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1. A decree that prohibits something.
4. Seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America.
12. Relating to or containing the azo radical.
15. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
16. A large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales.
17. A Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman.
18. Notably out of the ordinary.
19. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
21. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
22. English statesman famous for his oratory.
24. (commerce) The period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange).
26. Utter with tense vocal chords.
29. An accountant certified by the state.
30. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
35. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
38. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
40. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine).
42. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
43. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
45. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
46. A machine-readable version of a standard dictionary.
47. A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
48. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
49. Feed excessively.
55. An infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
57. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
58. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
60. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
61. Failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to.
63. A state in northwestern North America.
64. (Chinese and Japanese) Treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body.
68. Of or pertaining to adnexa.
72. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
73. A cotton fabric with a satiny finish.
76. The basic unit of money in Zaire.
77. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
78. Oldest known reptiles.
80. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
81. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
82. A great raja.
83. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
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1. Being derived from.
2. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel.
3. A desert in southern Israel.
4. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
5. A group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea.
6. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
7. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832).
8. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
9. (used as a combining form) Recent or new.
10. Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands.
11. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
12. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
13. Pertaining to animals or animal life or action.
14. Belonging to some prior time.
20. A dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap.
23. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
25. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
27. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
28. New Zealand conifer.
31. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
32. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
33. A member of a Muslim Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan).
34. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
36. (British) Diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines (from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)).
37. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) Electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
39. Provide what is desired or needed, esp. support, food or sustenance.
41. Of a pale purple color.
44. Make difficult to perceive by sight.
50. Avatar of Vishnu.
51. The floating wreckage of a ship.
52. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
53. A festival featuring African-American culture.
54. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
56. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
59. God of wealth and love.
62. An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
65. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
66. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
67. A state in the western United States.
69. A city of central China.
70. An elaborate song for solo voice.
71. Of a quality, as in.
74. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
75. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
79. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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