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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. Type genus of Cycadaceae.
9. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
13. Tag the base runner to get him out.
16. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
17. Pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America.
18. A boy or man.
19. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
20. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
22. Genus of Old World herbs.
24. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
26. Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands.
29. A kiln for drying hops.
30. A republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula.
32. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
33. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
35. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
38. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
41. King of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633).
47. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
48. Of a leaf shape.
49. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
51. Polish filmmaker (born in 1929).
53. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
54. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
55. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
57. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
58. Explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene.
60. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
61. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
62. The supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe.
63. Someone who cuts and delivers ice.
65. The superior of an abbey of monks.
69. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
70. In operation or operational.
74. Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person.
76. East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder.
78. Fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric.
80. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
81. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
85. Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907).
88. Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.
90. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
93. A small cake leavened with yeast.
94. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
96. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
98. A decree that prohibits something.
99. A slight amount or degree of difference.
100. Of a pale purple color.
101. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
102. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. At a previous time.
2. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
3. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
4. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
5. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
6. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.
7. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
8. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
9. The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale).
10. (slang) A batch of things that go together.
11. An informal term for a father.
12. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
13. 1 species.
14. By bad luck.
15. Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys.
21. Includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia.
23. Being one more than one.
25. The grasses.
27. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
28. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
31. Something causes misery or death.
34. Someone who advances.
36. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
37. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
39. Bedding rolled up for carrying.
40. The father of your father or mother.
42. Disposed of as useless.
43. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
44. The eleventh month of the civil year.
45. Brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea.
46. The use of bacteria or viruses of toxins to destroy men and animals or food.
50. Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores.
52. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
56. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
59. Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968).
64. Covered with or smelling of mold.
66. A caress with the lips.
67. The capital and largest city of Belgium.
68. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
71. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
72. The Italian region on the island of Sicily.
73. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
75. Filled with fear or apprehension.
77. A member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec.
78. An informal term for a father.
79. Being seven more than ninety.
80. A local computer network for communication between computers.
82. Jordan's port.
83. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
84. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
86. A Loloish language.
87. Any small compartment.
88. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
89. A state in the western United States.
92. British informal term.
95. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
97. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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