1. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
4. (with `in') Guardianship over.
9. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. Avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues.
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
16. A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona.
18. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
20. Strike sharply.
21. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
22. 16 ounces.
23. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
24. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
26. A Russian river.
28. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
31. Perversely irritable.
36. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
37. Minor or subordinate.
39. A poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare.
40. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
43. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
44. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
48. A Loloish language.
52. A genus of Ploceidae.
55. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
59. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
60. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
64. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
65. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
66. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
67. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
68. The residue that remains when something is burned.
69. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
70. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.

1. An awkward stupid person.
2. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
3. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
4. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
5. A genus of Indriidae.
6. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
7. A doctor's degree in religion.
8. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
9. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
10. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
11. In bed.
12. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
17. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
19. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
25. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
29. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
30. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
32. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
33. Something that hinders as if with bonds v 1.
34. A town in north central Oklahoma.
35. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
38. Not only so, but.
41. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
42. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
46. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
47. United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963).
49. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
50. Jordan's port.
51. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
53. Type genus of the Anatidae.
54. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
56. The sixth month of the civil year.
57. God of love and erotic desire.
58. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
61. A human limb.
62. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
63. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.