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1. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
4. Persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature.
12. A graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions.
15. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
16. A musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text.
17. Liquid excretory product.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. Photographic equipment consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other.
20. United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914).
22. Russian chess master (born in 1931).
24. Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole.
25. An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf.
28. Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.
31. Used especially of fruits.
33. United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986).
37. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
38. Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills).
42. Of or being the lowest female voice.
43. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
44. 16 ounces.
46. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
47. Someone who listens attentively.
49. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
50. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
51. Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.
52. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
54. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
55. An enclosed space.
60. Having cusps or points.
62. Sour or bitter in taste.
65. An open box attached to a long pole handle.
70. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
72. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
74. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
75. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
76. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
78. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
79. The habitation of wild animals.
80. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
81. A light touch or stroke.
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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
2. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
3. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
4. A member of a North American Indian people living in central Baja California.
5. Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
6. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
7. A mug intended for serving beer.
8. A prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill.
9. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
10. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
11. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
12. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
13. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
14. French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834).
21. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
23. Resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot plant.
26. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
27. A town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border.
29. Of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people.
30. An honorary arts degree.
32. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
34. Wildly disordered.
35. A short synopsis.
36. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
39. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
40. Worthless material that is discarded.
41. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
45. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
48. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
53. Type genus of the Hylidae.
56. A final climactic stage.
57. Consisting of or made of cedar.
58. (Greek mythology) The beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris.
59. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
61. An African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad.
63. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
64. A vigorous blow.
66. A small cake leavened with yeast.
67. (computer science) A data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems.
68. God of love and erotic desire.
69. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
71. An accountant certified by the state.
73. Used in combination to denote the middle.
77. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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