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1. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
4. European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body.
8. A Loloish language.
12. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
16. (Hawaiian) A small guitar having four strings.
17. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
18. A notable achievement.
19. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
20. Darkened with overcast.
22. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
24. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
25. An amount of time.
26. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
28. An enclosed space.
29. Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves.
30. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
33. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
35. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
37. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
38. German musician who developed a system for teaching music to children (1895-1982).
41. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
43. Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement.
48. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
49. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
50. Of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people.
53. Large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers.
55. A bachelor's degree in library science.
57. A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
58. Produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d' in `pit' or `dog') n.
59. Produced by a manufacturing process.
60. Any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers.
62. (music) The system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written.
63. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
64. A matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight.
65. A New England state.
66. A town in northern Egypt.
69. The square of a body of any size of type.
70. A woman sahib.
73. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
74. A small piece of cloth.
75. The prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races.
77. Minor or subordinate.
78. Lower in esteem.
81. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
82. Any plant of the genus Reseda.
85. Toward the mouth or oral region.
86. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
88. The process of flowing in.
90. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
94. The herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis.
97. The capital of Western Samoa.
99. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
100. The starting place for each hole on a golf course.
101. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
102. The bottom of a shoe or boot.
103. Clean or orderly.
104. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
105. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
106. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
107. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems.
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1. A large and hurried swallow.
2. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
3. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
4. Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers.
5. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
6. Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range.
7. Stopping short and refusing to go on.
8. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
10. Pertaining to or near the sun.
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
13. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
14. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
15. Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves.
21. Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule.
23. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
32. A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research.
34. A tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site.
36. A member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama.
39. Ornamental objects of no great value.
40. The central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo).
42. Someone who plays the bagpipe.
44. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
45. A master's degree in library science.
46. Marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots.
47. Being four more than sixty.
51. A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
52. A female heir.
54. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
56. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
61. Battle of World War II (1944).
67. The sixth month of the civil year.
68. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
71. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
72. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
76. Wanted intensely.
79. Small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems.
80. Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug).
83. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
84. (informal usage) A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
87. In bed.
89. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
91. The content of cognition.
92. Drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material.
93. The basic unit of money in Peru.
95. A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
96. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
98. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
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