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1. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
4. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
8. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
12. Implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion.
16. A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells.
17. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
18. God of love and erotic desire.
19. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
23. A horse-drawn carriage in India.
24. An African amulet.
26. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. Humble request for help.
28. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
30. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
33. Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I.
36. Having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another.
39. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
40. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
43. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
45. A port city in western Turkey.
47. A night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep.
49. Gone by.
50. Of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb.
52. Wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears.
55. Wandering freely.
59. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
60. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.
61. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
62. Order by virtue of superior authority.
63. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
64. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
66. Gull family.
68. Food for domestic livestock.
69. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
72. Game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them.
74. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
75. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
78. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
82. French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873).
85. 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.
87. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
88. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
89. Ctenophores lacking tentacles.
91. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
93. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
94. Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money.
95. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
96. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
97. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
98. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
99. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
100. A Russian river.
101. The habitation of wild animals.
102. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
2. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
3. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
4. Basic principles of the cosmos.
5. Pertaining to or near the sun.
6. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
7. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
8. Jordan's port.
9. English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859).
10. Before noon.
11. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
12. Either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings.
13. Involving the entire earth.
14. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
15. Common Indian weaverbird.
22. Having open interstices or resembling a web.
25. English novelist (1911-1993).
29. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
31. Being five more than fifty.
32. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
34. An autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea.
35. A cry of sorrow and grief.
37. Signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters).
38. Capital and largest city of Yugoslavia.
41. A master's degree in education.
42. Any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes.
44. Large European marine food fish.
46. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
48. Any plant of the genus Erica.
51. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
53. Having been taken into the mouth for consumption.
54. United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961).
56. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
57. Of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4.
58. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
65. A second-rate prize fighter.
66. Basic principles of the cosmos.
67. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
70. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby.
71. A reflex response to sudden pain.
73. Being nine more than ninety.
76. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
77. Make less active or intense.
79. Having the head uncovered.
80. Lower in esteem.
81. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
83. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
84. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
86. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
90. How long something has existed.
92. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
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