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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. (of movement) At an angle.
12. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
15. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
16. Tarpons and ladyfishes.
17. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
18. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
19. Not absolute or complete.
20. The cry made by sheep.
21. Small genus of east African herbs.
23. A band worn around or over the head.
25. An informal term for a father.
26. The way in which someone or something is composed.
28. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
29. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
34. Deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
44. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
45. A caustic substance (Ca(OH)2) produced by heating limestone.
47. (Welsh myth) The other world.
49. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
50. Advanced in years.
51. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
54. Mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults.
58. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
59. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
60. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
63. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
66. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
69. A mask with a filter protects the face an lungs against poisonous gases.
72. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
74. The Bantu language of the Buganda people.
76. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
77. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
78. A habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying).
79. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
80. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
81. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A doctor's degree in musical arts.
2. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
3. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
4. A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries.
5. The part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum.
6. A hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders.
7. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
8. Wither, esp. with a loss of moisture.
9. A farewell remark.
10. A member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona.
11. A small hard fruit.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae.
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
22. Noisy talk.
24. A borough in Scotland.
27. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
30. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
31. The ending of a series or sequence.
32. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
33. (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.
35. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
36. Given or having a specified name.
37. Toward the mouth or oral region.
38. (of light) Lacking in intensity or brightness.
41. An associate degree in nursing.
42. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
43. Two items of the same kind.
46. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
52. The ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
53. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
55. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.
56. Tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
57. A building where prostitutes are available.
61. Small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.
62. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
64. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
65. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
67. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
68. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
70. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
71. God of love and erotic desire.
73. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
75. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
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