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1. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar.
4. (Babylonian and Assyrian) Goddess of love and fertility and war.
11. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
15. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
16. A genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae.
17. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
18. Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich.
19. Brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets.
21. A German city near Leipzig.
23. A very light brown.
25. A public promotion of some product or service.
26. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
28. Type genus of the Ranidae.
30. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931).
33. A bachelor's degree in religion.
37. Very dark black.
40. The mistake of not following suit when able to do so.
41. Prong on a fork or pitchfork.
42. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
43. The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
44. A genus of Indriidae.
47. A public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music.
49. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
51. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
53. The eleventh month of the civil year.
54. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
56. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
59. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
61. A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice.
63. Relating to or associated with Arabia or its people.
66. Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity.
69. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
70. Two items of the same kind.
73. (Greek mythology) The beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris.
74. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
75. A headlong rush of people on a common impulse.
78. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
79. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
80. A great raja.
81. An adherent of any branch of Taoism.
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1. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
2. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
3. A light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun.
4. The capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea.
5. Late time of life.
6. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
7. Have in mind as a purpose.
8. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.
9. A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.
10. Before noon.
11. Of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
14. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
20. (of goods and merchandise) Marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights.
22. English writer of stories for children (1882-1956).
24. (Greek mythology) The brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus.
27. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
29. (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld in ancient mythology.
31. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
32. Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar.
34. Being two more than sixty.
35. A potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine.
36. A seaport in northwestern Italy.
38. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
39. A college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga.
45. A porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed).
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
48. Lock up in jail.
50. Found along western Atlantic coast.
52. Large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns.
55. An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X.
57. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
58. Beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set.
60. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
62. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
64. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
65. A city in northern India.
67. Flat tableland with steep edges.
68. (prefix) Within.
71. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
72. The month following March and preceding May.
76. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
77. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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