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1. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
5. A nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century.
12. Inquire about.
15. The basic unit of money on Malta.
16. A genus of Stromateidae.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
19. American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794).
20. A local computer network for communication between computers.
21. Type genus of the Gavidae.
23. Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness.
25. The father of your father or mother.
27. A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song).
28. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
29. A Mid-Atlantic state.
30. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
33. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
36. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
39. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
41. A hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).
43. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
48. A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
50. An associate degree in applied science.
51. An edict of the Russian tsar.
52. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
54. Show a response or a reaction to something.
56. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
58. Being nine more than ninety.
60. A bachelor's degree in religion.
61. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
63. (informal) "in the dumps".
67. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
69. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
72. A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry).
73. A boy or man.
77. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
78. A major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation.
80. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
81. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
82. Youthful appearance in an old person.
83. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
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1. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
2. Of or relating to or located near a hilum.
3. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
4. (of the moon) "after full moon comes the waning moon".
5. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
6. An honorary arts degree.
7. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
8. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
9. Take in, also metaphorically.
10. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.
11. Wildly disordered.
12. Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
13. The act of scanning.
14. Influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804).
22. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
24. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
26. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
31. Of or relating to neuroglia.
32. Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola.
34. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
35. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
37. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
38. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
40. (informal) Exceptionally good.
42. A battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists.
44. Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head).
45. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
47. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
49. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color.
53. Type genus of the Upupidae.
55. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
57. A public promotion of some product or service.
59. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
62. Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948).
64. Antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia.
65. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
66. A fixed look with eyes open wide v 1.
68. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
70. Common Indian weaverbird.
71. Type genus of the Anatidae.
74. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
75. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
76. The cry made by sheep.
79. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
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