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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
5. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
9. Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope.
13. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
16. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
17. The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid).
18. English essayist (1775-1834).
19. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
20. Type genus of the Sulidae.
21. God of the underworld and judge of the dead.
23. Type genus of Ochnaceae.
25. Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.
27. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.
28. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
29. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
30. (usually plural) When two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots the result is called `boxcars'.
32. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. Loose or flaccid body fat.
36. More than enough in size or scope or capacity.
38. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
41. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. Half the width of an em.
46. Standard temperature and pressure.
51. Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907).
53. Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi.
55. One of the 7 gods of happiness.
56. Term of address for a man.
57. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
58. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
59. A contorted facial expression.
61. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
65. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
66. Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year.
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
72. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
74. Not shared.
77. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
81. Someone who wastes time.
84. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
87. A branch of the Tai languages.
88. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
89. French romantic writer (1766-1817).
92. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
94. A master's degree in business.
95. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
96. A city in central New York.
97. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
98. Tag the base runner to get him out.
99. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
100. A trade language widely used in Chad.
101. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
102. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. (football) Of advancing the ball by throwing it.
2. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum.
3. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
4. A bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases.
5. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
6. The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa.
7. Highly seasoned cut of smoked beef.
8. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
9. Relating to the veins of plants.
10. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
11. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
12. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
13. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
14. English Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718).
15. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
22. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
24. A dark purplish red.
26. A cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss.
31. Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919).
33. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
35. Subdivision not used in some classifications.
39. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
40. A bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena.
43. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. A Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea.
47. A city in Veneto.
48. Having little physical or spiritual strength.
49. A New England state.
50. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
52. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay.
54. Exercising caution or showing care or attention.
60. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
62. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
63. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
64. Any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium.
67. An island in the Persian Gulf.
68. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
71. A genus of Bothidae.
73. A state in northwestern North America.
75. An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
76. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
78. A genus of Lamnidae.
79. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
80. Jordan's port.
82. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
83. The habitation of wild animals.
85. Slightly wet.
86. 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. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
91. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
93. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
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