Crossword Puzzle 1

CLUES ACROSS

1. Geological time

4. Ooze

9. A set of eight

14. Obstruction

15. Swiss mathematician

16. Philosophy

17. The night before

18. A timid person

20. Unifies

22. Gangs

23. Alternative name

24. Acumen

28. Cathode-ray tube

29. Tantalum

30. Soluble ribonucleic acid

31. Humiliate

33. Earthy pigment

37. Air Force

38. Adult males

39. Stiff untanned leather

41. Before

42. Atomic #18

43. Beer mug

44. Nostrils

46. Type of chef

49. Midway between north and east

50. They __

51. Splits

55. Walk in a timid manner

58. Preserved animal skin with hair

59. Popular donut shop

item

60. You smear it on bagels

64. Don’t know when yet

65. Equal to 10amperes

66. Synthetic acrylic fiber

67. One point south of due east

68. Of mixed ancestry

69. Home of the Pyramids

70. A way to change color

CLUES DOWN

1. Excessive fluid accumulation in tissues

2. Untangle

3. One from the U.S.

4. Academic terms

5. San __ Obispo, in California

6. Not healthy

7. Self-assessment questionnaire (abbr.)

8. Arugula genus

9. VIII

10. Makes a monarch

11. Tormentor

12. Commercials

13. Sprinkle

19. Make a mistake

21. Freshwater fishes

24. Vermont town

25. Man-made device

26. Entrap

27. Places to store important things

31. Accumulate

32. Greek mythological nymph

34. Gregory __, American dancer

35. Denotes past

36. Becoming popular again

40. Indicates position

41. Came before

45. An extra seedcovering

47. Cheerful

48. Deli sandwich staple

52. Skateboarders love them

53. Mandela’s party

54. Sierra lake

56. Nickname for Elizabeth

57. Remove from record

59. Employee stock ownership plan

60. Former NFLer Newton

61. Relative biological effectiveness (abbr.)

62. Work unit

63. Town in Cambridgeshire