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1. (nautical, aeronautical) Situated at or toward the stern or tail.
12. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
15. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
16. A large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India.
17. The bill in a restaurant.
18. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
20. More than enough in size or scope or capacity.
21. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
22. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
23. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
25. The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people.
28. French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687).
30. Informal terms for a mother.
32. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
33. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
34. God of fire.
36. A doctor's degree in optometry.
37. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
41. A canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse).
47. The cry made by sheep.
48. Nonresinous wood of a fir tree.
49. Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten.
52. A colloquial expression for invitation.
54. (British) A member of the military police.
56. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
57. Lasting through all time.
59. Of or like a cecum.
61. Similar or related in quality or character.
62. (sports) The act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.
65. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
68. Of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba.
72. (usually used colloquially) Causing or accompanied by misfortune.
73. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
75. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
77. Any loose flowing garment.
78. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
79. Type genus of the Coerebidae.
82. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
83. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
84. 100 chetrums equal 1 ngultrum.
85. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
2. An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
3. A diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization.
4. Having a bib.
5. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
6. A public promotion of some product or service.
7. The granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust.
8. Same in identity.
9. African antelope with ridged curved horns.
10. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
11. Used of a single unit or thing.
12. An advantageous purchase.
13. Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles.
14. Lower in esteem.
19. An epic in Latin by Virgil.
24. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
26. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
27. Air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog.
29. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
31. Growing old.
35. Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body.
38. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
40. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
42. A Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream.
43. (of experimental animals) Raised under sterile conditions.
44. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
45. A quantity of no importance.
46. Elk or moose.
50. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
51. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
53. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
55. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
58. Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail.
60. 1 species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
64. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
66. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
67. Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.
69. A member of the British order of honor.
70. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
71. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
74. Being one hundred more than two hundred.
76. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
80. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
81. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
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