1. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
4. The act of giving a false appearance.
12. An associate degree in applied science.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. Flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds.
17. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
18. United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924).
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
22. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
23. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
24. United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934).
26. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
29. Occurring or payable twice each year.
32. Fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill.
36. Afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement.
37. A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion.
38. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
41. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
42. Type genus of the Giraffidae.
45. Any plant of the genus Gerardia.
48. A colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs.
49. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
50. Standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west.
51. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
53. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
55. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
61. A poor white person in the southern US.
67. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
68. A retailer of meat.
70. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
71. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
72. A member of the Algonquian people formerly of the Pamlico river valley in North Carolina.
73. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
74. The sign language used in the United States.
75. (Britain) Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea.
76. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.

1. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
2. Largest known toad species.
3. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
4. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
5. Gain in value, as of a currency.
6. A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order.
7. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
8. The square of a body of any size of type.
9. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
10. Enduring strength and energy.
11. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
12. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885).
19. A genus of Lamnidae.
21. A substance used to ignite or kindle a fire.
25. German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants.
27. (Welsh myth) The other world.
28. A member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin.
30. Give an incentive.
31. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
33. Mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults.
34. A laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite.
35. Related on the father's side.
39. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
40. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
43. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
44. A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods.
46. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
47. Remote and separate physically or socially.
52. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
54. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
56. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
57. Entice to do.
58. A light informal meal.
59. Small and light boat.
60. Type genus of the Percidae.
62. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
63. God of love and erotic desire.
64. Type genus of the Amiidae.
65. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
66. A French abbot.
69. Considerate and solicitous care.