CROSSWORD 2321
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.
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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.