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1. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
4. A puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across.
12. Be seated.
15. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
16. A Bantu language that is one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe.
17. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
18. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
19. After a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'.
20. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
22. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
24. The food served and eaten at one time.
26. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. Leisure time away from work.
30. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
32. The basic unit of money in Cambodia.
34. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
35. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
37. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
38. Avatar of Vishnu.
42. A shape that sags.
43. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
44. The longest division of geological time.
46. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery.
47. Strong and sharp.
50. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
52. Late time of life.
53. Someone who plays the bagpipe.
57. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
58. The act of scanning.
61. Any plant of the genus Erica.
63. A state in northwestern North America.
64. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
65. A state of anticipation of sexuality.
67. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
71. (British) A recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports.
73. Remove the yoke or harness from, as of a draft animal.
75. An associate degree in applied science.
76. Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
77. (Greek mythology) Son of Zeus and Dana who slew the Gorgon Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster.
78. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
79. Type genus of the Anatidae.
80. Of or relating to or composed of fat.
81. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
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1. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
2. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
3. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
4. (informal) Of the highest quality.
5. (Greek mythology) Fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail.
6. An established ceremony prescribed by a religion.
7. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
8. Hold back to a later time.
9. A prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill.
10. Not out.
11. Ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC.
12. A mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high).
13. (psychoanalysis) An idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
14. Insignificantly small.
21. Cause to change.
23. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
25. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
27. United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946).
29. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
31. With rapid movements.
33. A salt deposit that animals regularly lick.
36. A city in northern India.
39. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
40. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
41. A grant made by a law court.
45. Greek mythology.
48. Extremely robust.
49. The value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis.
51. German poet (born in Austria) whose imagery and mystic lyricism influenced 20-th century German literature (1875-1926).
54. Type genus of the Meropidae.
55. French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778).
56. French lexicographer (1801-1881).
59. A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path.
60. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
62. 20 aspers equal 1 kuru.
66. The second largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
68. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
72. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
74. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
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