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1. A boy or man.
4. The loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist.
12. An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
15. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
16. In an unfair manner.
17. Fiddler crabs.
18. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
19. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
20. Fed beyond capacity or desire.
22. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
24. A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid.
25. Read or interpret wrongly.
26. The second month of the Moslem calendar.
28. A French abbot.
29. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
30. A blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl.
32. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
36. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
40. How long something has existed.
41. Perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries.
46. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
47. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
49. Having the form of a column.
51. At any time.
52. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle).
53. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
54. Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence.
57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
59. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
62. A member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains.
65. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
68. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
72. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
73. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
76. (sometimes followed by `to') Causing harm or injury.
78. Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty.
80. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
82. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
83. The handle of a weapon or tool.
84. A flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it.
85. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
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1. A fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind.
2. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
3. Coffee with the caffeine removed.
4. Separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument.
5. An onerous or difficult concern.
6. Aimlessly drifting.
7. (football) The person who plays tailback.
8. The extreme end of something.
9. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
10. Being nine more than forty.
11. An acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal).
12. Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs.
13. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
14. A genus of Ploceidae.
21. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
23. Fallow deer.
27. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
31. Any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola.
33. Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes.
34. Try to prevent.
35. Type genus of the Phocidae.
37. Declare invalid.
38. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
39. Of a pale yellow color like straw.
42. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
43. Any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis.
44. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
45. A bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
48. German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome.
50. Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking.
55. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
56. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
58. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
60. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
61. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
63. A city in northern India.
64. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
66. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
67. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
69. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
70. The act of catching an object with the hands.
71. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
74. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
75. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
77. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
79. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
81. An honorary degree in science.
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