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1. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
4. A genus of Portunidae.
12. How long something has existed.
15. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
16. Relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another).
17. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
18. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
19. A man who is engaged to be married.
20. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
22. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
24. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
25. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
27. Bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads.
29. Strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution.
32. A large round wicker basket (used on farms).
36. A Loloish language.
41. Black tropical American cuckoo.
42. Lacking motor coordination.
44. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
45. The brightly colored garments of a jockey.
46. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
48. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
50. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
51. A blast of a horn.
55. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
57. 1 species.
59. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. Generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature.
69. The cry made by sheep.
70. A consortium of companies formed to limit competition.
73. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
74. One millionth of a gram.
75. Igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface.
77. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
78. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
79. Order of mammals having few or no teeth including.
80. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
4. The time at which something begins.
5. Being one more than six.
6. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
7. Of or relating to or associated with the moon.
8. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
9. A separate part of a whole.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
12. A city in northern India.
13. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
14. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
21. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
23. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1.
26. Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence.
28. A light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design).
30. The food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel).
31. (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.
33. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
34. (Sumerian) Legendary friend of Gilgamish.
35. The twelfth sign of the zodiac.
37. Fiddler crabs.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. The part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body.
40. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
43. Being nine more than ninety.
49. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
52. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
53. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
54. Cause a floating log to rotate by treading.
56. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
58. 1 species.
60. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
61. Type genus of the Meliaceae.
63. Noisy talk.
64. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
65. Remaining after all deductions.
66. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
67. Stalk of a moss capsule.
68. One thousandth of a second.
71. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
72. Administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava.
76. A state in New England.
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