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1. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
4. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
8. The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).
12. 11th President of the United States.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. A Loloish language.
18. Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.
19. Similar or related in quality or character.
20. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
21. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
22. A formation of people or things one beside another.
23. The back side of the neck.
24. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
26. (with `in') Guardianship over.
28. 1/10 gram.
29. An informal term for a father.
30. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
31. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy.
33. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
35. Squash bugs.
38. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
40. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
43. United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981).
46. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
48. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
49. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
51. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
52. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
53. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
56. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
58. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
59. Any of various juicy purple- or green-skinned fruit of the genus Vitis.
61. Small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia.
63. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
65. In a terrible manner.
67. The outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue.
69. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
70. Having winglike extensions.
73. Inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects.
76. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931).
78. The means of connection between things linked in series.
79. Deprive of by deceit.
82. Half the width of an em.
83. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
85. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
88. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
92. Inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause.
93. A city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River.
96. A master's degree in religion.
98. The month following February and preceding April.
99. Range of what one can know or understand.
100. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
101. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
102. A city in the European part of Russia.
103. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
104. A town in southwestern Idaho.
105. Heal or recover.
106. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
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1. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
4. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
5. Jordan's port.
6. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
7. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
8. The capital and largest city of Lithuania.
9. Dwell (archaic).
10. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
11. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
12. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
13. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
14. Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504).
15. Make uniform.
25. A reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality.
27. Separate by abscission.
32. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
34. Young of domestic cattle.
36. Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down.
37. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
39. Wild goose having white adult plumage.
41. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
42. Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.
44. Diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema.
45. The face veil worn by Muslim women.
47. Having winglike extensions.
50. Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman.
54. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
55. Any system of principles or beliefs.
57. A beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina.
60. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
62. Being nine more than ninety.
64. (prefix) Half or partial.
66. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
68. In operation or operational.
71. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
72. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
74. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
75. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
77. A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy).
78. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
80. A city in western Germany.
81. All the animal life in a particular region.
84. A row of unravelled stitches.
86. A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.
87. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
89. An Asian river between China and Russia.
90. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
91. Toward the mouth or oral region.
94. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
95. An advanced law degree.
97. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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