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1. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
5. Tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.
12. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
15. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
16. Any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers.
17. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
18. A primeval personification of air and breath.
19. (plate tectonic theory) A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
20. Tag the base runner to get him out.
21. A city in northwestern Somalia.
23. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
25. Of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture.
26. The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced.
28. A Mid-Atlantic state.
30. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
32. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
35. Anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
39. High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France.
41. God of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity.
44. The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
45. An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force).
46. Comb-plate or locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused.
48. The cry made by sheep.
49. Tropical Atlantic fish.
52. Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.
55. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
58. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
62. A dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China.
66. Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas.
69. (informal) Very tired.
70. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
71. A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum.
74. Jordan's port.
75. Adult female chicken.
76. A man-made object taken as a whole.
78. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
79. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
80. An act or expression of criticism and censure.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
2. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
3. Sour or bitter in taste.
4. Large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids.
5. (British) First-rate.
6. The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.
7. The Fate who spins the thread of life.
8. A cgs unit of work or energy.
9. The unlimited 3-dimensional expanse in which everything is located.
10. Lac purified by heating and filtering.
11. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
12. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
13. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
14. A French abbot.
22. Expanded in scope.
24. English film actress (1913-1967).
27. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
29. Register formally.
31. The 3rd planet from the sun.
33. Bringing death.
34. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
36. A condition requiring relief.
38. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
40. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
42. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
43. Half the width of an em.
47. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
50. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
51. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
53. A member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico.
54. Bottle that has a narrow neck.
56. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
57. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
59. Aroused to impatience or anger.
60. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
61. A manicurist who trims the fingernails.
63. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
67. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
68. A protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers.
72. A member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi.
73. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
77. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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