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1. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
4. A boy or man.
8. Having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another.
12. Using speech rather than writing.
16. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
17. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
18. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
19. Amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.
20. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
21. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
22. A university in Connecticut.
23. A primeval personification of air and breath.
24. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
26. A mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten.
29. Type genus of the Gavidae.
31. That is to say.
32. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
34. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
36. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
37. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
39. (Roman mythology) Roman god of death.
43. 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.
49. City in northern Austria on the Danube.
50. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
51. A lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium.
52. Situated at the top or highest position.
53. A measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test.
54. A master's degree in business.
59. The month following July and preceding September.
63. At any time.
64. Enchanter's nightshade.
66. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
67. Harass or assault sexually.
68. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
69. United States astronomer (1835-1909).
71. A state in midwestern United States.
72. A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle.
73. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
74. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
77. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
79. Type genus of the Amiidae.
86. Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust.
89. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
91. The basic monetary unit of Portugal.
93. The cry made by sheep.
94. Not in good physical or mental health.
95. Of or involving servomechanisms.
97. Slightly open.
98. A human limb.
99. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
100. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
101. A small cake leavened with yeast.
102. Former measure of the US economy.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
3. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
4. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
5. Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism.
6. A rapid bustling commotion.
7. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
8. A blank leaf in the front of back of a book.
9. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
10. The univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5.
11. Having a toe or toes of a specified kind.
12. The Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds).
13. Avatar of Vishnu.
14. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
15. A Russian river.
25. The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
27. Of a pale purple color.
28. Before noon.
30. How long something has existed.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
35. A city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city.
38. Small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs.
40. A feast day and the seven days following it.
41. A landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia.
42. An additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed.
44. Not out.
45. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
46. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
47. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
48. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element.
55. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
56. Used of certain religious orders who wear shoes.
57. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
58. A loose cloak with a hood.
60. A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region.
61. (of an arrow) Equipped with feathers.
62. An awkward stupid person.
65. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
70. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
75. A city in central Tanzania.
76. A motley assortment of things.
77. Contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites.
78. Capital of Nigeria in the center of the country.
80. A landlocked republic in northwestern Africa.
81. A small island.
82. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
83. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
84. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
85. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
87. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
88. An artificial source of visible illumination.
90. The sign language used in the United States.
92. A light touch or stroke.
96. A state in the eastern United States.
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