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1. The basic unit of money in Romania.
4. Of or relating to or characteristic of Swaziland or its people or their language.
9. Affected by wear.
13. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
16. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
17. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens.
18. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
19. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
20. A person's brother or sister.
21. Ready for emergency use.
23. A man who serves as a sailor.
25. Indicating the most important performer or role.
27. Seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America.
28. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
29. Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.
30. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
32. Functioning correctly and ready for action.
35. (botany) Outer tissue of bark.
39. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
41. An oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract.
44. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
45. A state in New England.
46. Of a pale purple color.
48. Frogs, toads, tree toads.
50. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
52. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
54. Black tropical American cuckoo.
55. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
59. The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
61. (philosophy) Of a mental act.
63. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
65. Great brightness.
68. Punish with an arbitrary penalty.
69. The use of bacteria or viruses of toxins to destroy men and animals or food.
72. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
75. (of racket strokes) Made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke.
77. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
79. A human female who does housework.
80. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
84. Turned in a circle around an axis.
87. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
88. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
89. Any of several short-billed Old World rails.
91. Type genus of the Majidae.
92. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
93. (Brit) A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.
94. (Greek mythology) Monster with nine heads.
95. By bad luck.
96. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
2. Make editorial changes (in a text).
3. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
4. A female person who has the same parents as another person.
5. Supreme Teutonic god.
6. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
7. A cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin).
8. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
9. United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979).
10. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
11. Imprudently incurring risk.
12. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
13. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
14. Country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula.
15. The form of RNA that attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).
22. Large and brightly colored handkerchief.
24. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
26. Load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully".
31. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
33. Type genus of the Oriolidae.
34. The last (12th) month of the year.
36. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
37. High status importance owing to marked superiority.
38. Acting or brought about through an intervening agency.
40. A compact mass.
42. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
43. Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.
47. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
49. A large quantity of written matter.
51. Military barracks in a garrison town.
53. 1 species.
56. The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.
57. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
58. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
60. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
62. A great raja.
64. Made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization.
66. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
67. Reconnaissance (by shortening).
70. Thin and paperlike.
71. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
72. The residue that remains when something is burned.
73. Eaten as mush or as a thin gruel.
74. All the loaves of bread baked at the same time.
75. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
76. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
78. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
81. Set down according to a plan.
82. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
83. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
85. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
86. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
90. A colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
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