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1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
4. Any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any.
11. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
15. Fiddler crabs.
16. A member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river.
17. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
18. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
20. Any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things.
21. A small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo.
22. The brightest star in Cygnus.
23. A sheath worn to protect a finger.
24. A vaguely specified concern.
26. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
28. Bubble shells.
30. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
32. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
33. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
35. United States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973).
39. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
40. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
43. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
45. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
46. Fringed or adorned with tassels.
48. A French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans.
50. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
51. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
52. Genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions.
53. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
56. Lower in esteem.
58. Chief port of Yemen.
59. The cry made by sheep.
60. A port city in southwestern Iran.
62. Any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves.
66. Having or involving the use of hands.
70. Using speech rather than writing.
71. An artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language.
74. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
75. (British) A simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice.
76. Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background.
78. A form of address for a married woman.
79. A stock exchange in New York.
80. Someone who fights for a cause.
81. The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization.
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1. Two items of the same kind.
2. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
3. A Dravidian language spoken in southern India.
4. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
5. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
6. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform.
7. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
8. Have some of the qualities or attributes of something.
9. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
10. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
11. French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826).
12. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
13. A crime syndicate in the United States.
14. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
19. Any orchid of the genus Aerides.
25. Genus of North American herbs.
27. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
29. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
31. Oblong cream puff.
34. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
36. (of language) Transparently clear.
37. Give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role.
38. (Judeo-Christian religion) Chief spirit of evil and adversary of God.
41. Of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization.
42. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
44. The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
47. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
49. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
54. Wear away.
55. (trademark) An antacid.
57. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
61. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
63. Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.
64. Waterproofed canvas.
65. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
67. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
68. A Spanish river.
69. A piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food.
72. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
73. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
77. Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
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