Randomly Generated Crossword(15 x 15)
Across
- 1. the sign language used in the United States
- 4. not in action or at work
- 8. a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
- 12. at a previous time
- 13. the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side
- 14. battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others
- 16. slightly open
- 17. a branch of the Tai languages
- 18. (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
- 19. a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
- 20. a doctor's degree in theology
- 21. any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus ___ with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America
- 23. an associate degree in applied science
- 24. tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling
- 26. a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
- 28. (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
- 30. a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
- 32. a Greek liquor flavored with anise
- 36. fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
- 39. an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
- 41. extremely robust
- 42. an explosive device that is improvised
- 43. a church congregation guided by a pastor
- 45. being one more than two
- 46. prey on or hunt for
- 48. Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
- 49. a concept whose truth can be proved
- 50. bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
- 51. English dramatist (1558-1594)
- 52. a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
- 54. the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
- 56. spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
- 60. an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation
- 63. an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
- 65. the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
- 67. (especially of the face) ___dened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
- 68. a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
- 70. a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast
- 72. inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold
- 73. formerly included in genus Cedrela
- 74. a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
- 75. an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom
- 76. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
- 77. an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)
- 78. a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
Down
- 1. a pear with firm flesh and a green skin
- 2. diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
- 3. the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr
- 4. a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
- 5. two items of the same kind
- 6. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
- 7. water god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea
- 8. the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)
- 9. someone who copies the words or behavior of another
- 10. the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell
- 11. second in order of importance
- 12. a kiln for drying hops
- 15. a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
- 20. a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
- 22. a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs
- 25. a major division of geological time; an ___ is usually divided into two or more periods
- 27. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
- 29. the ground and air and naval forces of Israel
- 30. having or displaying great dignity or nobility
- 31. any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- 33. murres
- 34. pertaining to animals or animal life or action
- 35. on that
- 36. far along in time
- 37. a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
- 38. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- 40. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
- 44. tell false information to for fun
- 47. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
- 49. the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages
- 51. the Dravidian language spoken by the ___ in southeastern India
- 53. according to need (physicians use ___ in writing prescriptions)
- 55. pertaining to or characteristic of birds
- 57. a region marking a boundary
- 58. make less visible or unclear
- 59. someone who is adored blindly and excessively
- 60. a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field
- 61. small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
- 62. a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
- 64. the British system of withholding tax
- 65. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
- 66. a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland
- 69. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
- 71. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
- 72. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind