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1. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
5. United States astronomer (1835-1909).
12. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
15. Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves.
16. A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.
17. Fiddler crabs.
18. Of the appetites and passions of the body.
20. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
21. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
22. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
23. Related on the father's side.
25. The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
29. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
30. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
31. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
35. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
41. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
42. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
47. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
49. Large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers.
50. Tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw.
52. The capital and largest city of Myanmar.
53. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
54. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
56. A Mid-Atlantic state.
58. An informal term for a father.
60. Brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits.
67. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
70. A bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record.
71. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
74. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
75. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
76. Nearly cosmopolitan family.
78. A light touch or stroke.
79. A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else.
80. A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Jordan's port.
2. Obvious and dull.
3. British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature (1888-1965).
4. Individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell.
5. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
6. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
7. Band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems.
8. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
9. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
10. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
11. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
12. A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba.
13. Singing jazz.
14. A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
24. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
26. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
27. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
28. A state in midwestern United States.
32. The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa.
33. Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC).
34. Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.
36. Of or relating to the kidneys.
37. Eaten as mush or as a thin gruel.
38. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
39. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
40. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
43. (Bible) The archangel who was the messenger of God.
44. Commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column.
45. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
46. A motley assortment of things.
48. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
51. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
55. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
57. (in Indian English) The number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros.
59. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
61. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
62. Two items of the same kind.
63. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
64. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
65. Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.
66. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
68. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
72. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
73. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
77. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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