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1. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
4. Any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes.
12. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. A long slender cigar.
17. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
18. A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance.
19. A woman of refinement.
20. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
22. Obtain from someone after their death.
26. Small and light boat.
27. (Roman mythology) God of love.
30. A person of exceptional importance and reputation.
34. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
39. Small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil.
41. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
42. Apply incorrectly or badly.
45. An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants.
46. Lying in a relaxed manner.
48. A small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye.
50. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
51. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
52. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
54. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
57. Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds.
60. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
63. United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000).
67. An ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus.
69. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
70. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
71. A now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera.
73. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
74. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
75. Not firmly fastened or secured.
76. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
4. (usually plural) Valuables taken by violence (especially in war).
5. Any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
6. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
7. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
8. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
9. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
10. Any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits.
11. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
12. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
13. A large quantity of written matter.
14. A small cake leavened with yeast.
23. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
24. A member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India.
25. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
28. (trademark) An antacid.
29. Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel.
31. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
32. The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
33. A person afflicted with psychosis.
35. A member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico.
36. The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
37. The British system of withholding tax.
38. Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path.
40. (British informal) Not to be deceived or hoodwinked n 1.
43. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
44. A young peafowl.
47. A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
49. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
53. Admission to a group (especially a college or university).
55. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
56. A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path.
58. Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945).
59. Make improvements or corrections to.
61. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
62. The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC.
64. Combining form.
65. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
66. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
68. A branch of the Tai languages.
72. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
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