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1. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
4. Armor plate that protects the arm.
12. Relating to a recently developed fashion or style.
15. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
16. Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication.
17. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
18. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
19. (anatomy) Opposite to or away from the mouth.
20. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
22. Unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes.
24. Refuse to acknowledge.
25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
28. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A primeval personification of air and breath.
33. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
36. Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts.
39. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. Squash bugs.
43. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
46. Lower in esteem.
48. Chick-pea plant.
49. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
51. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
52. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
53. A Russian river.
54. Material used to daub walls.
56. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
57. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
61. Bite or chew on with the teeth.
63. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
66. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
68. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
69. In a wise manner.
72. Submersible vessel for one or two persons.
74. The last few hours before death.
76. Largest known toad species.
77. A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief.
79. (used of especially horses) Having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
80. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
81. Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies.
82. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
3. The sixth month of the civil year.
4. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
5. (Old Testament) Wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
6. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
7. Term of address for a man.
8. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
9. A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
10. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
11. In 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants.
12. Powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific.
13. A drama set to music.
14. The brightest star in Cygnus.
21. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
23. Having or showing markings that resemble veins.
26. Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. Wildly disordered.
32. Order by virtue of superior authority.
34. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
35. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
37. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
38. A notable achievement.
40. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
41. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
44. The superior of a group of nuns.
45. An honorary degree in science.
47. A small cake leavened with yeast.
50. A city in southern Japan on Kyushu.
55. A member of the Uniat Church.
58. Of or relating to the lips of the mouth.
59. Thorn apple.
60. Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968).
62. Small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia Tibet and Mongolia.
64. An appearance of reflected light.
65. A major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC.
67. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
70. A releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body.
71. Very dark black.
73. Call upon in supplication.
75. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.
78. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
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