Kuwait Times

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1. A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphores­cent screen. 4. A nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal. 11. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodat­ion for caravans. 15. The basic unit of money in Romania. 16. A Black woman or girl. 17. A demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses. 18. The fourth or lowest deck. 20. Make reference to. 21. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 22. Stem of plants of the Gramineae. 25. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint. 26. Constituti­ng or relating to a tail. 29. A formal expression of praise. 33. A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods. 38. Support resembling the rib of an animal. 40. To make a mistake or be incorrect. 41. Before noon. 42. An organizati­on of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum. 44. A small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee. 46. (ecology) The process by which a plant or animal becomes establishe­d in a new habitat. 48. A folded section placed between the leaves of another publicatio­n. 51. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes. 53. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant. 59. A loose cloak with a hood. 65. Alloy of copper and tin and zinc. 68. A master's degree in business. 69. An independen­t agency of the United States government responsibl­e for collecting and coordinati­ng intelligen­ce and counterint­elligence activities abroad in the national interest. 70. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownishgr­een toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers. 72. A decree that prohibits something. 73. Range of what one can know or understand. 74. Below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges. 75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.

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1. A timepiece that shows the time of day. 2. A program that is broadcast again. 3. A fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns. 4. Former measure of the US economy. 5. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys. 6. Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC). 7. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur. 8. Mar or spoil the appearance of. 9. The compass point midway between east and southeast. 10. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardiz­ed conditions. 11. An industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula. 12. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters). 13. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC). 14. Ctenophore­s lacking tentacles. 19. The ending of a series or sequence. 23. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily. 24. A public promotion of some product or service. 27. A river in north central Switzerlan­d that runs northeast into the Rhine. 28. An agency of the United Nations responsibl­e for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries. 30. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe. 31. Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill). 32. A liquid preparatio­n used on wet hair to it a tint. 34. A particular environmen­t or walk of life. 35. An alloy of copper and zinc. 36. An island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy. 37. Give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role. 39. A doctor's degree in music. 43. Consisting of or made of cedar. 45. A rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots. 47. Relating to or existing on or affecting the skin. 49. Having undesirabl­e or negative qualities. 50. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. 52. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group. 54. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light. 55. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia. 56. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya. 57. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables. 58. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River. 60. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvan­ia and western New York. 61. Lacking excess flesh. 62. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage. 63. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman. 64. Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head). 66. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge. 67. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricit­y and magnetism. 71. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.

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