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1. The compass point that is one point west of due north.
4. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. The dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China.
16. Relating to or existing on or affecting the skin.
17. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
18. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere.
20. Battle of World War II (1944).
21. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
22. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
24. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby.
26. The dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. With a sneer.
38. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
42. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
44. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
45. Having a systematic arrangement.
47. A sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet.
50. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
51. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
52. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
53. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
54. (architecture) Forming or resembling an arch.
56. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
58. A unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes.
60. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
61. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
62. Make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.
66. Bred of parents not closely related.
71. A medium (art or business) that disseminates moving pictures.
74. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
75. Of or relating to the lips of the mouth.
78. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
79. Small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail.
80. A genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae.
81. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
82. A special way of doing something.
83. In accord with the most fashionable ideas or style.
84. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
2. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.
3. Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants.
4. A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite.
5. (British) Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms.
6. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
7. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
8. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
9. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
10. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
11. The whiteness that results from removing the color from something.
12. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
13. Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
14. American novelist (1909-1955).
19. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.
23. A youthful male person.
25. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
27. Having winglike extensions.
28. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
31. (comparative of `near') Being the one of two that is less distant in space.
32. Of or containing iridium.
33. Squash bugs.
34. South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers.
35. The capital of Morocco.
36. A peninsula in southwestern Europe.
37. United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976).
39. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
43. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
46. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
48. Being five more than one hundred forty.
49. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
55. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
57. A public promotion of some product or service.
59. Ruffed grouse.
63. The boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
64. Enthusiastic approval.
65. Type genus of the Percidae.
67. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
68. A circular segment of a curve.
69. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
70. The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally.
72. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
73. A French abbot.
76. Pertaining to the forward part of a vessel.
77. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
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