Tour Egypt

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Across 1 A nationalistic party of Egypt which was led by Saad Zaghlul (4) 4 Deity of Infinity and Eternity (3) 6 A market or meeting place (5) 9 An aspect of the sun god Ra (3) 10 A wooden grave marker or sometimes applied to a ceremonial tomb such as a cenotaph (5) 11 An ancient symbol of two circles coming together, overlapping one another to form an almond shape in the middle (8) 13 Goddess Demoness of Birth (7) 14 Protector of Childbirth (3) 16 A pillar that is mostly in an open court or portico with a colossal statue of a king forming its front part (6) 17 The catfish king (6) 19 The Bird of Creation (4) 21 An administrative subdivision of ancient Egypt (4) 23 A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof (3) 24 A gate (3) 26 The Astral God (3) 28 A flail or rattle to drive away evil spirits (9) 29 An administrative title in the early Islamic period (4) 30 An Islamic title (5)

Down 2 Kindly God of the Desert (2) 3 Sufi litany or prayer service (5) 5 A long tunic tied at the waist and of Oriental design (6) 7 A sign in the script which is to indicate a dual or plural form (9) 8 Roofed colonnade, often running around the outside of small New Kingdom temples and Graeco-Roman birth houses (10) 9 Tutankhamun's successor (2) 11 Grandmother of the Gods (3) 12 The sacred bull of Memphis (4) 15 The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop (3) 17 One God of Chaos and Water (3) 18 Amun animal (3) 19 Tower (4) 20 A palace, fortress or mansion (4) 22 The War God (6) 24 The Dominant Male Baboon God (4) 25 From pagan religion, the spirit that inhabits the body during one's life (2) 27 God of the Spoken Word (2) 31 Goddess of the Firmament (3)