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1. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
4. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
9. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
13. Black tropical American cuckoo.
16. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
17. Any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes.
18. A quantity of no importance.
19. (British) Your grandmother.
20. The sign language used in the United States.
21. The basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia.
22. On or toward the lee.
23. A resource.
24. Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran and who invaded Kuwait (born in 1937).
26. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.
27. A Nilotic language.
29. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
30. (informal) Of the highest quality.
32. An informal term for a father.
33. Characteristic of humanity.
37. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
40. Red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds.
43. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. Of a pale purple color.
48. Of or relating to or associated with the moon.
49. A native-born Israeli.
50. Any plant of the genus Erica.
51. Tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc.
54. The brightest star in Cygnus.
55. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
56. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
57. Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified.
60. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
61. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
63. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
65. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
67. A state in midwestern United States.
69. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
71. Made of earth (or baked clay).
74. Of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people.
77. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
78. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
79. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
83. Large European marine food fish.
86. The sacred city of Lamaism.
89. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
90. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
91. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
94. Common black European thrush.
96. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
97. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
98. A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion.
99. Moderate or restrain.
100. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
101. Not in action or at work.
102. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
103. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
104. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Not only so, but.
2. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
3. A master's degree in library science.
4. A battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV of France defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne.
5. A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization.
6. One or some or every or all without specification.
7. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
8. A town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England.
9. Generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue.
10. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
11. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
12. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
13. Squash bugs.
14. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
15. A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
25. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
28. Feel admiration for.
31. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
34. Genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States.
35. A strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp.
36. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
38. United by being of the same opinion.
39. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs.
41. State in northeastern India.
42. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
45. In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child.
46. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
47. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
52. Front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere.
53. Bar temporarily.
58. A sharply directional antenna.
59. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
62. Find repugnant.
64. Obvious and dull.
66. A piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments.
67. A battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV of France defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne.
68. United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964).
70. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
72. Of or in or relating to the nose.
73. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
75. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
76. A card game for 2 players.
80. British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956).
81. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
82. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
84. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
85. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
87. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
88. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
92. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
93. The cry made by sheep.
95. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
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