Randomly Generated Crossword(18 x 18)
Across
- 1. poke or thrust abruptly
- 5. state in northeastern India
- 10. any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
- 14. United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)
- 15. a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect
- 16. a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
- 18. a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
- 19. operate the _____s on a keyboard instrument
- 20. any of various plants of the genus ______; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers
- 22. a member of the Nahuatl speaking people of central and southern Mexico
- 24. an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
- 25. coarse jute fabric
- 26. report or maintain
- 27. a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British _____al units
- 29. the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages
- 30. a farewell remark
- 32. German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)
- 34. English essayist (1775-1834)
- 38. the month following March and preceding May
- 39. street names for heroin
- 41. a mountainous island in the central Philippines
- 43. be the ___ner in a contest or competition; be victorious
- 44. an inflow
- 50. of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people
- 51. hunt ____s for food
- 52. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- 53. the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian
- 54. a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak ____ny and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
- 55. inflammation of the iris
- 56. flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
- 58. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
- 59. extravasation of urine into the scrotal sac
- 60. enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
- 62. a son who has the same first name as his father
- 63. again but in a new or different way
- 64. wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty
- 69. tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- 71. with all your strength
- 72. a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
- 75. (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
- 80. a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
- 82. a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- 83. extremely irritating to the nerves
- 84. a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
- 85. having a hemispherical vault or dome
- 87. any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
- 88. the basic unit of money in Thailand
- 89. a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone
- 90. tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit
- 91. a small wooded hollow
- 92. genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China
- 93. a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
Down
- 1. a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release
- 2. sing or play with _____s, alternating with the half note above or below
- 3. become less in amount or intensity
- 4. a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
- 5. of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- 6. a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
- 7. (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man
- 8. be a mystery or bewildering to
- 9. (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles
- 10. the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
- 11. a poisonous white pigment that contains lead
- 12. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- 13. a small measure (usually of food)
- 14. (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
- 17. a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro
- 21. type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
- 23. consisting of or made of cedar
- 28. a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
- 31. a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
- 33. the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
- 34. hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed
- 35. a woody climbing usually tropical plant
- 36. an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
- 37. a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas
- 39. a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
- 40. any tree or shrub of the genus ____ having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals
- 42. a kiln for drying hops
- 43. in an inaccurate manner
- 45. 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)
- 46. a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
- 47. of or related to or derived from oats
- 48. being of use or service
- 49. sew again
- 51. a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
- 55. increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- 57. standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
- 59. a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized
- 61. an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
- 62. characterized by jerky movements
- 64. large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food
- 65. utterly cast down
- 66. (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
- 67. lively, in music
- 68. of or at or relating to an anode
- 69. an introductory textbook
- 70. any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
- 73. a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
- 74. shad
- 76. city in Sudan
- 77. a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
- 78. an opposing military force
- 79. a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
- 81. utter or declare in a very loud voice
- 86. federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations