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1. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
4. Weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields.
12. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
15. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
16. A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton.
17. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
18. Writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing.
20. Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes.
21. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
22. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
23. The British system of withholding tax.
24. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
26. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
28. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
30. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
31. A public promotion of some product or service.
33. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
35. God of love and erotic desire.
42. A grant made by a law court.
45. The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates.
46. Of or relating to or characteristic of Bermuda or its inhabitants.
48. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
49. Inquire about.
50. The cry made by sheep.
51. (Turkey) Parched crushed wheat.
57. Chinese Taoist sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but also incorporating pantheism and sorcery.
58. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
61. A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold.
63. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
64. A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.
65. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
69. Of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice).
71. Lower in esteem.
73. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
74. Largest known toad species.
75. Central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children.
77. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
78. A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young.
79. A team game that resembles basketball.
80. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
2. The basic unit of money on Malta.
3. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
4. A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.
5. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
6. The eleventh month of the civil year.
7. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
8. United States comic actor in silent films.
9. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
10. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
11. Knock unconscious or senseless.
12. Of a pale purple color.
13. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
14. True gudgeons.
19. Either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship.
25. Small area set off by walls for special use.
27. (informal) Of the highest quality.
29. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
32. American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799).
34. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
36. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).
37. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
38. A rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes.
39. (Japanese) Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed.
40. Blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel.
41. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.
43. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.
44. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
47. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. An implement for practical use (especially in a household).
53. Spanish painter best known for his portraits (1746-1828).
54. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
55. A power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt).
56. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
59. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
60. Type genus of the Laridae.
62. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
66. Set down according to a plan.
67. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
68. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
70. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
72. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
76. That is to say.
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