CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Stinging insects 6 Rice wine 10 Money 14 Fright 15 Brews 16 Towards 17 Cab 18 Speak angrily 19 Open 20 Tennessee (abbr.) 21 Roman dozen 23 Hitch 24 Elderly 25 Madagascar franc (abbr.) 27 Tin (abbr.) 28 Donkey 29 Strange 32 Bullfight cheer 34 Cell stuff 36 Be 37 Grind together 39 Niches 43 Hippopotamus’ nickname 45 Eye infection 46 Sacred song 47 “The Jungle” author Sinclair 48 Gives the impression of being 50 Contagious disease 51 Unworn 53 Vane direction 54 Electroencephalograph (abbr.) 55 Won 58 Road (abbr.) 60 August (abbr.) 62 Epoch 63 Official document 65 Curative mineral spring 67 Air gun pellet 69 Mouth stoppers 71 Anti-inflammatory drug 73 Anchor 75 Island 76 Thailand citizen 77 City in Nebraska 78 Popular American stadium 79 High fidelity sound system 80 Fuss

DOWN

1 W 2 Actor Alda 3 Band instrument 4 Grand __ 5 Samarium (abbr.) 6 __ Francisco 7 An expression 8 Adjusts space between characters 9 Land surrounded by water 10 Central Intelligence Agency 11 Green skinned pear 12 Carrel 13 Drove 18 Singer Paul 22 Possibly 26 Cup 28 Travel guides 29 Tropical island 30 Leaky faucet noise 31 Department (abbr.) 33 ___ Lauder 35 Dozes 37 Left 38 Laughing dog 40 Out of danger 41 Women’s magazine 42 Priggish 44 Body of water 49 River 52 Holiday garland 55 Protection 56 Clang 57 Cliff dwelling bird 59 Headquarters of British India 61 Doctor 64 Unable to hear 66 Ammunition 67 Danish physicist 68 Laugh loudly 70 Body of water 72 Seven 74 Rowing device 77 Ouch!