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1. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
5. Any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus.
12. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
15. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
16. A substance that oxidizes another substance.
17. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
18. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
20. Not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality.
21. Water frozen in the solid state.
22. The fifth day of the week.
23. (Greek mythology) Goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare.
25. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
29. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
31. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
32. The unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy.
34. An uproarious party.
35. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
37. Isolated from others.
38. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
40. Lower in esteem.
44. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
46. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
47. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
48. East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan.
51. (sometimes followed by `to') Causing harm or injury.
55. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
56. Fiddler crabs.
57. (Welsh) Corresponds to Iris Ler.
58. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
59. Distance measured in miles.
62. Have an existence, be extant.
64. A public promotion of some product or service.
66. Being one more than one hundred.
67. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
68. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
71. Remove the fangs from (canines, snakes, etc.).
74. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
75. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
77. Containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody.
80. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
81. An antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections.
84. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
85. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
86. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
87. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. A kiln for drying hops.
2. Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran.
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. An outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down.
6. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
7. A strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship.
8. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
9. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
10. A transuranic element that has not been found in nature.
11. Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal.
12. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
13. Russian country house.
14. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
19. Not reflecting light.
24. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
26. A motley assortment of things.
27. A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved.
28. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
30. Unknown god.
33. A member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska.
36. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
39. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides.
41. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
42. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
43. (used as a sentenced connector) Therefore or consequently.
45. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
49. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
50. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
52. A city in northwestern Syria.
53. Hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration.
54. An elaborate song for solo voice.
60. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
61. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
63. United States space station.
65. United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886).
69. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
70. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
72. Loose or flaccid body fat.
73. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
76. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
78. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
79. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
82. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
83. A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group.
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