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1. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
4. A bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass.
8. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
12. Displeasing to the senses and morally revolting.
16. A police officer who investigates crimes.
17. Being the only one.
18. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
19. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
20. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
21. (Welsh) Underworld god.
22. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
23. A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks.
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers.
29. Serving as or forming a base.
32. Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts.
35. An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
39. A fraudulent business scheme.
43. Located in or toward the back or rear.
44. A former Turkish term of respect.
46. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
47. A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
49. Not in a specified place physically or mentally.
51. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
52. A game played with playing cards.
53. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
54. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
56. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
57. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
59. A district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts.
60. The capital of Western Samoa.
61. Deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings.
63. An elderly man.
65. A step in walking or running.
69. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
71. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
72. Be in accord.
74. Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922).
78. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
80. The cry made by sheep.
83. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
84. Remove offensive capability from.
87. Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs.
89. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
90. Implement consisting of a length of wood.
92. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
94. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
95. Domestic swine.
96. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
97. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
98. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
99. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
100. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
101. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
102. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
103. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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1. A thrusting blow with a knife.
2. A Russian river.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Provide with clothes or put clothes on.
5. Of or associated with the great masses of people.
6. A blank leaf in the front of back of a book.
7. A river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea.
8. Black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail.
9. By bad luck.
10. Singing jazz.
11. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
12. Release or vent, as of emotions and reactions.
13. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
14. (British) A recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports.
15. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
25. Away from the mouth or oral region.
27. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
28. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
31. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
33. An apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage).
34. Provide commentary for a film, for example.
36. Razor clams.
37. A benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin.
38. Any of several trees of the genus Cinchona.
40. Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles.
41. Reprehensible acquisitiveness.
42. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
45. A breast-shaped mass of padding worn in a brassiere.
48. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids.
50. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
55. A group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting).
58. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
62. Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles.
64. Music composed for dancing the saraband.
66. Characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding.
67. Relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska.
68. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
70. A bachelor's degree in religion.
73. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
75. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
76. Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship.
77. The sacred city of Lamaism.
78. Clean by virtue of having been washed in water.
79. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
80. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
81. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
82. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
85. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
86. One thousandth of a second.
88. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
91. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
93. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
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