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1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. A landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s.
12. Any of various units of capacity.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. Air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs.
17. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
20. French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883).
22. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
24. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
25. Complacently or inanely foolish.
26. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
28. United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966).
31. In a foreign country.
35. Avatar of Vishnu.
38. Thunderous verbal attack.
40. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
42. A state in northwestern North America.
43. Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water.
44. The twelfth month of the civil year.
46. A member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley.
48. Being nine more than eighty.
49. (Greek mythology) God of love.
51. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
52. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
55. Of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture.
58. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
59. The sound made by corvine birds.
61. A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces.
63. A port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea.
68. A tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives.
72. Emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid).
73. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
74. The female or generative principle.
76. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
77. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
78. A mountainous island in eastern Indonesia.
80. A local computer network for communication between computers.
81. Ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse.
82. Repetition or recapitulation in reverse order.
83. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Divulge information or secrets.
2. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. The cry made by sheep.
5. A sheer stiff muslin.
6. Great in vertical dimension.
7. A fraudulent business scheme.
8. Made from fermented mash of grain.
9. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
10. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
11. Declare or acknowledge to be true.
12. Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
13. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
14. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
21. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
23. Give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. Half the width of an em.
30. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
32. Having two axes.
33. Farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle).
34. French painter who developed pointilism (1859-1891).
36. New Zealand conifer.
37. Jordan's port.
39. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
41. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. 1 species.
47. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
50. Made steady or constant.
53. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
54. The dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants.
56. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
57. Of or relating to or produced by or being a gene.
60. The act of washing yourself (or another person).
62. A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure.
64. A fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface).
65. Any plant of the genus Inula.
66. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
67. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
69. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
70. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
71. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
75. Being one more than one.
79. Conforming to truth.
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