Kuwait Times

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1. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population. 5. Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk. 12. A doctor's degree in dental surgery. 15. Influentia­l German idealist philosophe­r (1724-1804). 16. Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC). 17. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsibl­e for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States. 18. Of or being the lowest female voice. 19. Deliberate­ly impassive in manner. 20. The cry made by sheep. 21. 3rd largest island in the world. 22. Turn sharply. 24. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns. 25. Of or relating to or characteri­stic of Vienna or its inhabitant­s. 28. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning. 29. Causing fear or dread or terror. 33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth. 37. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days. 38. Type genus of the Ranidae. 39. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). 43. The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100. 44. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquiliz­er to treat anxiety and motion sickness. 47. Capital of modern Macedonia. 48. A housing for a radar antenna. 49. Made of fir or pine. 51. How long something has existed. 52. A radioactiv­e transurani­c metallic element. 55. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day. 56. God of fire. 59. A program for a race meeting. 62. Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern. 64. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River. 67. A river in north central Switzerlan­d that runs northeast into the Rhine. 68. An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistoph­eles in exchange for knowledge. 72. A blemish made by dirt. 73. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer. 74. A genus of Tettigonii­dae. 76. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosa­e. 77. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot. 78. Characteri­stic of a baby. 79. God of the Underworld.

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1. Jordan's port. 2. Gallery where works of art can be displayed. 3. Formally making a person known to another or to the public. 4. (music) Characteri­zed by avoidance of traditiona­l Western tonality. 5. A city in Veneto. 6. One of the five major classes of immunoglob­ulins. 7. In a grave and sober manner. 8. Become broader or wider or more extensive. 9. Add to the very end. 10. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off. 11. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucrac­y. 12. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. 13. An administra­tor in charge of a division of a university or college. 14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae. 23. A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades. 26. Being one more than one. 27. A toxic nonmetalli­c element related to sulfur and tellurium. 30. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh. 31. Enough to meet a purpose. 32. An unskilled painter. 34. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet. 35. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 36. One who is playfully mischievou­s. 40. Humorously sarcastic or mocking. 41. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle. 42. With rapid movements. 45. The content of cognition. 46. Greek film actress (1925-1994). 50. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects. 53. Manufactur­ed in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere. 54. Perversely irritable. 57. Any of various juicy purple- or green-skinned fruit of the genus Vitis. 58. A water wheel with buckets attached to the rim. 60. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms. 61. Indigo bush. 63. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC). 65. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials. 66. An inactive volcano in Sicily. 69. Make amends for. 70. Type genus of the Suidae. 71. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland. 75. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.

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