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1. (informal) Roused to anger.
4. A single item of information that is representative of a type.
11. A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. A landlocked republic in eastern Europe.
17. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
18. A blind god.
19. British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature (1888-1965).
20. Divulge information or secrets.
21. How long something has existed.
22. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
26. Deviating from or not conforming to type.
28. Herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers.
32. A Russian river.
36. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
39. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
41. Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of nickel-chromium steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures.
42. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
43. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
44. Large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts.
45. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF.
48. Cause to become awake or conscious.
50. The nest of a squirrel.
51. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
53. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
54. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
55. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
57. In a courageous manner.
60. Green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts.
63. Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
64. Punished by the imposition of a penalty.
68. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
69. Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936).
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
75. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
76. Possible but not necessary.
77. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
78. God of the earth.
79. A great raja.
80. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
2. Highly excited.
3. The specified day of the month.
4. A Spanish river.
5. A colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts.
6. One of the three Furies.
7. A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
8. Dress or groom with elaborate care.
9. A Nilotic language.
10. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
11. American dwarf fan palms.
12. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
13. Singing jazz.
14. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
23. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
24. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
25. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926).
27. The part of a coal seam that is being cut.
29. Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin.
30. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy.
31. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
33. Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic.
34. Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold.
35. A South American river.
37. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
38. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
40. Tired to the point of exhaustion.
46. The eighth month of the civil year.
47. A young woman making her debut into society.
49. A Christian Bishop who translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic (311-382).
52. A machine for laying pavement.
56. A glancing rebound.
58. Genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers.
59. A Loloish language.
61. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
62. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
65. A quantity of no importance.
66. Very dark black.
67. An informal term for a father.
70. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
71. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
72. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
73. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
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