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1. (anatomy) A fold or wrinkle or crease.
5. Annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats.
12. A federally chartered savings bank.
15. Small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles.
16. Diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema.
17. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
18. United States poet and critic (1916-1986).
19. A special situation.
20. Tag the base runner to get him out.
21. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
22. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
23. Beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set.
25. A genus of Ploceidae.
28. The superior of an abbey of monks.
30. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
34. Small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit.
37. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
39. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
40. Accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine.
42. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
44. Term of address for a man.
45. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
48. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
49. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
51. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
52. United States philosopher and logician (1908- ).
53. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
56. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
57. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
59. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
61. A large number or amount.
68. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC).
70. Type genus of the Annonaceae.
71. The month following February and preceding April.
72. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
75. The extreme end of something.
76. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
77. Relating to or resulting from arbitration.
78. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
2. A city in central New York.
3. A person who keeps watch over something or someone.
4. Breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire.
5. Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796).
6. A doctor's degree in optometry.
7. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
8. (Greek mythology) The rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods.
9. Indicating the most important performer or role.
10. Fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America.
11. An island northwest of Wales.
12. A specific size and style of type within a type family.
13. Singing jazz.
14. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
24. The universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth.
26. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
27. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
29. Soft creamy white cheese.
31. Inability to walk.
32. Inclined to or serving for the giving of names.
33. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
35. Any plant of the genus Erica.
36. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
38. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
41. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
43. French post-impressionist painter who worked in the South Pacific (1848-1903).
46. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
47. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
50. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
54. (Babylonian) Father of the gods.
55. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
58. Jordan's port.
60. Obvious and dull.
62. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
63. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
64. A person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there.
65. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
66. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
67. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
69. A user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text.
73. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
74. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
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