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1. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
5. Pot for brewing tea.
11. Prevent from being included or considered or accepted.
15. The head of the Roman Catholic Church.
16. Reverse the winding or twisting of.
17. Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635).
18. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
19. Minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root.
21. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
23. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
24. Be earlier in time.
25. Included seven times in every 19 years.
28. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
29. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
32. Avatar of Vishnu.
33. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
40. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
41. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
43. Founder of Buddhism.
44. The cry made by sheep.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. (British) Informal term for information.
49. Malicious burning to destroy property.
51. A master's degree in business.
54. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
58. The money risked on a gamble.
61. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
63. Easy to handle or use or manage.
64. The magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole.
68. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
69. Type genus of the Lacertidae.
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
74. One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse.
75. Of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people.
76. An orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa.
77. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
78. South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918).
79. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. A long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked).
3. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
4. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
5. A fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns.
6. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
7. A large fleet.
8. 1 species.
9. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
10. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
11. (sports) With hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level.
12. A noisy riotous fight.
13. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
14. Animal or plant group having natural relations.
20. Annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America.
22. The eleventh month of the civil year.
26. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
27. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
30. Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948).
31. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. South African term for `boss'.
36. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
37. The younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy.
38. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
39. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
42. A member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico.
45. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
47. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
50. A city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco.
52. Wild and domestic cattle.
53. Family based on male descent.
55. A shelter from danger or hardship.
56. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
57. A South American river.
59. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
60. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
62. A vast multitude.
65. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
66. Very dark black.
67. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
71. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
72. Either extremity of something that has length.
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