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1. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
4. Tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States.
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
16. A persistent but subordinate motif.
17. (British) Your grandmother.
18. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
19. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
20. (in Scotland) A child.
22. Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977).
24. Genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor.
26. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
28. The month following February and preceding April.
29. Being one more than three.
31. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
36. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
38. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
39. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
40. Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.
46. Of or relating to Canada or its people.
48. Small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead.
49. Without missing a year.
51. That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings.
54. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
55. Any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers.
57. (New Testament) Disciple of Jesus.
59. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
62. A master's degree in fine arts.
64. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
72. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
73. A bachelor's degree in theology.
74. (Lebanese) A finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat.
75. A feeling of intense anger.
76. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
77. Septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess.
78. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
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1. Colloquial British abbreviation.
2. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
3. Perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America.
4. Hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment.
5. Used improperly or excessively especially drugs.
6. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
7. Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk.
8. Gone by.
9. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
10. The local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England.
11. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
12. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
13. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
14. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
21. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
23. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
25. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
27. A small spineless globe-shaped cactus.
30. A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina.
32. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
33. A resort city in western Florida.
34. The state of existing and being localized in space.
35. Of or relating to a directionless magnitude.
37. East Indian annual erect herb.
41. Lacking social polish.
42. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
43. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931).
44. Of or related to a musical scale.
45. A Scottish word.
47. A Mid-Atlantic state.
50. A state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer.
52. A downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles.
53. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
56. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
58. Enthusiastic approval.
60. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
61. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
63. A flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea.
65. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
66. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
67. American novelist (1909-1955).
69. Standard temperature and pressure.
70. A branch of the Tai languages.
71. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
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