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1. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
4. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
13. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
16. Lacking in light.
17. A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
18. A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
19. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
20. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
21. A thick sweet sticky liquid.
22. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
23. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
24. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
26. Corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (Southern).
29. Squash bugs.
30. Not only so, but.
31. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
32. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. A mistake resulting from inattention.
37. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
44. Surgical incision into the stomach.
47. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
48. A city of central China.
49. A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners.
50. A rapid bustling commotion.
51. Related to or having filaments especially across a field of view.
52. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
55. An electrically charged particle.
57. Channel into a new direction.
58. An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.
59. Demand as being one's due or property.
61. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
62. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
64. The state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth.
65. A heading that names a statute or legislative bill.
66. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
67. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
70. Mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake.
71. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
72. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
73. Make amends for.
75. Pain in the gums.
79. A person who eats human flesh.
86. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
87. A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle.
89. A member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario.
90. Any federal law-enforcement officer.
91. Detected or perceived by the sense of hearing.
92. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
94. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
95. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
96. A small island.
97. A cooperative unit.
98. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
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1. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
2. A person of exceptional importance and reputation.
3. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
4. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
5. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
6. Family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters.
7. A European river.
8. Covered with paving material.
9. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
10. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
11. United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872).
12. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
13. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
15. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
25. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC).
27. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
28. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
33. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
35. The branch of medicine concerned with the feet.
36. Someone with an assured and ingratiating manner.
38. Type genus of the family Haliotidae.
39. A city in the northern panhandle of Texas.
40. Juicy yellow pear.
42. Intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time.
43. An oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas.
45. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
46. An ancient Greek city famous for military prowess.
53. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
54. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
56. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
60. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
63. A republic on the west coast of Africa.
66. (medieval legends) The bride of King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other.
68. A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite.
69. Relating to or lying near the palate.
70. A European river.
74. Very small.
76. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed.
77. Great brightness.
78. Formerly included in genus Cedrela.
80. In bed.
81. A quantity of no importance.
82. The quality of being so overabundant that prices fall.
83. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
84. The compass point that is one point north of northwest.
85. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
88. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
93. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
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