crossword 1
Across
- 3. A second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation
- 5. (botany) of a fruit, conical in shape and attached to the stalk by the pointed end
- 6. In an unsatisfactory manner
- 7. Winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
- 9. A pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium
- 10. A form of address for a man
Down
- 1. Rape (someone) successively with several attackers
- 2. United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
- 4. (military) a military formation for drill or marching
- 8. A small but indefinite number (a quantifier that can be used with countable nouns and is often preceded by 'a')