| ACROSS
1. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
4. 100 tambala equal 1 Kwacha.
11. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. A clam that is usually steamed in the shell.
17. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
18. Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist.
20. A benign tumor composed of muscle tissue.
21. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
22. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
25. Desire strongly or persistently.
28. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
31. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
32. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
36. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
40. Singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs).
43. A police officer who investigates crimes.
44. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
45. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
46. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
48. A doctor's degree in education.
49. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
50. Tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm.
54. United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical school for women (1813-1888).
55. (sometimes followed by `of') Having or showing realization or perception.
58. An elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners).
60. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
61. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
63. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
68. The capital and largest city of Niger.
71. 1 species.
72. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
73. Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach.
76. A young woman making her debut into society.
77. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
78. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
79. Relating to or containing the azo radical.
|
DOWN
1. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
2. Largest known toad species.
3. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
4. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
5. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
6. A thin pliable sheet of material.
7. A knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
8. A primeval personification of air and breath.
9. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
10. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. Large family of important mostly marine food fishes.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
14. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
19. A blank leaf in the front of back of a book.
23. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit.
27. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
29. A committee having supervisory powers.
30. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
33. Of or concerning Qatar.
34. Medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica.
35. A river in Germany.
37. (15th-16th century) A flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches.
38. Jordan's port.
39. 300 to 3000 kilohertz.
41. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
42. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
47. A shop where a variety of goods are sold.
51. United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933).
52. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
53. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
56. Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences.
57. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
59. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
62. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
64. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
65. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
66. A city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal.
67. A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum.
69. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
70. Being one more than two.
74. An informal term for a father.
75. A New England state.
|
