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1. (folklore) A small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
4. Conformity with rules or standards.
12. A doctor's degree in dental medicine.
15. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
16. A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed.
17. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
18. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
20. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
24. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
25. Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern.
28. United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947).
35. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
37. Grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands.
39. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
40. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
41. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
42. A humorous anecdote or remark.
43. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
46. Planks collectively.
48. (Britain) Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea.
50. Unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America.
51. Half the width of an em.
52. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
56. Attack someone physically or emotionally.
61. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
63. A young woman making her debut into society.
65. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
66. The month following March and preceding May.
67. Pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet.
71. Marked by skill in deception.
72. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
73. Not close together in time.
74. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
75. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
76. Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness.
77. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
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1. A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language.
2. An endorsement.
3. A small cake leavened with yeast.
4. Extremely pleasing.
5. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
6. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
7. A motley assortment of things.
8. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids.
9. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
10. The granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust.
11. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
12. Dearly loved.
13. Type genus of the Majidae.
14. Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise.
19. The superior of an abbey of monks.
21. The capital of Morocco.
23. Having a toe or toes of a specified kind.
26. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
27. Without qualification.
29. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
30. A genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce).
31. (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.
32. A period of sleeplessness.
33. Complacently or inanely foolish.
34. Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco.
36. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
38. Having a pair of equal and opposite charges.
44. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
45. A dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae.
47. A member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas.
49. Range of what one can know or understand.
53. Of or relating to the process of hearing.
54. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
55. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
57. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
58. A long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods).
59. Person who does no work.
60. Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.
62. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
64. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
68. The sign language used in the United States.
69. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment.
70. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
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