Randomly Generated Crossword(15 x 15)
Across
- 1. the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse
- 4. a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
- 8. projectiles to be fired from a gun
- 12. a branch of the Tai languages
- 13. trademark for a powerful operating system
- 14. gather _____s, from oysters in the ocean
- 16. an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
- 17. form into a cylinder by rolling
- 18. of or relating to or characteristic of _____land or its people or their language
- 19. a combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security
- 20. many times at short intervals
- 21. being one more than six
- 23. the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish
- 24. a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
- 26. a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
- 28. the part you are expected to play
- 30. a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly used in laptop computers
- 32. any tree or shrub of the genus ____ having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals
- 36. Asiatic wild dog
- 39. a shaft on which a wheel rotates
- 41. a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
- 42. the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy
- 43. a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
- 45. an adherent of any branch of ___ism
- 46. moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
- 48. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
- 49. having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
- 50. a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
- 51. a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- 52. a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
- 54. a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
- 56. compose _____s
- 60. a bachelor's degree in naval science
- 63. a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
- 65. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- 67. a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
- 68. meat from an adult domestic bovine
- 70. type genus
- 72. place or store up in a ____ for accumulation
- 73. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960)
- 74. the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- 75. (Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of ____
- 76. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
- 77. large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances
- 78. fringe-toed lizard
Down
- 1. Hindu god of wealth and love
- 2. (India) a private soldier or male constable
- 3. the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
- 4. a state of irritation or annoyance
- 5. king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
- 6. nonresinous wood of a ___ tree
- 7. being five more than one hundred forty
- 8. a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
- 9. cry like a cat
- 10. a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water
- 11. pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine
- 12. make ____hronous and adjust in time or manner
- 15. be and remain in a particular state or condition
- 20. have ___ership or possession of
- 22. an explosive device that is improvised
- 25. a room that is comfortable and secluded
- 27. the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
- 29. a digital tape recording of sound
- 30. contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
- 31. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
- 33. an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs
- 34. set the level or character of
- 35. any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
- 36. be priced at
- 37. to a remarkable degree or extent
- 38. utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
- 40. being six more than ninety
- 44. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- 47. two-year-old sheep
- 49. hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
- 51. cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
- 53. hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
- 55. a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change
- 57. a sweet white French wine
- 58. a family of languages spoken by people scattered throughout central India
- 59. therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
- 60. any of various units of capacity
- 61. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- 62. 100 ____ equal 1 tala in Western Samoa
- 64. a town in central Kansas
- 65. European freshwater fish resembling the roach
- 66. a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
- 69. the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs
- 71. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
- 72. an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease