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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856).
12. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
15. (British) Sleep.
16. Tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs.
17. A loud harsh or strident noise.
18. Used of a single unit or thing.
19. Ruffed grouse.
20. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
22. Heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head.
24. The square of a body of any size of type.
25. A Hindu prince or king in India.
26. The inner sole of a shoe or boot.
29. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
30. A geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam.
32. A governor of a province in ancient Persia.
37. Basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle.
41. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
46. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
47. A member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India.
49. The month following March and preceding May.
52. (law) A courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge in a trial that is held out of the jury's hearing.
53. Any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae.
54. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
55. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
57. Informal terms for money.
58. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
61. Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.
63. A large number or amount.
67. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
71. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
72. A sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps.
75. (informal) Roused to anger.
76. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
77. Relating to or associated with an empire.
78. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
79. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
80. A great raja.
81. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
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1. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
2. Any of several low-growing pines of western North America.
3. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
4. American dwarf fan palms.
5. (in Indian English) The number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros.
6. Located at or near the back of an animal.
7. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
8. The capital of Lesotho.
9. Of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages.
10. The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
11. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
12. Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa.
13. Dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain.
14. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
21. Of or relating to or involving an area.
23. A blind god.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A great rani.
31. Tag the base runner to get him out.
33. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
34. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something.
35. Jordan's port.
36. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
38. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
39. North African muishond.
40. The address where a person lives.
43. A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper.
44. Related to or located at the back.
48. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
50. An ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean.
51. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
56. South American cavy.
59. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
60. Having been taken into the mouth for consumption.
62. A Hindu disciple of a swami.
64. A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
65. The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
66. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
68. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
73. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
74. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
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