| ACROSS
1. Money in the form of bills or coins.
5. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
9. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
13. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
14. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
15. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
16. Hard fiber used in making coarse twine.
19. The superior of a group of nuns.
22. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
24. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
30. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
36. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
38. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
39. Informal terms for a mother.
41. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. The act of using.
48. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
50. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
54. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
57. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
58. (informal) Of the highest quality.
59. United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920).
60. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
61. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
62. King of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839).
63. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
|
DOWN
1. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
2. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
3. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
4. One of the 7 gods of happiness.
5. A master's degree in library science.
6. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
7. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
8. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
9. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
10. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
11. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
12. (used especially of vegetation) Having lost all moisture.
17. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
18. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
20. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
21. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
23. A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
25. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. A light touch or stroke.
28. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
29. A telephone connection.
31. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
34. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
37. Long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened.
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
40. Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
43. Any plant of the genus Erica.
44. Held back.
46. A surface burn.
47. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
49. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping.
51. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
52. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
53. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
55. How long something has existed.
56. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
|
