CROSSWORD 2012
ACROSS
1. Erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers.
5. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
12. A proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages).
15. Footwear usually with wooden soles.
16. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
17. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
18. A malicious fierce-tempered woman.
20. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
22. An upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments.
25. The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries.
26. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
27. Enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune.
30. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
31. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
32. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
41. Genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays.
47. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
48. Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.
50. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
52. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
53. Be a mystery or bewildering to.
55. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
57. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
58. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
59. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
62. Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity.
65. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
70. A member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas.
73. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
74. Of or relating to or containing barium.
76. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
77. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
78. Abusing vocally.
80. A shape that sags.
81. Either extremity of something that has length.
82. Lack of strength or vigor esp from illness.
83. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
DOWN 1. A neutral middle vowel.
2. A naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils.
3. United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950).
4. Bright with a steady but subdued shining.
5. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
6. The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. Related by blood.
9. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
10. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
11. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
12. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
13. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
14. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
19. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
21. Short and fat.
23. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
24. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
28. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
29. Malevolent aspect of Devi.
33. An atom having a valence of one.
34. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
35. A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi.
37. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
38. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
40. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
42. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
43. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
44. Avatar of Vishnu.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
46. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
49. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
51. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium.
54. A well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island southeast of Honolulu.
56. (Old Testament) A son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel.
60. A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean.
61. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
63. A genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce).
64. The sacred city of Lamaism.
66. Tear or be torn violently.
67. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
68. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
69. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
71. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
72. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
75. The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object.
79. Minor or subordinate.