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1. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
4. (computer science) A system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in.
9. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
13. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
16. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
17. The capital of Switzerland.
18. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
19. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
20. Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes.
22. In a foreign country.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
25. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
28. Affected manners intended to impress others.
30. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
32. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
34. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
36. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
37. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
41. A very light brown.
44. Brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head.
48. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
50. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
51. Small genus of Australian shrubs or trees.
53. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
54. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
60. A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
61. (formerly) A horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door.
63. An iconic mental representation.
65. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
66. Of a light brown to brownish orange color.
67. Type genus of the Tetraonidae.
72. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
75. An honorary degree in science.
76. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
80. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
83. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
85. Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter.
88. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
92. A bachelor's degree in theology.
93. A genus of Strigidae.
94. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
96. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
97. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
98. English monk and scholar (672-735).
99. A town in north central Oklahoma.
100. More or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first.
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1. Relieve from military service.
2. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
3. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.
4. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
5. Large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit.
6. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
7. Not out.
8. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
9. A member of an American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles.
10. Little known Kamarupan languages.
11. An enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots.
12. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
13. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
14. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
15. God of death.
21. A framework that supports climbing plants.
23. Perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area.
27. An associate degree in nursing.
29. A large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago).
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.
35. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. An associate degree in applied science.
39. (of linens or clothes) Not ironed.
40. Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress).
42. Tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor.
43. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
45. An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.
46. An organization of military land forces.
47. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
49. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
52. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
55. A master's degree in education.
57. Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail.
58. Cause to start burning.
59. A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock.
62. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
64. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
68. Stain (furniture) black to make it look like ebony.
69. Brought from wildness into a domesticated state.
70. Polish filmmaker (born in 1929).
71. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
72. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
73. The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities.
74. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
77. With rapid movements.
78. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
79. Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
80. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
81. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
82. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
84. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
86. Being of delicate or slender build.
87. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
89. A man who serves as a sailor.
90. Failing to detonate.
91. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
95. Being one more than one hundred.
96. Not out.
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