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1. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
4. Enthusiastic approval.
9. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
13. 100 pyas equal 1 kyat.
16. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
17. Massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout.
18. Very dark black.
19. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
20. Type genus of the Rhamnaceae.
22. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
24. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
25. God of the Underworld.
26. (Roman Catholic) A diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status.
27. A Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing.
29. A public promotion of some product or service.
30. The first month of the year.
32. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
36. Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity.
38. A persistently annoying person.
42. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
44. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
46. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
47. The event of dying or departure from life.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu.
52. A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown.
53. Characteristic of false pride.
55. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
56. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
57. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
59. The selling of something purchased.
60. British informal term.
62. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
63. An informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge.
66. Having only superficial plausibility.
67. A visual representation of an object or scene or person produced on a surface.
72. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
73. Resided in.
76. Make use of.
79. A person you know well and regard with affection and trust.
80. Genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots.
83. The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid).
85. A topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections.
89. Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
90. A Russian river.
92. Any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with sharply dentate pinnae.
93. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
94. Make famous for ever.
96. Large semi-evergreen tree of East India.
97. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
98. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
99. Founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910).
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1. Genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees.
2. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
3. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
4. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
5. The railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel.
6. A Loloish language.
7. An associate degree in nursing.
8. Leather covering the toe of a boot or shoe and reinforcing or decorating it.
9. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
10. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
11. Of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures.
12. Spiritual being attendant upon God.
13. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
14. Not only so, but.
15. A city in northern India.
21. Small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum.
23. East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit.
28. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology.
31. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
34. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
35. Used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier).
37. The plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains.
39. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
40. Indicating the most important performer or role.
41. To that.
43. (Britain) Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea.
45. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
50. A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.
51. Suggestive of the supernatural.
54. A widely distributed rock-forming feldspar.
58. A bachelor's degree in science.
61. Not free to move about.
64. The basic unit of money in Romania.
65. In a gay manner.
68. Provide commentary for a film, for example.
69. A discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof.
70. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
71. A naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary.
72. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
74. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
75. Old World tropical herbs.
77. Having or covered with a lid or lids.
78. Worn away as by water or ice or wind.
81. Overgrown with ivy.
82. Morally degraded.
84. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
86. Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward.
87. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
88. A master's degree in religion.
91. The month following January and preceding March.
95. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
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