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1. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
12. An informal term for a father.
16. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
17. In bed.
18. A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip).
19. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
23. Framework for holding objects.
24. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
26. 43rd President of the United States.
29. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
31. Any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals.
35. A desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana.
38. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
40. A region in central Italy.
44. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
48. A genus of Indriidae.
51. Membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth.
53. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
56. A town in north central Oklahoma.
57. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
58. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
60. Extremely robust.
61. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
62. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
64. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
66. (Norse mythology) Wife of Loki.
67. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
69. Low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage.
70. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
73. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
74. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
80. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
82. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
85. The forest trees growing in a country or region.
89. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
92. A small cave (usually with attractive features).
94. An associate degree in applied science.
95. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
96. Type genus of the Amiidae.
97. The basic unit of money in Lesotho.
98. Being one more than two.
99. French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in 1904).
100. South African term for `boss'.
101. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
102. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
2. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
3. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
4. A small cake leavened with yeast.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A woman's sleeveless undergarment.
7. A public promotion of some product or service.
8. Distant in either space or time.
9. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
10. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
11. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
12. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.
13. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
14. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
15. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
22. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
25. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
27. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
28. Dry white Italian wine from Verona.
30. A rapid rise.
32. Considerate and solicitous care.
33. Method or manner of conduct in relation to others.
34. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
36. (Christianity) Saved from the bondage of sin.
37. Of or relating to or in the manner of the playwright Henrik Ibsen.
39. A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding.
41. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
42. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
43. A quantity of no importance.
47. The galley or pantry of a small ship.
49. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
50. By a small margin.
52. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
54. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
55. Relating to or containing bile.
59. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
63. The cry made by sheep.
65. Small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products.
68. 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.
71. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
72. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
75. A telegram sent abroad.
76. A means of serving.
77. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
78. A genus of Platalea.
79. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
81. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
83. By bad luck.
84. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
86. Set down according to a plan.
87. Characteristic of false pride.
88. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
90. A light touch or stroke.
91. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
93. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
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