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1. A tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.).
5. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
11. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
15. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
16. Having a woven pattern.
17. Informal terms for clothing.
18. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
20. Wood duck and mandarin duck.
22. Used of a single unit or thing.
23. Keep company with.
24. Write new lyrics for (a song).
26. A soft silvery metallic element.
29. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
32. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
34. (Norse mythology) Race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
38. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
41. A member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona.
42. The second day of the week.
43. The topmost one of two.
44. (formerly) A title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
45. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
48. Related to or located at the back.
51. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
52. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
53. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
56. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
58. Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery.
60. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
62. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
63. A thing of any kind.
65. Take in, also metaphorically.
69. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
70. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
73. Squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs.
75. Having a specified kind of border or edge.
77. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
78. Sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae.
81. A condition requiring relief.
82. A doctor's degree in education.
83. Used of old persons or old trees.
84. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
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1. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
2. Type genus of the Anatidae.
3. (Roman mythology) Roman god of death.
4. Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts.
5. One of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi.
6. Tag the base runner to get him out.
7. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
8. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
9. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
10. Someone who skis.
11. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
12. A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain).
13. God of fire.
14. One thousandth of a second.
19. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
21. Being four more than forty.
25. Not only so, but.
27. Loud confused noise from many sources.
28. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
30. Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch.
31. A member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec.
33. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
35. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
36. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
39. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth and spring.
40. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
46. Large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland.
47. 16 ounces.
49. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.
50. An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
54. A male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina.
55. Spanish painter best known for his portraits (1746-1828).
57. Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged.
59. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
61. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
64. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
66. Someone who wastes time.
67. A small nail.
68. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
71. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
72. The probability of a specified outcome.
74. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
76. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
79. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
80. A doctor's degree in optometry.
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