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1. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
4. Any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103.
12. Rate of revolution of a motor.
15. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
16. Very generous.
17. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
18. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
19. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high).
20. A master's degree in fine arts.
21. Enduring strength and energy.
23. A soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh.
25. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.
28. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
29. 1/1000 gram.
31. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
32. English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957).
34. Using the voice.
37. The extent of something from side to side.
41. Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929).
43. A state in the western United States.
46. Informal terms for money.
47. By hand.
49. Used of a single unit or thing.
50. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
52. Lacking stylishness or neatness.
54. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
56. A military trainee (as at a military academy).
57. The highest level or degree attainable.
60. An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
63. A language of Australian aborigines.
65. 1 species.
69. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
70. Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock.
73. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
74. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
75. A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures.
76. A notable achievement.
77. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
78. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
79. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. Type genus of the Anatidae.
2. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
3. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
4. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
5. Press or grind with a crunching noise.
6. Weapon consisting of a fighting ax.
7. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
8. Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten.
9. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
10. (British) An open river valley (in a hilly area).
11. Exultantly proud and joyful.
12. (Assyrian) God of storms and wind.
13. Suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness.
14. A choice or delicious dish.
22. Of or relating to the hands.
24. A city in northwestern Syria.
26. Black tropical American cuckoo.
27. A peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands.
30. A gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks.
33. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
35. A slender double-reed instrument.
36. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
38. A soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound.
39. (electronics) A sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients).
40. A date.
42. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
44. Cap that fits over the hub of a wheel.
45. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs.
48. Large arboreal boa of tropical South America.
51. Be fully aware or cognizant of.
53. To this writing or document.
55. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
58. Any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales.
59. A variety of leaf bug.
61. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
62. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
64. On, to, or at the top.
66. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
67. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
68. A quantity of no importance.
71. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
72. Vietnamese New Year.
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