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1. (of music or art) New and of general appeal (especially among young people).
4. Type genus of the family Macropodidae.
12. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. A poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family.
17. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
18. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
20. The third day of the week.
21. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar.
23. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
25. A fraudulent business scheme.
27. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
28. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
30. Type genus of the Anatidae.
32. A New England state.
34. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
39. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
41. Goat grass.
42. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
43. A member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas.
46. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
48. A poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups.
50. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
53. A festival featuring African-American culture.
54. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
56. An associate degree in nursing.
57. A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
60. A sharply directional antenna.
62. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
65. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
68. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
72. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
73. Relating to a recently developed fashion or style.
74. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
75. Relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords.
79. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
80. Sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae.
81. A caustic substance (Ca(OH)2) produced by heating limestone.
82. God of the earth.
83. An informal alliance between countries.
84. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
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1. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
2. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
3. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
4. 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.
5. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
6. A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen.
7. United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970).
8. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
9. A city in Tuscany.
10. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
11. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
12. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
13. The sixth month of the civil year.
14. English Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718).
19. Chief port of Yemen.
22. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
24. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
26. Wood of any of various mahogany trees.
29. A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau.
31. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
33. National capital of Kiribati.
35. A state of irritation or annoyance.
36. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
37. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
38. An ancient city on the Nile in Egypt.
40. A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
44. Distant but within sight.
45. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
47. A state in the eastern United States.
49. Noisy talk.
51. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
52. The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.
55. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
58. Punish with an arbitrary penalty.
59. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
61. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
63. A town in central Belgium.
64. Remote and separate physically or socially.
66. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
67. Combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope.
69. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
70. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
71. The highest level or degree attainable.
76. A member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century.
77. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
78. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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