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1. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
4. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
9. A state in the western United States.
13. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
16. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
17. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
18. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
19. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
20. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
21. Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
22. Very close and convivial.
23. A Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman.
24. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
26. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
27. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
29. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
32. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
33. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
35. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
38. Slanderous defamation.
44. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
48. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
51. (Roman mythology) Roman god of death.
52. Of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos or its people.
54. Brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes.
55. In the Roman calendar.
56. Fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat.
57. A projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall.
59. (informal) Of the highest quality.
60. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
61. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
62. Being one more than two.
63. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
64. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
66. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology.
68. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
70. A blind god.
71. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
72. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
74. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
77. A region whose eastern part is Bangladesh and western part is included in India.
81. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
84. A town in north central Oklahoma.
87. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
88. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
92. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
93. Not reflecting light.
94. Of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times.
95. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
96. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
97. (biology) Bent or curved forward or upward.
98. A suburb of Paris.
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1. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
2. A drama set to music.
3. Industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk.
4. A periodic paperback publication.
5. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
6. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
7. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
8. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
9. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
10. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
11. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
12. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
13. An ancient port city in southwestern Spain.
14. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
15. A member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains.
25. Loss of the ability to swallow.
28. A lack of vitality.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
31. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
34. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
36. The ordinal number of fifty in counting order.
37. Consider as ideal.
39. A kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa.
40. An intellectual (who is bald?).
41. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
42. Capital of the state of South Dakota.
43. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
45. A salt or ester of hydriodic acid.
46. A document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay).
47. Place a value on.
49. (Arthurian legend) One of the knights of the Round Table.
50. An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward.
53. Compete for something.
58. United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964).
65. An ability to understand a broad range of topics.
66. A periodic paperback publication.
67. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
68. Relating to or characteristic of a tribe.
69. A town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver.
70. An ancient port city in southwestern Spain.
73. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
75. (of a musical instrument) Intermediate between alto and baritone or bass.
76. (Norse mythology) Giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom.
77. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
78. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
79. An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon.
80. Support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete.
82. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
83. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
85. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
86. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
89. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
90. Up to the present time.
91. Used of a single unit or thing.
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