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1. A decree that prohibits something.
4. A resident of Laconia.
12. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
15. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
16. Large arboreal boa of tropical South America.
17. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
18. A label made of cardboard or plastic or metal.
19. Extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times.
20. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
21. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.
23. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
25. (Roman mythology) God of fire and metal working.
27. Tropical evergreen trees or shrubs.
30. Being one more than fifty.
32. Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole.
33. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
34. Weave together into a fabric or design.
39. (British) Traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s.
40. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
43. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
45. Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
47. (informal) Exceptionally good.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
50. A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
52. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
53. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
55. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
56. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
60. A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle.
62. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
65. Of or relating to or composed of fat.
69. Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling.
71. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
72. Sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye).
74. The 3rd planet from the sun.
75. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
76. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
78. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
79. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
80. A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft.
81. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. The sixth month of the civil year.
3. A desert in southern Israel.
4. Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. A mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California.
7. Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.
8. A sheltered and secluded place.
9. A numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number.
10. A rapid bustling commotion.
11. (British) Your grandmother.
12. Relatively low in price or charging low prices.
13. Italian operatic composer (1813-1901).
14. Transient cessation of respiration.
22. Of a tire.
24. Of or relating to two people who are married to each other.
26. Salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish.
28. An erratic deflection from an intended course.
29. (Welsh) Corresponds to Iris Ler.
31. An encroachment or intrusion.
35. United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979).
36. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
37. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
38. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
41. Lower in esteem.
42. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
44. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
46. Elder brother of Krishna.
48. A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).
51. Offering fun and gaiety.
54. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
57. American novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888).
58. New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress.
59. 1 species.
61. The basic unit of money in Yemen.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
64. A Bantu language spoken in southern coastal Tanzania.
66. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
67. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
68. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
70. (Roman Catholic Church) The supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts.
73. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment.
77. An associate degree in nursing.
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