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1. (Sumerian) Sun god.
5. The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds.
12. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
15. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
16. Composed of animal fat.
17. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
18. Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll.
20. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
21. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
23. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
24. 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.
25. Wood of a pecan tree.
27. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
28. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
30. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
32. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
33. Taken before a meal as an appetizer.
38. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
41. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
43. Small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.
44. United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861).
46. Before noon.
48. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
49. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
52. Little known Kamarupan languages.
53. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
54. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
55. A state in northwestern North America.
57. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
58. An Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root.
61. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
63. Located in or toward the back or rear.
64. A chronic drinker.
69. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
72. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
74. A mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high).
75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
76. (Norse mythology) The heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes.
78. Capital of Nigeria in the center of the country.
79. Characteristic of a mob.
80. Wading bird of South and Central America.
82. A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city.
83. Used of a single unit or thing.
84. God of the morning sun.
85. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
2. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America.
3. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
4. Soft blue-gray mineral.
5. A state in the eastern United States.
6. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
7. Having relatively few calories.
8. Highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era.
9. Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals.
10. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
11. An affirmative.
12. Tropical Asian starlings.
13. A branch of the Tai languages.
14. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
19. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
22. A consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam.
26. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
29. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
31. A human limb.
34. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
35. A heavy textile with a woven design.
36. A river in southeastern France.
37. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
39. Yearling heifer or bullock.
40. Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism.
42. At or constituting a border or edge.
45. A range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline).
47. The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this).
50. Riding without a saddle.
51. Covert and involved plotting to achieve your ends.
56. A member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas.
59. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
60. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
62. A vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels.
65. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
66. Frogs, toads, tree toads.
67. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
68. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
70. Very dark black.
71. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
73. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
77. The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization.
81. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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