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1. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
4. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
9. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
13. A master's degree in business.
16. Automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes.
17. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
18. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
19. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
20. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
21. A person who is abnormally small.
22. Slightly open.
23. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
24. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
26. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
29. Make more intense, stronger, or more marked.
32. Chipmunks of eastern North America.
36. The short weak cry of a young bird.
39. The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999).
40. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
43. A New England state.
44. Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
45. Any plant of the genus Erica.
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. A sign of something about to happen.
51. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
52. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
53. Tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit.
56. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
58. Divulge information or secrets.
59. A United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.
60. Perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries.
65. Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
66. A region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps.
69. Any small compartment.
70. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
71. Overgrown with ivy.
72. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
74. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
77. A slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription.
79. Mark as different.
83. Type genus of the Amiidae.
87. Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule.
90. Lacking a bib.
92. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
93. A member of an American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles.
96. Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).
97. A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
98. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
99. Fallow deer.
100. The residue that remains when something is burned.
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1. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
2. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
7. Cruel or inhumane treatment.
8. The seventh month of the civil year.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
11. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
12. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
13. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
14. English monk and scholar (672-735).
15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
25. Extreme mental retardation.
28. Walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise.
30. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
31. Jordan's port.
33. Yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps.
34. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
35. Sour or bitter in taste.
37. The time of day immediately following sunset.
38. A card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards).
41. Or or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism.
42. A Loloish language.
46. Of or relating to the former Indo-European people.
48. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
50. United States writer (born in 1923).
54. Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.
55. Top part of an apron.
57. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
61. Someone in charge of other people.
62. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
63. Aromatic gum resin.
64. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
67. The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
68. (Greek mythology) A river in Hades.
73. A Mid-Atlantic state.
75. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
76. An associate degree in nursing.
78. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
80. Suggestive of the supernatural.
81. A boy or man.
82. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
84. Flat tableland with steep edges.
85. Goddess of fertility.
86. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
88. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
89. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
91. The cry made by sheep.
94. A public promotion of some product or service.
95. A state in north central United States.
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