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1. The sixth day of the week.
4. A genus of Portunidae.
12. An accountant certified by the state.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. A mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air.
17. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
18. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
19. An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force).
20. Any plant of the genus Erica.
21. Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an Agave plant.
23. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
25. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
26. A burn cause by hot liquid or steam.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. Spread or diffuse through.
33. Not challenging.
38. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
42. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
43. (law) Lacking any legal or binding force.
44. A member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California.
46. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
47. A radioactive transuranic element.
48. A genus of Laridae.
50. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
51. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something.
55. (used as a sentenced connector) Therefore or consequently.
58. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
62. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
69. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
72. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
73. A human limb.
74. United States singer and film actress (1922-1969).
76. A notable achievement.
77. God of the earth.
78. A sheer stiff muslin.
79. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
2. An extravagantly enthusiastic review.
3. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
4. Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed.
5. Any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola.
6. Of or relating to or involving an area.
7. A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
8. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
9. Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts.
10. The square of a body of any size of type.
11. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
12. Elegant and stylish.
13. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
14. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
22. Occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure.
24. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
27. Spread abroad or out.
29. At or constituting a border or edge.
31. A fighter who batters the opponent.
32. Be owned by.
34. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
35. The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced.
36. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
37. Type and sole genus of the family Menuridae.
39. 30 to 300 megahertz.
40. A bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
41. A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid).
45. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
49. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
52. The Teutonic god of thunder.
53. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
54. A state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom.
56. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
57. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
59. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
60. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
61. Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life.
63. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
64. Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame.
65. The mother of your father or mother.
66. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
67. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
68. A quantity of no importance.
70. A republic in central Europe.
71. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
75. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
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