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1. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
4. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
9. God of the Underworld.
13. Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi.
16. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
17. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
18. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
19. The cry made by sheep.
20. A three-legged rack used for support.
22. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
24. A radioactive transuranic element.
26. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
27. American dramatist (1928- ).
28. A dagger with a slender blade.
29. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. A Mid-Atlantic state.
32. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
34. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
36. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
38. A fibrous amphibole.
40. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
42. Someone who pays taxes.
44. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
45. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
48. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
49. Type genus of the Amiidae.
50. Adorned by inlays.
52. Being nine more than thirty.
53. A person forced to flee from home or country.
54. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
57. An informal term for a father.
58. The compass point that is midway between north and northwest.
59. A period of 10 years.
64. Hardened sugary exudation of various trees.
66. Without moral standards or principles.
67. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
68. Linear with respect to each of two variables or positions.
69. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
72. Having the head uncovered.
73. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
76. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
77. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
79. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
82. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
88. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
91. The residue that remains when something is burned.
92. An appearance of reflected light.
94. Type genus of the Anatidae.
96. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
97. Being one more than two.
98. Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness).
99. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
100. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
101. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
102. Someone whose business is advertising.
103. A city in northwestern Syria.
104. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
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1. (Judeo-Christian religion) Chief spirit of evil and adversary of God.
2. At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.
3. Baby bed with high sides.
4. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
5. (British) A linear measure of 16.5 feet.
6. Half the width of an em.
7. The world's largest active volcano.
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
9. A Russian river.
10. Age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride).
11. 1/1000 gram.
12. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
13. A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells.
14. English monk and scholar (672-735).
15. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
21. Female peafowl.
23. Jordan's port.
25. King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975).
30. Being nine more than ninety.
33. A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle.
35. (nautical) Of an anchor.
37. Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men.
39. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
41. A minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language.
43. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
45. Unusually good.
46. 1 species.
47. American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758).
51. A republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa).
55. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
56. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine.
60. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
61. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
62. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
63. Term of address for a man.
65. (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.
70. An enclosed space.
71. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
74. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
75. The ohmic resistance of a conductor.
78. Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
80. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
81. A native-born Israeli.
83. The bill in a restaurant.
84. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
85. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
86. A primeval personification of air and breath.
87. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
89. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
90. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
93. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
95. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
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