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1. A branch of the Tai languages.
4. Of a surface.
9. Young of domestic cattle.
13. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
16. An accidental happening.
17. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
18. American novelist (1909-1955).
19. Former measure of the US economy.
20. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
21. An African river.
23. A garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves.
25. Of or relating to or near the coccyx.
27. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
29. Having a sophisticated charm.
30. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
31. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
32. Unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America.
36. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
39. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
40. A sudden numbing dread.
42. 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.
44. (archaic) A fitting reward.
48. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
49. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
53. English essayist (1775-1834).
54. The sixth month of the civil year.
55. An interpreter and guide in the Near East.
57. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
58. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
60. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
62. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
63. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
65. A stately court dance in the 17th century.
66. In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock.
68. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
70. Board a train.
72. The 6th letter of the Greek alphabet.
73. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
75. Small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal).
77. A very attractive or seductive looking woman.
80. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
84. Baby bed with high sides.
85. An impudent or insolent rejoinder.
90. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat.
91. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
92. A stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm.
94. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
96. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
98. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
99. A form of rummy using two decks and four jokers.
100. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
101. Avatar of Vishnu.
102. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
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1. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
2. The capital city of Vietnam.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. A shop where a variety of goods are sold.
5. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
6. A human limb.
7. Used of pens.
8. The median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly.
9. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. (Irish) The sea personified.
12. A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
13. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
14. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
15. Transient cessation of respiration.
22. The capital of Croatia.
24. Wild llama.
26. The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
33. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
34. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
35. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. Seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America.
38. A nonenterprising person who is not paying his way.
41. Bright with a steady but subdued shining.
43. Title used for a married Frenchwoman.
45. Incapable of or resistant to bending.
46. Any of the celestial bodies (other than comets or satellites) that revolve around the sun in the solar system.
47. A nation in northern North America.
50. The fur of a rabbit.
51. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
52. Affect with wonder.
56. Tie again or anew.
59. A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
61. A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity.
64. A person who eats human flesh.
67. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
69. A band around the crown of a hat just above the brim.
70. A shop where a variety of goods are sold.
71. Make small marks into the surface of.
74. Extremely pleasing.
76. Informal terms for a mother.
78. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
79. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
81. A major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC.
82. Of or relating to or involving an area.
83. Ask for and get free.
86. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
87. Informal terms for money.
88. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
89. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
93. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
95. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
97. Before noon.
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