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1. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
4. Type genus of the Giraffidae.
11. A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
15. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
16. Of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people.
17. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
18. Of or relating to or involving an area.
20. In full operation.
21. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
22. French novelist.
24. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
25. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
27. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
30. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
33. First in order of importance.
37. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
41. A member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
44. Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women.
45. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
48. (Sumerian) Sun god.
50. Goddess of dawn.
52. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
53. Being of the age 13 through 19.
55. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
56. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
57. Jordan's port.
59. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
60. United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954).
63. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
66. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
70. Not only so, but.
72. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
73. (of roads) Made of logs laid down crosswise.
76. A musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it.
77. Black tropical American cuckoo.
78. Having a systematic arrangement.
79. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
4. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
5. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
6. A small piece of cloth.
7. Of or at or relating to an anode.
8. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
9. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
10. Any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain.
11. Having unattractive thinness.
12. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
13. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
14. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
19. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
28. A member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria.
29. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
31. A liquid solution that results from elution.
32. Grow by addition, as of capital.
34. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
35. The state of being under the control of another person.
36. Based on the meter as a standard of measurement.
38. A unit of pressure.
39. The sound made by a gentle blow.
40. A Hindu disciple of a swami.
42. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
43. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
46. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
47. An Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374).
49. Grind together, of teeth.
51. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
54. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
58. A committee having supervisory powers.
61. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
62. A sharply directional antenna.
64. The sixth month of the civil year.
65. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
67. Great in vertical dimension.
68. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
71. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
74. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
75. A public promotion of some product or service.
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