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1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
4. A fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts).
12. Inquire about.
15. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
16. (Japan) Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. A member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas.
20. Chief god.
21. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
22. (dentistry) A filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.
25. An endorsement.
26. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
35. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
40. The basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea.
41. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
42. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
44. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
45. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
47. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
50. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
54. The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state.
57. A member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon.
58. A card game for 2 players.
62. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
65. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
67. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
68. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
69. Used of the language of the deaf.
73. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
74. A city in the European part of Russia.
75. Not firm or firmly fixed.
76. Being one more than nine.
77. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
78. A state of readiness to respond.
79. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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1. The capital and largest city of Japan.
2. A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant.
3. A plain plinth that supports a wall.
4. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
5. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
6. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
7. An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages.
8. Capital of modern Macedonia.
9. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
10. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
11. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959).
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
14. God of love and erotic desire.
19. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
24. A person with an unusual or odd personality.
27. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. An associate degree in applied science.
30. God of death.
31. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
32. Of a pale purple color.
33. A branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages.
34. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
36. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
37. An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon.
38. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
39. Relatively large in size or number or extent.
43. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
46. Being or given to servile imitation.
49. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
51. Loss of the ability to swallow.
52. Bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley.
53. A licensed medical practitioner.
55. Any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece.
56. Consisting of or made of cedar.
59. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
60. Depleted of strength or energy.
61. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
63. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
64. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
66. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
70. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
71. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
72. A human limb.
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