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1. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
4. A primeval personification of air and breath.
8. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
12. A fastener for a door or lid.
16. Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions.
17. A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
18. Toward the mouth or oral region.
19. The sixth month of the civil year.
20. Rub elbows with.
22. The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state.
24. A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper.
25. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
26. Of or relating to a coast.
29. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
30. Before noon.
31. The sport of gliding on skates.
33. The basic unit of money in Uruguay.
36. (India) Absolutely first class and genuine.
38. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
39. (computer science) A system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in.
41. A stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins.
43. An African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay.
47. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
48. A Russian river.
49. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
51. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
52. A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence.
57. A univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene.
59. Small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.
61. Being eight more than fifty.
64. Of a quality, as in.
65. Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938).
66. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
67. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
68. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
69. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
71. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
73. A period of time spent sleeping.
77. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
78. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
81. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
84. Slightly open.
87. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
89. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
92. Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds.
96. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
97. Being one more than two.
98. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
100. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
101. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
102. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
103. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
104. At or constituting a border or edge.
105. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
106. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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1. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
2. A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
3. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
4. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
5. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
6. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
7. A quantity of no importance.
8. A man who delivers the mail.
9. An elaborate song for solo voice.
10. A town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border.
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
13. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
14. Any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things.
15. A pointed projection.
21. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
23. Physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925).
27. A genus of Strigidae.
28. A slight amount or degree of difference.
32. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
34. An abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood.
35. Squirrel monkeys.
37. Wild goose having white adult plumage.
40. Consisting of or having the character of loam.
42. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
44. The cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one.
45. American physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988).
46. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.
50. The eleventh month of the civil year.
53. Brain corals.
54. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
55. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
56. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
58. Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.
60. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
62. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
63. That is to say.
70. Law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions.
72. (British) A style of popular music in the 1950s.
73. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
74. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
75. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
76. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
79. A genus of Platalea.
80. Of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language.
82. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
83. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
85. Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796).
86. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
88. A wound resulting from biting.
90. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
91. God of love and erotic desire.
93. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
94. Fiddler crabs.
95. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
99. An associate degree in nursing.
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