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1. The seventh and last day of the week.
4. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
8. Adopted in order to deceive.
12. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
16. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
17. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
20. (informal) Of the highest quality.
21. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
22. A secret society of white Southerners to resist Black emancipation.
23. Goddess of fertility.
24. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
26. Not paid.
28. A member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia.
30. The sixth month of the civil year.
31. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
33. A kiln for drying hops.
36. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
37. A resident of Alabama.
41. Take control of.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. Satisfy (thirst).
47. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
48. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
51. God of the earth.
52. A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
53. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
54. A port city in southwestern Iran.
55. Rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940).
56. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
57. Having or covered with a lid or lids.
60. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
62. English essayist (1775-1834).
63. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
64. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
66. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
67. Informal terms for clothing.
68. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
71. State in northeastern India.
74. A state in northwestern North America.
75. A general anesthetic (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
77. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
81. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
82. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
84. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.
85. The skin that covers the top of the head.
88. Weak and ineffectual.
91. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
94. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
96. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
98. Tag the base runner to get him out.
99. Chief port of Yemen.
100. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
101. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
102. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
103. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
104. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
105. Again but in a new or different way.
106. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
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1. A fraudulent business scheme.
2. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
3. 100 toea equal 1 kina.
4. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
5. Of or relating to Papua or its people or language.
6. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
7. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
8. British writer of short stories (1870-1916).
9. Ground snakes.
10. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
11. Type and sole genus of the family Menuridae.
12. God of dawn and light.
13. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
14. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
15. A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young.
25. A used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads.
27. A large fleet.
29. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
32. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
34. Robber flies.
35. A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
38. A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high).
39. Bubble shells.
40. A midwestern state on the Great Plains.
42. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
43. An accountant certified by the state.
45. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
49. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
50. A glancing rebound.
56. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
58. The state of owing money.
59. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
61. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
65. Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects.
69. A city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco.
70. A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.
72. (slang) A batch of things that go together.
73. A city in northwestern Syria.
76. A public promotion of some product or service.
78. Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659).
79. 16 ounces.
80. A proud stiff pompous gait.
83. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
86. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
87. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
89. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
90. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
92. South African term for `boss'.
93. A French abbot.
95. The cry made by sheep.
97. Make or shape as with an axe.
98. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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