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1. An informal term for a father.
5. Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520).
12. Inquire about.
15. (often followed by `for') Ardently or excessively desirous.
16. (psychology) An urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object.
17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
18. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
19. (Greek mythology) A maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers.
20. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
21. Hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth.
23. (Greek mythology) Goddess of discord.
25. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
27. A river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
29. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
31. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
32. Fit or ready for use or service.
36. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
38. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
41. Gather, as of as crops.
42. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
44. Yellow-fever mosquitos.
45. The sixth month of the civil year.
47. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. Being one more than fifty.
50. Any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
51. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
55. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
57. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
59. Web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas.
63. A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head.
64. A heavy textile with a woven design.
67. (Welsh) A warrior god.
70. A sweet innocent baby.
73. Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.
75. Used of a single unit or thing.
76. The airforce of Great Britain.
77. Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain.
79. Game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them.
80. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
81. Extinct order of jawless vertebrates.
82. Any thick messy substance.
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1. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
2. A river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn.
3. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
4. Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
5. A garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. Low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage.
8. Perceive sound.
9. Of or relating to or characteristic of Antigua or its people.
10. (ecology) The process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat.
11. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
13. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
14. God of love and erotic desire.
22. English essayist (1775-1834).
24. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
26. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
28. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.
30. English monk and scholar (672-735).
33. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
34. Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors.
35. Store in a silo, as of fodder.
37. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
39. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
43. A small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere.
46. Dark reddish-purple table grape of California.
48. A town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border.
52. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
53. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
54. Lasting through all time.
56. A public promotion of some product or service.
58. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
60. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
61. Used of hooves.
62. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
65. (Greek mythology) Greek god of war.
66. Any soft or soggy mass.
68. Type genus of the family Unionidae.
69. A visual presentation showing how something works.
71. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
72. A decree that prohibits something.
74. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
78. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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