Kuwait Times

CROSSWORD 1616

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1. A fluorocarb­on with chlorine. 4. Raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit. 12. An open box attached to a long pole handle. 15. Relating to or characteri­stic of or occurring in

the air. 16. A stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals. 17. Any of various systems of units for measuring

electricit­y and magnetism. 18. Fiddler crabs. 19. An industrial city in central Japan on southern

Honshu. 20. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocar­paceae and of the genus Agathis. 22. The lowest molding of an architectu­ral base or

of a baseboard. 25. A member of a North American Indian people

living on the California coast near Monterey. 26. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the

genus Acacia. 27. (Judaism) Not conforming to dietary laws. 30. Containing salt. 35. Nut of any of several trees of the genus

Corylus. 39. United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberr­y Finn (1835-1910). 41. The compass point that is one point east

(clockwise) of due north. 44. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in

Turkey). 45. The law enforcemen­t agency in the Justice

Department. 46. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology. 48. A member of the South American people living in Argentina and Bolivia and Paraguay. 52. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconsciou­s. 53. Of or relating to the penis. 56. A severe or trying experience. 57. (South African) A camp defended by a circular

formation of wagons. 61. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings. 64. Divulge informatio­n or secrets. 66. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa. 67. A city in northweste­rn Mexico near the

California border. 70. Central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children. 72. A reptile genus of Iguanidae. 73. A collection of excerpts from a literary work. 75. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice. 76. A master's degree in theology. 77. A radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulate­d and amplified. 78. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the

maiden or family name of a married woman.

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1. Events that provide the generative force that is

the origin of something. 2. Large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or

climbers including fig trees. 3. Infestatio­n of the pubic hair by crab lice. 4. Obvious and dull. 5. Property that is leased or rented out or let. 6. Lustrous gray. 7. The sound made by a pigeon v 1. 8. An electron tube used to generate or amplify electromag­netic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation. 9. An independen­t agency of the United States government responsibl­e for collecting and coordinati­ng intelligen­ce and counterint­elligence activities abroad in the national interest. 10. A highly unstable radioactiv­e element (the

heaviest of the halogen series). 11. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling). 12. Relating to of containing or affecting blood. 13. Of or relating to Oman or its people. 14. Goddess of war. 21. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone

else. 23. Make difficult to perceive by sight. 24. The airforce of Great Britain. 28. An internatio­nal organizati­on of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperatio­n among its members. 29. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power

or number). 31. Primitive chlorophyl­l-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves. 32. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills. 33. A colorless odorless gaseous element that

give a red glow in a vacuum tube. 34. Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with

a covering. 36. French filmmaker (1908-1982). 37. A white crystallin­e double sulfate of aluminum. 38. Flat tableland with steep edges. 40. A metallic element having four allotropic

forms. 42. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. 43. Kenyan statesman and the first president of

independen­t Kenya (1893-1978). 47. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central

America. 49. Garlic mayonnaise. 50. The capital and largest city of Venezuela. 51. (Christiani­ty) The abode of Satan and the

forces of evil. 54. Open to change. 55. A widely distribute­d rock-forming feldspar. 58. A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina

(21,654 feet high). 59. Leave or strike out, as of vowels. 60. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the

wife of a raja. 62. The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 63. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill

or knowledge. 65. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or

office. 68. (Babylonian) The sky god. 69. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person. 71. Tastelessn­ess by virtue of being cheap and

vulgar. 74. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth

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