1. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
4. Revise or renew one's assessment.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
15. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
16. A language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
17. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
18. A large fleet.
20. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
21. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
22. Genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers.
24. Above the surround or above the normal position.
26. The formation of frost or ice on a surface.
28. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
31. An elaborate song for solo voice.
34. Of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color n 1.
36. Prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973).
38. Wearing or provided with clothing.
41. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
42. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
46. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
47. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
49. Recite in elocution.
55. Jutting or overhanging.
56. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
58. An Asian temple.
60. A public promotion of some product or service.
62. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
66. Large family of important mostly marine food fishes.
70. Your basis for belief or disbelief.
72. Used of a single unit or thing.
73. A native or inhabitant of Vietnam.
75. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
76. Tag the base runner to get him out.
77. Glittering with gold or silver.
78. (Brit) A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.

1. Stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water.
2. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
3. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
4. (used of opinions and actions) Far beyond the norm.
5. A soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh.
6. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
7. An enclosed space.
8. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
9. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
10. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
11. Extremely evil or cruel.
12. Squash bugs.
13. A French abbot.
14. Having been read.
19. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
23. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
25. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
27. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
29. A draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle.
30. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
32. Attack someone physically or emotionally.
33. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy.
35. A vest pocket to hold a pocket watch.
37. Egyptian statesman who (as President of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin of Israel (1918-1981).
39. Escape, either physically or mentally.
40. A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure.
43. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
44. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
45. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
48. A mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high).
50. Stain (furniture) black to make it look like ebony.
51. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
52. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
53. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
54. Usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first.
57. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
59. A small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge.
61. English Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718).
63. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
64. The highest level or degree attainable.
65. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
67. A young woman making her debut into society.
68. An audiotape recording of sound.
69. Black tropical American cuckoo.
71. A doctor's degree in education.
74. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.