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1. A thrusting blow with a knife.
5. A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody.
12. Not divisible by two.
15. A German man.
16. Loss of the ability to swallow.
17. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
18. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
19. No longer in force or use.
20. Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
21. The face veil worn by Muslim women.
23. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
25. Informal terms for a mother.
26. Make less active or intense.
28. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
29. A roll of tobacco for smoking.
32. Someone who provides food and service (as for a party).
34. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
35. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
37. A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element.
38. Pay back.
42. Stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut.
44. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
47. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
48. Of or relating to antennae.
51. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
54. A conversation between two persons.
55. An amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-.
57. An athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination.
59. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
60. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
61. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
64. The longest river of Asia.
68. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
72. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
73. Bell magpies.
76. The cry made by sheep.
77. Extremely pleasing.
78. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
79. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
80. Used of a single unit or thing.
81. Agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous).
82. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857).
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1. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
2. A three-tone Chadic language.
3. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
4. The Creator.
5. An informal term for a father.
6. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
7. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
8. (zoology) Having a tail or taillike appendage.
9. Related on the father's side.
10. The sound made by a horse.
11. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
12. Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base.
13. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
14. Little known Kamarupan languages.
22. God of death.
24. Having the head uncovered.
27. A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy.
30. Relating to or having the characteristics on an icon.
31. A stringed instrument usually having six strings.
33. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
36. A region whose eastern part is Bangladesh and western part is included in India.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
40. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
41. A songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto.
43. Load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully".
45. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
46. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk.
49. The state of being of noble birth.
50. A dictator or dictatorial person.
52. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
56. (quantifier used with mass nouns) Great in quantity or degree or extent.
58. A place of worship that has its own altar.
62. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
63. A French abbot.
65. A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength.
66. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
67. Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty.
69. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
70. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
71. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
74. Administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava.
75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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