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1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
4. A spar projecting from the bow of a vessel.
12. Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle.
15. A transuranic element.
16. Of or relating to or formed by trees.
17. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
20. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
21. God of the earth.
22. Of or relating to or involving an area.
24. Any plant of the genus Erica.
26. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) Quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
27. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. Love intensely.
30. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
32. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
36. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
40. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
41. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
45. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
46. A city in northwestern Turkey.
47. In bed.
50. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
51. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
52. Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves.
54. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
55. Goddess of fertility.
57. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
59. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
63. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978).
66. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
70. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
71. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
73. Of the blackest black.
74. A port in southwestern Scotland.
77. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
78. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
79. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
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1. Of or relating to o occurring in a tube such as e.g. the fallopian tube or eustachian tube.
2. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares.
3. A particular situation.
4. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
5. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye.
6. A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells.
7. A district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts.
8. A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book.
9. The ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
10. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
11. Elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862).
12. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
19. A vigorous blow.
23. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
25. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
29. A doctor's degree in optometry.
31. A Greek island west of Greece.
33. Jordan's port.
34. A cap with no brim or bill.
35. A mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast.
37. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
38. Dwell (archaic).
39. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
42. Having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring.
43. (Babylonian) The sky god.
44. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
48. An early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica.
49. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
53. South African term for `boss'.
56. A rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots.
58. A state in midwestern United States.
60. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
61. Excessively fat.
62. Relating to or accompanying birth.
64. Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group.
65. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
67. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
68. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
69. A native or inhabitant of Denmark.
72. A person active in party politics.
75. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
76. Informal terms for a mother.
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