CROSSWORD 2028
ACROSS
1. A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped.
4. Decorative cover for a bed.
12. The unit of frequency.
15. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
16. Coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals.
17. The basic unit of money in Romania.
18. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
19. A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation.
20. The sign language used in the United States.
21. Small genus of east African herbs.
23. Of or relating to or near the sacrum.
25. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
29. A Loloish language.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. One of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind.
34. The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
39. A primeval personification of air and breath.
43. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
45. A language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
47. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
50. Having the head uncovered.
51. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
52. 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.
54. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
57. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
58. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
60. Having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number.
66. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
69. A young hare especially one in its first year.
71. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
72. A peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey.
76. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
77. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
78. (Japan) Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword.
79. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
80. Type genus of the Muridae.
81. A member of the Samoyedic people living on the Taimyr peninsula in Siberia.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes.
2. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
3. Of power or authority.
4. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
5. A very light brown.
6. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
7. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
8. German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (18711948).
9. The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.
10. (Greek mythology) God of love.
11. Type genus of the Ranidae.
12. United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River.
13. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
14. Perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop.
22. Not only so, but.
24. Any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South and Central America.
27. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
28. Mint plants.
32. Toward the mouth or oral region.
33. Remaining after all deductions.
35. By bad luck.
36. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
37. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
38. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
40. A member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia.
41. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
42. A quantity of no importance.
44. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
46. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
48. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
49. A public promotion of some product or service.
53. A Brazilian river.
55. A radioactive transuranic element.
56. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
59. A city in southeastern South Korea.
61. One of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split.
62. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula.
63. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. A city in central New York.
67. South African term for `boss'.
68. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
70. Characteristic of false pride.
73. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
74. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
75. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.