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1. A bachelor's degree in theology.
4. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
12. A sudden numbing dread.
16. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
17. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
18. Avatar of Vishnu.
19. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
20. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
21. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
23. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
25. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
28. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
30. Extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic.
31. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
33. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
35. A sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum.
37. The act of scanning.
39. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
43. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
45. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
48. Medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica.
50. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
51. (of mines and mining) Worked from the exposed surface.
54. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
55. Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931).
57. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
60. Standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west.
61. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
63. Any plant of the genus Inula.
64. First in rank or degree.
65. Beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set.
67. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
68. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
69. American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792).
70. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
71. An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants.
72. The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
73. Reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen.
77. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
80. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
83. English ballet dancer (born in 1910).
86. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
90. A general anesthetic (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
92. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
94. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
95. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
96. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
98. A small island.
99. A Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman.
100. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
101. The seventh month of the civil year.
102. Set down according to a plan.
103. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
2. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
3. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
4. That is to say.
5. Tag the base runner to get him out.
6. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
7. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
8. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
9. An informal term for a father.
10. Before noon.
11. A light touch or stroke.
12. An ax used to slaughter cattle.
13. Muslim name for God.
14. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
15. A polite name for any woman.
22. An uproarious party.
24. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
26. Accumulate on the surface.
27. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
29. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
32. Informal terms for a mother.
34. A very troublesome child.
36. A person who lives in the dales of Northern England.
38. Type genus of the Nepidae.
40. Country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula.
41. A woman who works in a dairy.
42. A small tessera.
44. Of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants.
46. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
47. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
49. Gull family.
52. A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together.
53. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
56. A genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees.
58. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
59. Of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages.
62. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
66. A hard protective sheath as secreted by certain protoctists e.g..
74. Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930).
75. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
76. Covered with beads of liquid.
78. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
79. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit.
81. A beautiful and graceful girl.
82. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
84. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
85. A garment that covers the head and face.
87. A quantity of no importance.
88. Very dark black.
89. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
91. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
93. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
97. A state in midwestern United States.
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