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1. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
4. A Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging.
12. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
15. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
16. An important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail.
17. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
18. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
19. A colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin.
20. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
21. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
23. Reflects weight of sound argument or evidence.
25. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
28. A peninsula in southwestern Europe.
31. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
32. At any time.
36. A reason for wanting something done.
37. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
38. Source of a tough elastic wood.
40. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
42. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
45. Affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason.
46. Jordan's port.
50. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
51. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
52. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
54. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
56. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
57. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
58. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
61. A female domestic.
64. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
65. Lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down v 1.
70. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
72. (Lebanese) A finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat.
74. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
75. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
76. Someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound.
77. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
78. Praise, glorify, or honor.
79. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
80. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Type genus of the Apidae.
2. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
3. The act of scanning.
4. The capital and largest city of Rwanda.
5. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
6. The act of terminating a life.
7. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
8. A married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified.
9. (poetic) "the orient sun" n 1.
10. (law) Not of legal age.
11. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
12. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
13. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
22. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
24. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
26. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
27. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
29. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
30. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
33. Any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes.
34. Tropical African herbs.
35. Being new in a time not long past.
39. Before noon.
41. A woman's large folded hooped hood.
43. A quantity of no importance.
44. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
47. A small cake leavened with yeast.
48. German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856).
49. Someone who injures by trampling.
53. A garment that covers the head and face.
55. Blood-sucking African fly.
59. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
60. Found along western Atlantic coast.
62. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
63. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
66. A noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it.
67. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
68. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. God of love and erotic desire.
71. Payment due by the recipient on delivery.
73. Wild and domestic cattle.
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