Randomly Generated Crossword(15 x 15)
Across
- 1. the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
- 4. a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
- 8. a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes
- 12. white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
- 13. the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data
- 14. a governor in India during the Mogul empire
- 16. RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
- 17. a genus of European owls
- 18. having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
- 19. sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash
- 20. strong elastic wood of any of various ___ trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
- 21. a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
- 23. at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal)
- 24. tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
- 26. an affirmative
- 28. a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma
- 30. an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel
- 32. a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
- 36. a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
- 39. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
- 41. a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
- 42. an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
- 43. a farewell remark
- 45. a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes
- 46. the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
- 48. an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
- 49. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- 50. soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
- 51. mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
- 52. the sound of a hound on the scent
- 54. utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens
- 56. a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles
- 60. select as an alternative over another
- 63. black tropical American cuckoo
- 65. a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
- 67. a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries
- 68. a soft mineral (calcium _____ide) that is _____escent in ultraviolet light; chief source of _____ine
- 70. a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
- 72. (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
- 73. a genus of _____nidae
- 74. a small replica of a person; used as a toy
- 75. the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
- 76. the basic unit of money in China
- 77. used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf
- 78. any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
Down
- 1. a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League
- 2. alders
- 3. a reptile genus of Iguanidae
- 4. type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
- 5. a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
- 6. an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
- 7. a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
- 8. the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
- 9. the airforce of Great Britain
- 10. freely or at will
- 11. powdery starch from certain ____ palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener
- 12. the part of a check that is retained as a record
- 15. a mountain or tall hill
- 20. a port in southwestern Scotland
- 22. type genus of the family ___cidae
- 25. cry plaintively
- 27. make amends for
- 29. a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair
- 30. type genus of the Triglidae
- 31. sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
- 33. the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy
- 34. British slang for a swindle
- 35. a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea
- 36. informal terms for a meal
- 37. an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
- 38. chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya
- 40. (Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
- 44. a radioactive transuranic element
- 47. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- 49. a shag rug made in Sweden
- 51. slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
- 53. a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft
- 55. United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
- 57. the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia
- 58. (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
- 59. an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
- 60. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
- 61. a theatrical performance of a drama
- 62. a member of a Dravidian people living on the southwestern coast of India
- 64. severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
- 65. a Scottish word
- 66. large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
- 69. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
- 71. (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
- 72. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field