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1. A school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences.
5. A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum.
9. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
13. Extremely pleasing.
16. A very light brown.
17. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
18. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province.
19. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
20. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
21. The act of escaping physically.
23. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
24. A loud raucous cry as of an awl.
25. Free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms.
28. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
30. Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909).
32. A member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia.
34. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
35. Ruffed grouse.
39. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
40. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
42. A male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina.
43. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
45. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
49. Garlic mayonnaise.
50. Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200).
53. The hole where a key is inserted.
57. Type genus of the Gliridae.
58. A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray.
60. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
61. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
62. Bowling down an alley at a target of nine wooden pins.
63. A city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva.
64. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
65. Stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut.
66. The process of seeping.
70. Before noon.
71. Enclose in, or as if in, a case "my feet were encased in mud.".
73. Small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made.
76. 16 ounces.
78. A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton.
81. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
86. A primeval personification of air and breath.
89. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
91. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
92. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
93. In bed.
94. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
96. The sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage.
97. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
98. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.
99. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
100. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
101. Being nine more than ninety.
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1. The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
3. Of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both.
4. A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.
5. Not left to spoil.
6. The food served and eaten at one time.
7. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
8. Used of mouth or eyes.
9. A kind of polyester fabric.
10. At full speed.
11. An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments.
12. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
13. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
14. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
15. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
22. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
26. Highly excited.
27. Commit forever.
29. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
31. An island northwest of Wales.
33. Leisure time away from work.
36. Ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos).
37. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
38. Tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials.
41. Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon.
44. (medicine) Of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation.
46. A state in the western United States.
47. God of wealth and love.
48. A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
51. A green transparent form of beryl.
52. A small drink of liquor.
54. Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.
55. One of the players on the line of scrimmage.
56. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
59. The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
67. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
68. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
69. Large mackerel with long pointed snout.
70. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
72. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
74. Having winglike extensions.
75. A violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa.
76. An informal term for a father.
77. Having the head uncovered.
79. Growing old.
80. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
81. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
82. 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.
83. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
84. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
85. A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else.
87. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
88. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
90. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
95. Informal terms for a mother.
96. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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