CROSSWORD 1208
ACROSS
1. Any of a number of fishes of the family
Carangidae. 5. One of the three prairie provinces in
western Canada. 12. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 15. A man distinguished by exceptional
courage and nobility and strength. 16. (electricity) Pertaining to or producing
electric current by chemical action. 17. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War. 18. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro
plants. 19. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain
nymphs. 20. A town and port in northwestern Israel
in the eastern Mediterranean. 22. Performance of moral or religious acts. 24. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard. 25. River in eastern Asia. 27. A blood group antigen possessed by
Rh-positive people. 28. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph. 30. A heavenly place (peaceful and beautiful) where those who are favored by the gods can go when they die. 31. A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time. 33. English aristocrat who was the first wife
of Prince Charles. 34. Deeply moved. 35. (of roads) Made of logs laid down crosswise. 37. 1/10 gram. 39. A secret store of valuables or money. 43. Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery. 48. Shift from one side of the ship to the
other. 49. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves. 51. Having wisdom that comes with age
and experience. 52. A member of a Turkic people of
Uzbekistan and neighboring areas. 54. Jordan's port. 55. A beverage made by steeping tea
leaves in water. 56. Lying in or toward the east. 58. A stringed instrument that has a keyboard. 61. A gradual decline (in size or strength or
power or number). 62. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically). 63. Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. 67. Low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea. 72. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey). 73. (used of eyes) Open and fixed as if in
fear or wonder. 76. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls. 77. A sudden minor shock or meaningless
interruption. 80. An extravagantly enthusiastic review. 81. A Scottish word. 82. A Muslim trained in the doctrine and
law of Islam. 83. Chief port of Yemen.
DOWN
1. (biology) Shed at an early stage of development. 2. Give over. 3. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt. 4. Something whose name is either forgotten or not known. 5. 100 avos equal 1 pataca. 6. Drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects. 7. Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers. 8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet. 9. Very small species of shrubs of southern
hemisphere. 10. A light strong gray lustrous corrosionresistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts). 11. A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging
to the family Euphorbiaceae. 12. Electrical conduction through a gas in
an applied electric field. 13. Indian statesman and leader with
Gandhi in the struggle for home rule. 14. A unit of resistance equal to a billionth
of an ohm. 21. Money collected under a tariff. 23. Expressive of contempt. 26. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike
part of an organism. 29. An angular shape characterized by
sharp turns in alternating directions. 32. Common American weed or wildflower. 36. United States chemist (1839-1903). 38. Mentally or physically infirm with age. 40. Italian violin maker in Cremona. 41. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient. 42. Depressing in character or appearance. 44. (of persons) Having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks. 45. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples. 46. A resin used in adhesives and paints. 47. Made of fir or pine. 50. An autonomous province of Georgia on
the Black Sea. 53. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked
on a skewer usually with vegetables. 57. A run that is the result of the batter's
performance. 59. A loose sleeveless outer garment made
from aba cloth. 60. Type genus of the Viperidae. 64. An Eskimo hut. 65. A large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. 66. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools. 68. Not only so, but. 69. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 70. The central area of a church. 71. A primeval personification of air and
breath. 74. United States liquid unit equal to 4
quarts or 3.785 liters. 75. The sign language used in the United
States. 78. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum. 79. Before noon.