Kuwait Times

CROSSWORD 2339

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ACROSS

1. Of or relating to near the ear.

5. A support consisting of an arrangemen­t of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute). 12.Your general store of remembered informatio­n.

15. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilagino­us substances.

16. Bring to light.

17. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.

18. A form of energy that is transferre­d by a difference in temperatur­e.

19. Extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southweste­rn United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit.

20. A river in north central Switzerlan­d that runs northeast into the Rhine.

21. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.

23. A female person who has the same parents as another person.

24. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).

26. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.

27. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.

29. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.

31. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.

32. Arm again.

33. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.

37. Lac purified by heating and filtering.

41. A nonsteroid­al anti-inflammato­ry drug (trade name Cataflam).

43. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.

44. A United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.

45. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.

46. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).

49. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.

50. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.

52. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.

54. (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king.

56. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).

57. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.

60. An organizati­on of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.

61. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.

64. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.

67.Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.

69. An honorary arts degree.

72. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.

74. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.

76. Mentally healthy.

77. A colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in manufactur­e of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs.

80. A compartmen­t in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.

81. A town in north central Oklahoma.

82. An ambitious and aspiring young person.

83. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

DOWN

1. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contractin­g diseases in the course of their employment.

2. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group.

3. A state in the Rocky Mountains.

4. Moths whose larvae are cutworms.

5. Czechoslov­akian religious reformer who anticipate­d the Reformatio­n.

6. Generalize­d edema with accumulati­on of serum in subcutaneo­us connective tissue.

7. The organizati­on that is the governing authority of a political unit.

8. The state that precedes vomiting.

9. A period marked by distinctiv­e character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.

10. A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth.

11. Wearing footgear.

12. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.

13. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.

14. Female equine animal.

22. A stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane.

25. Any plant of the genus Erica.

28. A light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet.

30. A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer.

34. A city in northeaste­rn Ohio.

35. (South African) An ear of corn.

36. Become of.

38. Make an etching of.

39. Cuban dancer and choreograp­her (born in 1921).

40. A public promotion of some product or service.

42. Tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit.

47. A deep pan with a handle.

48. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.

51. A monarchy in northweste­rn Europe occupying most of the British Isles.

53. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.

55. The month following March and preceding May.

58. Of or relating to Chios.

59. 100 penni equal 1 markka.

62. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.

63. A city in central New York.

65. In bed.

66. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.

68. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.

70. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.

71. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.

73. Water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air.

75. Tag the base runner to get him out.

78. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.

79. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.

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