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1. In bed.
5. An ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation.
12. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
15. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
16. The act of coercing someone into government service.
17. A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
18. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
19. A bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll.
20. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
22. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
24. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
26. Of or relating to the nervous system.
28. The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn.
32. Any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears.
35. Heal or recover.
36. The lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard.
40. The chance to speak.
41. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
42. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
43. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
45. A state in east central United States.
46. An active and efficient cause.
48. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
52. Leather with a napped surface.
53. Avatar of Vishnu.
54. Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927).
55. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
56. Posing no difficulty.
59. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
61. The presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling.
64. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
66. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
68. Leave immediately.
72. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
75. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
78. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
79. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
80. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
81. A light touch or stroke.
82. A notable achievement.
83. The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information.
84. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
2. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
3. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
4. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
5. Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill.
6. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
7. A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile).
8. (trademark) An acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns.
9. A small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics.
10. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
11. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
12. Genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs.
13. A large and hurried swallow.
14. Soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.
21. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
23. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
25. Situated away from an area's coast or border.
27. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
29. (Irish) God of love and beauty.
30. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
31. Large in quantity or volume.
33. Water snakes.
34. A hereditary ruler.
37. Smelling of beer.
38. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
44. A motley assortment of things.
47. The time of life between the ages of 12 and 20.
49. Red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds.
51. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
57. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
58. A rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots.
60. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
62. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
63. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
65. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
67. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
69. A human female who does housework.
70. Any loose flowing garment.
71. Informal terms for a mother.
73. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
74. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
76. The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth.
77. An accidental happening.
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