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1. The month following March and preceding May.
4. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
9. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
13. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
16. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
17. A leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528).
18. Denuded of leaves.
19. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
20. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
21. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
22. A slender double-reed instrument.
23. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
24. Jordan's port.
26. A thick cream soup made from shellfish.
28. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
29. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
30. An unofficial association of people or groups.
31. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
33. A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
37. An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring.
38. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
44. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
46. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
48. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
50. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
53. Noisy talk.
54. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
55. A unit of pressure.
57. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
59. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
60. A book of the New Testament.
62. An obsolete firearm with a long barrel.
65. (archaic) Of persons.
67. French filmmaker (1908-1982).
68. Having open interstices or resembling a web.
69. Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum.
70. Selected as the best.
72. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
74. Continuing or remaining in a place or state.
75. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
77. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
78. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
81. Worthy of imitation.
84. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
88. (informal) Roused to anger.
89. Attribute to a source or cause.
92. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
94. A master's degree in business.
95. A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago.
96. A small cake leavened with yeast.
98. Irritate or vex.
99. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
100. Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907).
101. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
102. A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
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1. A Loloish language.
2. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
3. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
4. Someone whose business is advertising.
5. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
6. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
7. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
8. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
9. Be abundant or plentiful.
10. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
11. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
12. A plaything that is ridden up and down by children at either end.
13. A band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over.
14. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
15. A genus of Ploceidae.
25. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
27. The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec.
29. Reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen.
32. Female peafowl.
34. Wildly disordered.
35. The month following January and preceding March.
36. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
39. United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in 1911).
41. (Greek mythology) A maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers.
42. The Italian region on the island of Sicily.
43. In an exposed manner.
45. Unknown god.
47. Old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds.
49. A town in central Belgium.
51. A person forced to flee from home or country.
52. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
56. The visual property of something that shines with reflected light.
58. A light touch or stroke.
61. A stringed instrument of India.
63. Bright with a steady but subdued shining.
64. Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
66. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
71. A unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system.
73. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
76. (Norse mythology) The chief race of gods living at Asgard.
77. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
79. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
80. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
82. A Russian river.
83. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
85. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
86. Open to or abounding in fresh air.
87. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
90. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
91. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
93. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
97. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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