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1. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
4. Someone whose business is advertising.
9. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
13. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
16. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface.
17. An evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia.
18. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
19. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
20. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
21. Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405).
22. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
23. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
24. Drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects.
26. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
29. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
30. Dutch postimpressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890).
31. Caught or fixed.
36. A city in northwestern Syria.
40. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
44. Capital and largest city of Italy.
45. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
46. 1 species.
48. The month following February and preceding April.
49. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
51. Not used in all classifications.
54. A stock exchange in New York.
56. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
57. A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts.
58. A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria.
60. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
61. Of or related to the pain of angina pectoris.
64. Informal terms for a meal.
65. An extreme state of adversity.
66. The 4th planet from the sun.
67. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
71. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
75. Make attractive or lovable.
79. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
81. Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves.
82. The cry made by sheep.
83. Wild llama.
86. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
88. An oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis.
89. Antiquity that as survived from the distant past.
90. Urged social reform in 19th century England.
92. The bill in a restaurant.
93. A negative.
94. Having winglike extensions.
95. An informal term for a father.
96. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
2. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
3. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
4. Used in an attack.
5. A single serving of a beverage.
6. The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
7. Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.
8. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
9. Indicating the most important performer or role.
10. Any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod.
11. United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999).
12. A kind of person.
13. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
14. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
15. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
25. A distinct feature or element in a problem.
27. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
28. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
32. Freetail bats.
33. (of linens or clothes) Not ironed.
34. The Destroyer.
35. (formerly) An attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets.
37. Any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia.
38. (used of persons) Standing above others in character or attainment or reputation.
39. A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers.
41. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
42. A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic.
43. Around the anus.
47. The second largest state.
50. Praise, glorify, or honor.
52. A heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads).
53. The eighth month of the civil year.
55. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
59. The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort).
62. A contorted facial expression.
63. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
68. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
69. Lacking or showing kindness or compassion or mercy.
70. A large number of things or people considered together.
72. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
73. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
74. Jordan's port.
76. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
77. English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829).
78. A city in northern India.
80. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
84. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
85. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
87. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
91. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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