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1. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
4. Arranged in parallel folds.
11. Fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air.
15. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
16. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear.
17. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
18. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
19. Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice.
21. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
23. The back side of the neck.
24. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
26. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
29. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great distance.
32. Sports that involve bodies of water.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
39. United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914).
41. A soft silvery metallic element.
45. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms.
48. Type genus of the Adelgidae.
50. Small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal.
52. A port city in southeastern Wales.
53. Of or being the lowest female voice.
54. Ask for and get free.
56. On or toward the lee.
58. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
60. Medium tall celery pine of New Zealand.
64. Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged.
68. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
69. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
71. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
73. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
76. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
77. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
78. The chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts.
79. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
3. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
4. A beautiful and graceful girl.
5. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.
6. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
7. Hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia.
8. Absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters).
9. Something that is a source of danger.
10. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
11. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
12. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
13. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
14. Brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes.
20. A public promotion of some product or service.
22. 100 aurar equal 1 krona.
25. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
27. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
28. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
30. Of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism.
31. (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
33. The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec.
36. Second brightest star in Perseus.
37. United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886).
38. Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness).
40. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
42. Jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration.
43. Water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air.
44. Wool of the alpaca.
46. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
47. A language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas.
49. The quality of being physically deep.
51. Frightened into submission or compliance.
55. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
57. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
59. Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
61. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
62. A quantity of no importance.
63. A Loloish language.
65. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
66. Very dark black.
67. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
70. A human limb.
74. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
75. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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