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1. A French abbot.
5. Large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America.
12. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
15. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
16. Of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages.
17. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
18. In bed.
19. A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
20. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
22. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
25. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
27. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
29. In or of the present month.
30. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements.
33. Used of old persons or old trees.
35. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
36. A state in northwestern North America.
38. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
42. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
44. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum.
48. Repeat an earlier theme of a musical composition.
50. Temporary cessation or suspension.
53. The capital and largest city of Iran.
54. Having low density.
55. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
57. An energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh).
58. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
61. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
63. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
70. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
71. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
72. The tenth month of the Moslem calendar.
74. A periodic paperback publication.
75. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
78. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
79. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
80. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
81. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A small cake leavened with yeast.
3. A coffin along with its stand.
4. Late time of life.
5. Black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail.
6. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
7. The capital and largest city of Nepal.
8. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
9. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
10. Being one more than one.
11. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
12. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
13. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
14. A document ordering the payment of money.
21. Set down according to a plan.
23. Common Indian weaverbird.
24. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
26. Being ten more than one hundred.
28. Lightweight single-breasted jacket.
31. A native American tent.
32. The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
34. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
37. A member of a Muslim Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan).
39. Of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people.
40. (architecture) Forming or resembling an arch.
41. Poor enough to need help from others.
43. Of or relating to a creed.
45. A Russian river.
46. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
47. A crime syndicate in the United States.
49. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
51. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
52. A sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog).
56. Prevent the growth of horns.
59. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
60. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel.
62. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
64. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
65. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
66. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
67. Distant in either space or time.
68. Type genus of the Ranidae.
69. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
76. An informal term for a father.
77. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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