Crossword Puzzle Number 5214 (Medium Grid)

 10 11  12 13 14 
15     16        17   
18     19        20   
21    22      23  24    
25      26   27       
   28   29  30      31 32 
33 34   35    36    37 38   
39  40 41     42  43      
44     45  46      47   
48       49     50    
  51  52  53      54    
55 56  57   58  59 60  61     
62  63   64  65    66  67 68 69 
70    71  72     73     
74    75      76   77   
78    79         80   

ACROSS

1. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
5. Type genus of the family Ascaridae.
12. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
15. The basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea.
16. Large Old World butterflies.
17. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
18. An Asian river between China and Russia.
19. Cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. Avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1).
23. Having a tip.
25. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
26. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
28. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. Any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC.
33. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
35. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
36. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
37. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
39. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
42. Like or characteristic of a mirrored image.
44. Pertaining to or near the sun.
47. The act of using.
48. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
49. Common Indian weaverbird.
51. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
54. A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature.
55. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
57. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
58. Type genus of the family Cypraeidae.
62. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
65. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
66. A Bantu language spoken in southern coastal Tanzania.
70. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
71. A complex polymer.
73. Mosses similar to those of genus Bryum but larger.
74. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
75. A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.
77. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
78. 10 grams.
79. A rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards.
80. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.

DOWN

1. Jordan's port.
2. Having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds.
3. Frogs, toads, tree toads.
4. A fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
7. Type genus of the Caricaceae.
8. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
9. An unforeseen obstacle.
10. Inflammation of the iris.
11. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
12. A sudden very loud noise.
13. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
22. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
24. A path set aside for walking.
27. In an unnatural eery manner.
30. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
31. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
32. Marked by a rhythmical cadence.
34. The third day of the week.
38. Fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed.
40. (Welsh) A warrior god.
41. The opening of a subject to public discussion and debate.
43. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
45. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
46. Temporary cessation or suspension.
50. United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972).
52. A young eagle.
53. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
56. God of wealth and love.
59. (Greek mythology) The last king of Troy.
60. Income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments.
61. Social insect living in organized colonies.
63. Highly excited.
64. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
67. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
68. A tributary of the Rhine.
69. A primeval personification of air and breath.
72. A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel).
76. Half the width of an em.

Feel free to print out this crossword puzzle for your personal use. You may also link to it. However, this web page and puzzle are copyrighted and may not be distributed without prior written consent.

Navigation
Home Page
Printer Friendly
View Solution
Previous Puzzle
Next Crossword

© Clockwatchers, Inc. 2003