Kuwait Times

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1. The compass point that is one point south of

due east. 4. United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his descriptio­n of the universals of phonology (1896-1982). 12. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievou­s. 15. The longer of the two telegraphi­c signals used

in Morse code. 16. Pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts. 17. A unit of length of thread or yarn. 18. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment. 19. A battle in World War I (1916). 20. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or

tossed and served with a moist dressing. 22. An inland sea in northweste­rn Turkey. 24. A milkshake with egg in it. 26. The noise made by a short puff of steam (as

from an engine). 28. A very poisonous metallic element that has

three allotropic forms. 29. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 34. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion. 35. Type genus of the family Arcidae. 37. A radioactiv­e element of the actinide series. 40. Pasture grass of plains of South America and

western North America. 42. Large-footed short-winged birds of

Australasi­a. 45. A river in north central Switzerlan­d that runs

northeast into the Rhine. 47. God of wealth and love. 48. Someone who works (or provides workers)

during a strike. 50. Coffee with the caffeine removed. 53. Having come or been brought to a conclusion. 54. Inquire about. 56. Remove with or as if with a ladle. 57. Suggestive of the supernatur­al. 58. One of two pieces of armor plate hanging

from the fauld to protect the upper thighs. 63. Type genus of the Ustilagina­ceae. 69. A full skirt with a gathered waistband. 70. Large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweetpulp seed pods eaten by cattle. 73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from

aba cloth. 74. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms. 75. Octopuses and paper nautilus. 77. A republic in central Europe. 78. Informal abbreviati­on of `representa­tive'. 79. A great raja. 80. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.

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1. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls. 2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. 3. A member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountainee­rs. 4. Of or relating to or characteri­stic of Java or its

inhabitant­s. 5. Prevent the occurrence of. 6. A Chadic language spoken in Chad. 7. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a

relatively long time or attained a specific age. 8. Tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths

grown for hay in the United States. 9. An inactive volcano in the Andes in central

Ecuador. 10. In operation or operationa­l. 11. A strip of land projecting into a body of water. 12. A republic in southeaste­rn Europe on the

southern part of the Balkan peninsula. 13. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape. 14. A golf shot that curves to the right for a righthande­d golfer. 21. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC). 23. A woman of refinement. 25. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners. 27. A bivalent and trivalent metallic element of

the rare earth group. 30. English theoretica­l physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984). 31. A flexible container with a single opening. 32. A shifty deceptive person. 33. Tired to the point of exhaustion. 36. The airforce of Great Britain. 38. A compartmen­t in front of a motor vehicle

where driver sits. 39. Dry white Italian wine from Verona. 41. A constellat­ion in the southern hemisphere

near Telescopiu­m and Norma. 43. Avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions

and issues. 44. The cardinal number that is the sum of four

and one. 46. Mostly freshwater protozoa. 49. A bowl-shaped vessel. 51. Someone who is morally reprehensi­ble. 52. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element. 55. Not often. 59. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but

not intended for others on the stage. 60. Of or relating to or caused by streptococ­ci. 61. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivi­ty of any metal. 62. The capital and largest city of Yemen. 64. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely

the razorbill. 65. A pilgrimage to Mecca. 66. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake

Chad. 67. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member government­s. 68. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in

which birds or animals are kept. 71. The month following March and preceding

May. 72. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand. 76. The fifth day of the week.

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