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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
5. A genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut).
12. A sheath worn to protect a finger.
15. Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality.
16. Relying on another for support.
17. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
18. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
19. Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
20. Tag the base runner to get him out.
21. Any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers.
23. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture.
25. Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.
28. A state in midwestern United States.
30. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
31. Impaired by diminution.
34. A small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one.
37. Military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
38. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
39. A small amount (especially of a drink).
41. The friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC).
43. Having or showing prominent teeth.
46. A boy or man.
48. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
49. A state of commotion and loud confused noise.
50. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
52. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
53. A neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant.
55. Having branches.
58. (Sumerian) God of the air and king of the Sumerian gods.
60. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
63. A state in northwestern North America.
67. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
69. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
71. The financial means whereby one lives.
72. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
73. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
75. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
76. A light touch or stroke.
77. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
78. United States poet and critic (1899-1979).
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1. The capital of Western Samoa.
2. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
3. Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.
4. Any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of whit or mauve flowers.
5. (Hindu mythology) The most important of the princes in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God.
6. A rational motive for a belief or action.
7. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
8. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
9. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
10. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
11. Marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations.
12. An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean.
13. Using speech rather than writing.
14. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
22. Disabled in the feet or legs.
24. Existing or belonging to a time before a war.
26. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
27. Of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization.
29. Offensively curious or inquisitive.
32. A conceited and self-centered person.
33. The 2nd longest European river.
35. A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening.
36. Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog.
40. Any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola.
42. Informal terms for a mother.
44. The capital of the state of Kansas.
45. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
47. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
51. Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception.
54. (archaic) The emperor of Japan.
56. Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes.
57. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
59. Containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal.
61. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
62. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
64. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
65. The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid.
66. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
68. An accountant certified by the state.
70. Lacking in light.
74. Half the width of an em.
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