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1. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
5. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
9. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
16. United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961).
17. A European river.
18. Slightly open.
19. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
20. Conducive to peace.
22. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
24. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
27. A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
30. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
31. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
33. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
35. Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.
40. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
44. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
45. A condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed.
48. Industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk.
49. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
50. Worn away as by water or ice or wind.
52. Anything that provides inspiration for later work.
53. A slight suggestion.
57. Medieval artillery used during sieges.
59. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
60. A mug intended for serving beer.
61. Type genus of the Apidae.
63. Of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants.
65. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
66. A warehouse in the East (India or Malaya).
68. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
69. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
71. A state in midwestern United States.
72. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
75. A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ.
78. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
81. With rapid movements.
85. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
88. A language of Australian aborigines.
91. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
94. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
95. Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1870).
97. Filled with fear or apprehension.
98. The person or thing chosen or selected.
99. Someone who lives in a cottage.
101. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
102. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
103. Brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with madeira.
104. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
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1. A knife used as a weapon.
2. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
3. Be earlier in time.
4. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
5. A licensed medical practitioner.
6. A doctor's degree in optometry.
7. A disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth.
8. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
9. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
10. A genus of Platalea.
11. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
13. A Russian river.
14. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
15. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
21. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
23. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
25. A conversation between two persons.
28. Elegant and stylish.
29. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
32. A soiled or discolored appearance.
34. A small piece of cloth.
36. Having few if any teeth.
37. One of the major dialects of Old English.
38. Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921).
39. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
41. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
42. Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence.
43. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
46. Alloy of copper and tin and zinc.
47. An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf.
51. A young woman making her debut into society.
54. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
55. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
56. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
58. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
62. A member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
64. A Hindu prince or king in India.
67. A midwestern state in north central United States.
70. A state of equilibrium.
71. A doctor's degree in optometry.
73. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
74. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
76. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
77. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
79. Someone who is critical of the motives of others.
80. English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596).
82. Shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg.
83. Goods carried by a large vehicle.
84. Half the width of an em.
86. The German state.
87. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
89. A unit of length (in United States and Britain) equal to one twelfth of a foot.
90. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
92. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
93. An open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food.
96. Standard temperature and pressure.
100. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
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