Complete the 4x4 grid below, with four-letter English (too common or not) words, in both directions.

           +---+---+---+---+
           |   | Z | O |   |
           +---+---+---+---+
           |   |   | X | O |
           +---+---+---+---+
           |   |   |   | Z |
           +---+---+---+---+
           | Z |   |   |   |
           +---+---+---+---+

No proper nouns allowed.

Rotating the grid does appear necessary for entry of valid words.

Rotating the grid (and letters) clockwise:
+---+---+---+---+  name: a word or term in which a
| N | A | M | E |     person or thing is commonly
+---+---+---+---+     and distictively known
| A | K | Y | N |  akyn: an improvisatory poet and
+---+---+---+---+     singer in the Kazakh and  
| M | Y | X | O |     Kyrgyz cultures
+---+---+---+---+  myxo: myxomatosis [Aussie slang]
| E | N | O | L |  enol: any organic compound
+---+---+---+---+     containing the group -CH:CO- 

Rotating the grid (and letters) counter-clockwise:
+---+---+---+---+  zona: any encircling or belt-like 
| Z | O | N | A |     structure
+---+---+---+---+  oxen: pl. of ox: a bovine mammal
| O | X | E | N |  nemo: Radio and Television.
+---+---+---+---+       remote
| N | E | M | O |  anon: in a short time; soon   
+---+---+---+---+  
| A | N | O | N |  
+---+---+---+---+   

A counter-clockwise turned grid with 8 different words:
+---+---+---+---+ zona: any encircling belt-like  
| Z | O | N | A |    structure 
+---+---+---+---+ oxen: pl. ox: a bovine mammal
| O | X | E | N | nino: a shrub or tree (Morinda
+---+---+---+---+    citrifolia)
| N | I | N | O | eden: garden paradise
+---+---+---+---+ zone: a division of a larger area
| E | D | E | N | oxid: oxide
+---+---+---+---+ nene: Hawaiian goose (Branta
                               sandivicensis)
                               anon: in a short time; soon

Edited on March 13, 2012, 4:29 pm

Posted by Dej Mar on 2012-03-13 12:53:46