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1. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
4. Capital of modern Macedonia.
11. In addition.
15. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
16. Any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis.
17. South African term for `boss'.
18. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
19. A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range.
21. Of or in or relating to the nose.
23. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
24. A canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse).
25. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
29. A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
30. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
32. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
34. A river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Neuse at Namur.
37. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
38. 35th President of the United States.
41. A slender double-reed instrument.
42. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
46. A loud harsh or strident noise.
50. Dragonflies and damselflies.
52. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
53. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
54. Aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century.
56. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid.
58. A white trivalent metallic element.
59. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
67. American novelist (1909-1955).
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
73. God of the earth.
74. An informal debt instrument.
75. A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu.
76. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. Metal shackles.
2. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
3. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
4. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
5. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
6. (sports) Not offside.
7. 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.
8. Being two more than fifty.
9. A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean.
10. Half the width of an em.
11. A port city in southwestern Iran.
12. Young sheep.
13. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
14. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
22. The clay from which adobe bricks are made.
26. Taken before a meal as an appetizer.
27. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
31. Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.
33. Slightly open.
35. Dwell (archaic).
36. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
39. A ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority.
40. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
44. Showing or causing joy and pleasure.
45. Something that is a source of danger.
47. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
48. Little known Kamarupan languages.
49. The shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion.
51. A daughter of your brother or sister.
55. The capital of Croatia.
57. (law) A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
60. A fee charged for exchanging currencies.
61. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
62. A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion.
63. The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
64. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
65. In bed.
66. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
68. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
69. A strong emotion.
72. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
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