| ACROSS
1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
4. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
8. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
11. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
12. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
13. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
14. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
16. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
17. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
18. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
20. A radioactive transuranic element.
21. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
22. A training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers.
26. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
29. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
31. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
32. The cry made by sheep.
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
35. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
37. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
45. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
46. By bad luck.
48. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
51. (informal) Of the highest quality.
53. Extremely pleasing.
54. An enclosed space.
55. A small nail.
56. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
|
DOWN
1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
2. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
3. A human female who does housework.
4. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
5. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
6. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
7. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
10. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
15. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
19. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
23. Considerate and solicitous care.
24. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
25. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
27. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
34. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
36. An associate degree in applied science.
38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. Jordan's port.
41. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. Little known Kamarupan languages.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
47. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
49. An informal term for a father.
50. A master's degree in fine arts.
51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
52. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
|
