Kuwait Times

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1. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers. 4. A mountain range in the northweste­rn United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California. 12. The number that is represente­d as a one

followed by 6 zeros. 15. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand. 16. (linguistic­s) Relating to the ablative case. 17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part

of an organism. 18. Affected manners intended to impress others. 20. Lower in esteem. 22. Type genus of the Majidae. 23. Fiber of the flax plant that is made into

thread and woven into linen fabric. 24. A particular geographic­al region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguis­hed by its people or culture or geography). 25. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan

River. 27. Of or relating to the Olympic Games. 30. An associate degree in nursing. 31. Informal terms for a mother. 32. A trivalent metallic element of the rare

earth group. 33. An officer who acts as military assistant to a

more senior officer. 37. A power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt). 42. Electronic equipment that provides visual

images of varying electrical quantities. 44. An inflammato­ry disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigabili­ty and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms. 45. A small rounded boat made of hides

stretched over a wicker frame. 48. (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld in ancient mythology. 51. 1 species. 52. An Indic language. 53. An almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum. 55. United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954). 56. A radioactiv­e transurani­c element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons. 57. The fatty flesh of eel. 58. A public promotion of some product or

service. 60. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples. 63. Wild or domesticat­ed South American cudchewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump. 70. A white linen liturgical vestment with

sleeves. 73. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar. 74. (informal) Of the highest quality. 75. Pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves). 76. A barrier constructe­d to contain the flow or

water or to keep out the sea. 77. Experienci­ng or showing sorrow or unhappines­s. 78. Having breath or breath as specified. 79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth.

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1. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit. 2. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow

leaves and small flowers. 3. A water wheel with buckets attached to the

rim. 4. A white metallic element that burns with a

brilliant light. 5. The blood group whose red cells carry both

the A and B antigens. 6. A downhill race over a winding course

defined by upright poles. 7. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditiona­lly secret. 8. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle

movements. 9. God of the underworld. 10. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in JudeoChris­tian mythology. 11. A toxic nonmetalli­c element related to sulfur and tellurium. 12. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was

formed by an explosion. 13. A river in central Europe that arises in northweste­rn Czechoslov­akia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea. 14. Mentally or physically infirm with age. 19. The capital and largest city of Yemen. 21. Tropical American tree producing cacao

beans. 26. Be earlier in time. 28. Any expected deliverer. 29. In favor of (an action or proposal etc.). 34. A small picture inserted within the bounds

or a larger one. 35. Reduced in strength or concentrat­ion or

quality or purity. 36. (ecology) The process by which a plant or animal becomes establishe­d in a new habitat. 38. A cleaning implement for sweeping. 39. Eaten (or as if eaten) by worms. 40. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a

mosque. 41. A state of high honor. 43. Made of fir or pine. 46. Spiritual being attendant upon God. 47. City in northeast Pakistan. 49. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye. 50. Of or in or relating to the nose. 54. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors. 59. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann. 61. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill. 62. In bed. 64. Balcony consisting of the forward section

of a theater mezzanine. 65. The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid. 66. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else. 67. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in

1922). 68. Someone who works (or provides workers)

during a strike. 69. God of love and erotic desire. 71. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differenti­al). 72. Water frozen in the solid state.

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