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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. Ornamental plasterwork.
12. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. An organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live.
17. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
18. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
19. A building where prostitutes are available.
20. A genus of Indriidae.
22. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
24. A small island.
26. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
27. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
29. An ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about.
31. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
33. Having facets.
36. (Sumerian) Sun god.
37. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
38. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
39. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
43. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
44. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
45. Frivolous banter.
47. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
51. The face of a timepiece.
52. (Greek mythology) The god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology.
55. Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants.
57. In addition.
58. Cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked.
61. A branch of the Tai languages.
62. American dramatist (1928- ).
63. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
64. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
66. A member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia.
68. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
71. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
75. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
78. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
80. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
81. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
82. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
84. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
85. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
86. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
87. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head).
2. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
3. Armor plate that protects legs below the knee.
4. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. A small piece of cloth.
7. Any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind.
8. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
9. An implement used in the practice of a vocation.
10. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
11. An affirmative.
12. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
13. In no manner.
14. A decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others.
21. Goddess of fate.
23. A boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals).
25. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
28. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
30. A beautiful and graceful girl.
32. Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals.
34. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
35. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
40. Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl.
41. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
42. The act of relaying something.
46. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
48. Of or relating to or characteristic of Assam or its people or culture.
49. At or constituting a border or edge.
50. Black tropical American cuckoo.
53. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.
54. Chocolate cookie with white cream filling.
56. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
59. Silver-coated candy bead for decorating cakes.
60. Prevent the growth of horns.
65. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
67. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
69. A member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia.
70. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
72. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
73. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
74. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
76. The residue that remains when something is burned.
77. An accountant certified by the state.
79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
83. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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