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1. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
4. Toward the sky.
12. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
15. One or some or every or all without specification.
16. The area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina.
17. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
18. Commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
22. Superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins.
24. An ancient city in northern Portugal.
26. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
30. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
33. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
34. A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.
35. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
38. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
42. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
43. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
44. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
45. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
48. (computer science) A rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input.
50. Relating to a recently developed fashion or style.
51. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
52. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
54. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
55. A public promotion of some product or service.
57. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
59. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
61. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
64. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
68. A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore.
71. The month following February and preceding April.
74. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
75. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
76. Any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium.
78. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
79. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
80. White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
2. An unforeseen obstacle.
3. A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation).
4. The act of damaging something or someone.
5. Boiled or baked buckwheat.
6. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
7. Pan with a convex bottom.
8. On or toward the lee.
9. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
10. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
11. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
12. A person of exceptional importance and reputation.
13. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
14. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
19. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light.
23. (sometimes followed by `of') Having or showing realization or perception.
25. Being in competition.
27. Dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France.
28. Argentinian cariama.
29. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
31. A large fleet.
32. Common black European thrush.
36. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
37. Cooked by frying in fat.
39. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
40. A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man.
41. A machine or person that adds.
46. One of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament.
47. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
49. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
53. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal).
56. Australian moundbird.
58. Talks a great deal about uninteresting topics.
60. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
62. Of a pale yellow color like straw.
63. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
65. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
66. Meat from a domestic hog or pig.
67. Type genus of the Majidae.
69. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
70. God of love and erotic desire.
72. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
73. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
77. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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