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1. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit.
5. Thick cushion used as a seat.
12. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
15. A city in Tuscany.
16. Coins collectively.
17. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
18. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
19. Relating to marriage.
20. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
21. A final touch.
23. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
28. A master's degree in library science.
30. An important question that is in dispute and must be settled.
33. Talking idly or incoherently.
37. A former French coin of low denomination.
38. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
40. Someone who rouses others from sleep.
41. Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs.
46. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
47. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
48. Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button.
51. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
52. Adapt anew.
54. A state in New England.
55. A state in New England.
56. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
58. (electronics) Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels.
62. A drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication.
65. Singing jazz.
70. Of or concerning Qatar.
71. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
74. British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956).
75. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
76. Refrain from voting.
78. Dignified manner or conduct.
79. A master's degree in fine arts.
80. Of or relating to stonemasons or masonry.
81. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. Type genus of the Pipidae.
3. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
4. The capital of the Bahamas.
5. United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (born in 1905).
6. English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975).
7. An instance or single occasion for some event.
8. Used of a single unit or thing.
9. The capital of Bahrain.
10. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
11. Sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae.
12. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
13. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
22. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
24. Make lighter or brighter.
27. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. A plant fiber used for making rope.
31. Large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil.
32. Perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop.
34. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
35. A desert in southern Israel.
36. Grain intended to be or that has been ground.
39. A native-born Israeli.
42. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
43. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
44. The probability of a specified outcome.
45. English architect (1746-1813).
49. Submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts.
50. An unbroken series of events.
53. An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right).
57. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
59. Place in a grave or tomb.
60. Type genus of the Otariidae.
61. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
63. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
64. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
66. Young of domestic cattle.
67. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
68. Of or being the lowest female voice.
69. An utterance expressing pain or disapproval.
72. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
73. Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units.
77. A state in southeastern United States.
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