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1. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
4. Tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials.
12. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
15. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
16. A port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river.
17. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
18. German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956).
20. Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
21. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
22. Of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people.
24. Occurring at the beginning.
26. The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa.
28. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
30. Black tropical American cuckoo.
31. Any ameba of the genus Endamoeba.
35. In or of the present month.
37. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
40. Not ever.
41. A solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner.
42. (with `in') Guardianship over.
44. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
45. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
47. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
48. Being nine more than ninety.
49. The compass point that is midway between north and northwest.
50. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
52. Similar or related in quality or character.
56. A vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels.
58. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
60. Rounded like an egg.
61. A state in northwestern North America.
65. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
70. A branch of the Tai languages.
71. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
72. A postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory.
76. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
77. United States poet (1884-1933).
79. A light touch or stroke.
80. Take in solid food.
81. Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A large number or amount.
2. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
3. Of or relating to or involving an area.
4. British choreographer (1906-1988).
5. Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds.
6. Being one more than three.
7. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
8. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
9. A person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or Coast Guard.
10. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
11. The spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism.
12. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
19. A member of the Slavic people living in Croatia.
23. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
25. Brought from wildness into a domesticated state.
27. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
29. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
32. United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971).
33. East Indian annual erect herb.
34. (Welsh) Lord of Annwfn (the other world.
36. A Hindu religious teacher.
38. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
39. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
43. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
51. The government (political and military) of the Soviet Union.
53. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
54. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
55. Lower in esteem.
57. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
59. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
62. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
63. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
64. Jordan's port.
66. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
67. Anything that serves as an enticement.
68. Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.
69. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
73. An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants.
74. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
75. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
78. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
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