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1. A rapid bustling commotion.
4. A mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women.
8. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
12. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
16. Lacking in light.
17. An elaborate song for solo voice.
18. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
20. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
22. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
24. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
25. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
26. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
27. An informal term for a father.
28. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
30. Tag the base runner to get him out.
31. A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge.
33. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
35. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
37. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
38. Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery.
41. A cruel and brutal fellow.
45. Bringing death.
50. Big-eyed scad.
51. (nautical) Of an anchor.
52. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
53. Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.
54. Showing deterioration from age.
55. A port city in southwestern Iran.
57. A slight amount or degree of difference.
58. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
60. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
61. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
63. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
64. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
66. A district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts.
69. (Judaism) A period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative.
70. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
73. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
75. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
78. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978).
81. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
83. Handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute.
85. A city in northwestern Turkey.
87. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
91. Tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia.
93. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
95. An associate degree in applied science.
96. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
97. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
99. A town in north central Oklahoma.
100. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
101. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
102. Tired to the point of exhaustion.
103. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
104. The residue that remains when something is burned.
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1. American Revolutionary patriot.
2. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
3. The ending of a series or sequence.
4. Informal terms for a mother.
5. Toward the mouth or oral region.
6. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
7. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
8. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
9. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
10. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
11. The face or front of a building.
12. A light touch or stroke.
13. A primeval personification of air and breath.
14. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
15. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
21. Letters and packages that are transported by aircraft.
23. Small family of usually tropical butterflies.
29. Unknown god.
32. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
34. Climbing salamanders.
36. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
39. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
40. In a staunch manner.
42. An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees.
43. A central cohesive source of support and stability.
44. Mountain goats.
46. A specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission.
47. (British) Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s.
48. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
49. A young woman making her debut into society.
56. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
59. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
62. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
65. Do something to an excessive degree.
67. Closed off.
68. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
71. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
72. One who reveals confidential information in return for money.
73. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
74. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
76. Of or concerning the face.
77. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
79. Typical geese.
80. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
81. A public promotion of some product or service.
82. Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers.
84. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
85. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
86. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
87. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
88. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
89. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
90. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
92. How long something has existed.
94. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
98. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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