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1. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
5. The petals of a flower collectively forming an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth.
12. Wild and domestic cattle.
15. A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
16. Of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants.
17. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
18. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
20. (informal) Of very poor quality.
21. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
22. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
23. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
24. Opinion or judgment.
26. South Asian deer with three-tined antlers.
28. The capital of Bahrain.
30. A slender double-reed instrument.
32. A city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound south of Seattle.
36. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
39. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.
42. A gesture involving the shoulders.
43. A tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle.
45. Work with in a non-serious manner.
47. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
49. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
50. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
51. Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.
53. A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace.
55. Swedish economist (1898-1987).
57. Set down according to a plan.
61. Supported on gimbals and remaining steady or level when the base tips.
66. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. Provide with a new seat, as of a chair.
74. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
75. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
76. Extinct order of jawless vertebrates.
78. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
79. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
80. A great raja.
81. A doctor's degree in education.
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1. United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944).
2. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
3. Muslims collectively and their civilization.
4. A byproduct of inflammation.
5. A guide who conducts and informs sightseers.
6. A Russian river.
7. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers.
8. A member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas.
9. A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant.
10. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit.
11. One or some or every or all without specification.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. The clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft.
19. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
25. An expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing.
27. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
29. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
31. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
33. Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945).
34. Mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits.
35. United by being of the same opinion.
37. Allowing passage in and out.
38. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
40. A state in midwestern United States.
41. Goddess of fertility.
44. Any of the Hindu sacred writing.
46. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant.
48. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
52. Being nine more than forty.
54. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
56. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
58. (Judaism) A Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
59. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
60. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
62. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
63. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
64. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
65. A Russian river.
67. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
68. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
69. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
72. The month following March and preceding May.
73. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
77. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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