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1. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
5. On the side away from the wind.
12. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
15. The food served and eaten at one time.
16. Antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies.
17. A port in southwestern Scotland.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
20. Informal terms for a mother.
21. Government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants.
22. Type genus of Ursidae.
27. Drink excessive amounts of alcohol.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
31. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
35. The sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office.
41. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
43. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
44. Awaken once again.
48. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
50. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
51. Lacking a cutting edge.
52. United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964).
55. Type genus of the Coerebidae.
57. A married German woman.
58. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
59. A French abbot.
65. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
68. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
71. An informal term for a father.
72. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
73. Infuse with spirit.
76. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
77. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
78. Capable of melting.
79. A boy or man.
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1. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
2. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
3. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
4. A simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids.
5. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
6. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
7. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
8. Freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk.
9. A large fleet.
10. Avatar of Vishnu.
11. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
12. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
13. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
14. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
19. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
23. The act of scanning.
24. God of wealth and love.
25. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
26. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
28. A city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains.
29. Growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal.
33. The thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest.
34. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
36. An electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually.
37. Family based on male descent.
38. Affect with wonder.
39. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
42. In addition.
45. United States writer (1890-1945).
46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
47. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
49. Make reference to.
53. The basic unit of money on Malta.
54. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
56. A city in central Illinois on the Illinois River.
60. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come.
61. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
62. Deeply moved.
63. Acid gritty-textured fruit.
64. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
66. Type genus of the Ranidae.
67. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
69. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
70. The sign language used in the United States.
74. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
75. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
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