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1. An honorary degree in science.
4. Large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids.
12. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
15. A tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle.
16. A mining town in southern Wales.
17. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
18. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
19. Pitching dangerously to one side.
20. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
22. The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa.
24. Capable of being corrupted.
26. Not easy.
27. Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939).
28. Put to use.
30. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
31. Of or relating to the Chinese people or their language or culture.
34. Source of a tough elastic wood.
37. Remaining after all deductions.
38. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
39. A state in New England.
40. A primeval personification of air and breath.
42. Noisy talk.
45. (British) A minicar used as a taxicab.
49. Somewhat ill or prone to illness.
51. An associate degree in applied science.
52. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
53. A young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations.
56. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
58. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
59. (Greek mythology) The husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece.
62. One thousand periods per second.
64. Lacking gonads.
72. The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn.
74. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
75. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
76. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
79. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
80. The fourth of the seven canonical hours.
81. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
82. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects.
2. (photography) "color film".
3. English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731).
4. Covered with paving material.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body.
7. (usually plural) An acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting).
8. (biochemistry) Purine base found in DNA and RNA.
9. A trite or obvious remark.
10. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
11. An affirmative.
12. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
13. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
14. A lyric poet.
21. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
23. A family of languages of the Fula people of west Africa in the sub-Sahara regions from Senegal to Chad.
25. Provided with artificial light.
29. Cause aversion in.
32. Make attractive or lovable.
33. Cheap and shoddy.
35. Type genus of the Amiidae.
36. Family based on male descent.
41. A French abbot.
43. The capital of Western Samoa.
44. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
46. High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France.
47. Before noon.
48. One thousandth of a second.
50. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
54. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
55. French economist who advocated a Common Market in Europe (1888-1979).
57. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
60. Gone by.
61. Type genus of the family Soricidae.
63. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
65. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
66. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
67. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
68. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
69. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
70. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
71. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
73. Top part of an apron.
77. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
78. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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