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1. The month following October and preceding December.
4. British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the Empress of India (1804-1881).
12. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
15. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
16. A graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials).
17. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
18. Small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers.
20. Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
21. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
22. The basic unit of money in Gambia.
23. Half the width of an em.
24. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
26. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
29. A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together.
30. A structure or object that impedes free movement.
34. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
35. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
36. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
38. Waterproofed canvas.
42. A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick.
43. A genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots.
45. A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation.
49. Upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds.
50. A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device.
51. Cheese containing a blue mold.
54. Type genus of the Majidae.
55. A member of a people of India living in Maharashtra.
58. A Loloish language.
60. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
61. How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.
63. Either of two large muscles of the chest.
65. A propeller that rotates to push against air.
68. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells.
72. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
73. Small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines.
76. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
77. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
78. A city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz).
79. On or toward the lee.
80. Either extremity of something that has length.
81. An account describing incidents or events.
82. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A student who studies excessively.
2. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
3. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
4. A doctor's degree in music.
5. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens.
6. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
7. English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869).
8. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
9. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
10. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
11. The striking of one body against another.
12. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
13. Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path.
14. Of a surface.
19. (in Scotland) A child.
25. The floating wreckage of a ship.
27. An artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language.
28. Pile of waste matter from coal mining etc.
31. A town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron.
32. A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will.
33. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
37. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
39. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
40. Dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain.
41. Either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh.
44. Military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
46. American Revolutionary patriot.
47. Any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it.
48. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
52. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
53. Not equal in amount.
56. The capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.
57. Lacking vigor or energy.
59. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
62. Of or relating to or characteristic of Swaziland or its people or their language.
64. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
66. Extremely robust.
67. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
69. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.
70. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
71. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
74. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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