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1. Occurring widely (as to many people).
5. Engaged in as a pastime.
12. 10 grams.
15. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
16. The area for food preparation on a ship.
17. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
18. (Middle Eastern) Small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds.
19. An honorary degree in science.
20. Lower in esteem.
22. In bed.
23. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
25. Indigo bush.
26. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
27. A port city in southwestern Iran.
29. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
31. Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area.
36. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
38. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
40. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
41. An associate degree in nursing.
44. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
46. A bowl-shaped vessel.
50. Genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips.
52. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
53. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
54. A skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer).
56. A woman of refinement.
57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
58. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
61. (trademark) A cobalt-base alloy with chromium and other metals.
67. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
68. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
69. Tending to soothe or tranquilize.
73. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
74. Important marine food fishes.
75. Extremely pleasing.
76. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
77. A person who escapes into a world of fantasy.
78. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
3. Whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball.
4. Protected from heat and light with shade or shadow.
5. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
6. The capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea.
7. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
8. A family of birds of the order Coraciiformes.
9. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
10. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
11. Having been read.
12. Made of fir or pine.
13. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
14. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
21. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
24. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
28. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
30. A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.
32. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
33. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
34. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
35. Avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues.
37. A province in north-central China.
39. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
42. Depressing in character or appearance.
43. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
45. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
47. The Italian region on the island of Sardinia.
48. A white trivalent metallic element.
49. Young sheep.
51. Inflammation of the ileum.
55. South American cavy.
59. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
60. Jordan's port.
62. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
63. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
64. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
65. A caress with the lips.
66. Not fake or counterfeit.
70. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly).
71. Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units.
72. A master's degree in fine arts.
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