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1. Leafless East Indian vine.
5. A wired or starched collar of intricate lace.
11. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
15. A sudden desire.
16. The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded.
17. An achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.
18. European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors.
19. (archaic) Strict and severe.
20. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
21. A party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house).
23. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
24. Filled with fear or apprehension.
26. An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
29. The unlimited 3-dimensional expanse in which everything is located.
31. Hear or try a court case anew.
32. A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services.
35. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
37. A Russian river.
38. An archaic term for a boundary.
40. A public promotion of some product or service.
42. (Sumerian) God of the air and king of the Sumerian gods.
43. A part of a part.
49. A state in the eastern United States.
50. A city in north central Venezuela.
51. An iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North.
53. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
55. A native or inhabitant of Denmark.
56. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
58. A cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women.
60. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
61. A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola.
64. A small lump or protuberance.
65. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
68. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
70. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
73. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
74. Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship.
76. Using speech rather than writing.
77. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
78. Someone who escapes.
79. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. The compass point that is one point south of southwest.
2. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
3. (British) A minicar used as a taxicab.
4. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
5. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
6. The products of human creativity.
7. Someone who operates a barge.
8. A member of a North American Plains people (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming).
9. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
10. A member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario.
11. (informal British usage) Aggravation or aggression.
12. Causing fear or dread or terror.
13. A Loloish language.
14. Colored or impregnated with dye.
22. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
25. A person from whom you are descended.
27. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
28. God of the earth.
30. A city in Veneto.
33. Capital of Armenia.
34. Spin or twist together so as to form a cord.
36. Of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people.
39. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario.
41. Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
44. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
45. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
46. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
47. Of or relating to or characteristic of Lebanon or its people.
48. Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.
52. An inland sea in northwestern Turkey.
54. An Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers.
57. Appeal or request earnestly.
59. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
62. A French abbot.
63. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
66. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
67. Offering fun and gaiety.
69. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
71. A tight-fitting headdress.
72. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
75. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
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