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1. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
4. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
11. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. Extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head.
17. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
18. (Irish) The sea personified.
19. Small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions.
20. English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687).
21. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
23. Slices of bread that have been toasted.
25. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
26. Inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
27. A compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms.
28. An island of central Hawaii.
33. State in northeastern India.
37. Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox.
38. A white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans.
40. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
41. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
43. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
44. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
46. One thousand grams.
47. A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire.
50. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
53. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
54. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
55. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
57. (Old Testament) A youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC).
59. A genus of Indriidae.
61. United States sculptor (born in 1924).
65. A quantity of no importance.
69. Having a gradual increase in width.
71. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
73. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
74. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
77. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
78. A city of central China.
79. A member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho.
80. A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
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1. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
2. Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907).
3. Any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things.
4. (informal) Roused to anger.
5. (Babylonian) The sky god.
6. (Greek mythology) A wicked king and son of Zeus.
7. The capital and largest city of Norway.
8. The capital of Western Samoa.
9. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
10. A public promotion of some product or service.
11. United States astronomer (1835-1909).
12. Of or relating to the former Indo-European people.
13. A characteristic sound.
14. Declare untrue.
22. A port and the capital of Guinea.
24. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
29. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
30. A branch of the Tai languages.
31. A small skullcap.
32. Any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made.
34. Fed beyond capacity or desire.
35. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
36. Informal terms for a mother.
39. Of or relating to Oman or its people.
42. A port city in southwestern Iran.
45. The front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
48. Not only so, but.
49. Dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc.
51. A telegram sent abroad.
56. Italian poet (1569-1625).
58. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
60. Elevated open grassland in southern Africa.
62. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
63. Offering fun and gaiety.
64. South African term for `boss'.
66. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
67. Resist or confront with resistance.
68. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
70. A light touch or stroke.
72. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
75. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
76. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
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