| ACROSS
1. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
4. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval).
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
14. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
15. A member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India.
16. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
17. The capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
21. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
27. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
30. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
31. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
33. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
35. Of southern Europe.
38. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
41. Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire.
44. Unknown god.
45. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
50. Informal terms for a mother.
51. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
52. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
53. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
54. How long something has existed.
55. The cry made by sheep.
|
DOWN
1. A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. A deep bow.
4. A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language.
5. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
6. Stalk of a moss capsule.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
9. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
20. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
25. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
28. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
29. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
32. (informal) Of the highest quality.
34. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
36. (Old Testament) The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
37. Indicating the most important performer or role.
39. Jordan's port.
40. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
42. Divulge information or secrets.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
47. A humorous anecdote or remark.
48. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
49. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
50. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
|
