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1. Wild and domestic cattle.
4. Suitable for formal occasions.
9. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
13. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. A tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game.
18. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
19. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
20. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
21. The capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country.
23. A hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk.
25. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
27. A long narrow sled without runners.
29. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
30. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
32. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
33. Avatar of Vishnu.
34. Small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines.
38. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
40. The eleventh month of the civil year.
41. A festival featuring African-American culture.
45. A young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men.
49. Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves.
51. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
53. (Middle East) An ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup.
54. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.
56. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925).
59. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
60. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
62. Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down.
65. Australian moundbird.
67. The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium.
69. The fifth month of the Hindu calendar.
70. Upright in position or posture.
71. Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881).
73. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
74. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.
76. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
78. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
79. Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786).
87. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
88. Fictitious land described in the novel Erewhon by Samuel Butler.
90. A large number or amount.
94. A resource.
96. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
98. A slender double-reed instrument.
99. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
100. Medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces.
101. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
102. A Loloish language.
103. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
104. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
105. Again but in a new or different way.
106. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
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1. English monk and scholar (672-735).
2. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
3. A deep bow.
4. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
5. An investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate asssets.
6. The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999).
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. A Spanish title of respect for a man.
9. The square of a body of any size of type.
10. A genus of Psittacidae.
11. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
12. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
13. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
14. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
15. A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way.
22. How long something has existed.
24. A member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia.
26. Turn pale, as if in fear.
28. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
31. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
35. Someone who operates an aircraft.
36. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
37. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
42. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.
43. (comparative of `near') Being the one of two that is less distant in space.
44. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
46. A landlocked republic in southern central Africa.
47. Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern.
48. More often or more frequently.
50. United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896).
52. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
55. The sister of your father or mother.
57. An organization of military land forces.
58. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
61. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
63. An honorary degree in science.
64. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
66. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
68. Ground ivy.
72. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
75. Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers.
77. An associate degree in applied science.
80. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
81. (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld in ancient mythology.
82. (Greek mythology) The Muse of lyric and love poetry.
83. The compass point midway between south and west.
84. A resident of Iowa.
85. Administer an oil or ointment to.
86. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
89. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
90. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
91. An outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down.
92. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
93. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
95. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS.
97. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery.
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