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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. Lower in esteem.
10. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
13. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
14. A manicurist who trims the fingernails.
15. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
16. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
17. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
19. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
21. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
23. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
25. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
31. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
35. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
37. Any of various units of capacity.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
42. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
43. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
45. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
47. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
48. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
51. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
55. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
58. An enclosed space.
59. A branch of the Tai languages.
60. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
62. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
65. A master's degree in business.
66. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
67. A harsh noise made by scraping.
69. Tag the base runner to get him out.
70. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
71. Informal terms for journalists.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
2. One who works hard at boring tasks.
3. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
4. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
5. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
6. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
7. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
8. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
9. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
10. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
11. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
18. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
20. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
22. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
24. Half the width of an em.
27. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
28. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
30. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. How long something has existed.
34. A boy or man.
36. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
38. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
41. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
44. By bad luck.
46. An associate degree in applied science.
49. A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path.
50. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
52. A genus of Lamnidae.
53. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. Jordan's port.
56. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
57. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
58. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
61. Of southern Europe.
63. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
64. The habitation of wild animals.
68. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
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