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1. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
5. A succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind.
12. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
15. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
16. Drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure.
17. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
18. A native or inhabitant of Denmark.
19. The month following March and preceding May.
20. Lower in esteem.
22. A resident of Ohio.
24. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
26. Any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers.
28. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
30. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
31. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
34. A cgs unit of work or energy.
36. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
39. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
40. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
42. Pearl oysters.
46. A hostel for pilgrims in Turkey.
47. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
49. (Roman mythology) Goddess of agriculture.
50. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
52. And nothing more.
53. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
55. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
57. A city in southeastern South Korea.
62. Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds.
65. A city and port in northern Jutland.
69. The cry made by sheep.
70. (Norse mythology) A dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki.
73. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
74. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
75. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
76. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
77. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
78. A short aria.
79. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
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1. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
2. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
3. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
4. Small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing.
5. Of great mass.
6. Apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses.
7. Conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm.
8. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
9. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound.
10. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
11. A cloth having a crisscross design.
12. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
13. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
14. The universal time coordinated time on board the spacecraft.
21. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
23. A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean.
25. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
27. Ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC.
29. A Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
32. An enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside.
33. Characterized by dignity and propriety.
35. Something twisted and tight and swollen.
37. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
38. A public promotion of some product or service.
41. Jordan's port.
43. Make or cause to be or to become.
44. A farewell remark.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
51. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
54. United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986).
56. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
58. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
59. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
60. The unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy.
61. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
63. (obstetrics) The number of live-born children a woman has delivered.
64. Not easy.
66. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
67. Type genus of the Ranidae.
68. The mother of your father or mother.
71. Compete for something.
72. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
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