| ACROSS
1. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
5. A light touch or stroke.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
12. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
13. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
14. (computer science) A graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface.
15. The chance to speak.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
19. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
21. Jordan's port.
25. A small cake leavened with yeast.
27. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
31. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
33. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
34. A bachelor's degree in religion.
35. A Russian river.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
49. An associate degree in applied science.
50. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
51. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
52. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
53. Take in solid food.
54. Offering fun and gaiety.
55. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
|
DOWN
1. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
4. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
5. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
6. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
7. Common Indian weaverbird.
8. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
9. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
10. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
18. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
20. A radioactive transuranic element.
22. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
23. The cry made by sheep.
24. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
26. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
29. A person forced to flee from home or country.
30. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
39. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
40. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
42. Type genus of the Ranidae.
43. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
44. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
46. A flexible container with a single opening.
47. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
48. A master's degree in business.
|
