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1. (informal) Of the highest quality.
4. French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891).
11. A very troublesome child.
15. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. Correction by erasing.
17. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
18. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
19. Characterized by absence of emotional agitation.
21. The most widely spoken Bantu languages.
23. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
24. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
25. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
27. One who works hard at boring tasks.
29. Situated between the earth and the moon.
32. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
36. (botany) Of some seeds.
37. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
38. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
39. Resembling or similar.
43. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
45. German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914).
47. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
48. Jordan's port.
50. become turned or set on end.
51. Small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.
54. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
56. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
57. Ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail.
58. A pointed instrument used to prod into motion.
60. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
67. A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief.
68. Of or relating to or associated with the moon.
70. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
71. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
72. A genus of Psittacidae.
74. Characteristic of a mob.
75. An edible tuber native to South America.
76. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
77. (Babylonian) The sky god.
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1. A book of the New Testament.
2. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
3. A genus of Mustelidae.
4. Matter that remains after something has been removed.
5. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
6. A fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers.
7. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
8. The sister of your father or mother.
9. An ester of carbamic acid.
10. A Mid-Atlantic state.
11. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
12. The state of being decayed or destroyed.
13. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
14. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
20. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
22. (Judaism) A chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh.
26. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
28. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
30. A plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate.
31. A woman's abbreviated two-piece bathing suit.
33. A trap for birds or small mammals.
34. Not in a specified place physically or mentally.
35. United States poet and critic (1916-1986).
40. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
41. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. The basic unit of money in Indonesia.
44. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
46. A dictator or dictatorial person.
49. A public promotion of some product or service.
52. Filled with fear or apprehension.
53. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
55. Large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back.
59. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
61. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
62. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
63. Loose or flaccid body fat.
64. A tight cluster of people or things.
65. Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds.
66. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
69. A type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel.
73. Informal terms for a mother.
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