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1. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
4. Any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers.
12. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. Of or relating to or in the manner of the playwright Henrik Ibsen.
17. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
18. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
19. A flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries.
20. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
21. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
22. Type genus of the Meliaceae.
27. A mishap.
31. Capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression.
36. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
37. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
38. Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk.
39. Tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper.
42. A metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter.
43. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
47. Any loose flowing garment.
48. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
51. A container.
52. A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra.
54. Large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas.
57. A New England state.
58. A kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans.
59. A United States youth subculture of the 1950s.
61. A small cake leavened with yeast.
64. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
71. Large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle.
72. A bachelor's degree in theology.
73. A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon.
75. An outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down.
76. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
77. Internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity).
78. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
2. Common Indian weaverbird.
3. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
4. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. A bachelor's degree in science.
7. Unhappy in love.
8. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
9. Harvest flies.
10. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
11. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
12. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
23. A statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation.
24. Being three more than fifty.
25. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
26. (Middle East) An ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup.
28. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
29. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
30. Remaining after all deductions.
32. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
33. A deep pulsating type of pain.
34. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
35. A person who seeks the advice of a lawyer.
40. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
41. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment.
44. Any branch of Shinto other than Kokka.
45. A laminate made of thin layers of wood.
46. Having a smooth, gleaming surface.
49. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
50. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Estonia.
53. The capital and largest city of Iran.
55. A member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico.
56. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
60. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
62. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
63. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
65. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
66. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
67. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
69. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
70. Type genus of the family Myacidae.
74. An honorary degree in science.
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