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1. Not reflecting light.
4. Of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country.
12. Inquire about.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
19. Diminished in strength, quality, or utility.
20. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
21. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
23. Using the voice in song.
24. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
26. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
28. Deficient in amount or quality or extent.
30. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
33. Before noon.
35. Small in range or scope.
39. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft.
42. A cyst on the underside of the tongue.
43. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
44. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
46. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
48. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
49. The fatty flesh of eel.
50. A river in the east central United States.
52. A department of Greece in the central Peloponnese.
54. Half the width of an em.
55. A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia.
58. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
60. A small lobe or subdivision of a lobe.
63. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
65. An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War.
66. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
73. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
75. The month following February and preceding April.
76. A strong emotion.
77. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
79. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
80. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
81. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
82. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
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1. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
2. A city in northern India.
3. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
4. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
5. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
6. (military) Signal to turn the lights out.
7. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
8. Speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation.
9. (Akkadian) God ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead.
10. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
11. A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. A fraudulent business scheme.
14. God of love and erotic desire.
22. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
25. Liquid excretory product.
27. Fallow deer.
29. A beam made usually of steel.
31. Type genus of the Apogonidae.
32. The capital of Morocco.
34. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
36. Semiformal evening dress for men.
37. Oil palms.
38. A large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas.
40. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
41. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
47. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
51. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
53. In bed.
56. A Dravidian language spoken in south central India.
57. A party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house).
59. Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
61. An archaic term for a boundary.
62. Not invited or requested.
64. Soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1.
67. Type genus of the Amiidae.
68. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
69. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
71. The residue that remains when something is burned.
72. An accountant certified by the state.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
78. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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