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1. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
4. United States comedian.
11. Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916).
15. Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle.
16. The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn.
17. The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999).
18. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
20. A run that is the result of the batter's performance.
21. Set afire.
23. A member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California.
25. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
27. Duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females.
28. A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs.
29. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
31. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
34. Relating to or located near the organ that produces tears.
38. A substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I').
41. A state in midwestern United States.
42. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
43. Treated with some kind of application.
44. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
45. A strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern.
47. In or of the present month.
50. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
51. Being one more than one hundred.
53. Resembling a bladder.
55. A state in midwestern United States.
59. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
66. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
68. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
70. A branch of the Tai languages.
71. A motley assortment of things.
73. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
75. A master's degree in business.
76. American novelist (1909-1955).
77. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
79. Tag the base runner to get him out.
80. (superlative of `good') Having the most positive qualities.
81. A habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying).
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
2. A light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun.
3. German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948).
4. 1,000,000,000 periods per second.
5. Annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats.
6. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye.
7. Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.
8. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
9. Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849).
10. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
11. Aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century.
12. A Scottish word.
13. A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada.
14. A blind god.
19. Decorated metal band worn around the head.
22. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
24. (Brit) An area of open or forested country.
26. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
30. The French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
32. Genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers.
33. Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
35. Of silk fabric.
36. The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
37. Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily.
39. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
40. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
46. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh).
48. With no effort to conceal.
49. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
52. A major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river.
54. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
56. Instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging.
57. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
58. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
60. A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing.
61. Offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
62. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya.
63. A genus of Lamnidae.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. Jordan's port.
67. A feeling of intense anger.
69. The language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula.
72. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
74. An associate degree in applied science.
78. An associate degree in nursing.
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