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1. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
4. United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928).
12. An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
15. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
16. Small genus of chiefly American herbs.
17. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
18. Having winglike extensions.
20. Buildings for carrying on industrial labor.
21. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
22. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
23. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
24. A thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery).
26. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
27. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
31. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
36. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
37. A vertical spar for supporting sails.
41. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
43. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
45. Mixed or impregnated with borax.
47. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
49. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
50. Coldness due to a cold environment.
51. Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell.
53. Large scissors with strong blades.
55. A unit of length equal to 3 feet.
56. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
58. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
62. A major god.
64. A quantity of no importance.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
69. In a state of sleep.
73. In or of the month preceding the present one.
74. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
76. An accountant certified by the state.
77. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
78. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
79. An associate degree in applied science.
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1. Jordan's port.
2. Having a pair of equal and opposite charges.
3. United States writer (1871-1900).
4. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
5. A song that was formerly popular.
6. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
7. A native American tent.
8. The act of grasping.
9. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
10. The lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States.
11. A governor of a province in ancient Persia.
12. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
13. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
14. The visual property of something that shines with reflected light.
19. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
25. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
28. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
29. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
30. A fraudulent business scheme.
32. An illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor.
33. French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel Prizes.
34. Provide what is desired or needed, esp. support, food or sustenance.
35. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
38. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
39. Anthropologist and linguist.
40. A step in walking or running.
42. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
44. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
46. An honorary degree in science.
48. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
52. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
54. Type genus of the Viperidae.
57. An island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy.
59. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
60. Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
61. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
63. Be teeming, be abuzz.
65. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
66. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
67. Type genus of the Anatidae.
70. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
71. A local computer network for communication between computers.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
75. Being nine more than ninety.
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