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1. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
4. Genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers.
11. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
15. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
16. Plundering during riots or in wartime.
17. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
18. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
19. Having deep narrow furrows or grooves.
20. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
21. A fraudulent business scheme.
23. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
24. Type genus of the Gentianaceae.
26. A nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century.
28. An active and efficient cause.
29. A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city.
30. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
31. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
35. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
40. How long something has existed.
41. The Palestinian uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
44. Jackal-headed god of tombs.
47. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
48. In or of the present month.
51. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
52. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
54. A small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins.
56. A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.
57. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
59. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
61. 16 ounces.
62. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
66. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
69. Fallow deer.
73. A human limb.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
78. The basic unit of money in Albania.
79. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
80. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
81. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
82. A tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives.
83. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. An honorary arts degree.
2. Spanish poet and dramatist (1898-1936).
3. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
4. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
5. Casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs.
6. Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.
7. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
8. Waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls.
9. Any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero.
10. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
11. A member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico.
12. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
13. Most important element.
14. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
22. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
25. A proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages).
27. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
32. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
33. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
34. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
36. Squash bugs.
37. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
38. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
39. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
42. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
43. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
45. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
46. A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light.
49. A course of academic studies.
50. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
53. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
55. Unknown god.
58. Overcome esp. with astonishment or disbelief.
60. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
63. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
67. In bed.
68. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
70. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
71. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
72. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
75. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
76. A unit of pressure.
77. A castrated tomcat.
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