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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. Like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape).
11. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994).
17. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
21. Toxin secreted by animals (by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)).
22. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
24. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
27. A unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar.
31. A female actor.
34. Adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder.
36. A period of time spent in military service.
37. Having leadership guidance.
38. Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes.
40. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
41. A large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago).
45. Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience.
47. Either extremity of something that has length.
48. A bar of sand.
49. Greek mythology.
51. That is to say.
52. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
53. Chief port of Yemen.
55. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
59. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
60. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
62. Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner.
64. United States comedian.
67. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
71. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
72. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
73. Beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.
74. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
75. Having been taken in marriage.
76. A spectator who uses standing room (as in a theater when there are no vacant seats).
77. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
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1. Speaking a Slavic language.
2. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
3. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
4. Letters and packages that are transported by aircraft.
5. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
6. (prefix) Within.
7. Someone who bets.
8. The capital and largest city of Norway.
9. Water frozen in the solid state.
10. An uproarious party.
11. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
12. Relating to or used in making cabinets.
13. In bed.
14. Offering fun and gaiety.
19. Thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game.
20. A job in an organization.
23. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
25. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
26. Of or relating to Immanuel Kant or his philosophy.
28. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
29. Filled with a great quantity.
30. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
32. Used of locations.
33. Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.
35. English writer of stories for children (1882-1956).
39. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
42. A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea.
43. A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys.
44. A river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River.
46. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
50. Loss of the ability to swallow.
54. A native of ancient Troy.
56. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
57. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
58. Very attentive or observant.
61. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
63. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
65. Especially one side of a leaf.
66. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
68. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
69. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
70. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
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