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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
4. Of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people.
11. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
15. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
16. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
17. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
18. A large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius.
20. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
21. Of or like a cecum.
22. Informal terms for money.
23. Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.
26. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
27. A dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap.
28. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
29. (chemistry) P(otential of) H(ydrogen).
31. Appeal or request earnestly.
35. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
38. Well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock.
40. (Greek mythology) The Muse of astronomy.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. The state of owing money.
43. The month following August and preceding October.
44. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
48. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
49. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
53. Production of a certain amount.
55. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
57. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
58. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
60. Serving as or forming a base.
62. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
69. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
70. The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
73. The basic unit of money in Nigeria.
74. Similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region.
75. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
77. A colloid in a more solid form than a sol.
78. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
79. A festival featuring African-American culture.
80. An associate degree in applied science.
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1. A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments.
2. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
3. A small natural hill.
4. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments).
5. Black tropical American cuckoo.
6. One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons.
7. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
8. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
9. A historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia.
10. 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.
11. United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932).
12. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
13. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
14. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
19. A chemical agent for use in chemical reactions.
24. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
25. A genus of Ploceidae.
30. Any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel.
32. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
33. A tributary of the Ohio River.
34. Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing.
36. Wood of any of various maple trees.
37. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
39. Transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public.
45. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
46. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
47. Unknown god.
50. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
51. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
52. The ending of a series or sequence.
54. Of or relating to the lips of the mouth.
56. A member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea.
59. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
61. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
63. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
64. Anise-flavored Greek liquor.
65. A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile).
66. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
67. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
68. A master's degree in library science.
71. Legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity.
72. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
76. Informal terms for a mother.
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