. Officially rebuked or found blameworthy. 83. A light touch or stroke. 84. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly). 85. The Arab prophet who founded Islam (570632). 86. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. Collect or gather. 2. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja. 3. (Greek mythology) The brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus. 4. The agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered. 5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism. 6. Being five more than one hundred. 7. The central building block at the top of an arch or vault. 8. A copy of a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together). 9. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves. 10. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra. 11. In 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants. 12. In addition. 13. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery. 14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae. 19. Of or relating to or supporting Islamism. 23. A radioactive element of the actinide series. 25. (architecture) Oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek architecture. 28. 4-wheeled motor vehicle. 31. A Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India. 32. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice. 33. The organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-). 35. Cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders. 36. Living in or characteristic of farming or country life. 38. Jordan's port. 41. Informal terms for your occupation. 43. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of. 46. A person of French descent. 47. In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock. 49. Moderately warm. 52. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity. 54. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing. 55. (informal) Exceptionally good. 58. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia. 63. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves. 65. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann. 67. A ludicrously false statement. 68. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon. 70. Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root. 72. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike. 73. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells. 75. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum. 76. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm. 78. A doctor's degree in education. 82. A state in New England.