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1. A male human offspring.
4. The possibility of future success.
12. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
15. The unit of frequency.
16. Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas.
17. Fiddler crabs.
18. 40th President of the United States (1911- ).
20. (medicine) Chilly.
21. The habitation of wild animals.
22. An elaborate song for solo voice.
23. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
26. A genus of Ploceidae.
28. An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa).
31. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
33. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
36. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
42. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
43. City in central Iran.
45. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
46. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
48. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
50. Done or occurring in a brief period of time.
51. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
53. A strong emotion.
54. Submit or yield to another's wish or opinion.
60. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
68. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
69. The largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands.
72. (informal) Roused to anger.
73. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
74. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
76. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
77. Low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea.
78. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
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1. Disposed of as useless.
2. A drama set to music.
3. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids.
4. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
5. The tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit.
6. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
7. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
8. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
9. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
10. Most important element.
11. A slight amount or degree of difference.
12. Historical and literary materials relating to Judaism.
13. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
14. An unofficial association of people or groups.
19. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
24. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
25. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
27. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. A primeval personification of air and breath.
32. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
34. Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines.
35. A transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission.
37. The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
38. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
39. With rapid movements.
40. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
41. A member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia.
44. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
47. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
49. The cry made by sheep.
52. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
55. A member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado river.
56. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
57. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
58. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
59. A Muslim council of state.
61. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
62. A company emblem or device.
63. A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off).
64. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
65. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
66. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
67. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
70. Serving as an essential component.
71. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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