| ACROSS
1. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
5. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
8. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
11. Praise, glorify, or honor.
12. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
13. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
14. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
15. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
16. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
17. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
27. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
29. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
30. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
33. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
39. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
40. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck.
43. A newt in its terrestrial stage of development.
45. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. A light touch or stroke.
49. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
|
DOWN
1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
3. A bodily passage or tube conveying a secretion or other substance.
4. A public promotion of some product or service.
5. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
6. Tag the base runner to get him out.
7. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
8. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
9. Jordan's port.
10. Wood of a sumac.
18. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
19. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
20. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
23. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
24. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
25. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
26. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
28. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
31. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
34. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
35. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
36. An honorary degree in science.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
42. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
44. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
46. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
|
