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1. Characteristic of a mob.
4. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
9. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
13. An informal term for a father.
16. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
17. (computer science) A system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in.
18. A strong wind moving 45-90 knots.
19. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
20. Having leadership guidance.
21. English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975).
23. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
25. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
27. Speak in a nasal voice.
28. Coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude.
29. Being nine more than ninety.
31. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
33. The unlimited 3-dimensional expanse in which everything is located.
41. A large indefinite number.
44. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
45. The Palestinian uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
46. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
47. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
48. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
49. A state in New England.
51. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
52. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
56. The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object.
57. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
59. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
61. A major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC.
63. 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.
64. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
65. A cgs unit of work or energy.
66. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
67. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
70. A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high).
74. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
76. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
78. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
80. A drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus.
85. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
88. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
90. (Old Testament) A youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC).
92. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
93. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation.
94. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
96. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
97. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
98. American pioneer photographer famous for his portraits.
99. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
100. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
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1. A master's degree in library science.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. English monk and scholar (672-735).
4. The money risked on a gamble.
5. A primeval personification of air and breath.
6. Common Indian weaverbird.
7. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
8. A republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula.
9. American novelist (1909-1955).
10. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
11. Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants.
12. Of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions.
13. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
14. Similar or related in quality or character.
15. Two items of the same kind.
22. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
24. Acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan).
26. (British English) A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater.
30. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
32. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
34. The visual percept of a region.
35. Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible.
36. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
37. Continuing at full strength or intensity.
38. A short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms.
39. Not based on fact.
40. (Italian cookery) Squid prepared as food.
42. Commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison.
43. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
50. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
53. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
54. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
55. A person forced to flee from home or country.
58. Administer an oil or ointment to.
60. Metal shackles.
62. Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch.
68. A motley assortment of things.
69. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
71. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
72. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
73. Grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan.
74. Related by blood.
75. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
77. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
79. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
81. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
82. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
83. Of the color of black ink.
84. The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk.
86. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
87. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
89. A bachelor's degree in theology.
91. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
95. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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