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1. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
4. Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828).
12. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
15. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
16. French symbolist poet (1844-1896).
17. A branch of the Tai languages.
18. 3rd largest island in the world.
20. A republic in central Europe.
21. Especially of a ship's lines etc.
23. Of or relating to or involving an area.
24. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
25. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
26. Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes.
28. An intermediate platform in a staircase.
30. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
32. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
33. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
34. Slightly wet.
37. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
39. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
41. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
42. A Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea.
45. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
46. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
47. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
48. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
51. Five-toed pachyderm.
55. The time you go to bed.
57. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
59. Having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses.
60. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
63. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
64. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
65. Spread or daub over.
66. Not out.
67. An honorary arts degree.
70. A town in north central Oklahoma.
74. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
75. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
79. A light touch or stroke.
80. A newt in its terrestrial stage of development.
81. A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
2. Little known Kamarupan languages.
3. Tired of the world.
4. Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.
5. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
6. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
7. A Christian Bishop who translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic (311-382).
8. West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
9. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
10. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
11. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
12. Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency.
13. An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees.
14. An opening into or through something.
19. A worker who attaches something by nailing it.
22. The fans of a sport or famous person.
27. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. Free and relaxed in manner.
31. Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity.
35. Title used for a married Frenchwoman.
36. Situated in a particular spot or position.
38. Costing 10 dollars.
40. Jordan's port.
43. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
44. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
49. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
50. Pearl oysters.
52. Appeal or request earnestly.
53. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
54. A parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections.
56. Someone who is regarded as contemptible.
58. The term during which some position is held.
61. Fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus.
62. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
68. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
71. The month following March and preceding May.
72. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face.
73. Take in solid food.
76. The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
77. A state in New England.
78. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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