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1. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
4. An underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome).
12. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
15. Take in solid food.
16. Temporary cessation or suspension.
17. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
18. A groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels).
19. Go into retirement.
20. The capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates.
22. Of or relating to a wedding.
24. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
26. A member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
28. Not subjected to an aging process.
30. An annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance.
34. Ctenophores lacking tentacles.
37. One thousandth of a second.
38. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
40. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
41. A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola.
43. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
44. Guinea fowl.
47. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
49. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
50. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
51. Step on it.
53. A state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal.
55. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
57. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
60. Informal terms for a mother.
61. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
67. Sounding as if pronounced low in the throat.
71. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
72. A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca.
75. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
76. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
77. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
79. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
80. Chief port of Yemen.
81. A poor white person in the southern US.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim.
2. An island republic on Nauru Island.
3. Of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times.
4. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
5. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
6. Vietnamese New Year.
7. The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
8. Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907).
9. Used of a single unit or thing.
10. One million periods per second.
11. Make less visible or unclear.
12. Flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds.
13. A cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats.
14. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
21. Relating to or containing acetic acid.
23. The basic unit of money in Gambia.
25. Of or relating to the heart.
27. A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle.
29. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
31. (used especially of vegetation) Having lost all moisture.
32. Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola.
33. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
35. A small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate.
36. Relieve from military service.
39. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man.
42. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
45. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
46. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
48. Medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark.
52. (Greek mythology) One of the three Gorgons.
54. A person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or over-familiar manner.
56. A fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar).
58. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
59. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
62. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
63. A blow that renders the opponent unconscious.
64. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
65. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
66. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
68. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
69. A feeling of intense anger.
70. Superior to the average.
73. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
74. The first month of the year.
78. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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