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1. A large round wicker basket (used on farms).
5. Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
12. The rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing).
15. Ctenophores lacking tentacles.
16. Of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants.
17. The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
18. A genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees.
20. An Italian woman of rank.
21. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
22. A member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India.
24. A doctor's degree in religion.
25. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids.
27. Wear away through erosion or vaporization.
29. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby.
32. Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl.
34. A song that was formerly popular.
36. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
37. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
41. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
42. A light touch or stroke.
45. A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature.
49. An honorary law degree.
50. Graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine.
53. (Old Testament) A youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC).
56. A hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element.
58. (heraldry) An ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
59. Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants.
62. Armor plate that protects the hip and thigh.
65. A member of an American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles.
66. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
67. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
71. Thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries.
73. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
75. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
76. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
77. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
79. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
80. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
81. Segmented worms.
82. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. The act of catching an object with the hands.
2. A progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms.
3. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
4. A member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India.
5. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
6. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
7. A master's degree in education.
8. Worn away as by water or ice or wind.
9. Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887).
10. A local computer network for communication between computers.
11. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
12. Annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains.
13. A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.
14. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
19. (of a roof) Constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall.
23. A state in midwestern United States.
26. A particular kind (as to appearance).
28. A ribbon used as a decoration.
30. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
31. A bachelor's degree in religion.
33. God of fire.
35. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
38. European shad.
39. In some classifications.
40. Mix up or confuse.
43. Jordan's port.
44. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
46. A state in northwestern North America.
47. The sound of an alarm (usually a bell).
48. French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778).
51. A port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean.
52. Unknown god.
54. A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.
55. A condition requiring relief.
57. A passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars).
60. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
61. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
63. Large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn.
64. Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
69. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
70. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
72. A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
78. An associate degree in nursing.
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