Brave New World
Across
- 1. a treasurer, as of a college or similar institution. Here, Huxley's term for the person who holds and distributes soma at the Park Lane Hospital.
- 4. They are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet, used most commonly in British schools and universities as grades, equivalent to D
- 5. a character from Shakespeare's The Tempest. Shakespeare describes him as a "airy spirit," with magical powers.
- 6. Huxley's term, following all the dates in the modern era.
- 7. masturbation.
- 8. solution Huxley's phrase for a tea-like drink in the brave new world.
- 9. They are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet, used most commonly in British schools and universities as grades, equivalent to A
- 10. a bad-smelling gum resin. It was formerly used to treat some illnesses, or, in folk medicine, to repel disease.
- 14. secret, stealthy.
- 16. an infectious disease of wild and domesticated animals, especially cattle and sheep, which is caused by a bacillus and can be transmitted to people.
- 17. They are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet, used most commonly in British schools and universities as grades, equivalent to B
- 18. a state of misery and degradation
- 19. careful or cautious; not given freel.
- 20. They are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet, used most commonly in British schools and universities as grades, equivalent to F
Down
- 1. Process Huxley's phrase. A method for producing many identical eggs from a single egg. It is the basis for producing identical human beings.
- 2. having a relatively long head
- 3. They are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet, used most commonly in British schools and universities as grades, equivalent to C
- 11. the active hormone of the thyroid gland.
- 12. a decrease in volume.
- 13. pouring from one container into another. Here, Huxley's term for birth.
- 14. prostitute.
- 15. a substitute.
- 16. plants of the agave family, such as the century plant.