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1. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
5. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
9. A French abbot.
13. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
16. The back side of the neck.
17. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
18. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
19. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
20. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
21. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
22. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
23. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
24. Of or relating to a welfare state.
26. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
28. Greek mythology.
29. In operation or operational.
31. Relating to or associated with Arabia or its people.
33. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control.
37. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
38. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
39. Edible bulb of an onion plant.
41. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
42. Of or relating to the nervous system.
46. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
48. Someone who cooks food.
51. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
52. (physics) Of or pertaining to a meson.
54. Liqueur poured over shaved ice.
58. A native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language).
60. At full speed.
61. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
62. Provided with artificial light.
63. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
64. A person responsible for hiring workers.
65. Sing softly.
67. Someone who consumes food for nourishment.
70. Ludicrously odd.
71. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
72. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
73. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
75. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
77. An associate degree in nursing.
78. A Russian river.
79. A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca.
81. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
83. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
87. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
89. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
92. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
93. A resident of Utah.
97. A genus of Mustelidae.
98. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
99. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
101. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
102. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops.
103. In bed.
104. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
105. A doctor's degree in education.
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1. Bite or chew on with the teeth.
2. A narrow way or road.
3. Greek god of light.
4. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
5. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
6. The head of the Roman Catholic Church.
7. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
8. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
9. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
10. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
11. Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
12. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
13. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
14. An Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.
15. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
25. A primeval personification of air and breath.
27. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
29. Advance evidence for.
30. (Judaism) A candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation.
32. Type genus of the Ranidae.
34. Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root.
35. (logic) A proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning.
36. A man who is a stupid fool.
40. Being nine more than ninety.
43. Lacking any definite plan or order or purpose.
44. A benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin.
45. An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean.
47. A genus of Bothidae.
49. A member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico.
50. (Norse mythology) An enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin.
53. Type genus of the Coerebidae.
55. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
56. A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus.
57. The last (12th) month of the year.
59. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
66. A motley assortment of things.
68. Highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era.
69. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
74. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
76. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
80. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
82. An honorary arts degree.
84. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
85. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
86. Large American feline resembling a lion.
88. Type genus of the Anatidae.
89. An informal term for a father.
90. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
91. Advanced in years.
94. The bill in a restaurant.
95. A small piece of cloth.
96. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
100. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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