CROSSWORD 1885

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1. Of inferior or mixed breed. 4. Found in the ordinary course of events. 12. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta. 15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 16.The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. 17. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper. 18. A periodic paperback publication. 19. Small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing. 20. Spiritual being attendant upon God. 22. East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan. 25. Chief port of Yemen. 26.Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey). 27. A condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp. 31. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread. 36.The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens. 37. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River. 40. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions. 41. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light. 42. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity. 43. North American bluebirds. 45. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood. 46. Being one hundred more than two hundred. 48. A protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers. 49. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 50. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships. 51. Jordan's port. 54. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring. 57. Chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy. 59. A woody climbing usually tropical plant. 60. Lower in esteem. 62. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group. 64. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean. 68.Type genus of the Soleidae. 69. Common Indian weaverbird. 72. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924). 73. A member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste. 75.The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port. 77. A run that is the result of the batter's performance. 78.The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit. 79. Covered with or as if with a glossy and usually brightly colored coating. 81. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters. 82. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water. 83. Spread abroad or out. 84. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities. 2. Relatively small fast-moving sloth. 3. A garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves. 4. An implement used to erase something. 5.Type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae. 6. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace. 7.The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil. 8. A resort city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea. 9. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix. 10. A radioactive element of the actinide series. 11. Not only so, but. 12. Scottish writer of rustic verse (17701835). 13. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals. 14. Offering fun and gaiety. 21. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River. 23. Combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope. 24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits. 28. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails. 29. Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly. 30. A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. 32. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers. 33. Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats. 34. Type genus of the Ardeidae. 35. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel. 38. Lap at the front of a coat. 39. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object). 44.The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy. 47. Brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters. 52. Being derived from. 53. Regional and archaic. 55. A cycle that has two wheels. 56. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples. 58. A soft silvery metallic element. 61. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy. 63. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes. 65. British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956). 66. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables. 67. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar. 70. Type genus of the Aceraceae. 71. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography). 74. Black tropical American cuckoo. 76. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders. 80. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.