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1. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
4. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
9. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west.
16. (Babylonian) The sky god.
17. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
18. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.
19. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
20. Meeting adequate standards for a purpose.
21. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
22. A Formosan language.
24. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
25. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
27. Of or containing nitrogen.
29. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
31. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
32. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
34. A state of southwestern India.
35. Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
38. A kitchen appliance used for cooking food.
42. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
45. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
46. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
47. Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930).
50. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
52. The 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
53. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
56. Reflect light or colors like an opal.
59. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
62. Someone who grants a lease.
63. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit.
65. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
66. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
67. Used of a single unit or thing.
68. A beautiful and graceful girl.
69. A state in New England.
70. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
73. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
74. A plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime.
77. A coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A.
80. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
81. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
83. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
84. A provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time.
92. A blemish made by dirt.
95. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
96. The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec.
97. Tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods.
98. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
99. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
100. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
102. A branch of the Tai languages.
103. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
104. The twelfth month of the civil year.
105. An informal term for a father.
106. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A large number or amount.
2. Edible bulb of an onion plant.
3. East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed.
4. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
5. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
6. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
7. The eleventh month of the civil year.
8. Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work.
9. Absence of the pupil in an eye.
10. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
11. The German state.
12. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
13. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
14. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
15. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
23. (electronics) Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels.
26. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
28. The brightest star in Scorpius.
30. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
33. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
36. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
37. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
39. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
40. Italian filmmaker (1906-1976).
41. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
43. Fortification consisting of a low wall.
44. A state in New England.
48. The capital of Lesotho.
49. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
51. Omnivorous mammal of Central and South America.
54. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
55. 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.
57. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
58. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
60. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
61. A small cake leavened with yeast.
64. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
71. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
72. A port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean.
73. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
75. A group of followers hired to applaud at a performance.
76. Involving the entire earth.
78. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.
79. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing.
82. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
85. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
86. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
87. (law) Lacking any legal or binding force.
88. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
89. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
90. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
91. A quantity of no importance.
93. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
94. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
101. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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