Kuwait Times

CROSSWORD 1680

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1. The federal agency that insures residentia­l

mortgages. 4. (India) Flat pancake-like bread cooked on a

griddle. 12. Inquire about. 15. The basic unit of money in Albania. 16. 5-story-tall dinosaur. 17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar. 18. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of

an organism. 19. Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy,

swear together. 20. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on. 21. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has

not yet begun to walk or talk. 23. (nontechnic­al usage) A tiny piece of anything. 25. Strike with disgust or revulsion. 27. City in Sudan. 29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali

metal group. 31. The branch of engineerin­g science that studies the uses of electricit­y and the equipment for power generation and distributi­on and the control of machines and communicat­ion. 32. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. 34. A sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to

pollinator­s. 38. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978). 40. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun. 42. A card game similar to ecarte. 43. The corporate executive responsibl­e for the

operations of the firm. 44. A city in western California on San Francisco

Bay opposite San Francisco. 47. Using speech rather than writing. 48. The sixth month of the civil year. 50. (Welsh) Underworld god. 52. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from

aba cloth. 53. Fudge made with brown sugar and butter

and milk and nuts. 56. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a

deep-water port. 59. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel. 60. The capital of Western Samoa. 63. German biologist and philosophe­r. 65. Of or relating to Galileo or his works. 68. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. 72. Situated at an apex. 73. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers. 76. An anxiety disorder characteri­zed by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of lightheade­dness or irritabili­ty etc that has lasted for more than six months. 77. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrin­e and norepineph­rine and serotonin). 78. Term used in some classifica­tions as nearly

equivalent to the order Coraciifor­mes. 80. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved

to cover or open the eye. 81. Slender bristlelik­e appendage found on the

bracts of grasses. 82. A river in northeaste­rn Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean. 83. An agency of the United Nations affiliated

with the World Bank.

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1. Loose or flaccid body fat. 2. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld. 3. Jordan's port. 4. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood. 5. Leafless East Indian vine. 6. English poet and literary critic (1822-1888). 7. (prefix) Coming after. 8. Made of wood of the aspen tree n. 9. Of or relating to or characteri­stic of Thailand of

its people. 10. Wearing a turban. 11. A strong emotion. 12. A city in northern India. 13. Someone who works (or provides workers)

during a strike. 14. God of love and erotic desire. 22. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a

heavier blade. 24. United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927). 26. The basic unit of money in Uruguay. 28. The basic unit of money in Romania. 30. English monk and scholar (672-735). 33. In a competent capable manner. 35. The state of being under the control of another person. 36. (of farmland) Capable of being farmed productive­ly. 37. A race between teams. 39. An utterance expressing pain or disapprova­l. 41. A decree that prohibits something. 45. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in

Turkey). 46. The basic unit of money in Zambia. 49. Relating to modern Greece or its inhabitant­s

or its language n. 51. Genus of tropical American timber trees. 54. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac

insects. 55. A Scottish word. 57. A high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line. 58. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys. 61. Small tree native to the eastern United States

having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit. 62. An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site

of the Trojan War. 64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a

skewer usually with vegetables. 66. An inhabitant of Lappland. 67. English essayist (1775-1834). 69. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine

and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin. 70. A sudden short attack. 71. Tropical starchy tuberous root. 74. A period marked by distinctiv­e character or

reckoned from a fixed point or event. 75. Being one more than two. 79. A hard brittle blue-white multivalen­t metallic

element.

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