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1. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
4. Flat tableland with steep edges.
8. Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
16. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
17. At any time.
18. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
19. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities.
20. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
21. The capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan.
23. Central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children.
24. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
26. Adorn or decorate with jewels.
28. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
29. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come.
31. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
32. Goddess of fertility.
34. That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings.
36. Unknown god.
40. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
41. Being one more than one hundred.
44. Being one more than one.
45. A radioactive transuranic element that is similar to uranium.
46. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
50. Indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly.
52. The twelfth month of the civil year.
53. An ornamental flower garden.
54. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
55. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
57. A large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders.
58. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
60. A festival featuring African-American culture.
63. A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
65. Not widely known.
66. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
67. The type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx.
70. A bachelor's degree in library science.
71. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
72. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
73. The time during which someone's life continues.
74. (formerly) A horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door.
80. Type genus of the Lycaenidae.
83. Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects.
88. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
89. Given to cogitation.
92. The habitation of wild animals.
93. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
95. Type genus of the Anatidae.
97. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
98. A trivial lie.
99. Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers.
100. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
101. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
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1. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
2. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
3. (formal) By means of this.
4. A woman sahib.
5. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology.
6. A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries.
7. A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere.
8. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
9. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
10. Being nothing more than specified.
11. Tropical African herbs.
12. Reprehensible acquisitiveness.
13. The basic unit of money in Gambia.
14. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
15. A native or inhabitant of Denmark.
22. Capital and largest city of Indonesia.
25. Of or relating to or near the coccyx.
27. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
30. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
33. A short theatrical episode.
35. White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest.
37. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
38. (zoology) Relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida.
39. A refusal to speak when expected.
42. Denuded of leaves.
43. Of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula.
47. The southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah.
48. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
49. Use again after processing.
51. Melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh.
56. The unit of frequency.
59. An awl for making small holes for brads or small screws.
61. Of or relating to or near the nares.
62. One that is absent or not in residence.
64. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
68. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
69. A periodic paperback publication.
75. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
76. Upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds.
77. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
78. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
79. A bachelor's degree in religion.
81. A sharply directional antenna.
82. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
84. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
85. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
86. Being three more than fifty.
87. Make secure by lashing.
90. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
91. French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815).
92. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
94. A long-playing phonograph record.
96. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
97. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
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