Randomly Generated Crossword(15 x 15)
Across
- 1. 100 ___s equal 1 pataca in Macao
- 4. evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits
- 8. stem of plants of the Gramineae
- 12. in bed
- 13. tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
- 14. earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura
- 16. diameter of a tube or gun barrel
- 17. either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology
- 18. a large number or amount
- 19. the act of reducing the amount or number
- 20. a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
- 21. (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male resulting in Klinefelter's syndrome
- 23. a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
- 24. senseless talk
- 26. a branch of the Tai languages
- 28. goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- 30. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- 32. a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
- 36. a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
- 39. keep ____ with
- 41. (Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
- 42. a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma
- 43. a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release
- 45. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- 46. the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
- 48. an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
- 49. make a long and difficult journey
- 50. a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
- 51. a form of address for a married woman
- 52. the cry made by sheep
- 54. make an effort or attempt
- 56. tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds
- 60. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
- 63. a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
- 65. kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
- 67. an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
- 68. at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
- 70. river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
- 72. being five more than one hundred forty
- 73. objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)
- 74. 100 ____ equal 1 kwanza in Angola
- 75. the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
- 76. piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
- 77. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- 78. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
Down
- 1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- 2. artistic quality
- 3. a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- 4. indicate by signs
- 5. a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice
- 6. bring to an ___ or halt
- 7. a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
- 8. genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China
- 9. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
- 10. (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
- 11. a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the ELN in Bolivia
- 12. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- 15. slang for sexual intercourse
- 20. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
- 22. (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes
- 25. a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
- 27. the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
- 29. the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China
- 30. a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema
- 31. (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
- 33. a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
- 34. a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
- 35. toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
- 36. have sexual intercourse with
- 37. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- 38. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- 40. (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife
- 44. be a ___stitute
- 47. the creation of beautiful or significant things
- 49. a branch of the Tai languages
- 51. a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters
- 53. one or some or every or all without specification
- 55. the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
- 57. of or relating to or characteristic of the early _____s or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language
- 58. type genus of the _____nidae: _____n and trout
- 59. a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
- 60. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- 61. wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
- 62. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
- 64. United States writer and illustrator of children's books (1853-1911)
- 65. any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
- 66. reduce to ____s
- 69. a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
- 71. a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
- 72. electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities