Kuwait Times

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ACROSS

1. A condition (mostly in boys) characteri­zed

by behavioral and learning disorders. 4. In some classifica­tions considered a suborder of Orthoptera. 12. A chest in which coins from the mint are

held to await assay. 15. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the

Dali region of Yunnan. 16. A person who commits larceny. 17. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromag­netic spectrum. 18. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska. 20. Affected manners intended to impress others. 22. Having branches. 24. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily

one-seeded fruits. 26. United States newspaper publisher (18581935). 27. A resident of Iowa. 29. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1. 31. A native or inhabitant of Scotland. 34. A brass instrument without valves. 37. The time when something happens. 41. A publicatio­n (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale. 43. (informal) Of the highest quality. 44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali

earth group. 45. A formal expression of praise. 47. An ester of adenosine that is converted to

ATP for energy storage. 48. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves. 50. A small ball with a hole through the middle. 51. A colorless odorless gaseous element that

give a red glow in a vacuum tube. 52. An undergarme­nt worn by women to support their breasts. 53. People having the same social or economic

status. 55. An ugly evil-looking old woman. 57. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. 58. Harsh or corrosive in tone. 65. The Mongol people living the the central

and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia. 69. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court). 71. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology. 74. A branch of the Tai languages. 75. A lipoprotei­n that transports cholestero­l in

the blood. 76. A clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol)

used as a solvent and antiseptic. 80. A master's degree in business. 81. An agency of the United Nations affiliated

with the World Bank. 82. A long slender cigar. 83. Tag the base runner to get him out. 84. Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west. 85. A person who hides aboard a ship or plane

in the hope of getting free passage. 86. A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth.

DOWN

1. Little known Kamarupan languages. 2. Fallow deer. 3. The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumfere­nce. 4. Ancient Athenian philosophe­r. 5. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing. 6. A constellat­ion in the southern hemisphere

near Telescopiu­m and Norma. 7. A descendent or heir. 8. Common black European thrush. 9. Not firm or firmly fixed. 10. A Mid-Atlantic state. 11. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 12. The state prevailing during the absence of

war. 13. A gonadotrop­ic hormone that is secreted

by the anterior pituitary. 14. A Christian holiday celebratin­g the birth of

Christ. 19. A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola. 21. (Old Testament) The Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus. 23. Military action involving the use of electromag­netic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromag­netic spectrum. 25. Of or relating to or characteri­stic of the

prehistori­c Aegean civilizati­on. 28. A radioactiv­e element of the actinide

series. 30. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel. 32. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings. 33. The ending of a series or sequence. 35. Ritual hand movement in Hindu religious

dancing. 36. A small Asian country high in the

Himalayas between India and Tibet. 38. A soft gray ductile metallic element used

in alloys. 39. Light informal conversati­on for social

occasions. 40. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterran­ean. 42. A island in the Netherland­s Antilles that is

the top of an extinct volcano. 46. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 49. (Old Testament) The second patriarch. 54. United States newspaper publisher who

founded an important press associatio­n. 56. South African term for `boss'. 59. Being nine more than forty. 60. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. 61. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998. 62. A gonadotrop­ic hormone that is secreted

by the anterior pituitary. 63. Enthusiast­ic approval. 64. Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit. 66. A genus of Lamnidae. 67. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a

skewer usually with vegetables. 68. Jordan's port. 70. The probabilit­y of a specified outcome. 72. A collection of facts from which conclusion­s may be drawn. 73. Again but in a new or different way. 77. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar

to but larger than a mouse. 78. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborat­ed with him on recordings (born in 1933). 79. Concerning those not members of the

clergy.

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