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1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
4. Someone who asks a question.
9. An explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions.
13. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. The residue that remains when something is burned.
17. An artistic form of nonverbal communication.
18. The capital of Western Samoa.
19. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
20. (informal) A state of extreme exhaustion.
22. (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
24. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
25. Marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits.
26. An Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374).
29. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
30. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
32. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
34. An act or expression of criticism and censure.
37. A prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill.
38. A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth.
39. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
41. A relation that provides the foundation for something.
42. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
45. (trademark) An acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns.
48. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
50. A city in northern India.
52. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
55. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
56. Famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769).
59. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
60. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
61. A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing).
63. Former name for the order Crocodylia.
65. Muslims collectively and their civilization.
66. Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia.
69. Lie adjacent to another.
70. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
72. Complacently or inanely foolish.
76. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
78. An early French settler in the Maritimes.
81. A European river.
83. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
87. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
88. Cause to be more favorably inclined.
91. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
93. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
94. The rotating armature of a motor or generator.
95. A small cake leavened with yeast.
97. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
98. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
99. Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron.
100. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
101. A light touch or stroke.
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1. United States sculptor (1860-1936).
2. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
3. Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.
4. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
5. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
6. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
7. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
8. Located in or toward the back or rear.
9. National capital of Kiribati.
10. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
11. Tropical Asian starlings.
12. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
13. Double star 15.7 light years from Earth.
14. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
15. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
21. Music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues.
23. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
27. An inhabitant of ancient Thebes.
28. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
31. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
33. Any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth.
35. A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production.
36. Variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges.
40. Half the width of an em.
43. A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind.
44. A town in southern Minnesota.
46. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
47. Closed with a lace.
49. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
51. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
53. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
54. The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
57. Feeling mild pleasurable excitement.
58. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
62. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
64. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
67. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
68. Son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil.
71. (trademark) An antacid.
72. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
73. An associate degree in nursing.
74. Greek mythology.
75. Type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins.
77. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
79. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
80. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
82. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
84. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
85. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
86. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
89. An argument opposed to a proposal.
90. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
92. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
96. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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