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1. A United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies.
4. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
11. United States poet and critic (1899-1979).
15. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
16. Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases.
17. A city in northern India.
18. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
20. Not having a tail.
21. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
22. A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot.
24. American novelist (1909-1955).
25. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
27. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
29. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
30. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
31. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
35. Untanned hide especially of cattle.
37. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
38. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
39. Any competition.
44. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. Type genus of the Majidae.
50. (prefix) Within.
51. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
52. Colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long.
53. Fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses.
55. A state in northwestern North America.
57. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
59. Leave a camp.
64. A Loloish language.
67. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
68. A city of southeastern Texas near Houston.
71. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
72. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
73. A leader who stimulates and excites people to action.
74. Artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time.
75. Used of a single unit or thing.
76. A rate that is rapid.
77. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
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1. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
2. The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
3. A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps.
4. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
7. The opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus.
8. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
9. The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone.
10. A very attractive or seductive looking woman.
11. National capital of Kiribati.
12. Highly excited.
13. Consistent with fact or reality.
14. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
19. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
23. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
26. South American cavy.
28. Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit.
32. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
33. A night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep.
34. Involving two dimensions.
36. Polish filmmaker (born in 1929).
40. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
41. Obscene terms for penis.
42. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
43. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
46. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
47. Carotenoid that makes tomatoes red.
48. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
49. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
54. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
56. Avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers.
58. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
60. Very dark black.
61. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
62. A person who is tricked or swindled.
63. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
65. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
66. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
69. The sign language used in the United States.
70. Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
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