CROSSWORD 2281
ACROSS
1. A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion. 5. Brought together into a group or crowd. 12. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria. 15. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954). 16. A region in central Italy. 17. A rapid bustling commotion. 18. A skilled worker who coins or stamps money. 20. A state in New England. 21. Polish filmmaker (born in 1929). 23. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle). 24. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 26. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids. 27. A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona. 30. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun. 31. Poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products. 34.The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north. 37.The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv. 38. A state in the Rocky Mountains. 39. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957). 42. Expel, as of gases and odors. 44. A unit of pressure. 45. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States. 47. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC). 49. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma. 50. The 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 52. 1/10 gram. 53. Of or relating to or being a speech sound that is articulated using both lips. 55.The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy. 56. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River. 58. Noisy talk. 59. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs. 62.The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. 64. A young woman. 69. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia. 74. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey). 75. Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883). 78. A master's degree in business. 79. A doctor's degree in theology. 80. A meter that shows mileage traversed. 81. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman). 82. A pilgrimage to Mecca. 83. A substance derived from amygdalin. 84. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
DOWN
1. Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet. 2. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom. 3. God of fire. 4. Echo repeatedly, echo again and again. 5. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment. 6. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong. 7. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms. 8. Disposed of as useless. 9. The main city of ancient Phoenicia. 10. Half the width of an em. 11. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery. 12. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar. 13. The probability of a specified outcome. 14. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain. 19. Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes. 22. American dramatist (1928- ). 25. Fallow deer. 28. Having help. 29. Draw in by breathing. 32. A net or mesh foundation for lace. 33. United States writer of children's books (1904-1991). 35. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984). 36. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. 40. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo. 41. (Mexican) Ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans. 43. Type genus of the Majidae. 46. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds. 48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group. 51. A port in northwestern Israel on the Bay of Acre. 54. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs. 57. (informal) Of the highest quality. 60. A firearm that is held and fired with one hand. 61. Type genus of the Alaudidae. 63. Made from goats' milk. 65. Supporting yourself on your knees. 66. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition. 67. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables. 68. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River. 70. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey). 71. A pilgrimage to Mecca. 72. A person who is of equal standing with another in a group. 73. The basic unit of money in Peru. 76. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary. 77.The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.