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1. A woman religious.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. The act of losing.
12. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
16. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
17. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
18. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
19. Type genus of the family Ulvaceae.
20. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
21. Type genus of the family Elephantidae.
23. Someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses.
25. By bad luck.
27. Reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa.
28. The basic unit of money in Paraguay.
29. Capital of modern Macedonia.
31. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
33. A disorderly outburst or tumult.
34. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
36. A large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago).
40. Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs.
45. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
46. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
47. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
48. Narrow French stick loaf.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. Apostle and patron saint of Ireland.
56. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
57. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
59. (British) A cup of tea.
61. Type genus of the Annonaceae.
63. United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (born in 1935).
65. The head of the Roman Catholic Church.
66. Having been read.
67. A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
70. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
71. Humble request for help.
72. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
73. Not having a tail.
76. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
78. A person of exceptional importance and reputation.
80. Of or relating to or containing balsam.
84. Shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus.
89. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
90. So adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony.
92. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
93. The basic unit of money in Romania.
94. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
96. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
98. Provided with artificial light.
99. A doctor's degree in education.
100. Given or having a specified name.
101. A doctor's degree in music.
102. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown.
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1. The most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai).
2. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
3. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
4. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
5. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
6. Clear to the mind.
7. The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one.
8. Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers.
9. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
10. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
11. A stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors.
12. Subdivision not used in some classifications.
13. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.
14. Divisible by two.
15. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
22. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
24. 100 satangs equal 1 baht.
26. Antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA.
30. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
32. A slipper that is soft and wool (for babies).
35. Top part of an apron.
37. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
38. Ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles.
39. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language.
41. (trademark) A piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief.
42. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
43. A part of the city far removed from the center.
44. Hoary alyssum.
49. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
50. A state in northwestern North America.
51. A port and tourist center in southwestern Italy.
53. Obvious and dull.
55. Any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves.
58. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
60. A city is east central Sweden north northwest of Stockholm.
62. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
64. A Loloish language.
68. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
69. Hurried repair.
74. Not having been read.
75. A chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks.
77. (in Scotland) A child.
78. A long-playing phonograph record.
79. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
81. Advanced in years.
82. (Welsh) A warrior god.
83. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
84. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
85. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
86. An Eskimo hut.
87. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
88. Of or being the lowest female voice.
91. Either extremity of something that has length.
95. The square of a body of any size of type.
97. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
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