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1. How long something has existed.
4. Of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak.
12. A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.
15. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
16. Elder brother of Krishna.
17. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
18. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
19. A white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers.
20. A British doctorate.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
26. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
27. Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens.
28. Of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32 degrees F and the boiling point as 212 degrees F at one atmosphere of pressure.
29. Having wisdom that comes with age and experience.
33. A city in northern India.
37. A squeeze with the fingers.
38. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
41. A single splash.
42. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
44. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
45. Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
46. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
47. Loose or flaccid body fat.
49. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
50. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
52. Offering little or no hope.
56. French classical painter (1780-1867).
59. An organ in its earliest stage of development.
60. A member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river.
63. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
64. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
66. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
71. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
72. The capital and largest city of Iran.
75. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
76. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
77. A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something.
79. Step on it.
80. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
81. Strengthen or make more firm.
82. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. Offering fun and gaiety.
3. Expel, as of gases and odors.
4. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
5. A column of light (as from a beacon).
6. A genus of Carangidae.
7. One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
8. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
9. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
10. Before noon.
11. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
12. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
13. A disorderly outburst or tumult.
14. The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.
21. A flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery).
23. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
25. British dominion over India (1757-1947).
30. (sometimes followed by `of') Having or showing realization or perception.
31. Small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers.
32. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
34. Russian composer (1804-1857).
35. A motley assortment of things.
36. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
39. A telegram sent abroad.
40. A small cake leavened with yeast.
43. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
48. The condition of having no arms.
51. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
53. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
54. God of love and erotic desire.
55. Second brightest star in Perseus.
57. (Sumerian and Akkadian) A demon personifying death.
58. Feel grief.
61. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
62. Not elegant or graceful in expression.
65. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
67. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
69. A sudden short attack.
70. A notable achievement.
73. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
74. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
78. A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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