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1. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
4. And edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades.
12. Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. Flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish.
17. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
18. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
19. More of the same adv.
20. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
21. Able to be put to use.
23. A small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns.
25. A drink credited with magical power.
28. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
31. Any broad thin expanse or surface.
35. English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975).
39. (British) Inferior (espcially of a country's leadership).
41. An atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom.
42. Select as an alternative.
43. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
45. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
46. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
49. (religion) Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism.
52. Any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts.
54. English architect (1746-1813).
56. A dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China.
60. Tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.
64. Dyed with henna.
66. A nitrogen-containing base found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine.
69. A master's degree in business.
70. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
71. French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791).
73. A decree that prohibits something.
74. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
75. Perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers.
76. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A set of clothing (with accessories).
2. Being or given to servile imitation.
3. An island of central Hawaii.
4. Small cold-water silvery fish.
5. Provide what is desired or needed, esp. support, food or sustenance.
6. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
7. A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost.
8. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
9. Aromatic Eurasian perennial.
10. A program that is broadcast again.
11. Informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions.
12. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
13. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
14. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
22. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
24. The state or fact of existing.
26. The longest division of geological time.
27. A boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront.
29. A rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo).
30. A numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number.
32. Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa.
33. To come or go into.
34. A yellow quartz.
36. A bachelor's degree in literature.
37. Being one more than one.
38. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral.
40. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
44. The members of a male religious order.
47. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
48. Early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers.
50. A transuranic element that has not been found in nature.
51. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
53. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
55. A Loloish language.
57. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
59. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
61. Toward the mouth or oral region.
62. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
63. Rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust.
65. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
67. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
68. Make amends for.
72. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
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