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1. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
4. Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads.
11. Informal terms for a mother.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. Capital of Armenia.
17. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
18. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
19. A chemical agent for use in chemical reactions.
20. Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters.
21. Cause to go crazy.
23. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
25. Robber flies.
27. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
30. A steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain.
31. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
35. Place or set apart.
39. Fallow deer.
40. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
41. The site of an archeological exploration.
42. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
44. 10 grams.
45. Leave someone who needs or counts on you.
48. Creation that is created again or anew.
51. The 5th letter of the Greek alphabet.
52. A genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae.
53. Someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall.
55. To make a mistake or be incorrect.
56. The capital and largest city of Liechtenstein.
59. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
63. A small cake leavened with yeast.
66. Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber.
69. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
70. Of or relating to a fetus.
71. Jordan's port.
72. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
75. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
76. The residue that remains when something is burned.
77. (law) Not of legal age.
78. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
2. Offering fun and gaiety.
3. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
4. Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.
5. Enact or perform again.
6. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
7. A severe recurring vascular headache.
8. Of or relating to the uvea of the eye.
9. An intermediate platform in a staircase.
10. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
11. Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935).
12. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
13. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
14. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
22. Made of fir or pine.
24. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
26. A Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
28. Having an oblique or slanted direction.
29. The stock exchange in Paris.
32. An extreme state of adversity.
33. Of or relating to Oman or its people.
34. Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco.
36. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
37. A city in northern India.
38. A band worn around the arm for decoration.
43. Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception.
46. The forest trees growing in a country or region.
47. A mountainous province of central Sudan.
49. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
50. The eighth month of the Hindu calendar.
54. Blood-sucking African fly.
57. become turned or set on end.
58. Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931).
60. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
61. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
62. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
64. Type genus of the Anatidae.
65. A vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature or to process or lubricate it.
67. A set of two similar things considered as a unit.
68. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
73. (Sumerian) Evil storm god represented as a black bird.
74. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
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