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1. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
4. A character set that includes letters.
12. (music) The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds.
15. Towards the side away from the wind.
16. A popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
19. Spread or daub over.
20. Of or relating to o occurring in a tube such as e.g. the fallopian tube or eustachian tube.
22. By bad luck.
24. On the positive side or higher end of a scale.
26. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
27. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
29. A framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame.
30. A man who is a stupid fool.
33. Any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon.
38. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
39. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
41. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
43. A telephone connection.
44. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
45. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
46. A fervent and even militant proponent of something.
48. A cravat with wide square ends.
50. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
52. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
53. The stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.
55. Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.
58. English Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939).
59. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
62. Given or having a specified name.
63. A member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia.
65. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
69. The sixth month of the civil year.
73. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
74. North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng.
75. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
76. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
77. Showily imitative of art or artists.
78. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
79. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
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1. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
2. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
3. Cast again, in a different role.
4. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
5. Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors.
6. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
7. A large number or amount.
8. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
9. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
10. Half the width of an em.
11. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
12. A small cake leavened with yeast.
13. Make a plat of.
14. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
21. A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey.
23. United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000).
25. Be going to.
28. A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia.
31. American filmmaker and comic actor (1935- ).
32. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
34. A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona.
35. Small lynx of North America.
36. Compel or impose.
37. Someone who samples food or drink for its quality.
40. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
42. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
47. (of pain or sorrow) Made easier to bear.
49. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
51. Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
54. Acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan).
56. (physics) The capacity of a physical system to do work.
57. Guinea fowl.
60. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
61. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
64. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
67. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
68. A French abbot.
70. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
71. Liveliness and energy.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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