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1. The activity of persuading someone to buy.
5. A gait in which steps and hops alternate.
9. A neutral middle vowel.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. Being three more than fifty.
17. Suggestive of the supernatural.
18. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
19. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
20. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
21. A peninsula in southwestern Europe.
23. To protect clothing.
25. Painted beauty and red admiral.
27. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
28. Become wider.
29. (used of arms and legs) Bent outward with the joint away from the body.
31. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
33. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
36. (British slang) An unpleasant smell.
39. A young woman.
41. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
45. Being one more than fifty.
46. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
47. A flock of geese.
51. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
54. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
56. Tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs.
58. A bachelor's degree in theology.
59. The seventh month of the civil year.
60. Wife of Balder.
63. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
66. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
67. Type genus of the Laridae.
68. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
70. Mite or tick.
72. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
74. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
75. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
76. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
81. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
85. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
86. The waging of armed conflict against an enemy.
89. A computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter.
91. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
92. A genus of Indriidae.
93. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
95. A genetic disorder of metabolism.
96. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
97. An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar.
98. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
99. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
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1. Speaking a Slavic language.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
4. A kiln used to reduce naturally occuring forms of calcium carbonate to lime.
5. Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration.
6. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
7. A strong emotion.
8. Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.
9. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
10. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
11. A Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon.
12. At full speed.
13. Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water.
14. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
15. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
22. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
24. Taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants.
26. Term of address for a man.
30. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
32. A genus of Cichlidae.
34. A city in southern Japan on Kyushu.
35. A battle in World War II.
37. A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph.
38. An artillery base to support advancing troops.
40. Any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC.
42. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
43. Sauce for pasta.
48. The mother of your father or mother.
49. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
50. Of or concerning Qatar.
52. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
53. After noon.
55. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
57. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
61. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
62. Cause to suffer.
64. Receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart.
65. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
69. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
71. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
72. Most important element.
73. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
74. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
77. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
78. Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception.
79. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
80. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
82. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
83. Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.
84. A shade of blue tinged with green.
87. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
88. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
90. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
94. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
95. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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