Saturday, June 17, 2006

CROSSWORD
Karuna Goswamy

Across

1. Turkish peninsula that saw a fierce battle in World War

6. Chief or ruler in the Arabic world

8. A measure of paper

11. Resist or rise against a power

12. The snake that constricts

13. How the Indian currency is referred to in the money market (inits.)

14. Lukewarm; unenthusiastic

17. Age between 13 and 19

19. Popular word for huge, enormous

21. Othello’s wife

Down

2. Object; goal

3. Traditional, popular knowledge

4. Minute opening in skin

5. Tract of open, grassy land

6. Circumference; sphere of operation

7. Angry; riled

9. Omit or suppress in pronunciation

10. ____ Theresa, archduchess of Austria

15. ______ Blyton, writer of children’s books

16. Religious head in Islam

18. Before; prior to

20. Strong alcoholic drink