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1. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
4. Overfull with water.
12. The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
15. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
16. Lace bugs.
17. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
18. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
19. An early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur.
20. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
21. By bad luck.
23. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
24. A proud stiff pompous gait.
26. A bachelor's degree in theology.
28. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
30. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
31. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
33. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
34. A public promotion of some product or service.
36. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
42. A Loloish language.
45. An informal term for a father.
46. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
48. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
50. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
52. A telephone connection.
54. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
58. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
59. A state in midwestern United States.
60. A town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border.
65. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high).
69. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
70. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
73. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
74. Of or pertaining to or affected by albinism.
77. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
78. Law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions.
79. Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms.
80. A light touch or stroke.
81. A small amount of residue.
82. Small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs.
83. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Type genus of the Amiidae.
2. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
3. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
4. (computer science) Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network.
5. The basic unit of money on Malta.
6. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Chaplain and the Saint Lawrence River.
7. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
10. A town in southwestern Idaho.
11. A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.
12. Lighted by moonlight.
13. Any plant of the genus Erica.
14. A noisy riotous fight.
22. A line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute.
25. Lower in esteem.
27. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
29. Of or relating to or near the coccyx.
32. (South African) An ear of corn.
35. The cry made by sheep.
37. A Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir.
38. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. Common black European thrush.
40. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
41. The amount a salary is increased.
43. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
44. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
47. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
49. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
53. (informal) Exceptionally good.
55. A conversation between two persons.
56. Small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.
57. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
61. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
62. Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924).
63. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
64. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
66. The habitation of wild animals.
67. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
68. Relating to only part of a whole.
71. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
72. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
75. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
76. The basic unit of money in Romania.
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