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1. An honorary degree in science.
4. Of or relating to alga.
9. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
13. A small drink.
16. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
17. Common black European thrush.
18. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
19. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
20. A genus of Mustelidae.
22. A subfamily of Indic languages.
25. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
27. Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms.
28. French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the Dada movement (1896-1963).
29. An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification).
31. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
33. South African term for `boss'.
34. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
35. A historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia.
37. (Assyrian) God of fire and light.
40. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
43. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
44. The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
48. A covered passageway.
49. A percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk.
52. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
53. Formerly included in genus Cedrela.
56. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
58. (trademark) Nylon fabric used as a fastening.
60. Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers.
62. Lacking leadership.
64. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
65. Of or relating to near the ear.
66. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
68. The profession of a teacher.
70. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
73. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
74. The square of a body of any size of type.
75. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
79. The dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia.
82. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
86. A unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter.
89. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
92. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
93. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
95. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
98. A periodic paperback publication.
99. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
100. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
101. A small cake leavened with yeast.
102. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika.
2. An island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey.
3. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
4. Before noon.
5. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
6. The father of your father or mother.
7. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
8. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
9. Hear or try a court case anew.
10. The sixth month of the civil year.
11. (British) Your grandmother.
12. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
13. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
14. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
15. Either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh.
21. Relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska.
23. Temporary living quarters.
24. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
26. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
30. An associate degree in nursing.
32. The third month of the civil year.
36. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
38. A urinary stone.
39. Old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears.
41. A mite of the genus Acarus.
42. An essential amino acid found in proteins.
45. One of the three Furies.
46. The peers of a kingdom considered as a group.
47. A word that names the whole of which a given word is a part.
50. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
51. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
54. Being one more than fifty.
55. Pile of waste matter from coal mining etc.
57. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
59. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
61. A pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
63. A young woman making her debut into society.
67. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
69. 10 grams.
71. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
72. At a great distance in time or space or degree.
76. Antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA.
77. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
78. The brightest star in Cygnus.
79. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
80. A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element.
81. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
83. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
84. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
85. A journey for some purpose (usually including the return).
87. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
88. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
90. A period of time spent sleeping.
91. A light touch or stroke.
94. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
96. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
97. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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