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1. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
4. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
9. Related to or located at the back.
13. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
16. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
17. United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961).
18. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
19. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
20. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
21. Indicating the most important performer or role.
23. A long racket with a triangular frame.
25. By bad luck.
27. Of or relating to or suggestive of dreams.
28. Asian rat snakes.
29. A unit of pressure.
31. What you can repeat immediately after perceiving it.
32. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
33. An ancient Greek city famous for military prowess.
36. Cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders.
39. Elevated open grassland in southern Africa.
43. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
44. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
46. Material used to daub walls.
48. The habitation of wild animals.
49. Muslim name for God.
50. (used especially of glances) Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy.
53. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
54. Type genus of the Gliridae.
56. A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
57. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
59. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
60. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
62. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
64. Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.
65. A doctor's degree in education.
66. Of the appetites and passions of the body.
67. A motley assortment of things.
69. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
72. Lower in esteem.
74. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
75. A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed.
78. (Irish folklore) A female spirit who wails to warn of impending death.
80. A family of fish in the order Zeomorphi.
81. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
83. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
84. A woman's close-fitting foundation garment.
86. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
88. A long and hard-hit fly ball.
92. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
96. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
97. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
98. Having wisdom that comes with age and experience.
100. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
101. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
102. A city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan.
103. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
104. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
3. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
4. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
5. A river in the east central United States.
6. The part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes).
7. Devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence.
8. In ancient Semitic folklore.
9. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
10. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
11. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
12. Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951).
13. Reflecting optimism.
14. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
15. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
22. A large fleet.
24. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife.
26. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
30. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
34. Italian architect (1508-1580).
35. Related by common characteristics or ancestry.
37. A Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon.
38. Incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974.
40. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
41. Tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively.
42. A three-sided polygon.
45. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high).
47. A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
51. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
52. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
55. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
58. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
61. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
63. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
68. United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961).
70. Common gray wild goose of Europe.
71. Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.
73. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
76. A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures.
77. A sweet filling made of prunes or apricots.
79. Used of pens.
82. Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats.
85. The quality of a person's voice.
87. Suggestive of the supernatural.
89. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
90. (dialect) A short straight stick of wood.
91. Being of the age 13 through 19.
93. A small piece of cloth.
94. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
95. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
99. A public promotion of some product or service.
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