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1. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery.
4. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
8. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
12. Crowd or pack to capacity.
16. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
17. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
18. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
19. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
20. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
22. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
24. Slightly open.
25. English monk and scholar (672-735).
28. Argentinian cariama.
29. Type genus of the Nepidae.
30. The complete duration of something.
32. As hot as if in an oven.
35. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
39. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
40. A state in midwestern United States.
42. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
43. Indigo bush.
44. Signal going into an electronic system.
46. Wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg.
49. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
50. A city in the European part of Russia.
54. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
55. Employed in accomplishing something.
57. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
59. German chemist (1818-1892).
61. Used of syllables.
62. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
63. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
66. The sacred city of Lamaism.
67. Bar temporarily.
69. An island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy.
71. Occurring every day of the week except Sunday (and sometimes Saturday).
73. Reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen.
77. The basic unit of money in Spain.
80. (Scotland) A landowner.
83. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
84. Any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation.
86. An encroachment or intrusion.
88. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
89. A local computer network for communication between computers.
90. A city in Indonesia.
92. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
93. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
94. A graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions.
95. The clay from which adobe bricks are made.
96. An unforeseen obstacle.
97. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
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1. Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions.
2. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
3. Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943).
4. Of or relating to or located near a hilum.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
7. Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
8. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
9. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
10. Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit.
11. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
12. Basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle.
13. A Hindu prince or king in India.
14. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
15. Being nothing more than specified.
21. 1 species.
23. Aroused or activated.
26. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. An edible tuber native to South America.
31. (Greek mythology) The wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity.
33. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
34. A city in southern Japan on Kyushu.
36. Edible agaric that is pale lilac when young.
37. Any orchid of the genus Aerides.
38. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
41. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
45. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
47. A city in central New York.
48. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
51. The largest and southernmost island in the Marianas.
52. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
53. Any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males.
56. A light informal meal.
58. (Greek mythology) The beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris.
60. Having a blemish or flaw.
64. Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors.
65. Of or relating to the former Indo-European people.
68. Small genus of mediterranean shrubs.
69. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
70. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
72. (of pain or sorrow) Made easier to bear.
74. Massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout.
75. French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834).
76. Not very intelligent or interested in culture.
78. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
79. Deliver by singing.
81. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
82. (used of especially horses) Having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
85. The capital and largest city of Japan.
86. The month following February and preceding April.
87. A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times.
91. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
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