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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
9. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
13. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
16. Give a nickname to.
17. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
18. Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors.
19. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
20. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
21. Lower in esteem.
22. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
23. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
24. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
26. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
28. A small spineless globe-shaped cactus.
30. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
33. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
35. Type genus of the Ranidae.
40. (medicine) Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course.
42. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
45. The central area of a church.
46. French novelist and critic.
48. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
50. (medicine) A grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus.
51. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
52. A mishap.
55. The quality of a person's voice.
56. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
57. Praise, glorify, or honor.
58. Deciduous horn of a member of the deer family.
60. Be teeming, be abuzz.
63. (of panes of glass) Fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead.
67. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
68. A French abbot.
71. A city in central Myanmar north of Rangoon.
73. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
75. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
77. Of or in or relating to the nose.
79. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
82. The production of young from an egg.
84. Weapons considered collectively.
88. (anatomy) Of or relating to the ilium.
91. A member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia.
92. An honorary law degree.
93. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
95. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval).
97. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
98. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
99. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
100. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
101. Dearly loved.
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1. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
2. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
3. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
4. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
5. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
6. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
7. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
8. (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
11. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
12. Capital of the state of Montana.
13. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
14. A genus of Mustelidae.
15. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
25. Any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits.
27. Not out.
29. United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960).
31. An artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language.
32. Used of a single unit or thing.
34. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
36. Something causes misery or death.
37. Of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England.
38. Disappear gradually.
39. Left desolate or empty.
41. Type genus of the Coerebidae.
43. East Asian perennial herbs.
44. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
47. Duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio.
49. A stringed instrument of India.
53. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
54. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
59. A state in New England.
61. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
62. A city in western Saudi Arabia.
64. A young woman making her debut into society.
65. Winter aconite.
66. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
69. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs.
70. United States writer (1914-1986).
71. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
72. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
74. A state in the eastern United States.
76. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
78. Silence (someone) by uttering "shush!".
79. A Russian river.
80. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
81. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
83. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
85. A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior.
86. The template for protein synthesis.
87. Indicating the most important performer or role.
89. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
90. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
91. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
94. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
96. A white trivalent metallic element.
97. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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