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1. A light touch or stroke.
4. Type genus of Boletaceae.
11. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. Lacking motor coordination.
17. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
18. (of hosiery) Resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders.
20. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
22. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
23. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
26. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
28. Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber.
29. Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers.
31. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
34. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
36. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
38. (of tempo) Moderately slow n.
40. (informal) Of the highest quality.
42. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
43. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
44. West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves.
46. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
47. Used in combination to denote the middle.
49. Completely out of control.
52. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
55. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
58. Shaped like a cube.
62. A very light brown.
64. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
66. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
67. One who works hard at boring tasks.
69. The friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC).
71. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
72. A percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick.
73. The most widely spoken Bantu languages.
75. An enclosed space.
76. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
77. Slender tower with balconies.
78. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. The outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges.
2. An Asian river between China and Russia.
3. Covered or wrapped with a bandage.
4. A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle).
5. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
6. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
7. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
8. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
9. A member of a Turkic people of Chinese Turkestan and neighboring areas (formerly of Mongolia and eastern Turkestan).
10. United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947).
11. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
12. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
13. The back side of the neck.
14. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
19. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
21. Little known Kamarupan languages.
24. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. A military trainee (as at a military academy).
27. (prosody) Of or consisting of dactyls.
30. Of or relating to apnea.
32. All the plant life in a particular region.
33. Of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the N Malay Peninsula and parts of the W Malay Archipelago.
35. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
37. Again but in a new or different way.
39. A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.
41. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
45. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
48. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
50. A vessel that holds water for washing the hands.
51. A French abbot.
53. A badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together).
54. A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria.
56. Dried plum v 1.
57. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
59. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
60. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
61. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
63. The yield from plants in a single growing season.
65. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
68. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
70. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
74. A midwestern state in north central United States.
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