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1. The sign language used in the United States.
4. A sloping mass of rocks at the base of a cliff.
9. French filmmaker (1908-1982).
13. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
16. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
17. A general direction in which something tends to move.
18. By bad luck.
19. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
20. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
21. Gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth.
23. Compelled forcibly by an outside agency.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
27. Communicated in the form of words.
28. Wear away.
30. A deep bow.
32. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
34. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
36. United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933).
39. Coextensive with the family Oleaceae.
41. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
43. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
44. The basic unit of money in Iran.
47. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
49. Vietnamese New Year.
52. Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor.
53. Having a single pole.
56. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
58. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
59. God of wisdom or prophesy.
60. North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers.
62. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
63. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
66. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
67. An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness.
68. Type genus of the family Lepadidae.
71. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
74. Tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit.
76. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
78. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
80. Lower in esteem.
82. Soreness and warmth caused by friction.
86. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
87. Cause inflammation in.
91. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
92. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
93. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
95. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
96. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
97. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
98. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
99. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
100. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
3. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
4. What you can repeat immediately after perceiving it.
5. Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.
6. A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table.
7. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
8. Suitable for use as food.
9. Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men.
10. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
11. Someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along.
12. An isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time.
13. Title used for a married Frenchwoman.
14. In bed.
15. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
22. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
24. A scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture.
26. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
29. An amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine.
31. Pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit.
33. The quality of being alien.
35. A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
37. Small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers.
38. Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods.
40. Half the width of an em.
42. Of or relating to or involving an area.
45. Capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy.
46. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
48. Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
50. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
51. Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali.
54. The basic unit of money in Macao.
55. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
57. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
61. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
64. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
65. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
69. An Asian temple.
70. The wife of a sheik.
71. An extravagantly enthusiastic review.
72. A milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives.
73. A scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco).
75. Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries.
77. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
79. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
81. A small cake leavened with yeast.
83. Type genus of the Anatidae.
84. An agenda of things to do.
85. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
88. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
89. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
90. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
91. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
94. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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