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1. Enlarged prostate.
4. Brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters.
12. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
15. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
16. A port where merchandise can be imported and re-exported without paying import duties.
17. How long something has existed.
18. A large fleet.
20. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
21. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
22. Genus of powdery mildews.
24. Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions.
26. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
28. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
31. Having the same or similar characteristics.
32. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
36. Any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.
39. A groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels).
40. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
42. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
43. A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth.
47. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
48. A charge in the shape of a circle.
50. Involving or resulting from calcification.
52. German composer and inventor of the music drama (1813-1883).
54. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
55. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
58. Fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
69. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
71. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
72. Psychoactive substance present in marijuana.
73. Small genus of chiefly American herbs.
74. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
75. Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder.
76. A ray of moonlight.
77. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
2. Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548).
3. Having a feeling of home.
4. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
5. The stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.
6. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
7. A native or inhabitant of Armenia.
8. Towards the side away from the wind.
9. United States author (born 1932).
10. An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force).
11. A member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
12. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
13. American novelist (1909-1955).
14. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
19. Savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables.
23. Lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific.
25. Large marine snail much used as food in Europe.
27. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
29. A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university).
30. Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent.
33. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
34. Suffering from abulia.
35. An announcement containing information about a future event.
37. Administer an oil or ointment to.
38. A Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam.
41. The basic unit of money in Iran.
44. A long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma.
45. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
46. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
49. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
51. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
53. A pin used to hold the tie in place.
56. State in northeastern India.
57. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
59. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
60. Made of or resembling lace.
61. A fraudulent business scheme.
62. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
63. Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
64. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
65. An elaborate song for solo voice.
66. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
67. God of love and erotic desire.
70. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
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