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1. Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water.
4. People having the same social or economic status.
9. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
13. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
16. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
17. Cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for Cuban independence from Spain (1853-1895).
18. God of love and erotic desire.
19. A period of time spent sleeping.
20. (informal) Exceptionally good.
22. A rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide.
24. God of wealth and love.
26. A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production.
27. Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798).
28. Of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people.
29. Pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts.
31. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
33. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
36. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
38. The specified day of the month.
41. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
42. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
44. A person's brother or sister.
46. A motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities.
47. A family of Amerindian languages spoken in California.
48. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
49. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
51. Extremely robust.
56. The middle of the day.
57. Not reflecting light.
58. Of or relating to the heart.
60. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
61. A town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii.
62. The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
63. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
64. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
66. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
69. Acute abdominal pain (especially in infants).
71. The eighth month of the civil year.
73. A river in southeastern France.
74. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
75. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
77. Giant shipworms.
80. The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus.
84. A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together.
88. Oil palms.
90. Characterized by intense emotion.
92. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
93. Being four more than ninety.
94. The state of being allied or confederated.
96. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
97. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
98. East Asian perennial herbs.
99. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
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1. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
2. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat.
3. Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees.
4. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
5. Greatest in size of those under consideration.
6. Of or relating to or involving an area.
7. A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed.
8. The forest trees growing in a country or region.
9. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
10. A person who is rejected (from society or home).
11. Before noon.
12. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
13. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
14. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
15. The complete duration of something.
21. (heraldry) Looking forward.
23. God of wisdom or prophesy.
25. A band worn around or over the head.
30. A state in the eastern United States.
32. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
34. In an adorable manner.
35. A member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley.
37. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
39. A naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils.
40. Disappear gradually.
43. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
45. Being nine more than ninety.
50. Treat with excessive indulgence.
52. Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC).
53. Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943).
54. Become ground down or deteriorate.
55. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
59. Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines.
65. Tropical genus of small trees or shrubs.
66. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
67. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
68. All the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins.
69. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
70. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
71. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
72. Attack someone physically or emotionally.
76. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
78. A particular environment or walk of life.
79. A city in northeastern France in Lorraine.
81. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
82. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
83. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
85. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
86. Wrap us in a cerecloth, as of a corpse.
87. Influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804).
89. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
91. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
95. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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