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ACROSS
1. (informal) Roused to anger.
4. The seed of the chickpea plant.
12. Informal terms for a mother.
15. A loose sleeveless outer garment made
from aba cloth.
16.Wind blowing opposite to the path of a
ship or aircraft.
17. The compass point midway between
east and southeast.
18. A loose cloak with a hood.
19. Any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria. 21. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit
juice.
22. A trivalent metallic element of the rare
earth group.
24. In the Roman calendar.
27. A large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression.
29. A white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine.
32. A person who has lied or who lies
repeatedly.
33. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed. 34. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
39. Opinion or judgment.
41. Suggestive of the supernatural.
43. A small cake leavened with yeast.
44. Left entirely.
49. Resinlike substance secreted by certain
lac insects.
50. Oldest known reptiles.
51. Any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis.
53. A bachelor's degree in science.
54. An extension at the end and at right
angles to the main building.
55. A white metallic element that burns
with a brilliant light.
57. Above the surround or above the normal position.
59.The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
60. Roman emperor and adoptive son of
Nerva.
62. English dancer who danced with
Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919).
66. The chief mountain range of western
North America.
70. (nautical) Of an anchor.
71. The verbal act of offering.
74. Using speech rather than writing. 75. A light curved skeleton to spread out a
skirt.
78. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma. 79. A shop selling delicatessen (as salads
or cooked meats).
80. A state in the southeastern United
States on the Gulf of Mexico. 81.The branch of information science that deals with natural language information.
DOWN
1. Type genus of the Majidae.
2. In bed.
3. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly
area).
4. Of or relating to chaetae (setae or bristles).
5. Of or relating to the language of the
Hebrews.
6. A plant hormone promoting elongation
of stems and roots.
7. Being one hundred more than three
hundred.
8. A unit of power equal to 1000 watts. 9. Fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather.
10. Board a train.
11. A rapid bustling commotion.
12. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
13. Flexible twig of a willow tree.
14. A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
20.The vein in the center of a leaf.
23. A lyric poem with complex stanza
forms.
25. A white trivalent metallic element. 26. In truth (often tends to intensify).
28. A local computer network for communication between computers. 30.Women's stockings made from a sheer
material (nylon or rayon or silk).
31. A drama set to music.
35. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent
metallic element.
36. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby
spinel.
37. Lower in esteem.
38. Closed with a lace.
40. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
42. Order by virtue of superior authority. 45. In a state of sleep.
46. An Australian boomerang.
47. Aromatic Eurasian perennial.
48. (Old Testament) The second patriarch. 52. Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries.
56. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 58. Register formally.
61. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having eggshaped nuts.
63. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
64. A native American tent.
65. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan.
6.
67. A theocratic republic in the Middle
East in western Asia.
68. A British peer ranking below a
Marquess and above a Viscount. 69. A blow from a flat object (as an open
hand).
72. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
73. A trivial lie.
76. An informal term for a father.
77. A soft silvery metallic element of the
alkali earth group.