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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
5. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
9. The act of flipping a coin.
13. A master's degree in business.
16. An informal term for a father.
17. Using speech rather than writing.
18. The act of catching an object with the hands.
19. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
20. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
21. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
23. Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930).
25. Large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle.
27. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. Set down according to a plan.
34. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
37. One of the three Furies.
39. Having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy.
43. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
45. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the moon in ancient mythology.
46. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
48. A succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind.
50. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
51. Found near the Channel Islands.
52. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
53. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
55. A member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana.
56. Having been read.
60. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high).
61. An Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions.
62. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
63. Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America.
66. On or toward the lee.
67. A tenant who holds a lease.
70. A light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol.
71. A quantity of no importance.
73. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
74. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
78. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
81. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia.
85. Long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened.
88. A city of southeastern Mexico.
90. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
91. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
92. Of a pale purple color.
94. In the Roman calendar.
95. (computer science) The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).
96. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
97. A very small spot.
98. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote.
99. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
100. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
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1. The probability of a specified outcome.
2. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
3. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
5. Characteristic of a mob.
6. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
7. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. The wife or widow of a czar.
10. In operation or operational.
11. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
12. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
13. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
14. Fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops.
15. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
22. A cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid.
24. Speak in a nasal voice.
26. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
28. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
31. An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian.
32. Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
33. Sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons.
35. Any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice.
36. Coextensive with the family Palmae.
38. A form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin.
40. Applying to all or most members of a category or group.
41. On end or upright.
42. Merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film).
44. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
47. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
49. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
54. Small room on a ship or boat where people sleep.
57. Covered with a firm surface.
58. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
59. Any of various plants of the genus Aralia.
64. European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot.
65. A city in central New York.
68. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
69. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
72. A leisurely walk (usually in some public place).
75. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
76. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
77. Administer an oil or ointment to.
79. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
80. Free of extraneous elements of any kind.
81. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
82. The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk.
83. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
84. Serving as or forming a base.
86. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
87. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
89. A rapid bustling commotion.
93. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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