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1. Informal terms for a mother.
4. Shaped like a cube.
11. A Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol.
15. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
16. At the present or from now on.
17. On or toward the lee.
18. The act of carrying something v 1.
20. The habitation of wild animals.
21. English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957).
22. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
23. Of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion.
25. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
26. A handsaw intended for use by two people.
29. Fly a plane.
31. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
32. Small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers.
35. A means of serving.
37. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
39. Expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase.
41. A narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming.
44. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
45. A doctor's degree in religion.
46. Informal terms for a mother.
47. Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished.
49. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
52. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
54. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
56. The fatty flesh of eel.
58. (Brit) An area of open or forested country.
59. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
61. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
63. A city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River.
67. A member of the Uniat Church.
71. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
72. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
75. Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia.
76. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
77. Extinct order of jawless vertebrates.
79. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
80. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
81. A great raja.
82. Range of what one can know or understand.
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1. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
2. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
3. An iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North.
4. A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
5. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
6. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
7. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
8. Coins collectively.
9. Reach a destination.
10. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
11. A literary language of Chinese Turkestan (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan).
12. A song that was formerly popular.
13. A small hard fruit.
14. 100 sene equal 1 tala.
19. The act of putting something in working order again.
24. Enchanter's nightshade.
27. Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried.
28. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
30. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
33. Register formally.
34. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
36. United States writer (born in 1925).
38. The chief source of beryllium.
40. A seaport in northwestern Italy.
42. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
43. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
48. Congenital absence of an arm or leg.
50. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
51. (Judaism) A candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation.
53. A festival featuring African-American culture.
55. The word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.
57. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
60. A member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India.
62. Of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions.
64. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
65. Type genus of the Ranidae.
66. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
68. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
69. Hoop that covers a wheel.
70. Earn on some commercial or business transaction.
73. The month following March and preceding May.
74. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
78. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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