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1. A French abbot.
5. A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures.
11. A sudden very loud noise.
15. Not easy.
16. Of or involving the rectum.
17. Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery).
18. In bed.
19. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
21. A decree that prohibits something.
23. Capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression.
26. A river in southeastern France.
27. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior.
30. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
32. Found pleasant or attractive.
33. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
37. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
42. Web spinners.
46. An affirmative.
47. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
48. A city and port in northern Jutland.
50. The friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC).
52. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
53. A slow pace of running.
56. A New England state.
57. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
60. (formal) A person who announces important news.
65. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
67. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
68. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
70. (Babylonian) The sky god.
71. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
72. (Irish) God of the sea.
74. The force of workers available.
75. A writing implement with a point from which ink flows.
76. Having few if any teeth.
77. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. A small cake leavened with yeast.
3. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
4. A doctor's degree in education.
5. Order by virtue of superior authority.
6. A family of fish in the order Zeomorphi.
7. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. A streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine.
10. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
11. (ballet) Quick gliding steps with one foot always leading.
12. Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.
13. Out of bed.
14. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
20. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
22. A compact mass.
24. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
25. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate.
29. Jordan's port.
31. Type genus of the Gavidae.
34. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.
35. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
36. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
38. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
39. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
40. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
41. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
43. A Russian river.
44. Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506).
45. Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940).
49. Male red deer.
51. A measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body.
54. Female ruff v 1.
55. A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function.
58. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
59. A unit of weight used in Asia.
61. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
62. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
63. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
64. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
66. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
69. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
73. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
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