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1. The handle of a weapon or tool.
5. A genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
13. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
17. A gully that is shallower than a ravine.
18. (formal) Ordinary and not refined.
19. Type genus of the Amiidae.
20. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
22. Industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk.
23. Something twisted and tight and swollen.
24. Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923).
27. The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb.
28. Late time of life.
29. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
30. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
31. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
33. Punished by the imposition of a penalty.
39. An associate degree in nursing.
40. A light touch or stroke.
45. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
47. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
49. A large entrance or reception room or area.
52. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
53. With rapid movements.
55. The Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds).
57. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
59. A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens.
61. A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city.
62. A republic on the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean.
64. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
65. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
66. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems.
67. A festival featuring African-American culture.
68. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
70. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
72. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
73. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
74. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants.
80. African mahogany trees.
84. The basic unit of money in Guatemala.
86. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
89. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
90. A large number or amount.
92. 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.
94. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
95. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
96. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
97. A recognizable kind.
98. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
99. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
100. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
101. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
102. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
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1. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
2. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
3. Having dropped by the force of gravity.
4. Of textiles.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
7. An acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety.
8. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
9. A group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico.
10. A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
11. A local and well-defined elevation of the land.
12. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
13. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
14. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
15. (Scottish) A long dagger with a straight blade.
16. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
21. A genus of Ploceidae.
25. An associate degree in applied science.
26. The bill in a restaurant.
32. A young woman making her debut into society.
34. A leader who stimulates and excites people to action.
35. Lacking interest or spirit or animation.
36. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
37. Bubble shells.
38. (biology) Relating to or produced by or containing bacilli.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. The dense colorless framework of a chloroplast.
43. (chemistry) Relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis.
44. (used of especially horses) Having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
46. A vigorous blow.
48. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
50. A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
51. The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this).
54. A port and the capital of Guinea.
56. Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people.
58. Minor or subordinate.
60. The limits within which something can be effective.
63. A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
69. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
71. Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin.
72. Not in good physical or mental health.
75. Jordan's port.
76. A republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea.
77. A unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter.
78. Having the same or similar characteristics.
79. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
81. Not easy.
82. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
83. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
85. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
87. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
88. A French abbot.
91. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
93. The fatty flesh of eel.
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