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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. Any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large evil-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers.
12. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
15. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
16. Goat grass.
17. Select as an alternative.
18. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
19. A city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande.
20. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
22. Of or relating to or containing balsam.
24. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
25. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. Of flowers.
29. State in northeastern India.
32. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
33. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
37. A mischievous sprite of English folklore.
40. A person of French descent.
41. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm.
45. Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
46. Antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans.
48. (usually followed by `to') Naturally disposed toward.
49. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
50. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
51. (Judaism) Not conforming to dietary laws.
53. Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food.
56. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
58. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
59. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
61. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
63. A motley assortment of things.
67. An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as guilt about surviving or reliving the trauma in dreams or numbness and lack of involvement with reality or recurrent thoughts and images.
70. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
71. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
74. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
76. Argentinian cariama.
78. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
79. The sixth month of the civil year.
80. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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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. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
4. A deep bow.
5. A cooperative unit.
6. Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC).
7. A separate part of a whole.
8. Late time of life.
9. The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa.
10. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
11. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.
12. Greenish-yellow pear.
13. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
14. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
21. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
23. The female or generative principle.
27. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
28. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
30. (informal) Of the highest quality.
31. White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest.
34. (botany) Especially of leaves.
35. Mentally sluggish.
36. Exultantly proud and joyful.
38. (Greek mythology) The goddess of fortune.
39. (especially of promises or contracts) Not violated or disregarded.
42. Ground snakes.
43. A musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it.
44. United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union.
47. Not used in all classifications.
52. The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
54. Someone who walks at a leisurely pace.
55. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
57. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
60. Closed with a lace.
62. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
64. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
65. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
66. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
68. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
72. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
73. The bill in a restaurant.
75. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
77. Informal terms for a mother.
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