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1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
4. With no effort to conceal.
8. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
12. A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
16. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
17. English essayist (1775-1834).
18. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
19. Type genus of the Apidae.
20. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
21. The lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States.
23. (microbiology) A hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system.
25. A cruel and brutal fellow.
27. Having a specified kind of border or edge.
28. Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa.
29. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
31. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
34. A lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg.
38. A Russian river.
39. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. Of or pertaining to Sabah or its people.
48. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
49. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
50. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
52. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
54. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
55. A number that is added to another number (the augend).
58. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
59. Armor plate that protects legs below the knee.
60. A minor match preceding the main event.
61. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
64. English monk and scholar (672-735).
66. Make less active or intense.
67. Half the width of an em.
68. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
71. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
73. An unfledged or nestling hawk.
76. The dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food.
78. In a legible manner.
81. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
82. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
85. A telegram sent abroad.
89. Resembling a dog.
92. Expel from a community or group.
94. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
95. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
96. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
98. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
99. Being two more than fifty.
100. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
101. Lower in esteem.
102. Type genus of the Anatidae.
103. Water frozen in the solid state.
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1. Soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.
2. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. Be owned by.
5. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
6. A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant.
7. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
8. A slender double-reed instrument.
9. A genus of Ploceidae.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
12. Late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease).
13. Large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles.
14. The basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea.
15. Type and only genus of the family Esocidae.
22. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
30. An associate degree in applied science.
32. A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced.
33. 16 ounces.
35. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language.
36. The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
37. The act of taking something from someone unlawfully.
40. Formality in bearing and appearance.
41. A native or inhabitant of Vietnam.
44. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
45. English monk and scholar (672-735).
46. Capable of being added or added to.
47. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
51. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
53. A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
56. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
57. (Old Testament) Wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
62. Of or at or relating to an anode.
63. Shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus.
65. Used of idealized country life.
69. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
70. (Welsh) Corresponds to Iris Ler.
72. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
74. Bearing or marked with a label or tag.
75. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
77. An abundance of material possessions and resources.
79. Become ground down or deteriorate.
83. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
84. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
86. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
87. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
88. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
90. God of the earth.
91. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
93. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
97. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
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