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1. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
5. A receptacle for spit (usually in a public place).
13. German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910).
17. An endorsement.
18. Act of turning to for assistance.
19. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
20. Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
22. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
24. Experiencing motion sickness.
26. That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency.
29. An associate degree in nursing.
30. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
32. An ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck.
34. Take revenge for a perceived wrong.
37. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
39. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
40. British informal term.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
46. (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.
47. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
50. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
51. A long-playing phonograph record.
52. Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.
53. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments).
55. Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes.
59. Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold.
61. One of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it.
62. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
64. A just detectable amount.
65. The act of scanning.
68. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
69. A Loloish language.
70. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
71. (of persons) Seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom.
75. The 4th planet from the sun.
77. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
78. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
80. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
83. An industrial region in the Ukraine.
87. Squash bugs.
90. Large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit.
92. Having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation.
94. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
95. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
96. (prefix) Within.
98. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
99. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
100. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
101. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
102. A small cake leavened with yeast.
103. (British) Your grandmother.
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1. Informal terms for clothing.
2. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
3. A Russian river.
4. The capital of Moldova.
5. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
6. An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right).
7. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
8. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
9. The lowest brass wind instrument.
10. Toward the mouth or oral region.
11. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
12. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
13. 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu.
14. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
15. Clear to the mind.
16. A reddish brown dye used especially on hair.
21. A river in western Thailand.
23. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
25. Hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot hills noted for its wool.
27. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
28. Expel, as of gases and odors.
31. Formerly a gold coin of various European countries.
33. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear.
35. Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America.
36. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
38. Segmented worms.
41. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
42. Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles.
44. A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.
45. Lacking eyes or eyelike features.
48. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
49. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
54. The spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism.
56. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
57. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
58. Before noon.
60. Russian physicist (1895-1971).
63. A city in Indonesia.
66. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
67. United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in 1911).
68. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
72. A public promotion of some product or service.
73. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
74. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
76. A port city in southwestern Iran.
77. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
79. Leafless East Indian vine.
81. A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments.
82. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
84. A small nail.
85. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
86. A sodium salt of carbonic acid.
88. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
89. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
91. A container.
93. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
97. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
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