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1. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
4. Lie adjacent to another.
8. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
12. A city in northern India.
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
17. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
18. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
19. Set down according to a plan.
20. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
22. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
24. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound.
25. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
26. A medium for oil-paints.
28. A city in southeastern South Korea.
31. Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves.
32. In or of the month preceding the present one.
34. Someone who drives a taxi for a living.
39. By bad luck.
42. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
43. A city in central Texas.
47. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
48. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
49. Any oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.
50. Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers.
52. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
53. A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic.
55. Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.
56. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
60. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
62. Decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.
63. Providing for many things at once.
65. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
66. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
68. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
69. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
71. The cry made by sheep.
74. Belonging to some prior time.
76. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
78. A cloth having a crisscross design.
80. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
81. Type genus of the Tupaia.
83. Russian composer (1804-1857).
87. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
90. Censure severely or angrily.
91. English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992).
92. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
93. A group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting).
96. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
97. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
98. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
100. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
101. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
102. Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality.
103. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
104. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
2. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
3. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
4. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
5. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
6. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
7. Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence.
8. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
9. A state in northwestern North America.
10. An instance of driving away or warding off.
11. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
12. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
13. Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement.
14. Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used.
15. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
21. Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves.
23. A state in midwestern United States.
27. Of or relating to punishment.
29. Of or relating to or characteristic of Guinea or its inhabitants.
30. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
33. The fifth day of the week.
35. A resident of Alabama.
36. Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence.
37. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
38. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
40. Composed of animal fat.
41. Work with in a non-serious manner.
44. Informal terms for your occupation.
45. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.
46. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
51. (medicine) A grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus.
54. Of or like a cecum.
57. Informal terms for money.
58. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
59. Formerly a gold coin of various European countries.
61. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
64. A worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck).
67. Relating to or near the radius.
70. Very small northern fish.
72. Large Old World butterflies.
73. French composer (1892-1974).
74. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
75. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
77. By a small margin.
78. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
79. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
82. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
84. City in Sudan.
85. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
86. Jordan's port.
88. American novelist (1909-1955).
89. Of or relating to near the ear.
94. A rapid bustling commotion.
95. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
99. A public promotion of some product or service.
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