Randomly Generated Crossword(11 x 11)
Across
- 1. optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
- 6. the process of shedding _____ (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
- 11. the fourth or lowest deck
- 12. a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
- 13. United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987)
- 14. the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
- 15. the property that reverts to the state
- 17. fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
- 18. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- 19. a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
- 20. a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
- 22. a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
- 25. a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
- 29. a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
- 30. type genus of the Pyralidae
- 31. exonerate by means of an _____
- 33. (of darkness) very intense
- 34. print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a _____graph
- 35. moving and bending with ease
- 36. realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
- 37. an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
Down
- 1. having a sole or soles especially as specified; used in combination
- 2. ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
- 3. elected but not yet installed in office
- 4. a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
- 5. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
- 6. consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
- 7. the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation
- 8. harsh or corrosive in tone
- 9. the revolving bar of a distributor
- 10. (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
- 16. an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact
- 19. the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
- 21. widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
- 22. a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
- 23. without advance preparation
- 24. a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II
- 26. selected as the best
- 27. a small concavity
- 28. (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
- 30. a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
- 32. a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions