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1. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
5. Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud.
9. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
13. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
16. The Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain.
17. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
18. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
19. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
20. God of fire.
21. The sixth month of the civil year.
22. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
23. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
24. High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France.
26. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
29. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
30. A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book.
35. An associate degree in nursing.
42. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
47. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
48. The month following March and preceding May.
50. The month following February and preceding April.
51. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
52. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
53. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
55. Cause to become awake or conscious.
57. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
58. Made by polymerizing butadiene.
59. With laces not tied.
61. The part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum.
62. Jordan's port.
63. The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
64. The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
65. An honorary degree in science.
67. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
70. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
71. A public promotion of some product or service.
73. A state in midwestern United States.
75. Stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug.
80. By bad luck.
82. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
85. A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey.
89. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
93. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
94. The second largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
95. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
97. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
98. Take in solid food.
99. An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people.
100. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
101. Having finished or arrived at completion.
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1. Order by virtue of superior authority.
2. Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852).
3. An association of criminals.
4. A stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins.
5. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
6. An honorary law degree.
7. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
8. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
9. The act of scanning.
10. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
11. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
12. A young woman making her debut into society.
13. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
14. Lacking excess flesh.
15. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
25. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
27. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
28. A small active songbird.
31. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
32. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
33. A Mid-Atlantic state.
34. A member of the British order of honor.
36. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
37. United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921).
38. Any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward.
39. An extinct ancient language of unknown affinities.
40. Travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means.
41. Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation.
43. Adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder.
44. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
45. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
46. Noisy quarrel.
49. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
54. A German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918.
56. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
60. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
66. The quantity a skep can hold.
67. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
68. The residue that remains when something is burned.
69. Covered patchily.
70. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
72. 1/10 gram.
74. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household.
76. United States feminist (1885-1977).
77. French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793).
78. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
79. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
81. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
83. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
84. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
86. The capital and largest city of Japan.
87. A secret society of white Southerners to resist Black emancipation.
88. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
90. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
91. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
92. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
96. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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