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1. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
4. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
8. Not only so, but.
12. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
16. (Irish) The sea personified.
17. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
18. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
19. Largest known toad species.
20. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
21. The Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds).
23. King of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839).
24. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
26. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
27. The probability of a specified outcome.
28. A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal.
30. Gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps.
32. Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads.
35. Being nine more than forty.
36. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
40. An associate degree in nursing.
41. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
45. (a dated Briticism) A serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced.
46. Chipmunks of eastern North America.
49. English mathematician and physicist.
50. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
51. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
52. Protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine.
54. Pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation.
55. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
57. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches.
58. A skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research.
60. 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.
61. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
62. A wine bottle made of leather.
63. Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930).
64. Unusually short.
66. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
70. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
71. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978).
73. Crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax.
75. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
76. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
78. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
79. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
80. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
81. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
85. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
87. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
91. By bad luck.
92. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
95. A cap with a flat circular top and a visor.
97. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
98. Being three more than fifty.
99. A Loloish language.
100. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
101. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
102. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
103. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
104. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
105. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
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1. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
2. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
3. An Asian river.
4. Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail.
5. The month following March and preceding May.
6. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
7. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
8. A group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico.
9. Any plant of the genus Erica.
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
12. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
13. Advanced in years.
14. (linguistics) Of speech sounds.
15. Informal terms for a meal.
22. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. Heavy and dull and stupid.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log.
33. Wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi.
34. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
37. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
38. Keep under control.
39. The shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion.
42. Not weaned.
43. Being two identical.
44. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
47. A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
48. The quantity a scoop will hold.
53. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
55. A city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco.
56. Wood of a sumac.
59. Bound or secured closely.
65. Sweet-potato whitefly.
66. Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail.
67. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
68. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
69. Absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts).
70. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
72. An enclosed space.
74. A severe or trying experience.
77. A telegram sent abroad.
78. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
82. English essayist (1775-1834).
83. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
84. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
85. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
86. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
88. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
89. A small cake leavened with yeast.
90. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
93. A bachelor's degree in theology.
94. The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
96. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
97. A master's degree in business.
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