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1. God of the earth.
4. Adopted in order to deceive.
8. The highest level or degree attainable.
12. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
16. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
17. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
18. Stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water.
19. A sudden short attack.
20. Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
22. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
23. Using speech rather than writing.
24. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
25. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
28. A state in midwestern United States.
29. A member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec.
33. (Irish) The sea personified.
34. Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects.
39. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
42. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
44. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
45. Cruel or inhumane treatment.
47. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
49. Showily imitative of art or artists.
51. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
52. Of or relating to yoga.
53. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
56. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
57. (astronomy) A relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
61. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
62. Bringing death.
64. French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905).
65. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
66. A professional cook.
68. On or toward the lee.
70. Largest known toad species.
71. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
74. Woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist.
76. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
78. An Iranian language spoken in Iran and Russia.
82. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
84. A Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed people of northern Siberia.
87. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
91. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
95. An enclosed space.
96. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
97. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
99. A small piece of cloth.
100. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
101. Jordan's port.
102. With no effort to conceal.
103. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
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1. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
2. Any plant of the genus Erica.
3. A vigorous blow.
4. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
5. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
6. (informal) Of the highest quality.
7. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
8. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
9. A city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal.
10. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
11. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
12. A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square.
13. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
14. The basic unit of money in Iran.
15. Not in action or at work.
21. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
26. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
27. The location of something surrounded by other things.
30. Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines.
31. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
32. Large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers.
35. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
36. In operation or operational.
37. A dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes.
38. A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods.
40. Away from the mouth or oral region.
41. Testacean rhizopods.
43. Of or relating to chaetae (setae or bristles).
46. The granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust.
48. Showing your contempt by derision.
50. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
54. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
55. Largest city in North Dakota.
58. Informal terms for a mother.
59. Being one more than three.
60. The act of treating something to make it repel water.
63. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
67. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
69. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
72. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
73. Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy.
75. Regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god).
76. A road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel.
77. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
79. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
80. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
81. Being one more than one hundred.
83. Related to or located at the back.
85. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
86. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
88. The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999).
89. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
90. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
92. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
93. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
94. The sign language used in the United States.
98. An informal term for a father.
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