Across 1. Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938) 4. United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) 6. an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto 7. the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed 8. a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year 9. "a person who wants or needs something; ""an owner of many things and needer of none""" 12. a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels 15. an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college 16. god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto 17. an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen 18. a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem 19. the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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Down 1. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning 2. a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron 3. a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese 4. a small hill rising up from the African veld 5. "a person who gives a name or names; ""the owner is usually the namer of a boat""" 10. an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand 11. a Protestant layman who assists the minister 12. a beverage made from juice pressed from apples 13. a city in northeastern France in Lorraine 14. an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
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