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1. The month following March and preceding May.
4. A nonstandard form of American English spoken by some American Black people.
11. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
15. Towards the side away from the wind.
16. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
17. Largest known toad species.
18. Jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck.
20. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
22. A Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India.
23. A doctor's degree in optometry.
25. Consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain.
30. Ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates.
35. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
38. The inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems.
40. A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter.
42. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
43. Derive or receive pleasure from.
46. 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.
47. A ludicrously false statement.
50. The mints.
53. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
55. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
59. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
63. The state of being under the control of another person.
66. Jordan's port.
69. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
70. Water soaked soil.
71. A flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents.
73. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
74. Something that remunerates.
75. Not angry.
76. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
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1. European shad.
2. Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
3. A variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians.
4. Enthusiastic approval.
5. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
6. Chocolate cookie with white cream filling.
7. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
8. Being nine more than ninety.
9. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
10. Pile of waste matter from coal mining etc.
11. Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature).
12. An impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony.
13. Adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices.
14. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
19. One of the three Furies.
21. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
24. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
26. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
27. A plant lacking a permanent woody stem.
28. Jordan's port.
29. Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship.
31. Give qualities or abilities to.
32. A support or foundation.
33. State of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior.
34. A Mid-Atlantic state.
36. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
37. Singing jazz.
39. Informal terms for a mother.
41. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
44. Having an oblique or slanted direction.
45. Salt of potassium (trade names Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte).
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
52. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
54. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
56. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
57. A trivalent metalloid element.
58. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
60. A shade of blue tinged with green.
61. A polite name for any woman.
62. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
64. Have confidence or faith in.
65. A girl or young woman who is unmarried.
67. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
68. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
72. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
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