Randomly Generated Crossword(18 x 18)
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- 1. 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
- 5. make understand
- 10. apply a brake or ____ to
- 14. have affection for; feel tenderness for
- 15. small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
- 16. any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
- 18. a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
- 19. ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing
- 20. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
- 22. a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated
- 24. partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
- 25. a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
- 26. a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
- 27. German writer (1830-1914)
- 29. not fed
- 30. an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids
- 32. a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse
- 34. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
- 38. plate with ___
- 39. deprive of certain characteristics
- 41. the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
- 43. a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair
- 44. (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
- 50. corresponding exactly
- 51. Celtic deity who was the father of Manawydan; corresponds to Irish Lir
- 52. an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak _____ and live in New Zealand
- 53. cut off from a whole
- 54. the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisa
- 55. very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
- 56. a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent
- 58. hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary
- 59. large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
- 60. a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
- 62. a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
- 63. a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)
- 64. one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
- 69. a state of northeastern India
- 71. worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down
- 72. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)
- 75. wedged or packed in together
- 80. join with a ______ joint
- 82. a young male horse under the age of four
- 83. (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
- 84. having a melody (as distinguished from recitative)
- 85. a collection of maps in book form
- 87. blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel
- 88. the capital and principal port of _____ia
- 89. omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
- 90. make less active or fast
- 91. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
- 92. (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of c
- 93. a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
Down
- 1. type genus of the _____ceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
- 2. a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- 3. worthless people
- 4. relating to the Andes and their inhabitants
- 5. electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum
- 6. formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
- 7. in truth (often tends to intensify)
- 8. briefly enter enemy territory
- 9. Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
- 10. watch, observe, or inquire secretly
- 11. a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles
- 12. (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
- 13. become extinct
- 14. nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
- 17. cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
- 21. a woman of the peerage in Britain
- 23. an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and ______) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes
- 28. a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
- 31. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- 33. express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
- 34. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
- 35. a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
- 36. front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
- 37. a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
- 39. an extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey
- 40. the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections
- 42. (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
- 43. a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
- 45. an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
- 46. the limits within which something can be effective
- 47. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976)
- 48. having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
- 49. the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June)
- 51. a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
- 55. a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
- 57. an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
- 59. a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
- 61. an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
- 62. rule as a dictator
- 64. a Chadic language spoken in Chad
- 65. a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
- 66. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- 67. remove the bones from
- 68. deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries
- 69. a narrative poem of popular origin
- 70. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- 73. small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
- 74. the rotating armature of a motor or generator
- 76. conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
- 77. gather, as of natural products
- 78. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- 79. a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
- 81. a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
- 86. a title used before the name of knight or baronet