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1. A light touch or stroke.
4. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians.
11. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
15. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
16. Any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers.
17. Especially one side of a leaf.
18. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems.
20. Come to pass.
21. At or constituting a border or edge.
22. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
23. A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue.
24. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
25. Top part of an apron.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
33. A city in eastern China on the Yangtze River.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. (prefix) Within.
38. Somewhat strange.
41. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
43. Hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia.
46. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
47. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
49. Denuded of leaves.
50. Having been taken into the mouth for consumption.
52. A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
53. Jordan's port.
55. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
56. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
58. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
59. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
60. Directions for making something.
65. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
66. Money in the form of bills or coins.
72. A young woman making her debut into society.
76. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
77. A republic on the western coast of central Africa.
78. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
79. A negative.
80. Genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap.
81. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. Channel into a new direction.
3. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
4. Reprehensible acquisitiveness.
5. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
6. The yield from plants in a single growing season.
7. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
8. The Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
9. Used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function.
10. Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal.
11. A quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
12. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
13. Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults.
14. United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886).
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. A financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities.
27. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
29. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
31. Lower in esteem.
32. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
34. Not in action or at work.
37. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
39. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
40. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.
42. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally.
44. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
51. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
54. A public promotion of some product or service.
57. Of or belonging to an aecium.
61. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
62. Someone who drives a taxi for a living.
63. A small island.
64. A particular environment or walk of life.
67. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
68. A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength.
69. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
70. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
71. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
73. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
74. A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.
75. The last (12th) month of the year.
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