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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. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
8. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
12. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
16. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
17. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
18. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
19. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
20. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
21. French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923).
23. Covered with scabs.
24. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
26. German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915).
28. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
29. South American cavy.
30. Possessing material wealth.
32. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
34. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
36. A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord.
40. Lacking motor coordination.
44. A state in New England.
45. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
46. Any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria.
50. Common black European thrush.
52. A inexpensive showy collectibles.
54. A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge.
55. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
56. A river in eastern France.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
60. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
63. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
67. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
68. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
70. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
71. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
74. The eleventh month of the civil year.
76. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
78. A small cake leavened with yeast.
80. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
84. Remote in manner.
88. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
91. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
93. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
94. An enclosed space.
95. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
96. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
97. (Scottish) A narrow secluded valley (in the mountains).
98. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
99. A major god.
100. In bed.
101. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
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1. A Scottish word.
2. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
3. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
4. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A sloping mass of rocks at the base of a cliff.
7. A dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin.
8. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
9. The second largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
10. A state in northwestern North America.
11. Middle-distance iron.
12. Pile of waste matter from coal mining etc.
13. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
14. A French abbot.
15. Common Indian weaverbird.
22. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
25. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
27. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
31. (classical architecture) A molding for a cornice.
33. (music) Brought to correct pitch.
35. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
37. Type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae.
38. Inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination.
39. A kind of polyester fabric.
41. Being nine more than ninety.
42. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
43. United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967).
47. A chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony.
48. In the Catholic church.
49. A state in the eastern United States.
51. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
53. A rounded projection or protuberance.
57. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
59. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
61. Food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again.
62. A quantity of no importance.
64. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
65. Any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum.
66. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
69. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
72. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
73. Valuable source of caviar and isinglass.
75. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
77. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
79. Related to or located at the back.
81. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
82. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
83. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
85. Look at with amorous intentions.
86. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
87. A native or inhabitant of Finland.
89. Measure of the US economy adopted in 1991.
90. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
92. (informal) Roused to anger.
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