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1. A male human offspring.
4. Cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit.
12. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
15. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
16. Having to do with a consul or his office or duties.
17. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. American novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888).
20. Any thick messy substance.
21. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
22. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
23. Lower in esteem.
25. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
27. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
29. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
31. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
32. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. The cry made by sheep.
36. The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
38. A genus of Ploceidae.
40. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
45. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
46. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
49. English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703).
50. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
52. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
55. (informal) Roused to anger.
56. German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968).
57. Mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior.
60. Tropical African herbs.
62. A fit of shivering.
63. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
64. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
65. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
66. Singing jazz.
76. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
78. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
79. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
80. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
82. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
83. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
84. Large and brightly colored handkerchief.
85. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
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1. A fraudulent business scheme.
2. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
3. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
4. A proportion multiplied by 100.
5. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
6. A state in east central United States.
7. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa.
8. Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs.
9. Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
10. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
11. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
12. A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.
13. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
14. The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit.
19. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
24. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory.
26. (combining form) Indicating radiation or radioactivity.
28. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
30. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
33. A deep bow.
37. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
39. A city in north-central India.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
42. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
43. Jordan's port.
44. Evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions.
47. Large American feline resembling a lion.
48. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping.
51. An arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands).
53. A sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet.
54. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
58. A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.
59. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
61. A state in midwestern United States.
67. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
68. An elaborate song for solo voice.
69. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
70. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
71. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
72. A small cake leavened with yeast.
73. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
74. Strike sharply.
75. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
77. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
81. Not out.
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