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1. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues.
4. Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable.
11. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
15. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
16. Succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land.
17. Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
18. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
19. To or from every one of two or more (considered individually).
21. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury.
23. The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
24. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
27. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
28. Offering fun and gaiety.
32. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
36. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
38. A Russian river.
40. A branch of the Tai languages.
41. Tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood.
42. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
44. A master's degree in business.
45. Offering little or no hope.
47. East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok.
48. Tag the base runner to get him out.
49. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
50. An informal term for a father.
52. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
55. A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
59. A scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco).
63. A Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea.
66. A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature.
67. Do wrongly or improperly.
70. An island in the West Indies.
71. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
72. Of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture.
74. A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia.
75. Made of fir or pine.
76. (of tempo) Moderately slow n.
77. A cgs unit of work or energy.
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1. Having been read.
2. A small cake leavened with yeast.
3. Crowd or pack to capacity.
4. God of wealth and love.
5. Cause to move back by force or influence.
6. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
7. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
8. German mathematician (1804-1851).
9. How long something has existed.
10. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
11. The capital and largest city of Venezuela.
12. A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city.
13. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
14. Weight to be borne or conveyed.
20. Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity.
22. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
25. Box and water turtles.
26. Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern.
29. A loss of will power.
30. A record in which commercial accounts are recorded.
31. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
33. A genus of Lamnidae.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. Jordan's port.
37. A person forced to flee from home or country.
39. A state of equilibrium.
43. An iconic mental representation.
46. A republic in eastern Africa.
51. Russian country house.
53. Of or relating to the aorta.
54. A deficiency of red blood cells.
56. Any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers.
57. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
58. (in Scotland) A child.
60. German writer (1830-1914).
61. Being on the outside or further from a center.
62. An act that exploits or victimizes someone.
64. A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle.
65. A metal piece (usually a disc) used as money v 1.
68. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
69. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
73. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
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