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1. A humorous anecdote or remark.
4. Durable fragrant wood.
12. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
15. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
16. An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
18. (British) Your grandmother.
19. A hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck.
20. 100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha.
21. A small spike (as the inflorescence on grasses and sedges).
23. The capital and largest city of Japan.
25. 10 grams.
26. An implement for practical use (especially in a household).
27. (of soil) Soft and watery.
29. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
30. Make amends for.
33. A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms.
38. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
40. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the western Dakotas.
42. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
44. Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center.
45. The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit.
46. (British) Diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines (from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)).
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
50. Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down.
53. 1 species.
55. Make attractive or lovable.
56. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
58. A Russian river.
59. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
62. An ambitious and aspiring young person.
66. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
71. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
72. Type genus of the Desmodontidae.
75. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
76. A doctor's degree in education.
77. A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria.
78. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
79. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
80. A great raja.
81. (Irish) Ancient Irish god (probably a god of the sun).
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1. A province in north-central China.
2. Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.
3. A spirit believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals.
4. A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing).
5. Medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica.
6. The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs.
7. A person who is not very bright.
8. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
9. Workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made.
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. Prairie dogs.
12. Humorously vulgar.
13. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
14. A small amount of residue.
22. A special way of doing something.
24. A light touch or stroke.
28. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
31. A member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
32. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
34. The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.
35. Not fed.
36. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
37. Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923).
39. Wood of any of various maple trees.
41. The sixth month of the civil year.
43. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
52. Covered with paving material.
54. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
57. The French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
60. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
61. A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC).
63. In bed.
64. A quantity of no importance.
65. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
67. Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.
68. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
69. An Eskimo hut.
70. 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.
73. A master's degree in business.
74. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
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