| ACROSS
1. An operating system that is on a disk.
4. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
8. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
11. (British) A title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight.
12. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
13. The cry made by sheep.
14. The second largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
17. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
20. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
21. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
23. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
25. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
26. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
28. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
31. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
32. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
39. An associate degree in applied science.
43. The habitation of wild animals.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
47. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
48. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
49. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
50. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
|
DOWN
1. Relieve from military service.
2. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
3. Short and fat.
4. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
5. Largest known toad species.
6. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
7. Using speech rather than writing.
8. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
9. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
10. A genus of Pyralidae.
18. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
19. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
27. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
34. A small cake leavened with yeast.
35. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
38. Baby bed with high sides.
40. An enclosed space.
41. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
42. (informal) Of the highest quality.
43. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
44. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
|
