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1. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
5. A member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon.
12. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
15. A small cake leavened with yeast.
16. Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings.
17. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
18. Cause a floating log to rotate by treading.
19. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
20. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
22. Type genus of the Elopidae.
24. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
25. A needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal.
27. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
29. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
30. Given to avoiding association with others.
33. An international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade.
36. A city in northwestern Iran.
37. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
40. Related on the mother's side.
42. Congenital absence of the uterus.
44. A man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
49. Female equine animal.
50. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
53. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
55. An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions.
56. A forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds.
61. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
63. A fixed look with eyes open wide v 1.
64. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
65. Any of various widely distributed beetles.
67. The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.
71. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
72. (British) A car that is even smaller than a subcompact car.
75. A large and densely populated urban area.
76. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
77. A genus of Nymphalidae.
78. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
79. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
80. A cracker sprinkled with salt before baking.
81. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
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1. A French abbot.
2. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
3. Ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes.
4. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
5. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
6. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
7. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
8. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
9. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
10. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
11. Compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming.
12. Proceed without interruption.
13. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
14. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
21. A word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name.
23. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
26. The sound made by corvine birds.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. Wood of a sumac.
32. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
34. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
35. Dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin.
38. God of wealth and love.
39. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
41. Affect with wonder.
43. The force used in pushing.
45. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
48. Under a curse.
51. A radioactive transuranic element.
52. (Greek mythology) The virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon.
54. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
57. A keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere.
58. A plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate.
59. Traveling on horseback.
60. A B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.
62. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
66. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
68. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
69. (Sumerian) Sun god.
70. Tropical Asian starlings.
73. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
74. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
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