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1. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
4. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine).
12. God of the earth.
15. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
16. Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores.
17. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
21. Feelings of excessive pride.
23. Garlic mayonnaise.
24. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
26. (commerce) The period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange).
27. Tear or be torn violently.
29. Praise, glorify, or honor.
31. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
33. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
35. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.
39. No longer in your possession or control.
41. The dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia.
44. Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers.
45. A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language.
47. (Sumerian) Sun god.
49. Ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing.
50. Antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA.
52. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
53. United States comic actor in silent films.
54. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
56. A yearning for something or to do something.
57. The month following September and preceding November.
60. Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.
64. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
65. A skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer).
72. A genus of Platalea.
73. Jordan's port.
76. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
77. The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
79. A notable achievement.
80. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
81. Read anew.
82. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
2. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
3. A small drum with one head of soft calfskin.
4. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
5. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
6. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
7. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
8. A Russian river.
9. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
10. Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies.
11. Clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken.
12. Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.
13. Surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale.
14. Moderate or restrain.
19. Dependent on chance.
22. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
25. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
28. 10 grams.
30. The presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling.
32. One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind.
34. Deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia.
36. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
37. Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites.
38. Be a hindrance or obstacle to.
40. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
42. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
43. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
46. Genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa.
48. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
51. A form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain.
55. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
58. A passage with access only at one end.
59. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
61. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
62. A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth.
63. Someone who bakes commercially.
66. A mythical Greek hero.
67. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
68. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
69. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
70. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
71. A quantity of no importance.
74. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
75. The cry made by sheep.
78. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
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