Randomly Generated Crossword (11 x 11)
Across
- 1. a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- 6. any of several evergreen plants of the genus _____ having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America
- 11. any of several low-growing pines of western North America
- 12. of persons; feeling cold
- 13. come to one's mind; suggest itself
- 14. long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
- 15. an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea
- 17. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
- 18. cause to start burning
- 19. the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
- 20. relating to or near the ulna
- 22. a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
- 25. (Akkadian) mother of the gods and consort of Apsu
- 29. mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
- 30. (medieval Spain and Portugal) a disparaging term for a Jew who converted to Christianity in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly
- 31. talk pompously
- 33. enclosed in or as if in a box
- 34. a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
- 35. a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
- 36. type genus of the Zapodidae
- 37. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
Down
- 1. United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)
- 2. Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic
- 3. a member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru
- 4. a summary list; as in e.g.
- 5. register formally as a participant or member
- 6. river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
- 7. fiddler crabs
- 8. French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)
- 9. American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
- 10. add to the very end
- 16. (Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal
- 19. a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases
- 21. a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward
- 22. 100 _____y equal 1 zloty in Poland
- 23. the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
- 24. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
- 26. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
- 27. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
- 28. the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
- 30. street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
- 32. the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet