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1. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
4. Preventing movement.
12. The compass point midway between south and southwest.
15. An accidental happening.
16. Roman martyr.
17. A United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services.
18. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
19. Situated away from an area's coast or border.
20. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids.
22. Any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm).
24. Large semi-evergreen tree of East India.
26. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
27. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
28. The ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
30. A lever that is moved in order to tap something else.
33. A conversation between two persons.
34. Rounded like an egg.
36. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
37. Employed in accomplishing something.
41. A family of languages of the Fula people of west Africa in the sub-Sahara regions from Senegal to Chad.
42. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
44. Music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance.
46. A blank leaf in the front of back of a book.
49. Suggesting the horror of death and decay.
51. Apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses.
52. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
53. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
54. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
55. 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.
58. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
61. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
63. Small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America.
66. (Philippine) A dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish.
70. Used of certain religious orders who wear shoes.
72. Of a pale purple color.
73. Gradually decreasing in tempo and volume.
75. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
76. Morally bad or wrong.
78. (statistics) Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.
80. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
81. (of eggs) No longer edible.
82. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
2. An island in Indonesia east of Java.
3. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
4. Having an end or small portion cut off.
5. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit.
6. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes.
7. The father of your father or mother.
8. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
9. The first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor.
10. A state in southeastern United States.
11. (British) Informal term for information.
12. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
13. A Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir.
14. Chief god.
21. Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs.
23. The act of detecting something.
25. The capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea.
29. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
31. Separate by avulsion.
32. A small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane.
35. (informal) Subject to accident or chance or change.
38. Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration.
39. Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.
40. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
43. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
45. Remove from office.
47. A permanent council of the United Nations.
48. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
50. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
56. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
57. (formal) A person who announces important news.
59. Great coolness and composure under strain.
60. Acute abdominal pain (especially in infants).
62. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
67. A distinguished female operatic singer.
68. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
69. The twelfth month of the civil year.
71. A public promotion of some product or service.
74. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
77. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
79. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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