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1. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
4. With rapid movements.
9. In bed.
13. Having only superficial plausibility.
16. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
17. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
18. Genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region.
19. Gone by.
20. A doctor's degree in education.
21. English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985).
23. King of Wessex.
25. Weapons considered collectively.
27. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
28. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
29. The basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea.
32. 100 pfennigs equal 1 Deutsche Mark.
35. Light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity).
38. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
42. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
43. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
46. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
47. Encountered generally especially at the present time.
49. Lacking gonads.
51. Informal terms for money.
52. Goddess of love and fecundity.
54. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
55. Half the width of an em.
57. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
58. First in order of birth.
60. Having a specified kind of border or edge.
61. (Greek mythology) The Muse of lyric and love poetry.
63. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
64. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
65. Warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female.
66. After the expected or usual time.
71. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
72. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
73. The sixth month of the civil year.
75. A public promotion of some product or service.
78. Of or in or relating to the nose.
81. A state in midwestern United States.
82. An elaborate song for solo voice.
85. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
90. (Greek mythology) The first woman.
91. Having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation.
93. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
94. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
95. Type genus of the Amiidae.
97. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
98. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
99. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
100. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
101. A small cake leavened with yeast.
102. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
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1. Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.
2. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
3. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
4. An American operation in World War I (1918).
5. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
6. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
7. Short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent.
8. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
9. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
10. (informal) Exceptionally good.
11. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
12. Indigo bush.
13. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
14. American novelist (1909-1955).
15. Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907).
22. The wife of a sheik.
24. Losing color.
26. Inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye.
30. Being five more than one hundred.
31. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
33. A pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing.
34. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
36. (Christianity) Saved from the bondage of sin.
37. The father of your father or mother.
39. Of or like a cecum.
40. The act of washing yourself (or another person).
41. Located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft.
44. A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment).
48. Felt hat with a creased crown.
50. Mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults.
53. Pale gray.
56. A reddish-brown chloride of heme.
59. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
62. Leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree.
67. Causing fear or dread or terror.
68. English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories (1859-1932).
69. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
70. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.
74. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
75. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
76. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
77. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
78. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
79. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
80. Leafless East Indian vine.
83. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
84. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
86. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
87. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
88. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
89. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
92. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
96. Being nine more than ninety.
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