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1. Slightly wet.
5. An employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.).
12. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
15. The twelfth month of the civil year.
16. Flesh of pompano.
17. An accountant certified by the state.
18. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
19. Relating to or produced by ergot.
20. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
21. Salt pork from the back of a hog carcass.
24. Of the blackest black.
25. Used of persons.
28. A genus of Platalea.
30. A person forced to flee from home or country.
31. A state in the eastern United States.
32. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
36. A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
37. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
40. Before noon.
42. Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy.
43. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
45. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
46. Relating to or containing the azo radical.
47. The eighth month of the civil year.
48. Small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers.
53. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
55. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
58. Excessive desire to eat.
62. Type genus of the Juglandaceae.
67. An elaborate song for solo voice.
68. A slender double-reed instrument.
69. Of or relating to alga.
73. Cause annoyance in.
74. Someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art.
76. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
77. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
78. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
79. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
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1. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
2. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
3. Small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark.
4. Of the common people of ancient Rome.
5. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
6. Found in the ordinary course of events.
7. A graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions.
8. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
9. Having only superficial plausibility.
10. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
11. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
12. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
22. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
23. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
26. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
27. Pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts.
29. A short crowbar.
33. Being in competition.
34. Affect with wonder.
35. Gallery where works of art can be displayed.
38. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
39. An associate degree in nursing.
41. Dutch postimpressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890).
44. An awkward stupid person.
49. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944).
52. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
54. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
56. Type genus of the Rubiaceae.
57. Moving very fast.
59. A native or inhabitant of Iran.
60. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
61. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
63. A game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes.
64. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
65. A socially awkward or tactless act.
66. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
70. A state of southwestern India.
71. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
72. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
75. Half the width of an em.
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