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1. Any of various units of capacity.
4. (informal) Foolish.
12. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
15. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
16. (anatomy) A notch or small hollow.
17. The last (12th) month of the year.
18. An associate degree in applied science.
19. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
20. Shape anew or differently.
22. A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod.
24. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.
25. Trace the shape of.
28. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders).
29. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
31. Compelled forcibly by an outside agency.
33. American novelist (1909-1955).
34. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
36. To or from every one of two or more (considered individually).
40. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
42. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
44. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
45. A state in New England.
48. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
51. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
52. Having help.
53. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
54. Having a toe or toes of a specified kind.
55. (of fabrics) Having soft nap produced by brushing.
57. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
59. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
60. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
62. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
64. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
67. Utter obscenities or profanities.
70. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
74. Jordan's port.
76. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
78. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
79. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
80. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
82. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
83. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
84. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
85. An Asian river between China and Russia.
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1. Cry plaintively.
2. Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
3. French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687).
4. An unwholesome atmosphere.
5. Start burning.
6. The universal time coordinated time on board the spacecraft.
7. Step on it.
8. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
9. A member of a Hindu people descended from Brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal.
10. An island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea.
11. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
12. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
13. A small Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and Tibet.
14. The place where some action occurs.
21. (of birds and animals) Tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind.
23. World's longest river (4187 miles).
26. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
27. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
30. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
32. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
35. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
37. Related on the mother's side.
38. Joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ.
39. To fix or set securely or deeply.
41. Cover with drops, as with dew.
43. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
46. Automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system.
47. Type genus of the Nepidae.
49. Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.
50. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
56. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
58. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
61. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
63. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
65. A Loloish language.
66. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
68. A large number or amount.
69. Located in or toward the back or rear.
71. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
72. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
73. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
75. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
77. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
81. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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