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1. Slightly wet.
5. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
9. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
13. Inquire about.
16. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
17. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
18. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
19. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
20. Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten.
21. A major god.
22. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
23. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
24. Order by virtue of superior authority.
26. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. Cut the head of.
31. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
32. A French abbot.
34. A city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal.
36. Before noon.
38. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
42. A large number or amount.
44. Talking idly or incoherently.
48. A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
49. An associate degree in nursing.
50. Walk or tramp about.
51. Immediately past.
52. Joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ.
56. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
57. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
60. The sound made by a cow or bull.
61. Someone in charge of other people.
63. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
65. Leave a camp.
67. Combined with extraneous elements.
68. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
70. Any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
71. The right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged.
72. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
74. A light touch or stroke.
76. Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten.
77. A resort city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea.
80. A literary language of Chinese Turkestan (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan).
83. Being nine more than ninety.
84. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
88. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
89. A small cake leavened with yeast.
93. In bed.
95. A master's degree in business.
98. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
100. American dramatist (1928- ).
101. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
102. Widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs.
103. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
105. A rapid bustling commotion.
106. (of champagne) Moderately dry.
107. Make amendments to.
108. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
109. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
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1. The brightest star in Cygnus.
2. A compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals.
3. Tropical Asian starlings.
4. Move in a gyrating fashion.
5. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
6. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
7. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
8. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
9. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
10. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
11. A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).
12. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
15. God of love and erotic desire.
25. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
27. The skin that covers the top of the head.
28. Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
30. The state of owing money.
33. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. (Middle East) An ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup.
37. Lead someone in the wrong direction.
39. A man who serves as a sailor.
40. An inability to sleep.
41. The world's largest active volcano.
43. A lack of vitality.
45. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
46. Having two axes.
47. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
53. Cause to move back by force or influence.
54. Large genus of cactuses native to America.
55. (Irish) The sea personified.
58. A public promotion of some product or service.
59. The last (12th) month of the year.
62. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
64. 16 ounces.
66. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
69. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
73. (used especially of glances) Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy.
74. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
75. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
78. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
79. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
81. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
82. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
83. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
85. At full speed.
86. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
87. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
90. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
91. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
92. Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.
94. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
96. English monk and scholar (672-735).
97. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
99. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
104. One million periods per second.
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