Randomly Generated Crossword(18 x 18)
Across
- 1. (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
- 5. (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- 10. take into one's possession
- 14. any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe
- 15. relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
- 16. the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
- 18. turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- 19. a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India
- 20. a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic
- 22. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
- 24. a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
- 25. the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)
- 26. relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
- 27. the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
- 29. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
- 30. a small thin crisp cake or cookie
- 32. Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980)
- 34. United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)
- 38. aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar
- 39. a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using ____ items
- 41. type genus of the Oriolidae
- 43. a personal enemy
- 44. having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
- 50. a day on which university students hold a rag
- 51. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- 52. a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river
- 53. an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
- 54. leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
- 55. migratory
- 56. baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)
- 58. macular degeneration that is age-related
- 59. the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
- 60. the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data
- 62. a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
- 63. a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
- 64. a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
- 69. of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture
- 71. relating to or characterized by an aura
- 72. an orderly pile
- 75. an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
- 80. the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
- 82. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
- 83. undamaged in any way
- 84. a three-legged rack used for support
- 85. one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills
- 87. Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
- 88. swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
- 89. unable to move or resist motion
- 90. the Na-Dene language of the _____
- 91. mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
- 92. after the expected or usual time; delayed
- 93. Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
Down
- 1. literature in metrical form
- 2. upright in position or posture
- 3. 100 _____s equal 1 rial in Iran
- 4. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
- 5. the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups
- 6. localized scleroderma
- 7. pertaining to alulae
- 8. a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)
- 9. (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
- 10. a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
- 11. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
- 12. either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
- 13. a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools
- 14. treat badly
- 17. a long noosed rope used to catch animals
- 21. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
- 23. causing irritation or annoyance
- 28. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- 31. a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers
- 33. a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
- 34. a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
- 35. an edible seaweed with a mild flavor
- 36. a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years
- 37. (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe
- 39. a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
- 40. a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix
- 42. the basic unit of money in Georgia
- 43. a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
- 45. Russian poet (1880-1921)
- 46. print slanderous statements against
- 47. any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
- 48. a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
- 49. an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
- 51. any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
- 55. mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits
- 57. large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
- 59. an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection
- 61. the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
- 62. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
- 64. strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
- 65. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- 66. alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry
- 67. used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture
- 68. a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
- 69. a player who makes a score in a game or contest
- 70. the Indic language of Sind which is spoken also in western India
- 73. implied by or inferred from actions or statements
- 74. oats
- 76. Asian rat snakes
- 77. a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood
- 78. a large number or amount
- 79. an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)
- 81. (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
- 86. an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid