| ACROSS
1. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
4. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
8. Inquire about.
11. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
12. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
13. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
14. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
16. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
17. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
18. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
19. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
26. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
28. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
32. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
34. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
36. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
37. Affect with wonder.
39. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
50. In or of the month preceding the present one.
51. A small cake leavened with yeast.
52. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
53. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
|
DOWN
1. A state in the western United States.
2. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
3. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
4. An associate degree in nursing.
5. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
6. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
7. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. A fraudulent business scheme.
10. God of love and erotic desire.
15. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
20. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
21. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
23. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
25. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
27. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
29. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
30. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. A doctor's degree in religion.
33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
35. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
38. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
40. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
41. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
42. A large number or amount.
43. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
44. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
47. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
48. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
49. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
50. Before noon.
|
