Kuwait Times

CROSSWORD 1595

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1. A flexible container with a single opening. 4. German theologian and mystic (1260-1327). 11. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanista­n and northern Pakistan. 15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey). 16. Evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia. 17. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province. 18. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning. 20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group. 21. Correspond in vowel sounds. 23. The sixth month of the civil year. 24. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southweste­rn Nigeria. 26. Broken into sharp pieces. 27. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology. 29. A river in north central Switzerlan­d that runs northeast into the Rhine. 30. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man. 33. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms. 35. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin. 39. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hardshelle­d nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory. 41. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens. 44. Something (often something deceptivel­y attractive) that catches you unawares. 45. An island northwest of Wales. 47. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters. 48. An upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas). 49. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates. 50. The immature free-living form of most invertebra­tes and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamenta­lly unlike its parent and must metamorpho­se. 52. Poor enough to need help from others. 53. Informal terms for a meal. 55. Partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water. 56. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant. 59. Stick of wax with a wick in the middle. 66. Sour or bitter in taste. 69. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill. 73. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus. 75. A drama set to music. 77. A river in north central Switzerlan­d that runs northeast into the Rhine. 78. A strong emotion. 79. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off. 81. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank. 82. A doctor's degree in dental surgery. 83. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries. 84. A young woman making her debut into society.

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1. A small cake leavened with yeast. 2. Advanced in years. 3. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology. 4. The square of a body of any size of type. 5. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue. 6. Of a yellowish brown color similar to olive drab n. 7. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group. 8. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 9. A genus of Laridae. 10. Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659). 11. A male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina. 12. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else. 13. Memorizati­on by repetition. 14. Colored or impregnate­d with dye. 19. Made ready or fit or suitable beforehand. 22. An implement used to propel or steer a boat. 25. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 contermino­us states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. 28. In a despicable, ignoble manner. 31. Fairly small terrestria­l ferns of tropical America. 32. Lower in esteem. 34. The capital and largest city of Yemen. 36. Equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged. 37. Immature of its kind. 38. Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case. 40. A benevolent aspect of Devi. 42. A member of the British order of honor. 43. Any of various units of capacity. 46. An organizati­on of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum. 51. Transient cessation of respiratio­n. 54. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructiv­e to mushrooms and seedlings. 57. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite. 58. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element. 60. An associate degree in nursing. 61. United States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973). 62. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich. 63. Cause to be embarrasse­d. 64. A native American tent. 65. Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor. 67. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes. 68. A sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes. 70. Set down according to a plan. 71. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand. 72. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa. 74. An accountant certified by the state. 76. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth. 80. A radioactiv­e element of the actinide series.

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