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1. A genus of Accipitridae.
5. A battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV of France defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne.
9. Type genus of the Anatidae.
13. A preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing.
16. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
17. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
18. An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter).
19. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
20. A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects.
21. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
25. A town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii.
29. Tag the base runner to get him out.
31. Inspiring mixed contempt and pity.
33. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
38. Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture.
39. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
42. Small tropical flea.
45. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
46. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
47. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
48. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
49. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
55. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
58. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
60. Virus parasitic in bacteria.
62. Traveling on horseback.
64. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
65. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
66. Lacking in light.
67. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
70. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
72. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
73. A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed.
75. Pain in the gums.
77. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
78. One million periods per second.
80. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
81. Being five more than one hundred.
83. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
87. Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy.
91. Shape anew or differently.
93. An immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen).
95. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
96. A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon.
98. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
99. A master's degree in business.
100. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
101. State in northeastern India.
102. A genus of Mustelidae.
103. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
104. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
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1. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993).
2. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
3. British politician (1788-1850).
4. A port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea.
5. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
6. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
7. A large quantity of written matter.
8. A language group of the Hokan family.
9. A state in northwestern North America.
10. An antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against gram-negative bacteria.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
13. A canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter.
14. Bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia.
15. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
22. An associate degree in nursing.
24. King of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410).
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. The capital of Western Samoa.
28. Soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants.
30. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
32. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
34. Winter aconite.
35. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
37. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
40. Fallow deer.
41. Jordan's port.
43. The Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds).
44. A genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand.
50. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
51. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
53. Enlarged prostate.
54. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
56. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
57. Goddess of fertility.
59. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
61. (Judaism) A chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh.
63. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
68. Aimlessly drifting.
69. Belonging to some prior time.
71. A stringed instrument that has a keyboard.
72. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
74. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
76. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
79. Limbless scaly elongate reptile.
82. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
84. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
85. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
86. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
88. God of fire.
89. A small cake leavened with yeast.
90. South African term for `boss'.
92. An enclosed space.
94. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
97. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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