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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
4. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
9. A unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter.
13. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
16. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
17. A social division of (usually preliterate) people.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. A small piece of cloth.
20. A light touch or stroke.
21. The 2nd largest of the Great Lakes.
22. (Norse mythology) God of war and strife and son of Odin.
23. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
24. The sixth month of the civil year.
26. A pirate along the Barbary coast.
28. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
30. Ruffed grouse.
31. A low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay.
33. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
35. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
36. An instrument of execution for execution by strangulation.
40. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
45. The female reproductive cell.
46. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
47. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
50. A beautiful and graceful girl.
51. A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
52. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
53. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
54. Smooth-leaved kale.
56. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
58. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
60. On or toward the lee.
61. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
62. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
63. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy.
64. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
66. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
69. Formed like a bacillus.
70. An ancient city is southern Greece.
73. United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981).
74. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
78. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
87. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
91. A bachelor's degree in theology.
92. At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.
93. God of love and erotic desire.
95. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
96. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
97. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
98. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
99. God of the earth.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
3. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
4. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
5. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
6. (Russian) Small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried.
7. (anatomy) Opposite to or away from the mouth.
8. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
9. Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence.
10. A frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry.
11. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
12. An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety.
13. (informal) Exceptionally good.
14. A small cake leavened with yeast.
15. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
25. Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire.
27. Being or given to servile imitation.
29. The 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites.
32. (Mexican) Corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed.
34. The quality of nearness to the truth or the true value.
37. (bridge) A bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand).
38. Alternative classification for the thrushes.
39. Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
41. A Loloish language.
42. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
43. The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded).
44. Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
48. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
49. Type genus of the Soleidae.
55. The process of leaching.
57. A unit of force equal to 1000 newtons.
59. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
65. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
67. A white trivalent metallic element.
68. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
71. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
72. The total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor.
75. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers.
76. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
77. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
79. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
80. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
81. The act of scanning.
82. A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
83. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
84. Small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs.
85. 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.
86. A thrusting blow with a knife.
88. A tube in which a body fluid circulates.
89. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
90. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
91. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
94. A public promotion of some product or service.
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