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1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) Quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
5. A loose cloak with a hood.
12. Inquire about.
15. A slender double-reed instrument.
16. (Greek mythology) Sea nymph who was a daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
20. An honorary arts degree.
21. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
22. A genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers.
24. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
26. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines.
27. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
28. English monk and scholar (672-735).
30. Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943).
38. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
39. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
41. A genus of Lamnidae.
42. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
44. (informal) Very tired.
46. An open box attached to a long pole handle.
47. Produced or growing in extreme abundance.
48. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
50. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
52. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
54. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
56. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
57. A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism).
60. (Britain) Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea.
62. (informal) "in the dumps".
64. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
65. Of or relating to Albania or its people or language or culture.
72. The cry made by sheep.
73. Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged.
76. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
77. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
78. Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex.
79. A notable achievement.
80. A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
81. Indicating the most important performer or role.
82. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
2. A Spanish river.
3. A cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats.
4. Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains.
5. A humorous anecdote or remark.
6. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
7. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
8. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
9. A drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism.
10. The capital of Kyrgystan (known as Frunze 1926-1991).
11. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
14. God of love and erotic desire.
19. Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
25. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
29. A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.
31. Type genus of the Alaudidae.
32. Something lost (especially money lost at gambling).
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
34. The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
35. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
36. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
37. Large bamboo having thick-walled culms.
40. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
43. Grayish baboon of southern and eastern Africa.
45. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
53. A female lion.
55. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
58. Small and compactly built upright piano.
59. Deficient in amount or quality or extent.
61. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
63. A vicious angry growl.
66. Made of or resembling lace.
67. Moderate or restrain.
68. A European river.
69. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
70. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
71. A quantity of no importance.
74. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
75. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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