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1. The United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data.
4. Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious.
12. God of the earth.
15. An accidental happening.
16. The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water).
17. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
18. Relating to or containing acetic acid.
20. A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs.
21. A flexible container with a single opening.
22. A mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text.
25. A festival featuring African-American culture.
27. A brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur.
29. Considerate and solicitous care.
32. Aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery.
37. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
41. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
42. French filmmaker (1908-1982).
44. A whetstone made of fine gritstone.
45. (chemistry) Relating to or containing the azido group N3.
47. (sometimes followed by `of') Having or showing realization or perception.
49. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
50. Annual or perennial herbs.
52. The Indonesian language of the people of Bali.
54. Again but in a new or different way.
56. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
57. Dwell (archaic).
59. A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body.
60. A feudal lord or baron in Scotland.
63. The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally.
66. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
70. An associate degree in applied science.
71. Coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals.
75. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
76. A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia.
77. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
78. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
79. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
80. Freetail bats.
81. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
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1. The act of hitting vigorously.
2. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
3. A drama set to music.
4. (football) Defensive players try to break through the offensive line.
5. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
6. The eleventh month of the civil year.
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
9. A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate.
10. Small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits.
11. Either extremity of something that has length.
12. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
13. (computer science) A system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in.
14. A brass instrument without valves.
19. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.
23. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
24. (law) The seat for judges in a courtroom.
26. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. The official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos.
34. Being of use or service.
35. The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC.
36. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
38. A populous province in northeastern China.
39. Squash bugs.
40. The brightest star in Cygnus.
43. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
46. A Muslim council of state.
48. Any of various widely distributed beetles.
51. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
53. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
55. Felt hat with a creased crown.
58. A living organism characterized by voluntary movement.
61. Not easy.
62. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
64. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
65. A sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes.
67. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing.
68. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
69. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
72. An accountant certified by the state.
73. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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