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1. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
4. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
9. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
13. Used in combination to denote the middle.
16. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
17. United States comedian.
18. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
19. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
20. Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) v 1.
21. Relating to or like or divided into areolae.
23. A gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck).
25. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
27. Evergreen tree of Pacific North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries.
28. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly.
29. An image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels.
31. Wood of any poon tree.
32. One thousandth of a second.
34. A quantity of money.
38. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
42. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
44. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
45. The branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies.
47. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
50. Of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture.
53. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
54. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
55. American novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888).
57. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
59. Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity.
61. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
62. Being three more than fifty.
63. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
64. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
68. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
69. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
71. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
72. Witnessed at first hand.
74. A public promotion of some product or service.
76. A doctor's degree in education.
78. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
80. The act of scanning.
82. Heard through another rather than directly.
86. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
89. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
91. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
93. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
94. The compass point that is one point north of due west.
95. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat.
96. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
97. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
98. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
99. A farewell remark.
100. A student who studies excessively.
101. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
2. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
3. The fourth month of the civil year.
4. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
7. (astronomy) The point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited.
8. An oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine.
9. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
10. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
11. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
12. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
13. Aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century.
14. A small island.
15. A notable achievement.
22. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
24. Used of mouth or eyes.
26. Without moral standards or principles.
30. Fruit of such plants as the plantain.
33. Conforming to truth.
35. The decade from 1880 to 1979.
36. A kind of sideboard or buffet.
37. Prepared by cutting.
39. English translator and Protestant martyr.
40. The Latin name for England.
41. Not functioning properly.
43. Of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey).
46. A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
48. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
49. An island of central Hawaii.
51. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
52. (trademark) An antacid.
56. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
58. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
60. Cause to lose one's nerve.
65. An ignorant or foolish person.
66. A self-governing colony of Denmark on the Faroe Islands.
67. A town in southwestern Oregon.
70. Half the width of an em.
73. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
75. Hardened sugary exudation of various trees.
77. Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981).
79. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
80. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
81. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
83. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
84. In addition.
85. A university in Connecticut.
87. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
88. God of love and erotic desire.
90. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
92. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
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