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1. A proportion multiplied by 100.
4. Large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon.
12. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
15. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
16. (biology) Similarity because of common evolution.
17. Used of a single unit or thing.
18. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
19. An inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician.
20. Relating to or accompanying birth.
22. Plants having flowers in umbels.
25. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
27. Gin or vodka and lime juice.
28. A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats).
33. A man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland.
35. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
36. (linguistics) Of speech sounds.
40. A genus of Laridae.
41. Female equine animal.
43. Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
44. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
45. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
48. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
52. Order of mammals having few or no teeth including.
55. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
57. An immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ.
58. The largest city of Cameroon.
61. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
64. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
68. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
73. A steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain.
74. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
76. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin).
77. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
78. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
79. The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget.
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1. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
2. A sudden very loud noise.
3. A skeletal muscle arising from the tibia.
4. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
5. A populous province in northeastern China.
6. Type genus of the Amiidae.
7. Balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine.
8. Gone by.
9. The force of workers available.
10. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
11. One appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions.
12. A building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services.
13. Complacently or inanely foolish.
14. Elevated open grassland in southern Africa.
21. The segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British).
23. Not functioning properly.
24. Largest known toad species.
26. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
29. Any plant of the genus Erica.
30. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
31. Type genus of the Anatidae.
32. Forced to turn and face attackers.
34. (Judaism) A chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh.
37. Relating to or near the ulna.
38. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
39. United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941).
42. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
46. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.
49. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure.
50. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
51. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
53. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
54. Of or relating to o occurring in a tube such as e.g. the fallopian tube or eustachian tube.
56. A range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline).
59. United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935).
60. An African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad.
62. The provision of money temporarily (usually at interest).
63. Be teeming, be abuzz.
65. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
66. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
67. Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions.
69. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
70. Of southern Europe.
71. An accountant certified by the state.
72. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
75. Being nine more than ninety.
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