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1. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
4. A professional cook.
8. Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting.
12. Money in the form of bills or coins.
16. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
17. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
18. A light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun.
19. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
20. Administer an oil or ointment to.
22. Become taut or tauter.
24. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
25. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
26. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
28. A card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib.
30. Swedish film actress (1915-1982).
32. The cry made by sheep.
33. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
36. Of or relating to or near the nares.
39. Muslim name for God.
43. (Old Testament) King of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC).
45. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
46. A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high).
47. Come into existence.
49. A small amount (especially of a drink).
50. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
51. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
52. Extend in one or more directions.
56. Bright with a steady but subdued shining.
58. Being one more than twelve.
59. Of or in or relating to the nose.
60. Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
61. Being ten more than eighty.
62. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
64. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
65. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
68. The French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery).
70. A fabric woven with lisle thread.
71. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
72. Being of use or service.
74. Coming at a subsequent time or stage.
75. A genus of Indriidae.
77. (India) The driver and keeper of an elephant.
80. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
83. A sheltered and secluded place.
84. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
88. English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823).
91. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
92. Petty quarrel.
93. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
95. A native American tent.
96. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
97. Flat and uninspiring.
98. Two items of the same kind.
99. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
100. A young woman making her debut into society.
101. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
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1. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
2. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
3. Largest known toad species.
4. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
5. A blind god.
6. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
7. Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali.
8. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
9. A training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers.
10. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
11. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
12. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
15. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
21. The state of being of noble birth.
23. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
27. Related on the father's side.
29. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
31. Large Indian antelope.
34. A letter sent by air mail.
35. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
37. A genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae.
38. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
40. A musician who plays the lute.
41. Lovable especially in a childlike or naive way.
42. An owner or manager of hotels.
44. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. Situated at an apex.
53. Being severn more than thirty.
54. Sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains.
55. Class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle.
57. A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco.
63. Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column.
66. Proceed or issue forth, as from a source.
67. Very reluctant to give out information.
68. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
69. Minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root.
73. A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world.
76. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
78. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
79. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
81. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
82. A fraudulent business scheme.
85. Set down according to a plan.
86. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
87. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
89. (Brit) A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.
90. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
91. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
94. A state in midwestern United States.
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