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1. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
4. Without forethought or plan.
12. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
15. The month following March and preceding May.
16. Noteworthy scarcity.
17. Automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system.
18. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
19. Having few if any teeth.
20. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
21. Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land.
23. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
25. Enlarged prostate.
26. Type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning.
28. Being nine more than ninety.
30. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
32. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
35. Propose as a candidate for some honor.
38. A Mid-Atlantic state.
39. Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves.
41. Genus of North American herbs.
43. The first light of day.
44. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
45. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
48. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
49. A process of using up or consuming again.
54. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.
55. Beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set.
57. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
60. The capital and largest city of Norway.
61. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
64. Coldness due to a cold environment.
68. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
71. Seed of a pea plant.
72. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
73. Lacking general education or knowledge.
75. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
76. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
77. Red breed of domestic rabbits.
78. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
2. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
3. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
4. An ester of carbamic acid.
5. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
6. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
7. A common cyst of the skin.
8. Ludicrously odd.
9. The act of physically reaching or thrusting out.
10. The wide part of a river where it nears the sea.
11. The compass point midway between south and southeast.
12. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
13. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
14. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
22. Type genus of the Aphididae.
24. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
27. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
29. Transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye.
31. A dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
33. A power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt).
34. United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971).
36. Small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia Tibet and Mongolia.
37. The heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails.
40. United States playwright (born in 1947).
42. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. 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.
47. Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of.
50. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
51. The nail at the end of a toe.
52. Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.
53. A historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain.
56. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
58. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
59. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
62. A Russian river.
63. A vertical spar for supporting sails.
65. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
66. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
67. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
69. Any thick messy substance.
70. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
74. A radioactive transuranic metallic element.
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