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1. The unit of frequency.
4. The hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed.
12. Not reflecting light.
15. Towards the side away from the wind.
16. A porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed).
17. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. American civil rights worker in Mississippi.
20. Characterized by jokes and good humor.
22. A very attractive or seductive looking woman.
24. An active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes.
25. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
26. The lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
29. A small cake leavened with yeast.
30. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
32. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
34. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
37. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
38. (trademark) An alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
40. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
41. Loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging.
45. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
46. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
47. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
48. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality.
54. A sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes.
55. (sport) Used of your own ground.
56. Excessive desire to eat.
58. Submerged freshwater perennials.
60. A state in southeastern United States.
63. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
65. The principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull.
69. A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically.
72. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
74. A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic.
76. A branch of the Tai languages.
77. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
78. Not firmly fastened or secured.
79. How long something has existed.
80. Having much flesh (especially fat).
81. English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon.
82. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
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1. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
2. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
3. A meeting of spiritualists.
4. At any time.
5. A state in the western United States.
6. A genus of Drepanididae.
7. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
8. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
9. A public promotion of some product or service.
10. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
11. Type genus of the family Pholadidae.
12. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
13. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
14. Informal terms for clothing.
21. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
27. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
28. A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression).
31. Somewhat ill or prone to illness.
33. An official who carries a mace of office.
35. Source of a tough elastic wood.
36. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
39. The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced.
42. Of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants.
43. A member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia.
44. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
49. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
50. Type genus of the Phocidae.
51. Guiding star.
53. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
57. Occurring or payable every year.
59. The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
61. Informal terms for a human head.
62. Of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture.
64. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
66. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
67. Tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear.
68. Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule.
70. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
71. Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified.
73. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
75. The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros.
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