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1. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
4. A desert in central Asia.
8. Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.
12. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
16. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
17. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
18. Of or being the lowest female voice.
19. Very dark black.
20. (informal) Exceptionally good.
22. British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983).
24. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
25. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
27. Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
29. Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968).
31. A color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red.
34. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
37. A mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture).
41. Wild ox.
43. A round vessel that is open at the top.
47. Genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs.
48. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
49. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
50. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
51. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
56. Weapons considered collectively.
58. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
59. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
61. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
62. A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
63. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
66. Decreasing in amount or intensity.
68. A town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron.
71. Take revenge for a perceived wrong.
72. A green transparent form of beryl.
77. Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
79. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
83. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
84. British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964).
87. Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills).
89. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
90. A strong emotion.
91. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
92. Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines.
93. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
94. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
95. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
96. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
97. An associate degree in applied science.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
3. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
4. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
5. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
6. Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other.
7. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
8. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
9. European shad.
11. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
12. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
13. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
14. COmmon Business Oriented Language.
15. Related on the mother's side.
21. Small genus of Eurasian herbs.
23. Short and fat.
26. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
28. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
30. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
32. Lacking fresh air.
33. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
35. A picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene.
36. 1 species.
38. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
39. Of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions.
40. (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.
42. A loud harsh or strident noise.
44. An antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes.
45. Habitually complaining.
46. The descendants of one individual.
52. Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia.
53. Jordan's port.
54. The size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves.
55. Something serving to conceal plans.
57. A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple.
64. Failure of some tissue or organ to develop.
65. A relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons.
67. A large shallow lake in western Hungary.
69. Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments.
70. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
71. Vietnamese New Year.
73. (combining form) Very large in scale or scope or capability.
74. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
75. Informal terms for a mother.
76. A city in northeastern Ohio.
78. A small nail.
80. Largest known toad species.
81. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
82. By bad luck.
85. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
86. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
88. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
89. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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