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1. (classical architecture) A molding for a cornice.
5. Be unbearably loud.
11. The officer below the master on a commercial ship.
15. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
16. A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols.
17. Absent without permission.
18. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
19. The qualities of a hero or heroine.
20. A shape that spreads outward.
21. Of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people.
23. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
25. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
26. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
27. A bachelor's degree in religion.
28. Daughter of Nehru who served as Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984).
30. Painter of the Florentine school.
34. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
35. Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians.
36. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
39. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
43. Type genus of the Apidae.
45. Leafless East Indian vine.
48. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
49. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
52. North American rat snakes.
54. Type genus of the Cricetidae.
56. Australian moundbird.
58. Cap that fits over the hub of a wheel.
60. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
64. A person who chooses or selects out.
68. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
69. Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold.
72. A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water.
73. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
74. The craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit.
76. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
77. A doctor's degree in education.
78. An antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State.
79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
2. The capital and largest city of Japan.
3. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
4. A large fleet.
5. Remove the value from.
6. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
7. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
8. A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs.
9. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
10. A state in New England.
11. Tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes.
12. A grant made by a law court.
13. The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit.
14. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
22. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
24. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
31. Pierce with a sharp stake or point.
32. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
33. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
37. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
38. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
40. Singing jazz.
41. The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC.
42. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval).
44. The Greek lyric poet of Lesbos.
46. Female equine animal.
47. (used of arms and legs) Bent outward with the joint away from the body.
50. Creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.
51. Small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar.
53. The largest city in Texas.
55. Make or become coarse or coarser.
57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
59. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
61. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
63. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
65. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
66. Toward the mouth or oral region.
67. A social club for male undergraduates.
70. The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
71. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
75. Being one more than fifty.
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