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1. The sound made by a gentle blow.
4. A short pithy instructive saying.
12. An honorary degree in science.
15. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
16. The battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC).
17. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
18. (Babylonian) The sky god.
19. Approximately the last 10,000 years.
20. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
21. Examine by palpation for medical purposes.
23. (Greek mythology) A sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait.
25. Type genus of the Amiidae.
26. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
28. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
29. The cry made by sheep.
31. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
33. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
36. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
38. English monk and scholar (672-735).
42. Trousers that end at or above the knee.
44. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
46. A resource.
47. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
50. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
51. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
53. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
57. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
59. Sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons.
60. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
61. The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall.
64. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
68. Port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan.
71. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
72. Away from the mouth or oral region.
73. A sloping mass of rocks at the base of a cliff.
77. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
78. A pass between mountain peaks.
79. Giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap.
81. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
82. Range of what one can know or understand.
83. Red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds.
84. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
2. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
3. United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958).
4. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
5. Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones.
6. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
7. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
8. English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979).
9. Water frozen in the solid state.
10. Of a declining industry or technology.
11. One thousandth of a second.
12. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
13. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.
14. Causing fear or dread or terror.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. A language group of the Hokan family.
27. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
30. A book of the New Testament.
32. In bed.
34. Make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas.
35. A genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae.
37. A state in midwestern United States.
39. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
40. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
41. By bad luck.
43. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
45. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
48. State in northeastern India.
49. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
52. Find repugnant.
54. (of a liquid) Treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification.
55. Remaining after all deductions.
56. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
58. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
62. A woman of refinement.
63. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
65. British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956).
66. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
67. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
69. A slender double-reed instrument.
70. A commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River.
74. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
75. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
76. The seventh and last day of the week.
80. A state in the eastern United States.
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