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1. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
5. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
9. The capital of Western Samoa.
13. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
16. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
17. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
18. A formal association of people with similar interests.
19. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
20. Island in West Indies.
21. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
23. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
24. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
25. A small drum with one head of soft calfskin.
26. A group of southern Bantu languages.
28. A city in southern Japan on Kyushu.
31. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
32. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
34. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
42. Shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg.
46. French impressionist painter (1841-1919).
47. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
49. Not dense.
51. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
52. Strike sharply.
53. A Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains.
55. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
57. A street of small shops (especially in Orient).
59. Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly.
60. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
61. Being of use or service.
62. Of or relating to or involving an area.
64. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.
65. The starting place for each hole on a golf course.
67. The fatty flesh of eel.
68. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
70. A device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position.
75. A blow that renders the opponent unconscious.
77. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
81. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
83. Be expected to.
85. (Phoenician and Philistine) God of agriculture and the earth.
89. Feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight.
92. An artificial language related to Ido.
94. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
95. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
96. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
98. Chief port of Yemen.
99. A notable achievement.
100. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
101. Set down according to a plan.
102. Being here now.
103. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. (Roman mythology) God of love.
3. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
4. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
5. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
6. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
7. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
8. Offering little or no hope.
9. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
10. Capital of the state of South Dakota.
11. Being nine more than forty.
12. (biochemistry) Purine base found in DNA and RNA.
13. Extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit.
14. Lacking excess flesh.
15. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
22. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
27. The father of your father or mother.
29. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
30. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
33. Having been flattened.
35. Gull family.
36. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
37. British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the Empress of India (1804-1881).
38. Denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java.
40. Someone who cuts flat glass to size.
41. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
43. Being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars.
44. A long pointed rod used as a weapon.
45. Any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia.
48. A radioactive transuranic element.
50. A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed.
54. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
56. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
58. Reconnaissance (by shortening).
63. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
66. Type genus of the Anatidae.
69. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
70. Extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit.
71. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
72. A Russian river.
73. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
74. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
76. A viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person.
77. A decree that prohibits something.
78. A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
79. A vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant.
80. Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats).
82. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
83. Informal terms for a mother.
84. A state in the western United States.
86. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
87. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
88. A quantity of no importance.
90. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
91. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
93. Used of a single unit or thing.
97. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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