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1. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
5. The title of the ancient Egyptian kings.
12. Type genus of the Suidae.
15. Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
16. (computer science) The time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head.
17. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
18. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.
19. Mated sexually.
20. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
21. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
22. A radioactive transuranic element.
24. Located farthest to the rear.
26. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
29. The capital and largest city of Niger.
30. Any plant of the genus Gerardia.
33. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
34. A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device.
41. A state in southeastern United States.
42. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
44. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
45. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978).
48. Wearing footgear.
50. Small cold-water silvery fish.
51. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
53. The capital of Western Samoa.
57. A piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle.
59. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
61. Bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body.
63. 1 species.
67. Transient cessation of respiration.
68. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
71. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
72. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
73. Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws.
75. A notable achievement.
76. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
77. French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954).
78. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Male red deer.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
4. The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100.
5. Free from disturbance.
6. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
7. A unit of pressure.
8. Arm again.
9. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
10. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
11. Submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers.
12. Any location known for vice and corruption.
13. An edict of the Russian tsar.
14. Engagingly stimulating or provocative.
23. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
25. Black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail.
27. The front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. Live in or as if in a tent.
32. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
35. Something whose name is either forgotten or not known.
36. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
37. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
38. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
39. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
40. Wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
43. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
46. German anatomist (1829-1905).
47. North American rat snakes.
49. Large arboreal boa of tropical South America.
52. Strike sharply.
54. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
55. The crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals.
56. In a correct manner.
58. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
60. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
62. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
64. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
65. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
66. A quantity of no importance.
69. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
70. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
74. An expression of greeting.
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