CROSSWORD 1691

ACROSS

1. A change in the electrical properties of the skin

in response to stress or anxiety. 4. The dilated portion of a canal or duct especially

of the semicircular canals of the ear. 11. Similar to the color of jade. 15. (informal) Of the highest quality. 16. (of persons) Befitting a warrior. 17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 18. The cry made by sheep. 19. A member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river. 20. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother

and raised by hand. 21. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and

the father of Isaac. 23. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response. 25. Fringed or adorned with tassels. 27. Measuring instrument for indicating speed of

rotation. 30. (computer science) The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot). 31. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India. 35. The animal order including amoebas. 38. A soft silvery metallic element. 40. French philosopher (1909-1943). 41. United States parapsychologist (1895-1980). 42. A constellation in the southern hemisphere

near Telescopium and Norma. 44. A radioactive element of the actinide series. 46. Being ten more than sixty. 47. Not reflecting light. 50. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1. 52. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia

or North Africa. 54. Type genus of the Percidae. 55. A milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air. 56. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice. 58. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs. 60. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac

insects. 61. The blood group whose red cells carry both

the A and B antigens. 62. The United Nations agency concerned with

atomic energy. 66. A special anniversary. 72. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 73. A complex inorganic compound that contains

ammonia molecules. 75. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico. 76. Artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of

their time. 77. Severely simple in line or design. 79. (Brit) A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's

wearing Edwardian style clothes. 80. The month following July and preceding

September. 81. The semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings. 82. The compass point midway between east and

southeast.

DOWN

1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system. 2. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike. 3. Located in or toward the back or rear. 4. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone

else. 5. An Indic language. 6. Indicating the most important performer or

role. 7. Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds. 8. act between parties with a view to reconciling

differences. 9. In large part. 10. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of

an organism. 11. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted

for thievery. 12. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology. 13. An informal term for a father. 14. Any place of complete bliss and delight and

peace. 22. Ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or

emotion. 24. A graphical record of electrical activity of the

brain. 26. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat

trimmed off. 28. A member of the Semitic speaking people of

northern Ethiopia. 29. Of or relating to coitus or copulation. 32. A style of glazed earthenware. 33. The 11 southern states that seceded from the

United States in 1861. 34. Being nine more than seventy. 36. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element. 37. Informal terms for a (young) woman. 39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali

earth group. 43. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely

the razorbill. 45. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area. 48. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft. 49. A monastery for lamas. 51. Of or concerning the face. 53. An island in Indonesia east of Java. 57. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g.

in golf balls. 59. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun. 63. Make less active or intense. 64. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978). 65. A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device. 67. Relatively small fast-moving sloth. 68. A vigorous blow. 69. Expel, as of gases and odors. 70. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind

and shiny black seeds. 71. A polite name for any woman. 74. The United Nations agency concerned with

the interests of labor. 78. The square of a body of any size of type.