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1. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
4. Makeup that is used to color the lips.
12. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
15. (informal) Of the highest quality.
16. (formerly) A horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door.
17. Water frozen in the solid state.
18. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
19. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats.
20. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
22. Any plant of the genus Eryngium.
24. Edible viscera of a fowl.
26. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
29. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
30. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
31. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
35. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
38. Chief port of Yemen.
40. Divisible by two.
41. The wife of a sheik.
44. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
46. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
47. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
48. Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
50. An early French settler in the Maritimes.
52. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
53. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
54. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
55. A covering to disguise or conceal the face.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
60. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
61. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
62. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
63. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
65. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
67. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
75. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
76. The 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
79. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
80. A master's degree in library science.
83. The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet.
84. Make amends for.
85. Either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship.
86. Either extremity of something that has length.
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1. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
2. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
3. Health care for the aged.
4. A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
5. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
6. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface.
7. A port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel.
8. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
9. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
10. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
11. A rounded projection or protuberance.
12. Device for converting sound waves into electrical energy.
13. The universal time coordinated time on board the spacecraft.
14. Family based on male descent.
21. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
23. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression.
25. Relating to or having the characteristics on an icon.
27. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
28. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
32. Being eight more than fifty.
33. A hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin.
34. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
36. God of wealth and love.
37. (British informal) Exhausted or worn out.
39. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
42. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
43. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
45. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
51. Indigo bush.
56. With good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner.
57. An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme.
59. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
64. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.
66. Affect with wonder.
68. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
69. A public promotion of some product or service.
70. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
71. Any branch of Shinto other than Kokka.
72. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
73. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
74. A notable achievement.
77. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
78. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
81. A state in east central United States.
82. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
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