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1. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
4. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. The seventh and last day of the week.
16. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
17. Any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things.
18. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
19. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
20. The Spanish Navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719).
22. Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock.
24. Of the blackest black.
25. A city in Tuscany.
27. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
29. Administer an oil or ointment to.
33. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) Electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
38. Any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle.
41. Someone who refrains from injuring or destroying.
44. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
47. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
48. One thousandth of a second.
50. Close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear (usually in the plural).
52. Exultantly proud and joyful.
54. A genus of Ploceidae.
55. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
56. A conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic "Reynard the Fox".
57. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
58. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
60. German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910).
61. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
62. A title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority.
68. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
69. The presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling.
71. Extremely pleasing.
72. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
75. Type genus of the Ranidae.
78. Evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers.
82. Love intensely.
84. (Russian Jewish) Baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese.
86. In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock.
87. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
89. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
91. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
92. The basic unit of money in China.
93. Free from evil or guilt.
95. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
96. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
97. A brief literary description.
98. A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot.
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1. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
2. Emptying accomplished by draining.
3. One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs.
4. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
7. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
8. Ludicrously odd.
9. Belonging to some prior time.
10. A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.
11. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
12. A poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups.
13. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
14. A city in northwestern Syria.
15. French filmmaker (1908-1982).
21. Soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters.
23. A kind of person.
26. The capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria.
28. An area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India.
30. The longest division of geological time.
31. (usually preceded by `in') A detail or point.
32. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
34. One species.
35. Type genus of the family Tridacnidae.
36. Of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants.
37. An ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus.
39. Large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers.
40. A power tool used for sanding wood.
42. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. A shot or scene that is photographed again v 1.
49. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
51. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
53. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
59. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
63. A residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia.
64. Space in which vehicles can be parked.
65. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
66. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
67. Harmed or injured or spoiled.
68. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
70. 100 toea equal 1 kina.
73. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
74. A family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia.
76. A daughter of your brother or sister.
77. A useful or valuable quality.
79. A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures.
80. A Spanish title of respect for a man.
81. (of animals) Fully developed.
83. The first light of day.
84. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
85. An indirect suggestion.
88. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
90. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
94. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
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