1. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
4. Bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus.
12. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
15. An associate degree in applied science.
16. United States writer (born 1919).
17. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
18. A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles.
19. Reduce to lay status.
21. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
22. An Italian poet famous for `The Divine Comedy'--a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321).
25. A state of sanctification by God.
29. A reddish brown dye used especially on hair.
32. City in central Iran.
37. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
38. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
40. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
41. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
43. A cigar made with light-colored tobacco.
44. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
47. Implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion.
50. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
51. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
52. (used especially of vegetation) Having lost all moisture.
54. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
55. Very dark black.
57. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
60. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
65. A large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance).
68. Caused to be slower or later.
69. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
70. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
73. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
74. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
75. A formal written defense of something you believe in strongly.
77. (British) Your grandmother.
78. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
79. Clothing for the hands.
80. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

1. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
4. The sign language used in the United States.
5. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
6. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
7. Trace the shape of.
8. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic.
9. Look at with amorous intentions.
10. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
11. Any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia.
12. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
13. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip.
14. On or toward the lee.
20. Of or relating to a creed.
23. A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea.
24. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
26. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
27. The cry made by sheep.
28. A person forced to flee from home or country.
30. The act of escaping physically.
31. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
33. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
34. Jordan's port.
35. Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx.
36. A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device.
39. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) Quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
42. A city in east central Texas.
45. Sour or bitter in taste.
46. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
48. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
49. Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment.
53. (botany) Especially of leaves.
56. The aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales.
58. Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste.
59. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
61. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
62. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
64. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
66. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
67. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
71. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
72. The momentary present.
76. A state in midwestern United States.