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1. Free from risk or danger.
5. Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali.
12. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
15. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
16. (Greek mythology) One of the three Gorgons.
17. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
18. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
20. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
21. The sacred city of Lamaism.
23. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
26. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
27. A design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface.
29. Largest crested screamer.
31. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
34. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
38. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
39. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
42. A river in Germany.
44. Lap at the front of a coat.
47. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
49. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
50. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
51. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
53. A master's degree in business.
54. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
56. A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element.
59. A public promotion of some product or service.
60. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
64. Leave or strike out, as of vowels.
65. The segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British).
69. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
72. Chief port of Yemen.
74. Brightly colored and showy.
75. A small cake leavened with yeast.
79. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
80. Arranged in parallel folds.
82. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
83. A facial expression of contempt or scorn.
84. A turner with a narrow flexible blade.
85. A doctor's degree in theology.
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1. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
2. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
3. Any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
4. To fix or set securely or deeply.
5. The month following January and preceding March.
6. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
7. A track or mark left by something that has passed.
8. The eighth month of the civil year.
9. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
10. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
11. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
12. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
13. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
14. A small carriage in which a baby or child is pushed around.
19. In bed.
22. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.
24. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
25. Wild goose having white adult plumage.
28. Being five more than one hundred fifty.
30. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
32. Deliberately arranged for effect.
33. Full of flavor.
35. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing.
36. Found along western Atlantic coast.
37. Flesh of any of various freshwater fishes of the families Centrarchidae of North America or Cyprinidae of Europe.
40. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
41. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
43. A member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia.
45. Armor plate that protects the chest.
46. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit.
48. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
52. A language group of the Hokan family.
55. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
57. A doctor's degree in education.
58. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
61. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
62. Someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication.
63. A telegram sent abroad.
66. A medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard.
67. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
68. Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots.
70. A strong wind moving 45-90 knots.
71. A set of two similar things considered as a unit.
73. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
76. (computer science) The rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
77. Any high mountain.
78. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
81. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
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