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1. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
4. A native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro.
11. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
15. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
16. Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of nickel-chromium steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures.
17. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
18. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
19. Of or relating to the lips of the mouth.
21. A hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element.
23. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
24. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
25. The only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites.
26. A nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank.
28. Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
34. A deep bow.
37. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
39. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
40. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
42. The basic unit of money in Gambia.
43. X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye.
44. (Old Testament) Wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
46. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels.
47. Recovery or preservation from loss or danger.
50. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
52. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
53. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
60. A person with great powers and abilities.
63. An author born in Ireland who lived in France.
67. A narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming.
70. The cry made by sheep.
71. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
72. Relating to human society and its members.
74. European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills.
75. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
76. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
77. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
3. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
4. (biology) Relating to cells.
5. Having winglike extensions.
6. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
7. The craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance).
8. Rounded like an egg.
9. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
10. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
11. At an angle.
12. United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912).
13. On, to, or at the top.
14. A narrow way or road.
20. Straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes.
22. A shade of blue tinged with green.
27. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
29. A formal written statement of relinquishment.
30. A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing.
31. Very small northern fish.
32. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison.
33. American singer (1918-1990).
35. Being nothing more than specified.
36. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
38. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
41. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
45. An island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator.
48. A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
49. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
51. A financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities.
54. (informal) Roused to anger.
55. An associate degree in nursing.
56. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
57. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
58. Made from baking chocolate or cocoa powder and milk and sugar.
59. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
61. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
62. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
64. Very dark black.
65. An account describing incidents or events.
66. Flat and uninspiring.
68. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
69. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
73. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
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