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1. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
4. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
9. The highest level or degree attainable.
13. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857).
16. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
17. A thick sweet sticky liquid.
18. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
19. Any high mountain.
20. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
21. A person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career.
23. Rectangular paving stone with curved top.
25. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
27. Barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
32. Before noon.
33. Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end.
34. Expressing offensive reproach.
38. A town in the Andes in southern Peru.
42. Wife of Balder.
43. A Loloish language.
44. Having a toe or toes of a specified kind.
45. Very close and convivial.
47. Any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers.
51. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
52. The sixth month of the civil year.
54. Cause to combine with iodine.
55. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
57. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
59. A machine or person that adds.
60. An unbroken series of events.
62. German biologist and philosopher.
65. Half the width of an em.
66. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
67. A Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.
70. Narrow and long and pointed.
73. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
75. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
76. A person whose occupation is teaching.
80. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
82. A color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red.
86. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
87. Being derived from.
89. Talk pompously.
91. Capital of Armenia.
92. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
93. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
95. Twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes.
97. A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young.
98. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
99. A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost.
100. An onerous or difficult concern.
101. Great merriment.
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1. A milkshake made with malt powder.
2. Not only so, but.
3. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
4. Surpassing what is common or usual or expected.
5. (Irish) The sea personified.
6. (Greek mythology) God of love.
7. Expressed without speech.
8. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
9. Chief port of Yemen.
10. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
11. Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935).
12. The capital and largest city of Japan.
13. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
14. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
15. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
22. Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers.
24. A broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle.
26. A mountainous republic of south-central Europe.
28. Type genus of the Alcedinidae.
31. The eleventh month of the civil year.
35. Of or relating to or containing basalt.
36. A person who unfastens or unwraps or opens.
37. Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified.
39. Relating to or included in the zodiac.
40. Having a small pointed chin beard.
41. Any place of pain and turmoil.
46. Toward the mouth or oral region.
48. Display excessive cordiality (towards).
49. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
50. The face of a timepiece.
53. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
56. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
61. A tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate).
63. The largest Greek island in the Mediterranean.
64. Lacking a cutting edge.
68. A tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell.
69. An impression made from an etched plate.
70. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
71. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
72. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
74. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
77. Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936).
78. Remove from memory or existence.
79. Income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments.
81. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
83. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
84. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
85. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
88. Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning.
90. A branch of the Tai languages.
94. A state in northwestern North America.
96. A radioactive transuranic element that is similar to uranium.
97. A doctor's degree in optometry.
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