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1. The unit of frequency.
4. A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement.
11. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
15. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
16. (of a liquid) Treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification.
17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
18. (informal) Of the highest quality.
19. A rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm.
20. (trademark) An alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
21. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
23. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
25. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
26. Western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts.
27. Type genus of the Clupeidae.
28. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
29. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
30. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
34. Of great mass.
38. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
40. A tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle.
41. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
43. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
45. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
47. The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it).
51. A capacitance unit equal to one billion farads.
53. A deep bow.
54. A city in northern India.
56. United States poet and critic (1899-1979).
57. Informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions.
59. A public promotion of some product or service.
60. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
61. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
62. Set down according to a plan.
65. An awl for making small holes for brads or small screws.
71. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
74. Animal food for browsing or grazing.
77. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
78. Singing jazz.
79. A native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
81. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
82. A port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea.
83. A large ax with a broad cutting blade.
84. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A deep opening in the earth's surface.
2. A genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce).
3. An advantageous purchase.
4. Fortification consisting of a low wall.
5. (of panes of glass) Fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead.
6. A human limb.
7. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
8. Immeasurably small.
9. Small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers.
10. A doctor's degree in religion.
11. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
12. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
13. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
14. Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology.
22. The middle of the day.
24. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
31. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
32. A musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms.
33. Having a heading or course in a certain direction.
35. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
36. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
37. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
39. An awkward stupid person.
42. A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
44. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
46. An analgesic for mild pain.
48. A salt or ester of vanadic acid.
49. A motley assortment of things.
50. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
52. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
55. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
58. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
63. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v 1.
64. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
66. Full of zest or vigor.
67. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
68. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
69. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
70. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
72. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
73. God of love and erotic desire.
75. Two items of the same kind.
76. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
80. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
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