CROSSWORD 2272
ACROSS
1. A spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.
5. Cause to be attached.
11. Any wrongdoing for which and action for damages may be brought.
15. Look at with amorous intentions.
16. A cowboy of the South American pampas.
17. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
18. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
20. Gather, as of as crops.
21. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
22. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
23. An appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips. 25.The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
28. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions.
31. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
32. A member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia.
36. Pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts.
39. A public promotion of some product or service.
41.The sound made by a pigeon v 1.
42. (British) The dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally).
43. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and
40.
46. A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
48. A large number or amount.
53. A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca.
54. (Old Testament) The second patriarch. 55.To fix or set securely or deeply.
56. A town in north central Oklahoma.
57. A Mid-Atlantic state.
58. An industrial city is southeastern Austria.
60. Immeasurably small.
63. Humorously vulgar.
64. Graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine.
67. A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness.
70. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
71. Resembling or similar.
73. United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909).
75. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
79. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
80. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
81. A great raja.
82. (informal) Of very poor quality.
DOWN
1. A painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints.
2. A city in northern India.
3. A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer.
4. (Middle Eastern) Small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds.
5. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
6. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
7. Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.
8. (informal) Of the highest quality.
9. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
10. National capital of Solomon Islands.
11. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
12. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
13. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
14. A large number or amount.
19. Be going to.
24. A state in New England.
26. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
27. Being nine more than ninety.
29. Separate by avulsion.
30. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
33. (Greek mythology) Sea nymph who was a daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
34. A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).
35. A salt or ester of hydriodic acid.
37. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
40. A person forced to flee from home or country.
44. Of or relating to or affecting a lobe.
45. A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting.
47. Lac purified by heating and filtering.
49. Any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor.
50. Leave immediately.
51. (Old Testament) King of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC).
52. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
59. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
61. American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit.
62. Jordan's port.
65. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
66. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
68. Semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental.
69. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
72. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
74. God of the earth.
76. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
77. A state in midwestern United States.
78. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.