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1. Take in solid food.
4. A metal urn with a spigot at the base.
11. A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite.
15. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
16. A crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins.
17. The basic unit of money in Botswana.
18. A period of time spent sleeping.
19. A gay feeling.
21. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
25. Casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs.
28. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
30. A state in northwestern North America.
31. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
32. An informal conversation.
36. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
40. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
41. 16 ounces.
42. Periodic maintenance on a car or machine.
45. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
47. Often cultivated for the decorative foliage.
49. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
50. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
51. Not normal.
52. To or from every one of two or more (considered individually).
55. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
56. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
57. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
59. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
61. A boy or man.
63. Spider monkeys.
66. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
69. Great in vertical dimension.
70. South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax.
74. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
75. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
76. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
77. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
78. Two items of the same kind.
79. Capable of being tamed.
80. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
2. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
3. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another.
4. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
5. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
6. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
7. Used of a single unit or thing.
8. The type genus of the family Vitaceae.
9. One or some or every or all without specification.
10. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
11. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
12. The lowest brass wind instrument.
13. Wearing or provided with clothing.
14. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
20. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
22. Thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game.
23. A rural area where farming is practiced.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
27. A residential district located on the outskirts of a city.
29. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
33. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household.
34. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
35. (Mexican) Corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed.
37. Reprehensible acquisitiveness.
38. A superior grade of black tea.
39. An informal term for a father.
43. Farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle).
44. Of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot.
46. Small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers.
48. The part of a coal seam that is being cut.
53. Abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress.
54. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
58. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
60. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
62. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
64. The universal time coordinated time on board the spacecraft.
65. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
67. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
68. God of love and erotic desire.
71. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
72. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
73. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
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