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1. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
4. Any plant of the genus Erica.
9. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
13. The airforce of Great Britain.
16. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
17. An antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class.
18. In bed.
19. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
20. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
21. Resembling a circle.
23. English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805).
25. Not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality.
27. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931).
28. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
29. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
31. A state in north central United States.
33. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.
34. New Guinea echidnas.
37. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
40. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.
44. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
45. The state capital of South Australia.
47. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
48. A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea.
50. A person's brother or sister.
51. (trademark) A tinned luncheon meat made largely from pork.
52. A floor covering.
53. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
55. (informal) Of the highest quality.
57. An electrically charged particle.
59. The month following September and preceding November.
60. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
61. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
63. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
65. British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964).
67. The capital and largest city of Niger.
69. Stem of plants of the Gramineae.
70. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
71. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
74. Kindly endorsement and guidance.
75. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
77. (law) The privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land).
79. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
82. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
83. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
87. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison.
90. Noisy talk.
94. A pirate along the Barbary coast.
96. 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.
98. The cry made by sheep.
99. Being one more than two.
100. The place where some action occurs.
102. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
103. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
104. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
105. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
106. A small cake leavened with yeast.
107. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
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1. Young of domestic cattle.
2. The content of cognition.
3. The second great battle of the American Civil War (1862).
4. Go beyond.
5. A column of light (as from a beacon).
6. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
7. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
8. Larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing.
9. A title used to address any peeress except a duchess.
10. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
11. Sewing that repairs a worn or torn place in a garment.
12. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
13. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
14. Little known Kamarupan languages.
15. A native or inhabitant of Finland.
22. That is to say.
24. Of an instrument of certain death.
26. Prepared by cutting.
30. Type genus of the Anatidae.
32. A nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century.
35. Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root.
36. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
38. Prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC).
39. A visual presentation showing how something works.
41. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
42. Antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections.
43. A low stool to rest the feet of a seated person.
46. Very dark black.
49. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
54. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
56. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
58. 1 species.
62. Minor or subordinate.
64. On or toward the lee.
66. According with custom or propriety.
68. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
72. Regional and archaic.
73. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
76. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
78. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
79. Either extremity of something that has length.
80. (used of persons or the military) Characterized by having or bearing arms.
81. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
84. A painful sore with a hard pus-filled core.
85. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
86. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
88. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
89. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
91. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
92. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
93. God of love and erotic desire.
95. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
97. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
101. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
102. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
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