CROSSWORD 2450
ACROSS
1. The molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams.
4. Somewhat sweet.
12. Botfly larva.
15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
16.The capital and chief port and largest city
of Liberia.
17. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
18. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
20. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
21. Myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil.
23. Singing jazz.
24. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
26. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
27. Any ameba of the genus Endamoeba.
29. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
32. An informal term for a father.
33. Remove gas from.
37. A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).
39. A rapid rise.
41. Mentally healthy.
42. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
43. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
44. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
46. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
47. Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water.
56. A republic in central Europe.
59. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
61. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
63. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
67. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
68. A family of Hystricomorpha.
70. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
73. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
74. (used with singular count nouns) Colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'.
75. Large and brightly colored handkerchief. 76.The habitation of wild animals.
DOWN
1. A master's degree in library science.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. A Russian river.
4. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. Involving the entire earth.
6. The cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one.
7. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
8. A professional killer who uses a gun.
9. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
10. The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet.
11. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
12. The wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth.
13. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
14. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
19. (Greek mythology) One of the 7 Pleiades.
22. Again but in a new or different way.
25. Affect with wonder.
28. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
30. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
31. Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
34. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
35. (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.
36. Characterized by dignity and propriety.
38. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
40. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
45. Having a pattern of fretwork or latticework.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
50. Black tropical American cuckoo.
51. (Norse mythology) God of poetry and music.
52. Something that remunerates.
53. An associate degree in nursing.
54. A bachelor's degree in religion.
55. Being one more than ten.
57. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
58. Of or relating to or affecting a lobe.
60. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
62. English essayist (1775-1834).
64. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
65. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
66. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
69. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
71. A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells.
72. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.