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1. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
4. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
9. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
13. The bill in a restaurant.
16. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
17. (with `in') Guardianship over.
18. Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves.
19. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
20. The fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar.
22. A tapering point.
24. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
25. A chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline.
26. English essayist (1775-1834).
28. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
30. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
32. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
33. The highest level or degree attainable.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
39. An item of factual information derived from measurement or research.
43. A branch of the Tai languages.
46. Type genus of the Ranidae.
47. A town twenty miles east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name).
49. Greek mythology.
50. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
51. A city in northwestern Syria.
52. Take by theft.
54. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
56. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
57. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
58. Something that is a source of danger.
60. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
61. Worthless or oversimplified ideas.
62. A form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill.
65. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
68. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
69. Small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers.
74. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
76. Of or relating to or involving an area.
79. Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter.
81. Tag the base runner to get him out.
82. A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
84. Of or relating to or measured in ohms.
86. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
90. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
91. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
94. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
96. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
97. Powdery starch from certain sago palms.
98. The person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality.
99. Suggestive of the supernatural.
100. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
101. (Greek mythology) A river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls.
102. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
103. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
104. A young woman making her debut into society.
105. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
2. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
3. (Norse mythology) God of war and strife and son of Odin.
4. Virus parasitic in bacteria.
5. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
6. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids.
9. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
10. Young sheep.
11. Appeal or request earnestly.
12. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
13. Informal terms for clothing.
14. By bad luck.
15. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
21. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
27. An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean.
29. An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger.
31. Sometimes placed in genus Scilla.
34. Of or relating to or characteristic of Chile or its people.
35. The act of deciding to do something.
37. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
38. 10 jiao equal 1 yuan.
40. Smallest guenon monkey.
41. (of weapons) Not charged with ammunition.
42. Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals.
44. Curved in two directions (like the letter S).
45. Avatar of Vishnu.
48. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
53. German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947).
55. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. A woman's large folded hooped hood.
63. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
64. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
66. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
67. 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.
70. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
71. Lend dignity or honor to.
72. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
73. (trademark) An antacid.
75. Move out of a curled position.
77. The capital of Morocco.
78. A mournful poem.
80. To fix or set securely or deeply.
81. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
83. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
85. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
86. A public promotion of some product or service.
87. A sudden short attack.
88. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
89. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
92. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
93. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
95. A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
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