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1. Take by theft.
5. Of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.
12. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
15. Tear or be torn violently.
16. Any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears.
17. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
18. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
19. An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there.
20. The cry made by sheep.
21. The female or generative principle.
23. Broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects.
24. (of hair) "auburn hair".
26. Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war).
29. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH.
30. A volcanic island republic in Melanesia.
34. A light touch or stroke.
38. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
39. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
44. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
47. Antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans.
48. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
50. A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean.
51. Informal terms for a meal.
52. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
53. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
54. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
55. Take in solid food.
57. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
58. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
59. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
61. Any plant of the genus Erica.
64. A decree that prohibits something.
66. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
71. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
73. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
75. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
76. Extremely robust.
79. An internationally recognized distress signal in radio code.
80. Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.
81. Brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy.
82. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
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1. Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something.
2. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed.
3. Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel.
4. In a submissive or spiritless manner.
5. (used of an anchor) Hanging clear of the bottom.
6. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.
7. Abnormally enlarged thyroid gland.
8. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
9. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
10. 1 species.
11. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
12. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
13. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
14. The act of scanning.
22. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
25. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
27. A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt.
28. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
31. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
32. Someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else.
33. Of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof.
35. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
36. Endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys.
37. New Zealand conifer.
40. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
41. Tested and proved useful or correct.
42. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
43. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
46. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
49. A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
56. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
60. A former province of western France in the Loire valley.
62. A genus of Laridae.
63. Lower in esteem.
65. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
67. Dearly loved.
68. Of or being the lowest female voice.
69. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
70. Other than what is under consideration or implied.
72. Used of a single unit or thing.
74. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
77. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
78. Half the width of an em.
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