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1. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
5. A small spineless globe-shaped cactus.
11. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
15. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
16. Paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak.
17. Something left after other parts have been taken away.
18. Any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup.
20. Informal terms for a mother.
21. The wood of an African obeche tree.
23. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
26. A building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services.
27. A thermoplastic polyamide.
29. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior.
31. The sport of riding on a sled or sleigh.
34. (anatomy) A fold or wrinkle or crease.
35. Small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs.
37. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
41. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
42. Used of mouth or eyes.
46. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
49. Wood of a larch tree.
50. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. Type genus of the Laridae.
52. Any plant of the genus Erica.
53. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
54. A member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea.
56. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers.
57. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
58. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
62. A member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids.
70. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
71. 100 tambala equal 1 Kwacha.
73. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
74. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
75. An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
76. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
77. A town in north central Oklahoma.
78. Hard fiber used in making coarse twine.
79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A caress with the lips.
2. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
3. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
4. The Bantu language of the Buganda people.
5. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
6. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
7. Large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle.
8. Wearing or provided with clothing.
9. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
10. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
11. Small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing.
12. Right-hand page.
13. Ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion.
14. The usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant.
19. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
22. God of wealth and love.
24. Having nine units or components.
25. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
28. (British) A recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports.
30. Founder of Buddhism.
32. 1 species.
33. Go on board.
36. Make richer.
38. A woman of refinement.
39. Speaking a Slavic language.
40. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
43. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
44. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
45. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
47. Leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975).
48. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
55. A histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux.
59. Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries.
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
61. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
63. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
64. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
65. Fallow deer.
66. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
67. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
68. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
69. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
72. Sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce.
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