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1. Situated at the top or highest position.
4. Beneath the surface of the sea.
12. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
15. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
16. A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic.
17. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
18. The basic unit of money in Haiti.
20. A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge.
21. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
22. Argentinian cariama.
24. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
25. State in northeastern India.
27. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
28. Large brightly crested bird of Africa.
31. Of or belonging to or suitable for a duke.
34. An honorary degree in science.
35. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
39. Not changed by editing.
42. (informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going".
43. The environmental condition.
44. Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970).
47. A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.
48. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
52. A colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses.
53. The sound made by a gentle blow.
54. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
55. Any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers.
57. Lower in esteem.
59. Having a rough edge.
62. Slanderous defamation.
64. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
65. An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai).
66. Having removed clothing.
68. Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm.
71. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.
73. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
76. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
78. The sacred city of Lamaism.
80. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
81. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
82. An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
84. A light touch or stroke.
85. The basic unit of money in Thailand.
86. Discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization, in psychoanalysis.
87. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Informal terms for clothing.
2. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
3. Cause to run.
4. Be or form the base for.
5. Large semi-evergreen tree of East India.
6. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
7. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
8. The act of making a noisy disturbance.
9. Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway.
10. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
11. Wool of the alpaca.
12. By bad luck.
13. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
14. A fraudulent business scheme.
19. An antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis.
23. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
26. A system of solmization using the solfa syllables.
29. Not divisible by two.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. A member of the Uniat Church.
33. Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
36. The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries.
37. Ruffed grouse.
38. Arctic foxes.
40. Oriental moth that produces brownish silk.
41. A bachelor's degree in science.
45. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
46. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
49. Any of various plants of the genus Sedum.
50. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
51. Protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material.
56. Partial or total loss of memory.
58. (informal) Exceptionally good.
60. Soviet gymnast (born in 1955).
61. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
63. A permanent council of the United Nations.
67. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
69. An island northwest of Wales.
70. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
72. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
74. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
75. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
77. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
79. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
83. 16 ounces.
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