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1. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
5. Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts.
12. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
15. A river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn.
16. A small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart.
17. Step on it.
18. A port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world.
19. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
21. On or toward the lee.
22. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
25. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
27. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
29. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
33. An artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes.
37. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar.
38. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
40. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
42. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde.
44. A port in southwestern Scotland.
45. Natural qualities or talents.
47. Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste.
50. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
51. A tax on various goods brought into a town.
52. An iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North.
54. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
55. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
57. Jordan's port.
59. A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt.
60. The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
62. (informal) Exceptionally good.
64. A reason for wanting something done.
67. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
68. White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor.
71. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
75. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
76. An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth.
77. Using speech rather than writing.
78. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
79. Pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk.
80. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
2. Rounded like an egg.
3. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
4. Make attractive or lovable.
5. A shop where a variety of goods are sold.
6. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
7. A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city.
8. Located on a side.
9. A large number or amount.
10. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
11. A state in New England.
12. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
13. (Roman mythology) A princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage.
14. Relatively deep or strong.
20. Small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered.
23. A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia.
24. (of champagne) Extremely dry.
26. White sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality.
28. Of or relating to a directionless magnitude.
30. A large and stately mansion.
31. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
32. With no effort to conceal.
34. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
35. United States space station.
36. 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.
39. Prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens.
41. Danish explorer who explored the North Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741).
43. Fallow deer.
46. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
48. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
49. African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos.
53. An inland sea in northwestern Turkey.
56. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
58. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
61. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.
63. Avatar of Vishnu.
65. Large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds.
66. At or constituting a border or edge.
69. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
70. Offering fun and gaiety.
72. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
73. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
74. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
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