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1. The dialect of Albanian spoken in southern Albania and in areas of Greece and Italy.
5. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
12. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
15. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
16. Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I.
17. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
18. Loose or flaccid body fat.
19. Protected by armor (used of persons or things military).
20. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
21. Salt pork from the back of a hog carcass.
23. Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence.
25. A framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame.
26. An orderly pile.
27. Before noon.
29. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
32. Someone who takes more time than necessary.
36. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
38. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
41. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
42. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
43. A town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River.
47. The second larges of the four main islands of Japan.
48. Opinion or judgment.
49. A recently enlisted soldier.
51. An enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial.
53. A long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat.
54. Having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses.
58. A small ball with a hole through the middle.
59. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
62. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
63. 100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha.
67. A sudden and violent collapse.
71. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
74. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
75. Seed of a pea plant.
76. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.
78. The basic unit of money in Albania.
79. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
80. A pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing.
81. The sixth day of the week.
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1. An elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners).
2. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
3. An area that includes seats for several people.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
5. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
6. (British) An informer or spy working for the police.
7. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
8. Type genus of the Elopidae.
9. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
10. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
11. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
12. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
13. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
14. Any competition.
22. Having an oblique or slanted direction.
24. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
28. Brittle flat bread eaten at Passover.
30. A manner of performance.
31. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
33. Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity.
34. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
35. Follower of Rastafarianism.
37. Colloquial British abbreviation.
39. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
40. A member of an American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles.
44. The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
45. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
46. A refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor.
50. Having small chinks or crannies (especially in or between rocks or stones).
52. An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar.
55. English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384).
56. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
57. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
60. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
61. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
64. English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue.
65. Swiss mathematician (1707-1783).
66. Physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925).
68. A Russian river.
69. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
70. Offering fun and gaiety.
72. (Irish) The sea personified.
73. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
77. Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
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