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1. A young woman.
5. Of or relating to or near the sacrum.
11. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
15. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
16. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.
17. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
18. The act of scanning.
19. Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity.
20. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. (Judaism) A period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative.
23. Prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels.
25. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
26. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
28. English poet (1880-1958).
30. A long-playing phonograph record.
32. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
34. Baseball player with the New York Yankees.
38. Any high mountain.
40. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
43. In ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
44. Type genus of the Majidae.
47. (informal) Exceptionally good.
48. Very dark black.
49. Assign in incorrect name to.
52. A doctor's degree in optometry.
54. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
57. A sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon.
59. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
60. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
61. The square of a body of any size of type.
62. A caress with the lips.
65. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
73. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
74. A city is east central Sweden north northwest of Stockholm.
77. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
78. A flexible container with a single opening.
79. The brown fur of a muskrat.
80. Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
82. Any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers.
83. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Occurring widely (as to many people).
2. A unit of length (in United States and Britain) equal to one twelfth of a foot.
3. Characterized by dignity and propriety.
4. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
5. The second month of the Moslem calendar.
6. (informal) Of the highest quality.
7. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
8. Cause to ripen.
9. An artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language.
10. Be about.
11. 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.
12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
13. A small cake leavened with yeast.
14. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
22. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
24. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
27. Extremely pleasing.
29. (slang) A batch of things that go together.
31. Flesh of large European flatfish.
33. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
35. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
36. An isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time.
37. Any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind.
39. A ski run densely packed with snow.
41. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
42. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
45. (chemistry) Being or containing an acid.
46. English essayist (1775-1834).
50. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high).
51. (New Testament) The Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel.
53. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
55. The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
56. The domain controlled by an emir.
58. United States space station.
63. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
64. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
66. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
67. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
68. A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans.
69. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite.
70. A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.
71. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
72. An informal term for a father.
75. Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west.
76. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
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