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1. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
4. The value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis.
12. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. Author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553).
17. Being nine more than eighty.
18. A crime syndicate in the United States.
20. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
21. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
22. A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay.
25. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
27. A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean.
29. A former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay.
32. Noisy talk.
33. A handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood.
36. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
40. The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.
41. A brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes.
44. The act of drawing or hauling something.
45. A member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
48. A state in New England.
49. Conducive to peace.
50. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
51. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
52. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
54. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
55. Small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage.
58. City in Sudan.
61. Capital and largest city of Italy.
62. Fallow deer.
65. The capital of Western Samoa.
68. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
70. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
72. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
73. (law) A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
74. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
75. Erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed flowers.
78. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
79. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
80. Make attractive or lovable.
81. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. (trademark) An antacid.
2. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
3. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
4. A short aria.
5. The cry made by sheep.
6. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
7. Widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked.
8. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
9. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
10. English poet (1554-1586).
11. The sign language used in the United States.
12. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
13. Voluntarily absent from home or country.
14. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.
19. The floating wreckage of a ship.
23. Of a light yellowish-brown color n 1.
24. Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules.
26. The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
28. A humorous anecdote or remark.
30. Small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs.
31. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
34. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
35. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
38. United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914).
39. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
42. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
43. A military dictatorship in North Africa on the Mediterranean.
46. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
47. A cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed.
53. A bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena.
56. An implement used to erase something.
57. A rational motive for a belief or action.
59. Type genus of the Amiidae.
60. 1 species.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
64. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
66. A coniferous tree.
67. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
69. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
71. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
76. That is to say.
77. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
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