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1. The cry made by sheep.
4. Grant credentials to.
12. A tight-fitting headdress.
15. The month following March and preceding May.
16. Fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground.
17. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
18. Explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene.
19. Cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters.
20. An accidental happening.
21. A naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary.
23. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
25. A quantity of no importance.
26. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
29. A formal expression of praise.
31. An appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food.
36. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.
40. A plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate.
41. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
42. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
43. Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure.
45. A state in north central United States.
46. Of or relating to or involving an area.
47. Loud confused noise from many sources.
51. The sign language used in the United States.
52. A yearning for something or to do something.
53. A successful ending of a struggle or contest.
58. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
60. A small cake leavened with yeast.
64. Author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553).
68. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
72. Possessing life.
73. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
74. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
76. Chief port of Yemen.
77. The basic unit of money in Albania.
78. A state in midwestern United States.
79. English pianist (1890-1965).
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1. A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra.
2. Transient cessation of respiration.
3. An honorary arts degree.
4. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
5. Carries luggage to air travelers.
6. Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
7. The brightest star in Orion.
8. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
9. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
10. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
11. Being one more than nine.
12. United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942).
13. Jordan's port.
14. Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles.
22. Small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs.
24. Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce).
27. A battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC).
28. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
30. In bed.
32. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
33. A fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon.
34. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.
35. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
37. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
38. An edict of the Russian tsar.
39. A large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm.
44. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
48. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
49. The month following July and preceding September.
50. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
54. 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.
55. 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.
56. (India) Usually in combination.
57. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
59. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
61. A French abbot.
62. Related to or located at the back.
63. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
65. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
66. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
67. A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared.
69. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer.
70. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
71. Being one more than six.
75. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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