CROSSWORD 2142
ACROSS
1. An argument opposed to a proposal.
4. Elder brother of Krishna.
12. A member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi.
15. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
16. Narrow and long and pointed.
17. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
18. A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia.
19. Turning about an axis.
20. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
21. A member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila.
23. (Judaism) Conforming to dietary laws.
25. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
26. A master's degree in education.
28. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
29. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
33. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
35. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible.
37. (prefix) Within.
41. A family of languages of the Fula people of west Africa in the sub-Sahara regions from Senegal to Chad.
43. Growing old.
44. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
45. A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services.
46. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
47. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
49. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
52. One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature.
54. A resident of Utah.
57. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
58. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
61. United States feminist (1860-1935).
64. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
65. One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel.
69. Free from disturbance.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
73. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
74. Of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country.
76. Informal terms for a mother.
77. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
78. A person who eats all kinds of foods.
79. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
DOWN
1. A riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing).
2. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
3. (Akkadian) A goddess.
4. Shout loudly and without restraint.
5. A member of the North American Indian people of the Pit river valley in northern California.
6. Owing or owed feudal allegiance and service.
7. (informal) Of the highest quality.
8. Neat and tidy.
9. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
10. A member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria.
11. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
12. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
13. Having lost freshness or brilliance of color.
14. Of a moderate orange-yellow color.
22. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar. 24.The act of scanning.
27. Alloy of copper and tin and zinc.
30. A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
31. Of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.
32. A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own.
34. A prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor.
36. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
38. An edible tuber native to South America.
39. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
40. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use. 42.Towards the side away from the wind.
48. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
50. An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
51. Covered with paving material.
53. Any meeting for an exchange of ideas.
55. An Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland.
56. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
59. Be in contradiction with.
60. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
62. An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
63. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
66. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
67. Very dark black.
68. Avatar of Vishnu.
70. Being one more than two. 71.The month following October and preceding December.
75. A state in east central United States.