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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
4. State in northeastern India.
9. The serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese.
13. A transuranic element.
14. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
15. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
16. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
17. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
18. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
19. French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524).
22. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
25. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
27. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
28. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
31. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
34. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
36. Make amends for.
37. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs.
43. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
45. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
50. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
52. Relating to or like or divided into areolae.
54. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
55. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
59. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
60. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
62. The food served and eaten at one time.
64. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
65. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
66. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
67. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
68. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
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1. Slow to learn or understand.
2. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
3. African mahogany trees.
4. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
5. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
6. An enclosed space.
7. Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood.
8. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
9. Annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains.
10. Dyed with henna.
11. (Greek mythology) God of love.
12. River in eastern Asia.
20. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
21. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
23. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
26. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
29. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
30. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
32. United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941).
33. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
35. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra.
38. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
42. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. The basic unit of money in Panama.
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
47. English Romantic poet (1795-1821).
48. (Scotland) A landowner.
49. (architecture) Forming or resembling an arch.
51. In bed.
53. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform.
56. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
57. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
58. Enlarged prostate.
61. A Mid-Atlantic state.
63. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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