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1. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
5. A republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area.
12. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
15. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
16. A married man.
17. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
18. The wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany.
19. Wild ox of the Malay Archipelago.
20. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
21. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
22. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
24. Greek mythology.
26. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
28. A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
33. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
34. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
35. An intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn.
39. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
41. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
43. Situated between the earth and the moon.
45. Using speech rather than writing.
47. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
50. Scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
51. Obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity.
53. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
55. A local computer network for communication between computers.
56. A curved oriental saber.
57. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
59. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
60. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
62. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
63. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
66. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
67. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
69. A public promotion of some product or service.
71. Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion.
74. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
77. Made by polymerizing butadiene.
81. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
82. A European river.
83. Morning glory.
84. A light touch or stroke.
85. The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon.
86. An island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea.
87. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856).
2. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
3. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
4. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
5. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
6. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
7. Type genus of the family Ostreidae.
8. The value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis.
9. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
10. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
11. Chief port of Yemen.
12. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
13. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
14. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
23. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
25. Declare invalid.
27. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
29. A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus).
30. The bill in a restaurant.
32. Of or relating to or containing barium.
36. Any plant of the genus Inula.
37. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
38. The bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids.
40. Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves.
42. Of or relating to the aorta.
44. Made of or resembling lace.
46. Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru.
48. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
49. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
52. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931).
54. Forcibly broken through or opened up.
58. (informal) Exceptionally good.
61. A line of (usually military) units following one after another.
64. Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926).
65. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
68. Made from baking chocolate or cocoa powder and milk and sugar.
70. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
72. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
73. A flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea.
75. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
76. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
78. Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
79. The month following March and preceding May.
80. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
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