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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
5. Any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103.
12. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
15. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
16. A native of Slovenia.
17. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
18. Not only so, but.
19. A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean.
20. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
21. The square of a body of any size of type.
22. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
24. Of or relating to a dialect of Sotho or the Bantu people who speak it.
29. A group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor.
31. Any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers.
35. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
36. Evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage.
39. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
40. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
43. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
45. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
47. Noisy talk.
49. A rapid bustling commotion.
50. English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956).
52. An irritable petulant feeling.
54. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
55. Type genus of the Apidae.
58. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
59. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
60. (British) Your grandmother.
63. A public promotion of some product or service.
65. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
67. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
69. A flask that holds spirits.
73. The capital and largest city of Rwanda.
76. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
77. Advanced in years.
78. Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen.
80. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
81. A connecting point at which several lines come together.
82. A vessel that holds water for washing the hands.
83. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Make amends for.
2. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
3. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
4. Cut the head of.
5. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
6. A preparation used in cleaning something.
7. Provide with clothes or put clothes on.
8. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers.
9. Remaining after all deductions.
10. Belonging to some prior time.
11. Large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland.
12. The closing section of a musical composition.
13. The act of scanning.
14. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
23. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion.
25. Irish writer and wit (1854-1900).
26. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
27. Being one more than ninety.
28. A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts.
30. (horseshoes) The throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake.
32. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
33. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
34. Keep company with.
37. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
38. Large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic.
41. Type genus of the Percidae.
42. A Loloish language.
44. Being of the age 13 through 19.
46. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
48. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
51. Obvious and dull.
53. Using speech rather than writing.
56. Draw in by breathing.
57. Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC).
62. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
64. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
66. (computer science) A rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input.
68. An intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn.
70. The front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.
71. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
72. God of love and erotic desire.
74. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
75. A police officer who investigates crimes.
79. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
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