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1. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
4. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
9. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
13. Not reflecting light.
16. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
17. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
18. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
21. A city in northwestern Mexico.
23. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
24. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
26. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
28. A cloth having a crisscross design.
30. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element.
31. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems.
33. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
37. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
40. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
43. An associate degree in nursing.
44. Stalk of a moss capsule.
45. A circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle.
47. Suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle.
49. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
50. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
51. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
52. Unknown god.
54. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
59. The state of being decayed or destroyed.
61. Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).
62. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
63. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
64. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
65. Having leadership guidance.
66. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
69. An analgesic for mild pain.
72. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
73. A white trivalent metallic element.
77. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
86. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
87. Any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod.
90. A visual representation of an object or scene or person produced on a surface.
91. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
93. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
94. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
95. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
96. In bed.
97. A small cake leavened with yeast.
98. United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954).
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1. Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands.
2. In the Roman calendar.
3. Used of hair.
4. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
5. (of lichens) Having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing.
6. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
7. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
8. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
9. The sixth month of the civil year.
10. A Loloish language.
11. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
12. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
13. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
14. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
22. Lack of sight.
25. Relating to or near the radius.
27. English philosopher and jurist.
29. A state in New England.
32. Any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers.
34. United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940).
35. Large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts.
36. Used of a single unit or thing.
38. A glyceryl ester of margaric acid.
39. Be earlier in time.
41. Used of pens.
42. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
46. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
48. Relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area.
53. The cry made by sheep.
55. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
56. A telephone connection.
57. Of a pale purple color.
58. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
60. (of an infant) Breast-fed.
67. A flexible container with a single opening.
68. German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915).
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. Being nine more than ninety.
71. God of love and erotic desire.
74. Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family.
75. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
76. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
77. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
78. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
79. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
80. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
81. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
82. God of death.
83. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
84. Small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker.
85. An onerous or difficult concern.
88. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
89. Tag the base runner to get him out.
92. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
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