Randomly Generated Crossword(18 x 18)
Across
- 1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely
- 5. (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system
- 10. make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- 14. the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
- 15. summon (a _____ee) into court to warrant or defend a title
- 16. an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel
- 18. not fed
- 19. a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
- 20. make strong or stronger
- 22. the enchanted realm of fairies
- 24. tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
- 25. minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
- 26. the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
- 27. ski, alternating directions
- 29. a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
- 30. electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal
- 32. an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
- 34. gull-like jaeger of northern seas
- 38. cut of meat including one or more ___s
- 39. the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- 41. a flowing together
- 43. 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
- 44. a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
- 50. inflammation of the ear
- 51. a desert in central China
- 52. the characteristic sounds made by a horse
- 53. a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water
- 54. a ____ish language
- 55. okapis
- 56. a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
- 58. a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
- 59. having the power of _______ or impelling
- 60. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- 62. an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
- 63. provide with a border or ____
- 64. a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
- 69. the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- 71. essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
- 72. lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
- 75. a city in central Honshu to the northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine
- 80. adorn with a ______
- 82. a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
- 83. someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language
- 84. someone who makes or repairs tinware
- 85. wild ox
- 87. about three feet long exclusive of tail
- 88. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- 89. god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods
- 90. away from the correct or expected course
- 91. having died recently
- 92. performance of moral or religious acts
- 93. (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
Down
- 1. the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea
- 2. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- 3. severe and unremitting in making demands
- 4. a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
- 5. the player judged to be the most important to the sport
- 6. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
- 7. German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546)
- 8. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
- 9. a tribe of ancient Athenians
- 10. the compass point that is one point south of southeast
- 11. a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)
- 12. the leader of an Arab village or family
- 13. an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
- 14. the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side
- 17. the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
- 21. a sudden sharp feeling
- 23. an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
- 28. either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell
- 31. being one more than eighteen
- 33. a doctor's degree in theology
- 34. censure severely or angrily
- 35. a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota
- 36. the quality of being united into one
- 37. located farther aft
- 39. the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
- 40. a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
- 42. a Loloish language
- 43. slang for sexual intercourse
- 45. water god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea
- 46. interlace by or as if by weaving
- 47. an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
- 48. growing old
- 49. a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
- 51. take by theft
- 55. adjust to a specific need or market
- 57. a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells
- 59. a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
- 61. a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
- 62. resembling a comb; having projections like the teeth of a comb
- 64. United States sculptor (1860-1936)
- 65. (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
- 66. of or in or relating to the nose
- 67. tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
- 68. compelling immediate action
- 69. render capable or able for some task
- 70. desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
- 73. dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
- 74. a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
- 76. tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations
- 77. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in _____a and Athens and Ionia
- 78. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
- 79. an onerous or difficult concern
- 81. any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
- 86. a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed