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1. An oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis.
4. Unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia.
9. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
13. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
16. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
17. A negatively charged atom.
18. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
19. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
20. Widespread genus or herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers.
24. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
25. (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.
28. Moths whose larvae are cutworms.
31. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
33. An honorary arts degree.
36. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
40. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
44. A member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India.
46. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
48. Any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color.
49. Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.
50. The square of a body of any size of type.
51. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
52. (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night.
53. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
58. Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.
60. A port city in southwestern Iran.
62. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
64. A blank gap or missing part.
65. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
66. A river in eastern France.
67. A subdivision of a larger religious group.
69. A native or inhabitant of Denmark.
70. A cross with diagonal bars of equal length.
75. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
82. A urinary stone.
84. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
85. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
86. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
88. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
89. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
90. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
91. A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes.
92. French cabaret singer (1915-1963).
93. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
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1. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
2. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
3. (of tempo) Very fast and lively adv.
4. A tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production.
5. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
6. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
7. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
8. An associate degree in nursing.
9. The highest level or degree attainable.
10. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
11. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
12. A Mid-Atlantic state.
13. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
14. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
15. Two items of the same kind.
21. A habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying).
22. Type genus of the Otariidae.
23. United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956).
26. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
27. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
29. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
30. A public promotion of some product or service.
32. Genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers.
34. Showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others.
35. Enduring strength and energy.
37. Hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes.
38. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
39. United States filmmaker (born in 1942).
41. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
42. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
43. X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye.
45. Semiformal evening dress for men.
47. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
54. Inability to walk.
55. Someone who drives racing cars at high speeds.
56. Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning).
57. An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty.
59. Used at the dining table.
61. A heavy precious metallic element.
63. Smiling with happiness or optimism.
64. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
68. The capital of Bahrain.
71. Gracefully slender.
72. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
73. New Zealand conifer.
74. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
76. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
77. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
78. Any soft or soggy mass.
79. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
80. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
81. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
83. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
87. 1/10 gram.
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