Kuwait Times

CROSSWORD 2321

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ACROSS

1. Immense East Indian fruit resembling

breadfruit of.

4. Of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the

country) or to its inhabitant­s.

12. A caustic detergent useful for removing

grease.

15. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square

meters.

16. Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasional­ly white or yellow.

17. (prefix) Reverse of or absence of.

18. A medicinal liquid preparatio­n intended

for use in an atomizer.

19. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditiona­lly 8 days) celebratin­g the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

20. A period marked by distinctiv­e character

or reckoned from a fixed point or event. 21. Fiddler crabs.

22. Someone given to teasing (as by mocking

or stirring curiosity).

24. A midnight meeting of witches to practice

witchcraft and sorcery.

27. The district occupied entirely by the city

of Washington.

28. (informal) Being satisfacto­ry or in satisfacto­ry condition.

29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth.

30. A Mid-Atlantic state.

32. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan

River.

36.The childhood of a girl.

42. Not easy.

43. Stem of the rattan palm used for making

canes and umbrella handles.

45. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.

46. A condition (mostly in boys) characteri­zed by behavioral and learning disorders.

48. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in

the Dali region of Yunnan.

49. A support that consists of a horizontal

surface for holding objects.

51. English monk and scholar (672-735). 53. Enthusiast­ic approval.

56. German industrial­ist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufactur­ing automobile­s (1871-1948). 57. A large mass of ice floating at sea.

59. 16 ounces.

60. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.

61. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.

63. A federal agency establishe­d to regulate the release of new foods and healthrela­ted products.

64. A doctor's degree in dental surgery. 67. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.

69. Of or relating to or characteri­stic of the country of Romania or its people or languages.

74. Explosive consisting of a yellow crystallin­e compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene.

75. Scale-like plant-eating insect coated with

a powdery waxy secretion.

78. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about

2.75 pounds.

79. Adult female chicken.

80. Not consciousl­y observing.

81. The bill in a restaurant.

82. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank. 83. A great raja.

84. (Babylonian) The sky god.

DOWN

1. (Roman mythology) The Roman god of

doorways and passages.

2. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeaste­rn Asia having egg-shaped nuts.

3. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a

skewer usually with vegetables.

4. A loose cloak with a hood.

5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially

in Turkey).

6. 1/1000 gram.

7. Add to the very end.

8. A large genus of dicotyledo­nous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliac­eae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).

9. Covered or protected with or as if with a

case.

10. Without law or control.

11. Last or greatest in an indefinite­ly large

series.

12. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy. 13. Spanish poet and dramatist (1898-1936). 14. Resembling a serpent in form.

23. The 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 25. An unofficial associatio­n of people or

groups.

26. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that

is highly corrosion-resistant.

31. (computer science) A system of worldwide electronic communicat­ion in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in. 33. An informal term for a father.

34. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt. 35. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who

has not yet begun to walk or talk.

37. A radioactiv­e element of the actinide

series.

38. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.

39. Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber.

40. A worker who oils engines or machinery. 41. Little known Kamarupan languages. 44. Closed with a lace.

47. Aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces.

50. A family of Amerindian languages spoken

in California.

52. Quick and skillful in movement.

54. Tropical American herbs sometimes

included in genus Episcia.

55. A metallic element of the rare earth

group.

58. Soft blue-gray mineral.

62. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfecti­ons of the skin.

65. An appliance that removes moisture. 66. Relatively nontoxic South African herb

smoked like tobacco.

68. An inactive volcano in Sicily.

70. Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are

used for ropes and baskets.

71. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount. 72. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and

the Ivory Coast.

73. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agricultur­e and patron of scribes and schools. 76. The residue that remains when something is burned.

77. A unit of length of thread or yarn.

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