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1. A chronic drinker.
4. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen).
9. A large indefinite number.
13. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
16. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
17. (in a digital numeration system) The positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place.
18. A small island.
19. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
20. The lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States.
22. The right to buy or sell property at an agreed price.
24. Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail.
25. Aromatic resin used in perfume and incense.
26. The medieval dialects of Langue d'oc.
29. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
31. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
32. (Greek mythology) Son of Daedalus.
34. A radioactive transuranic element.
35. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
37. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
38. A heavy precious metallic element.
40. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
42. Deeply moved.
44. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. Type genus of the family Haliotidae.
50. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
52. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
54. Prevent from being included or considered or accepted.
55. A Russian river.
57. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
59. A genetic abnormality resulting in short stature.
63. A depression in an otherwise level surface.
64. A strong emotion.
65. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
66. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
67. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
69. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
73. A state in the western United States.
74. A strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias.
76. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
78. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
79. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
80. The father of your father or mother.
84. An informal conversation.
87. A doctor's degree in optometry.
89. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
92. The capital of Croatia.
95. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
96. A Loloish language.
97. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
99. In bed.
101. A light touch or stroke.
102. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
103. A small cake leavened with yeast.
104. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
105. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Ragout of game in a rich sauce.
2. A member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas.
3. Small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar.
4. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
5. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
6. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
7. Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
8. Outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape.
9. Any bird of the genus Pitta.
10. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
11. (medicine) Of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation.
12. Range of what one can know or understand.
13. The younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy.
14. Of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture.
15. A type of folk song that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century.
21. A rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls.
23. Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy.
27. Type genus of Cycadaceae.
28. The wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers.
30. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
36. Baby bed with high sides.
39. Small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines.
41. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
43. The second month of the Moslem calendar.
45. Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali.
46. A member of a North American Plains people (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming).
48. (baseball) A list of batters in the order in which they will bat.
49. A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone).
51. A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
53. Egyptian statesman who (as President of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin of Israel (1918-1981).
56. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
58. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
60. Any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate.
61. Virus parasitic in bacteria.
62. Adroitness in using the hands.
68. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
70. An oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension.
71. A doctor's degree in music.
72. God of fire.
75. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
77. A public promotion of some product or service.
81. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
82. Jordan's port.
83. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
85. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
86. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
88. God of love and erotic desire.
90. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
91. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
93. Tag the base runner to get him out.
94. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
98. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
100. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
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