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1. Inquire about.
4. The quality of being safe.
12. 10 grams.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. Loss of hair (especially on the head) or wool or feathers.
17. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
18. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
19. A city in southern Japan on Kyushu.
20. An awkward stupid person.
21. Squash bugs.
23. An exchange that occurs as a compromise.
25. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
27. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
28. The highest level or degree attainable.
34. Pertaining to or characteristic of a choragus.
37. A port city in southwestern Iran.
41. The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound.
43. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
44. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
45. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
46. Ornamental objects of no great value.
48. In place of, or as an alternative to.
50. A strong emotion.
51. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
52. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
59. A genus of Ploceidae.
63. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
67. Advanced in complexity or elaboration.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
69. Expose to fresh air, as of old clothing.
72. United States writer (1871-1900).
73. An honorary law degree.
74. A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers.
76. Divisible by two.
77. Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top.
78. (psychology) An urge to accept or approach a situation or an object.
79. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
2. The act of scanning.
3. God of love and erotic desire.
4. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. (informal) Someone whose style is out of fashion.
7. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
8. Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to to it.
9. A card game for 2 players.
10. Small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers.
11. Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of.
12. Any cycad of the genus Dioon.
13. Strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution.
14. A socially awkward or tactless act.
22. A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
24. Animal food for browsing or grazing.
26. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
29. Metal shackles.
30. (sociology) The conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group.
31. Having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds.
32. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
33. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
35. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
36. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
38. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
39. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
40. World's longest river (4187 miles).
42. A radioactive transuranic element.
47. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
49. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
53. Leave voluntarily.
54. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
55. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
56. The capital of Croatia.
57. Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole.
58. A person of Iranian descent.
60. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
61. The brightest star in Cygnus.
62. A particular environment or walk of life.
64. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
65. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
66. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
70. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
71. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
75. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
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