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1. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
5. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
9. A Spanish river.
13. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
16. A genus of European owls.
17. The highest level or degree attainable.
18. A small nail.
19. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
20. A building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire.
22. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
24. A son who has the same first name as his father.
25. An associate degree in applied science.
26. A flexible container with a single opening.
28. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
29. Slightly open.
30. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
32. Out of proportion in shape.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
35. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
38. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
39. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
40. Type genus of the Amiidae.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. A brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors.
46. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
50. A quantity of no importance.
53. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
54. Made difficult or slow.
57. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
58. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
59. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
60. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
62. Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.
65. A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else.
66. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
68. Inability to walk.
70. Not out.
71. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
73. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
76. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
77. Half the width of an em.
78. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
82. Little known Kamarupan languages.
84. A decree that prohibits something.
86. The act of detecting something.
88. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
91. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America.
93. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear.
95. An unfledged or nestling hawk.
96. Advanced in years.
98. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
100. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
101. Expressed without speech.
102. Interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by dint of'.
103. The basic unit of money in Peru.
104. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
105. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
106. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
107. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
108. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857).
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
3. Affected manners intended to impress others.
4. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
7. African antelope with ridged curved horns.
8. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
9. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
10. (Norse mythology) God of poetry and music.
11. The ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
12. A doctor's degree in optometry.
13. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
14. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
15. Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
21. A three-tone Chadic language.
23. Losing color.
27. Four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. The square of a body of any size of type.
36. Noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts.
37. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
41. Port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland.
43. Someone whose employment involves carrying something.
45. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
47. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. The sixth month of the civil year.
51. A special loved one.
52. Of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization.
55. An informal term for a father.
56. A public promotion of some product or service.
61. The cry made by sheep.
63. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
64. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.
67. A place where taxis park while awaiting customers.
69. A small cake leavened with yeast.
72. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
74. Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope.
75. (criminal law) Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.
79. The state of existing and being localized in space.
80. Ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos).
81. Long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call.
82. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
83. Women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk).
85. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
87. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
89. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
90. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers.
92. Largest known toad species.
94. A book of the New Testament.
97. A doctor's degree in education.
99. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
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