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1. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
4. Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
11. North American yellow-breasted songbirds.
15. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
16. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior.
17. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. A province in north-central China.
21. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
22. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
24. Having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds.
26. (heraldry) Applied to a fish depicted horizontally.
28. Relating to bone or to the skeleton.
30. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
31. Not neatly combed.
35. British writer of short stories (1870-1916).
40. Drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material.
41. Thick like cream.
45. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
46. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
47. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
49. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
51. A tight-fitting headdress.
52. Of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people.
54. Of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado n 1.
56. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
59. Having winglike extensions.
60. The act of catching an object with the hands.
63. Tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome.
64. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
67. Pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia.
71. Garlic mayonnaise.
72. In the Roman calendar.
75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
76. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
77. The world's largest active volcano.
80. According to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions).
81. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
82. Lack of strength or vigor esp from illness.
83. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
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1. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
2. The ending of a series or sequence.
3. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
4. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
6. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
7. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
8. A singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive.
9. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
10. (Old Testament) A son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel.
11. Long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons.
12. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
13. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
14. A fabric made by knitting.
19. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
23. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
25. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
27. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
29. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
32. Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes.
33. A ceremonial procession including people marching.
34. A three-legged rack used for support.
36. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
37. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
38. A Mid-Atlantic state.
39. Gone by.
42. Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916).
43. Something causes misery or death.
44. A state in the western United States.
48. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
50. A republic in northwestern South America.
53. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
55. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
57. The sixth month of the Hindu calendar.
58. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
61. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae.
62. A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device.
65. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
66. A large and densely populated urban area.
68. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
69. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
70. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
73. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
74. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
78. A doctor's degree in optometry.
79. Being one more than ten.
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