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1. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
5. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
9. A sharp blow.
13. Goddess of fate.
16. Small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers.
17. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
18. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
19. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
20. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
21. The capital of Switzerland.
22. Having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another.
23. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
25. Having or covered with a lid or lids.
26. A device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position.
28. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
29. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
30. Soreness and warmth caused by friction.
31. A Loloish language.
34. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
37. A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean.
41. Acting through or dependent on an intervening agency.
44. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
45. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
46. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
48. English Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718).
49. A tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave.
52. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
55. A state in north central United States.
56. Women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk).
57. Of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture.
58. Money in the form of bills or coins.
60. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
61. Import or export without paying customs duties.
63. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
66. An oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine.
67. Tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head.
70. English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704).
71. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
72. Being nine more than ninety.
74. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
76. Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796).
79. A state in midwestern United States.
80. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
81. Providing protective supervision.
84. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
86. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
90. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
91. A member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in southwestern United States.
94. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
96. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
97. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
98. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
99. An elaborate song for solo voice.
100. A master's degree in fine arts.
101. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
102. Genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees.
103. Having been read.
104. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
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1. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
2. Thrown together in a pile.
3. Jordan's port.
4. A university town in southeast Wyoming.
5. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye.
6. (botany) Outer tissue of bark.
7. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
8. Made by hand or a hand process.
9. Free from risk or danger.
10. Outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. Type genus of the Tetraonidae.
13. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
14. Make anew.
15. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
27. Noisy quarrel.
32. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
33. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
35. (Babylonian) Any of a group of powerful earth spirits or genii.
36. Impaired by diminution.
38. Dutch Renaissance scholar and Roman Catholic theologian who attacked the theology of Martin Luther (1466-1536).
39. Any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva.
40. The act of hitting vigorously.
42. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
43. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
47. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
50. The cry made by sheep.
51. To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means.
53. A wind instrument.
54. Sour or bitter in taste.
59. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
62. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
64. Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
65. Of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color n 1.
68. A user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text.
69. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
73. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
74. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
75. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
77. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
78. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
82. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
83. A tributary of the Rhine.
84. That is to say.
85. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
87. The highest level or degree attainable.
88. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
89. The sixth month of the civil year.
92. A branch of the Tai languages.
93. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
95. A boy or man.
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