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1. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
4. Of or relating to a caduceus.
12. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
15. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
16. Generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue.
17. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
18. A unit of pressure.
19. A panel or section of panels in a wall or door.
20. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
21. English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943).
23. A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea.
25. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
28. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
30. Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
32. Capable of having having clear evidence of eliminated without trace.
36. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
37. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
39. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
40. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
43. In an exposed manner.
45. King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him.
48. (usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed.
49. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
50. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
51. (possibly Roman) Goddess of horses and mules and asses.
53. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
54. An ax used to slaughter cattle.
57. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
60. Half the width of an em.
61. Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system.
62. (Welsh) A warrior god.
64. A narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming.
69. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
72. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
73. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
75. Become less tense.
76. A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix.
77. Aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver.
79. (archaic or Scottish) Faithful and true.
80. In the Roman calendar.
81. A member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Ural mountains).
82. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. Brightly colored and showy.
2. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
3. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
4. A tight-fitting headdress.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America.
7. Employed in accomplishing something.
8. A degree or grade of excellence or worth.
9. Cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters.
10. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
11. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
12. A town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border.
13. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
14. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
22. German states who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992).
24. Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980).
26. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province.
27. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
29. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
31. Any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas.
33. Type genus of the Anatidae.
34. British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989).
35. A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes.
38. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
41. A prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor.
42. Greek mythology.
44. A general anesthetic (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
46. A Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States.
47. Evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries.
52. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
55. (astronomy) The reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse.
56. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
58. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
59. A major waterfall in southern Africa.
63. Indigo bush.
65. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
66. A slight indication.
67. Thick end of the handle.
68. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
70. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
71. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
74. Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation.
78. A state in northwestern North America.
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