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1. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly).
4. Thin and fit.
8. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
12. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
16. A pass between mountain peaks.
17. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
18. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
19. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
20. (informal) Of very poor quality.
22. Basic principles of the cosmos.
23. Type genus of the Majidae.
24. The large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food.
25. 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.
27. Without moral standards or principles.
28. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. An enclosed space.
33. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
36. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
42. (Greek mythology) A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
43. Before noon.
44. South American cavy.
46. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
47. The bill in a restaurant.
49. (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.
51. (Norse mythology) The chief race of gods living at Asgard.
54. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
56. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
57. A city in northeastern Ohio.
59. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
60. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
61. Salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish.
63. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
64. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
66. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
67. A small cake leavened with yeast.
68. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
69. The sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate.
71. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
73. (of a bodily tube or passageway) Open.
75. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
76. An associate degree in nursing.
79. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
80. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
85. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
89. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
90. A gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier.
92. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
94. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
95. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
96. A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago.
97. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
98. A master's degree in fine arts.
99. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
100. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
101. Full of zest or vigor.
102. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
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1. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
2. A public meeting or assembly for open discussion.
3. A cartoon character created by Walt Disney.
4. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
5. The basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia.
6. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
7. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.
8. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
9. A unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc.
10. Rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust.
11. Fiddler crabs.
12. An adherent of Lamaism (Tibetan Buddhism).
13. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
14. A garment that covers the head and face.
15. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
21. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
26. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
29. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
30. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
34. Set of bells hung in a bell tower.
35. Extremely hungry.
37. An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
38. A city in west central Mexico.
39. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
40. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
41. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
45. Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784).
48. A small skullcap.
50. Jordan's port.
52. Having few if any teeth.
53. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
55. A person who delivers a speech or oration.
58. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
62. Leisure time away from work.
65. Genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs.
66. The basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia.
70. Being one more than fifty.
72. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
74. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
77. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
78. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
81. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
82. A slender double-reed instrument.
83. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
84. Colloquial British abbreviation.
86. The highest level or degree attainable.
87. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
88. The sixth month of the civil year.
91. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
93. A negative.
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