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1. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
4. Excessively fat.
9. In bed.
13. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
16. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
17. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
18. Taken or to be taken at random.
19. An informal term for a father.
20. Islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal.
22. A city in southern Finland.
25. Type genus of the Pyralidae.
27. The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999).
29. Informal terms for money.
31. As hot as if in an oven.
33. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
35. A city in central New York.
36. (Greek mythology) The father of Odysseus.
40. (Christianity) The abode of Satan and the forces of evil.
42. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
46. United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979).
47. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
48. A hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter.
50. The template for protein synthesis.
51. A deity or nymph of the woods.
53. Tropical Asian starlings.
54. A bachelor's degree in science.
56. An arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.
57. Being two more than fifty.
58. A state in southeastern United States.
59. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
61. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
63. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
64. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
67. A telegram sent abroad.
69. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
72. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
74. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
75. One thousand periods per second.
76. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
79. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
83. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
87. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
89. Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets.
92. True firs.
93. A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean.
96. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
98. A master's degree in business.
99. Inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause.
100. Any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-.
102. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
103. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
104. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
105. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
106. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
107. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
2. Made of or resembling lace.
3. A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening.
4. Nocturnal wildcat of Central and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat.
5. An early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica.
6. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
7. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
8. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
9. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
10. A borough of New York City.
11. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
12. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
13. The sixth month of the civil year.
14. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
15. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
21. Genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants.
23. (British) Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms.
24. A battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809).
26. Wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis.
28. Again but in a new or different way.
30. An island in the West Indies.
32. A state in midwestern United States.
34. An iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North.
37. (Norse mythology) God of war and strife and son of Odin.
38. Lend dignity or honor to.
39. Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae.
41. A Bantu language.
43. Small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire.
44. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
45. Cut the head of.
49. A soft silvery metallic element.
52. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
55. An enclosed space.
60. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
62. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
65. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
66. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
68. The use of bacteria or viruses of toxins to destroy men and animals or food.
70. Having much flesh (especially fat).
71. Primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull.
72. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
73. The basic unit of money in Albania.
77. An honorary degree in science.
78. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
80. The sixth month of the Hindu calendar.
81. A European river.
82. (of pain or sorrow) Made easier to bear.
84. A rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar.
85. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
86. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
88. English pianist (1890-1965).
90. An unforeseen obstacle.
91. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
94. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
95. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
97. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
101. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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