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1. (British slang) Cafe.
5. (football) Of advancing the ball by throwing it.
9. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
13. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
16. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
17. Very dark black.
18. Using speech rather than writing.
19. Step on it.
20. The Spanish Navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719).
21. Being nine more than ninety.
23. European plant naturalized in North America.
25. An endorsement.
26. Of or containing iridium.
28. (Spanish) Saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken.
29. (Greek mythology) A maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers.
32. Habitual mode of behavior.
36. French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982).
37. New Zealand conifer.
43. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
44. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
46. A fractional monetary unit of several countries.
47. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
49. Occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure.
51. (computer science) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
53. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
54. A small piece of cloth.
55. Unknown god.
56. (in India and Burma) Robbery by a gang of armed dacoits.
58. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde.
63. The bottom one of two.
64. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
67. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
69. Being the only one.
70. Evoking or deserving hatred.
72. A transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem.
75. Portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church.
76. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
80. A woman poseur.
83. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
86. Not only so, but.
87. A small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor.
90. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857).
91. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
92. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
94. A city in southeastern South Korea.
95. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
96. A bachelor's degree in theology.
97. An ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor.
98. Chief port of Yemen.
99. (British) A linear measure of 16.5 feet.
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1. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
2. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
3. Electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded.
4. An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish.
5. Periapsis in orbit around the moon.
6. Away from the mouth or oral region.
7. Conforming to truth.
8. Expressive of contempt.
9. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
10. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
12. Muslim name for God.
13. Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs.
14. Garlic mayonnaise.
15. A city in Indonesia.
22. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
24. A noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun).
27. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
30. An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon.
31. Anything that serves as an enticement.
33. Tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials.
34. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
35. One of the three prairie provinces in central Canada.
38. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.
39. Tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
40. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
41. Hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth.
42. A sudden desire.
45. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
48. (Welsh) Lord of Annwfn (the other world.
50. Aroused or activated.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
57. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
59. A farewell remark.
61. Botfly larva.
65. The treasury of a public institution or religious order.
66. Changed in form or character without becoming something else.
67. Conforming to truth.
68. A fee charged for a vessel to use a dock.
69. Muslim name for God.
71. (anatomy) Of or relating to the fauces.
73. A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae.
74. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
77. (Norse mythology) The chief race of gods living at Asgard.
78. A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high).
79. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
81. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
82. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
84. (Roman Catholic Church) The supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts.
85. In bed.
86. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
88. The cry made by sheep.
89. Small rounded bread either plain or sweet.
93. Being one more than one hundred.
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