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1. A light touch or stroke.
4. An organized body of related information.
12. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
15. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
16. A forcible tearing or separation of one body part from another.
17. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity.
18. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
19. Having or as if having a veil or concealing cover.
20. Indigo bush.
22. In an unfair manner.
25. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
27. (of a fluid) Having been propelled about in flying drops or masses.
31. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
32. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
35. A city in central Illinois on the Illinois River.
36. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
37. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
38. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
39. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
40. A sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey.
43. A liquid used for printing or writing or drawing.
45. A town in north central Oklahoma.
49. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
52. An epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines.
54. An associate degree in nursing.
55. Weapon consisting of a fighting ax.
58. Fine particles of wood made by sawing wood.
60. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
61. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
62. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
63. Russian chess master who moved to Paris.
69. In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
72. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
73. An artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages.
75. Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia.
76. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
78. Large arboreal boa of tropical South America.
80. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
81. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
82. A great raja.
83. (informal) Of the highest quality.
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1. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
2. Chief port of Yemen.
3. Hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo.
4. Genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods.
5. Report or maintain.
6. Armor plate that protects the hip and thigh.
7. A friendly nation.
8. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
9. A resource.
10. Conforming to truth.
11. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
12. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
13. Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view.
14. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
21. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
23. Remote and separate physically or socially.
24. A small cake leavened with yeast.
26. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
28. Inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture.
29. Ground snakes.
30. A native or inhabitant of Denmark.
33. Heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents).
34. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
41. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
42. A state in midwestern United States.
44. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
46. A state in New England.
47. The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference.
48. The southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah.
50. South African term for `boss'.
51. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
53. A festival featuring African-American culture.
56. Mostly black African weaverbird.
57. Unknown god.
59. Accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine.
64. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
65. (trademark) A tinned luncheon meat made largely from pork.
66. The basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea.
67. French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style (tight bodice and narrow waist and flowing pleated skirt) that became known as the New Look (1905-1957).
68. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
70. Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves.
71. Same in identity.
74. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
77. A public promotion of some product or service.
79. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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