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1. Extremely robust.
5. The whiteness that results from removing the color from something.
11. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
15. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
16. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
17. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
18. Capital and largest city of the Ukraine.
19. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
21. A member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
23. The most important person in a group or undertaking.
25. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
28. A deep bow.
31. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
32. United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935).
35. A city in the European part of Russia.
36. A Hindu prince or king in India.
39. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
40. A port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina.
44. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
46. American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792).
47. Freight car without permanent sides or roof.
50. A state in east central United States.
51. Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
52. An act of gracious kindness.
53. A Loloish language.
55. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
60. Wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
66. A doctor's degree in music.
69. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
70. A Shinto god of war.
73. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
74. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
75. A remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison.
76. (informal) Roused to anger.
77. Used of a single unit or thing.
78. Related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain.
79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. (informal) Very bad.
2. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. A state in the western United States.
5. A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another.
6. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
7. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. The sound made by a hen after laying an egg.
10. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
11. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
12. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
13. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
14. (used of especially horses) Having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray.
20. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
22. Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. An informal term for a father.
29. Regional and archaic.
30. The sacred city of Lamaism.
33. The Teutonic goddess of fertility.
34. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
37. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
38. The cry made by sheep.
41. (of a woman's body) Having a large bosom and pleasing curves.
42. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
43. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
45. United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918).
48. A title used to address any peeress except a duchess.
49. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
54. Preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church.
56. One million periods per second.
57. A public promotion of some product or service.
58. Lower in esteem.
59. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
61. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds.
62. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
63. A book of the New Testament.
64. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
65. A primeval personification of air and breath.
67. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
68. An informal term for a father.
71. Black tropical American cuckoo.
72. An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants.
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