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1. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
4. Temporary cessation or suspension.
12. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
15. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
16. Of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense).
17. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
20. Having help.
21. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
22. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
23. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. Sour or bitter in taste.
27. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
29. A white trivalent metallic element.
31. Inject with libidinal energy.
33. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
34. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
36. (Greek mythology) The rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods.
40. (trademark) A type of inflatable air mattress.
42. A jaunty rhythm in music.
45. The wool of a sheep or similar animal.
47. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
49. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
50. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
51. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
52. An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification).
55. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
57. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
58. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
60. An informal term for a father.
61. Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989).
62. A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California.
66. A sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California.
70. A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation.
72. Enthusiastic approval.
74. 100 aurar equal 1 krona.
75. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
76. A commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement.
79. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
80. Go "ding dong", like a bell.
81. In a trite manner.
82. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
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1. A small cake leavened with yeast.
2. The sixth month of the civil year.
3. Type genus of the Phocidae.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
6. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
7. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
8. (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
9. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
10. Of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both.
11. Either extremity of something that has length.
12. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
13. Fill with high spirits.
14. British composer (1857-1934).
19. An excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth.
24. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
25. All the loaves of bread baked at the same time.
28. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
30. Uncomfortably cool.
32. A Scottish word.
35. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
37. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
38. Toward the mouth or oral region.
39. A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels.
41. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
43. The 8th letter of the Greek alphabet.
44. Verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines.
46. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
48. Robber flies.
53. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
54. Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily.
56. A short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play.
59. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
63. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
64. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
65. (nautical) Of an anchor.
67. The act of scanning.
68. The act of giving temporary assistance.
69. An Asian river between China and Russia.
71. Suggestive of the supernatural.
73. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
77. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
78. Being nine more than forty.
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