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1. Of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32 degrees F and the boiling point as 212 degrees F at one atmosphere of pressure.
5. Fallow deer.
9. An expression of open-mouthed astonishment.
13. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
16. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
18. Displeasing to the senses and morally revolting.
19. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
20. Primarily temporal sense.
21. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
23. Of or belonging to an aecium.
25. Spiritual being attendant upon God.
27. Type genus of the Pandionidae.
29. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote.
30. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
31. Cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus).
33. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
35. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
36. Flat and uninspiring.
37. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
38. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
44. A levy of one tenth of something.
47. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
51. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
53. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
54. Relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry.
56. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
57. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
59. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high).
61. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
62. Large brightly crested bird of Africa.
64. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
66. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
67. A negatively charged atom.
68. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
69. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
73. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
75. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
76. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
79. A state in northwestern North America.
81. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
83. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
86. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
89. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
93. A loose cloak with a hood.
96. The jurisdiction or office of an abbot.
98. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
99. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
100. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.
102. The sixth month of the civil year.
103. A city in the European part of Russia.
104. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
105. A separate part of a whole.
106. A small cake leavened with yeast.
107. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
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1. A family of languages of the Fula people of west Africa in the sub-Sahara regions from Senegal to Chad.
2. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds.
3. A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
4. Pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves).
5. 10 grams.
6. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
7. Title used for a married Frenchwoman.
8. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
9. A great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. Having been flattened.
12. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
13. A thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes.
14. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares.
15. Income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time.
22. A bachelor's degree in religion.
24. A loud harsh or strident noise.
26. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
28. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
32. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
34. Be iridescent.
39. A wired or starched collar of intricate lace.
40. A member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India.
41. A gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile.
42. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
43. Large and brightly colored handkerchief.
45. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
46. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
48. Type genus of the family Mimidae.
49. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
50. An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
52. The French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
55. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
58. Of or relating to or functioning as a phrase.
60. A shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot.
63. An informal term for a father.
65. A decree that prohibits something.
70. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
72. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
74. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
77. Lower in esteem.
78. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
80. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
82. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America.
84. A Russian river.
85. Wearing or provided with clothing.
87. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
88. An informal term for a father.
90. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
91. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
92. Toward the mouth or oral region.
94. Any high mountain.
95. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
97. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
101. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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