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1. Fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air.
5. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
9. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
13. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
16. Pale gray.
17. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
18. Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. A woman's sleeveless undergarment.
22. Having fangs.
24. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
25. United States comedian.
26. South American cavy.
28. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
30. City in central Iran.
32. East Indian annual erect herb.
34. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
38. An informal term for a father.
40. Not out.
44. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
45. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
46. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
51. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
53. Sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae.
55. The back side of the neck.
56. Footwear usually with wooden soles.
58. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology.
59. Any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel.
60. A large number or amount.
62. The universal time coordinated time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body.
63. Using speech rather than writing.
64. Herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers.
68. Not in action or at work.
69. The basic unit of money on Malta.
70. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
71. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
72. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
74. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
75. The capital of Morocco.
78. Of or relating to or containing balsam.
82. An interpreter and guide in the Near East.
86. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
87. Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor.
89. Small genus of mediterranean shrubs.
90. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
91. Toward the mouth or oral region.
92. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
94. Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified.
95. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
96. The compass point that is one point east of northeast.
97. Give over.
98. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
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1. Russian country house.
2. Goddess of dawn.
3. A member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers.
4. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.
5. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
6. A formal expression of praise.
7. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
8. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
9. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
10. Large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit.
11. A strong emotion.
12. Small gnawing animals.
13. Without offspring.
14. A narrow way or road.
15. (British) Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s.
21. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens.
23. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
27. Someone released on probation or on parole.
29. Capable of relieving pain.
31. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
33. Half the width of an em.
35. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
36. Wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi.
37. Official (in tennis or soccer or football) who assists the referee is some way (especially by watching for off-sides or out of bounds).
39. French philosopher and theologian.
41. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
42. A person whose head is bald.
43. Someone who abuses.
47. (anatomy) Opposite to or away from the mouth.
49. Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers.
50. That which has mass and occupies space.
52. Continuing forever or indefinitely.
54. Having two poles.
57. The face of a timepiece.
61. A mining town in southern Wales.
65. (British) A minicar used as a taxicab.
66. Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern.
67. Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
68. Without offspring.
73. Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked.
76. A boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals).
77. How long something has existed.
79. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
80. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
81. Female equine animal.
82. An associate degree in nursing.
83. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
84. A primeval personification of air and breath.
85. A quantity of no importance.
88. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
93. A public promotion of some product or service.
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