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1. A solution containing a phosphate buffer.
4. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
12. Inquire about.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. Allow to enter.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. A small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool.
20. A fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together.
21. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
23. Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain.
25. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
28. Not established by conditioning or learning.
29. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.
31. An enclosed space.
32. Being one more than one hundred.
33. United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954).
37. (Old Testament) Wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
40. A Loloish language.
43. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
44. (informal) Of the highest quality.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. With eagerness.
49. Used of locations.
52. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
54. Of or pertaining to hearing or the ear.
55. A South American river.
56. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
57. An island northwest of Wales.
58. A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
61. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
62. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
67. Being or occurring in fact or actuality.
68. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
71. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
74. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
78. The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
79. A member of a Rotary Club.
81. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
82. A unit of pressure.
83. Small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea.
84. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
2. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
3. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
4. Related by blood.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. A state in New England.
7. At or near the north pole.
8. Capital of Micronesia.
9. At full speed.
10. Gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas.
11. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. A fraudulent business scheme.
14. God of love and erotic desire.
19. Lower in esteem.
24. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
26. Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India.
27. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
30. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia.
34. Roman scholar (116-27 BC).
35. A unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system.
36. United States space station.
38. Fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops.
39. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
41. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
42. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
46. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
48. New World skinks.
50. Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy.
51. Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil.
53. A public promotion of some product or service.
59. Expose to fresh air, as of old clothing.
60. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
63. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
64. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
65. A midwestern state in north central United States.
66. Retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin.
69. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
70. Being nothing more than specified.
72. United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961).
73. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
75. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
76. The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
77. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
80. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
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