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1. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
4. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
9. A feeling of intense anger.
13. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
16. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
17. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
18. English essayist (1775-1834).
19. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer.
20. A festival featuring African-American culture.
22. Someone who escorts and protects a prominent person.
24. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
25. American dramatist (1928- ).
26. Perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers.
28. Belonging to some prior time.
30. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
32. French philosopher and theologian.
36. United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946).
40. (Russian) Small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried.
45. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
46. A final climactic stage.
47. A means of serving.
48. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
50. Offensively curious or inquisitive.
51. Giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap.
54. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
55. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
57. A game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard.
58. Not bent.
60. Type genus of the Gavidae.
62. Old World tropical herbs.
64. New Zealand conifer.
65. (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld.
67. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
68. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
69. A Russian river.
71. Any loose flowing garment.
75. A small nail.
78. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips.
82. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
84. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
85. A knight honored for valor.
87. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
90. Large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic.
92. A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
93. A piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face.
94. Rate of revolution of a motor.
95. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
97. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
99. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
100. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
101. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
102. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
103. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
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1. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
2. Shout loudly and without restraint.
3. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
4. A fraudulent business scheme.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Having leaves or leaves as specified.
7. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
8. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
9. Reconnaissance (by shortening).
10. Remote in manner.
11. Type genus of the Giraffidae.
12. Take in solid food.
13. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
21. A newly invented word or phrase.
23. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
27. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
29. A person who weeps.
31. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
33. Having two poles.
34. Wearing away by friction.
35. Acknowledged as a supposition.
37. Mollusk with a low conical shell.
38. Emptying accomplished by draining.
39. Formal and explicit approval.
41. Capital and largest city of Cuba.
42. (usually followed by `to') Strongly opposed.
43. A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria.
44. Not in good physical or mental health.
49. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
52. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
53. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
56. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
59. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
61. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
63. Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle.
66. Convulsive gasp made while weeping.
67. Having leaves or leaves as specified.
70. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
72. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
73. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
74. French novelist.
76. Someone who drives racing cars at high speeds.
77. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
79. (trademark) An alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
80. Black tropical American cuckoo.
81. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
83. The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa.
84. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
86. Avatar of Vishnu.
88. A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle.
89. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
91. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
96. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
98. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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