Crossword words

of the highest quality

a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine

a French abbot

a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States

type genus of the Aceraceae

the sixth month of the civil year

a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

god of the winds in ancient mythology

title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)

a colloidal extract of algae

United States novelist (1909-1955)

title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)

a city in northern India

a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire

of or relating to the axil

a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska

a female domestic

an independent ruler or chieftain

an independent ruler or chieftain

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks

black tropical American cuckoo

shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye

of or like a feeble old woman

a herb cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and oil

small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns

not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)

type genus of the Apidae: honeybees

Greek god of light

Greek god of war

fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed

any plant of the family Araceae

the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods and slain war heroes

an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility

the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken

black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill

slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk

any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

the basic unit of money in Thailand

a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production

an island in Indonesia to the east of Java

common Indian weaverbird

(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)

port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta

a narrow ledge at the top or bottom of a slope

the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland

a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire

the main stem of a tree

a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie

a city in western Germany on the Rhine River

a slope or hillside

(of champagne) extremely dry

a group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas

(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God

a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles

a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York State

wrap up in a cerecloth

goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter

(Greek mythology) the Muse of history

the deep vascular inner layer of the skin

ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada

a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body

a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it

the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic

East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods

the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia

a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram

of a very dark black

either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology

a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people

a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea

English essayist (1775-1834)

the twelfth month of the civil year

an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares

bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland

bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland

any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland

(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles

a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box

ancient rural deity

a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar

ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity

goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin

wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt

stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water

a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River

a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony

German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)

the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents

the god of the underworld in ancient mythology

the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba

the handle of a weapon or tool

imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

a male deer, especially an adult male red deer

queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology

a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities

messenger and herald of the gods

king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

a German man

Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)

a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii

ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons

ice crystals forming a white deposit

an open box attached to a long pole handle

a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)

a blind god

a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman

a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century

monster with nine heads

wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills

an Eskimo hut

a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)

an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea

any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals

region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks

a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone

Egyptian goddess of fertility

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians

any triangular fore-and-aft sail

supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)

queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage

the capital and largest city of Afghanistan

a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan

the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

a game where players match called numbers to win a set pattern

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel

a cap with a flat circular top and a visor

the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

capital and largest city of the Ukraine

a member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States

tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine

100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia

a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa

a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

the basic unit of money in Sweden

either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush

a member of a people who live in Kurdistan, a region in southwest Asia; the largest ethnic group without their own state

resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects

chief port and economic center of Nigeria

a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism

a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

wash or flow against

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

(Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda

the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage

a Russian river in Siberia

wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology

disciple of Jesus

a battle in World War II

a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius

a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports

city in northern Austria on the Danube

a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland

trickster

the act of sailing close to the wind

the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene

type genus of the Majidae

a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime

the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands

egg yolks and oil and vinegar

a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena

common black European thrush

a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch

small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains

son of Zeus and Europa

extinct flightless bird of New Zealand

a magic power or magic spell

a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines

Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos

United States naturalist (born in Scotland) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)

the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell

a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II

an aromatic ointment used in antiquity

a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon

a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head

Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools

(meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman

(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy

made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm

a kiln for drying hops

a wide sash tied around the waist of a Japanese kimono

a notice of someone's death

South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers

a flowering plant with tall stalks and edible green seed pods used in cooking

leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper

a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper

a city in the Asian part of Russia

large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean

predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

a southeastern suburb of Paris

any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

of or relating to near the ear

a member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska

large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America

a chaplain in one of the military services

the young of various fishes

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body

(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

a unit of subjective loudness

a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux

an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently

a rapid series of short loud sounds

avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God

type genus of the Ranidae

a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja

place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue

a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology

deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)

the basic unit of money in Iran

a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League

(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

representation of the cross on which Jesus died

large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses

a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds

a tributary of the Rhine

a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay

powdery starch from certain sago palms

a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character

a stiff hair or bristle

third son of Adam and Eve

a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top

(Old Testament) eldest son of Noah

a knife used as a weapon

an adherent of Sikhism

ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

the destroyer

a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits

ancient Roman god

printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)

an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep

the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)

an official language of the Republic of South Africa

an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces

an artist colony in northern New Mexico

the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus

a village in eastern Ireland

herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves

make lacework by knotting or looping

a police officer who investigates crimes

small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus

enameled or lacquered metalware

a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun

a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill

(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon

a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals

a small guitar having four strings

genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse

the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm

a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot

goddess of fate: a giantess who personified the past

murres

large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox

a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico

sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash

the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads

the second nearest planet to the sun

(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia

as follows

any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows

a member of the Women's Army Corps

a city in east central Texas

a raised mark on the skin

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

a common cyst of the skin

any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan

chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan

supreme Teutonic god

river in eastern Asia

a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990

(Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull

the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet

school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan

the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet

the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

a member of an eastern South African community

a member of the Pueblo people living in western New Mexico