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1. A flexible container with a single opening.
4. A Loloish language.
8. English writer (1925-1994).
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
16. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
17. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
18. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
19. An informal term for a father.
20. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
21. Confined to bed (by illness).
23. Of or in or relating to the nose.
24. Not only so, but.
26. Something resembling the head of a nail that is used an an ornamental device.
28. Willing to face danger.
29. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
31. indicate by signs.
33. A state in New England.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
36. The sacred city of Lamaism.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
48. Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938).
49. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
51. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) Quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
52. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
53. East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit.
55. The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time.
56. Lacking in light.
58. The time of life between the ages of 12 and 20.
60. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security.
61. Regional and archaic.
63. Jordan's port.
64. A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth.
65. Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity).
66. Thick cushion used as a seat.
68. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
69. Painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of Dadaism.
70. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
73. 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.
77. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
79. Singing jazz.
83. A cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid.
88. An accidental happening.
91. Type genus of the Nepidae.
92. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
93. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
94. Using speech rather than writing.
95. A branch of the Tai languages.
96. How long something has existed.
97. Trace the shape of.
98. British writer of short stories (1870-1916).
99. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
2. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
3. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
4. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
5. Make amendments to.
6. A quantity of no importance.
7. The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate.
8. Bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body.
9. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
10. Not out.
11. Australian clover fern.
12. A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea.
13. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
14. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
15. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
22. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
25. English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679).
27. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
34. An acolyte who carries a thurible.
37. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
38. A ray of sunlight.
39. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
40. Staying temporarily.
41. Genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap.
43. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language.
44. English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement (1792-1866).
45. A city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains.
46. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
47. Liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice.
50. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
54. An Asian river.
57. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.
59. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
62. A useful or valuable quality.
67. A major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea.
71. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
72. Earnest or urgent request.
73. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
74. Any of various plants of the genus Sedum.
75. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
76. Earlier a god.
78. A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
79. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
80. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
81. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
82. French filmmaker (1908-1982).
84. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
85. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
86. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
87. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
89. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
90. Wild and domestic cattle.
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