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1. A humorous anecdote or remark.
4. Mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus.
12. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
15. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
16. A conversation between two persons.
17. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
18. Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring.
20. Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
22. (used especially of vegetation) Having lost all moisture.
23. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
25. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
26. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
29. Taken or to be taken at random.
32. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
33. A state in midwestern United States.
34. Engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring).
37. Used of physical heat.
40. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
42. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
43. (of reproduction) Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes reproduction".
45. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
47. Of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents.
52. A cycle with three wheels.
53. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
55. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC).
57. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit.
59. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
61. The capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island.
64. 1 species.
69. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
71. Colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended.
72. Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip.
75. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
76. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
77. A resident of Indiana.
79. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
80. An awkward stupid person.
81. City in central Iran.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A large number or amount.
2. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
3. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
4. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
5. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
6. Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen.
7. Of time long past.
8. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
9. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
10. European freshwater fish resembling the roach.
11. Seed of a pea plant.
12. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
13. The imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644.
14. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
19. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
21. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
24. Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units.
27. The cry made by sheep.
28. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
30. United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935).
31. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements.
35. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
36. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
38. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
39. Heal or recover.
41. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
44. An attribute that fits a person for something.
46. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
48. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
49. Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
50. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
51. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
54. Type genus of the Sciaenidae.
56. All of the inhabitants of the earth.
58. United States abolitionist (1786-1865).
60. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
62. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
63. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
65. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
66. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
67. Type genus of the Amiidae.
68. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
70. Offering fun and gaiety.
73. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
74. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
78. A person forced to flee from home or country.
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