1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation.
4. A person who practices masturbation.
11. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
15. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
16. Type genus of the Solanaceae.
17. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
18. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
19. Armor plate that protects the thigh.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. A drama set to music.
27. A fraudulent business scheme.
29. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
30. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
34. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
38. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
39. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
40. Coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field.
44. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
45. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
47. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
49. East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense.
50. The fifth of the seven canonical hours.
52. A heavy precious metallic element.
53. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
54. The sixth month of the civil year.
59. (botany) Tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed.
64. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
67. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
68. Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen.
72. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
73. English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764).
74. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
75. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
76. Dragonflies and damselflies.
77. Fill to satisfaction.

1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. An Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania.
5. (British) Common sense.
6. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
7. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
8. (of winds) Coming from the sea toward the land.
9. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857).
10. A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group.
11. Send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code.
12. An elaborate song for solo voice.
13. Unpleasantly cool and humid.
14. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
23. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. Someone who drives a taxi for a living.
26. An informal term for a father.
28. Genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees.
31. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
32. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
33. Of or pertaining to or written in Altaic.
35. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
36. Any plant of the genus Lupin.
37. French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982).
41. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
42. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
43. Sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along on wheels and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs.
46. Made of wood of the aspen tree n.
48. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
51. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
55. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
56. Of or relating to alga.
57. Russian country house.
58. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
60. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
61. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling.
62. A secret society of white Southerners to resist Black emancipation.
63. Not reflecting light.
65. Expel, as of gases and odors.
66. Give over.
69. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
70. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
71. An associate degree in applied science.