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1. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
4. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
8. Especially one side of a leaf.
12. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
16. Being one more than two.
17. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
18. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
19. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
20. The female or generative principle.
22. The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.
24. Unstratified soil deposited by a glacier.
25. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
26. A mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing.
29. A doctor's degree in optometry.
30. Free from risk or danger.
32. A male massager.
35. A long-playing phonograph record.
37. A member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
41. Not widely known.
46. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
47. Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding.
48. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
51. A plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing.
52. A periodic paperback publication.
53. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
56. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
57. 1/1000 gram.
59. A vigorous blow.
61. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
62. A local computer network for communication between computers.
63. (botany) Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
66. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
68. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
70. United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990).
73. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
74. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
77. A European river.
78. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
80. Multiple collisions of vehicles.
82. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
86. The alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate).
90. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
91. The front limb of a quadruped.
95. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
96. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
97. Loose or flaccid body fat.
98. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes.
100. (archaic) A fitting reward.
101. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
102. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
103. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
104. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward.
2. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
3. The face of a timepiece.
4. The products of human creativity.
5. Most important element.
6. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
7. Amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.
8. Any bird of the genus Pitta.
9. Placed crosswise.
10. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
11. A doctor's degree in education.
12. A communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc.
13. Type genus of the Majidae.
14. A bachelor's degree in library science.
15. Sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
21. The third month of the civil year.
23. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
27. A loose cloak with a hood.
28. City in eastern Belgium.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. The square of a body of any size of type.
34. (of persons) Neat and smart in appearance.
36. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
38. English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906).
39. The state of being allied or confederated.
40. A system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year.
42. A word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
43. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
45. Engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring).
49. Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered.
50. (British) Your grandmother.
54. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
55. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
58. United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931).
60. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
64. A speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels).
65. An uproarious party.
67. Be interwoven or interconnected.
69. Type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae.
71. An associate degree in applied science.
72. Having few if any teeth.
75. Informal terms for a mother.
76. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
79. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
81. (Sumerian) Sun god.
83. Unpleasantly cool and humid.
84. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
85. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
87. The basic unit of money in Cambodia.
88. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
89. A quantity of no importance.
92. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
93. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
94. A state of southwestern India.
99. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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