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1. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
4. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
9. The act of preventing the opposition from scoring (in sports).
13. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
16. A resource.
17. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
18. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
19. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
20. Music composed for dancing the pavane.
22. A walker or runner who trips and almost falls.
25. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
26. Type and sole genus of the family Menuridae.
28. Reconnaissance (by shortening).
30. Take by theft.
31. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
38. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
39. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
42. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
43. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
45. The third month of the civil year.
47. A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea.
49. (British) A linear measure of 16.5 feet.
50. A white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans.
52. An ancient board game resembling backgammon.
53. A line or route along which something travels or moves.
56. Of or relating to or located at the base.
59. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
60. Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope.
61. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
63. Remove from memory or existence.
64. A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot').
66. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
67. A city in southeastern South Korea.
68. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
70. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
73. Drive away by crying "shoo!".
75. American novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888).
78. Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food.
80. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
84. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
85. Beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.
88. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
90. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
91. North Atlantic sea poacher.
92. A small cake leavened with yeast.
94. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
95. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
96. The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
97. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
98. A light touch or stroke.
99. A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners.
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1. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
2. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
3. The word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.
4. (British) A minicar used as a taxicab.
5. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
6. Porridge made of rolled oats.
7. Not widely known.
8. The formation of frost or ice on a surface.
9. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans.
10. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
11. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
12. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
13. A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2).
14. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
15. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
21. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
23. 100 puls equal 1 afghani.
24. Put into print.
27. The cry made by sheep.
29. An upward slope or grade (as in a road).
33. An enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc..
34. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
35. A state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer.
36. (medieval legends) The nephew of King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other.
37. A protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine).
40. A bachelor's degree in science.
41. Classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera.
44. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
46. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
48. Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy.
51. A Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram.
54. Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927).
55. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
57. A resident of Idaho.
58. A narrow way or road.
62. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
65. Overfilled or compacted or concentrated.
69. An associate degree in nursing.
71. Having winglike extensions.
72. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
74. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
76. (military) Signal to turn the lights out.
77. A slow pace of running.
78. The food served and eaten at one time.
79. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
80. Before noon.
81. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
82. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
83. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
86. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
87. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
89. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
93. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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