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1. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
5. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
11. (informal) Elegant and fashionable.
15. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
16. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.
17. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
18. A fact that has been verified.
20. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
21. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
22. A deep bow.
24. Unknown god.
25. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
27. Or or relating to or caused by tides.
28. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
30. One thousand grams.
32. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
33. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
34. Loose temporary stitches.
38. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
40. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
42. A master's degree in business.
44. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
45. Cause to become awake or conscious.
47. A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip).
50. The sixth month of the civil year.
51. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
52. A clergyman.
53. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
56. A narrow way or road.
57. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
61. Any plant of the genus Erica.
65. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians.
72. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
73. A family of birds of the suborder Oscines.
76. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
77. The law enforcement agency in the Justice Department.
78. Gradually narrowed toward a point.
79. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
80. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
81. Large arboreal boa of tropical South America.
82. An informal term for a father.
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1. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
2. A genus of Mustelidae.
3. (of animals) Fully developed.
4. An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.
5. A crystalline metallic element not found in nature.
6. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
7. Constituting a copy or imitation of something.
8. Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
9. (informal) Of the highest quality.
10. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
11. An Asian temple.
12. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
13. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
14. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
19. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
23. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. A large fleet.
31. A judge who assigns grades to something.
35. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
36. Capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy.
37. The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded).
39. Jordan's port.
41. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
43. An indistinct shapeless form.
46. An implement used to erase something.
48. A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC).
49. A member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi.
55. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
58. United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931).
59. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
60. Dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin.
62. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
63. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens.
64. A name given to a product or service.
66. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
67. An elaborate song for solo voice.
68. Someone new to a field or activity.
69. Praise, glorify, or honor.
70. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
71. Toward the mouth or oral region.
74. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
75. An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants.
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