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1. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
4. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
9. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
13. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
16. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
17. Jordan's port.
18. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
19. A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
20. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
21. A small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor.
23. Produced by inbreeding.
25. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
27. An informal term for a British policeman.
28. Small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants.
29. A genus of Bothidae.
31. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
32. A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant.
34. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
35. A bachelor's degree in science.
37. Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae.
41. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.
43. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
46. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
48. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
49. Extremely robust.
51. As much as a teacup will hold.
53. The starting place for each hole on a golf course.
54. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
55. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture.
57. A member of an American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles.
59. A branch of the Tai languages.
61. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
62. Half the width of an em.
63. A farewell remark.
65. That is on a string.
67. Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876).
68. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
69. A biased way of looking at or presenting something.
71. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
74. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
75. English writer of stories for children (1882-1956).
80. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
83. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
85. A port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord.
89. A genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce).
91. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
94. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
95. A Russian river.
96. English monk and scholar (672-735).
98. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
99. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
100. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
101. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
102. A small cake leavened with yeast.
103. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
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1. A fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together.
2. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
3. Comb-plate or locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused.
4. A wired or starched collar of intricate lace.
5. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
6. Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame.
7. The superior of an abbey of monks.
8. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
9. Made by polymerizing isobutylene.
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. A psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness.
12. Women's underwear and nightclothes.
13. The basic unit of money in Ethiopia.
14. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
15. A member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri hills of southern India.
22. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. Of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people.
26. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
30. Decreasing in amount or intensity.
33. Being nine more than forty.
36. True lizards.
38. A Russian river.
39. Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases.
40. Having few if any teeth.
42. A supporting tower used to support a bridge.
44. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
45. Shockingly repellent.
47. Pig iron containing manganese.
50. A drama set to music.
52. A genus of Pyralidae.
56. Round flat seed of the lentil plant.
58. Perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers.
60. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
64. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
66. Cause to lose one's nerve.
70. A state in midwestern United States.
71. The superior of an abbey of monks.
72. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
73. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
74. The basic unit of money in Ethiopia.
76. Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window.
77. Protective garment worn by surgeons during operations.
78. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
79. The capital and largest city of Liechtenstein.
81. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
82. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
84. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
85. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
86. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
87. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
88. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
90. The closing section of a musical composition.
92. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
93. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
94. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
97. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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