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1. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
4. Widespread genus or herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers.
12. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
15. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
16. Point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead.
17. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
18. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
19. An animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair).
20. Affect with wonder.
22. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
24. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
26. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
27. Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
29. An angry disturbance.
31. Characterized by variety.
35. An artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language.
36. A small cake leavened with yeast.
39. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
43. (heraldry) Applied to a fish depicted horizontally.
44. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
45. At an earlier place.
46. Of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color.
47. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
49. Inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia).
50. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
51. An awkward stupid person.
54. British sculptor (1902-1975).
57. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
59. Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River.
61. Far distant in space.
62. Selected as the best.
64. A genus of Platalea.
66. 1 species.
68. An intellectual (who is bald?).
72. Largest known toad species.
73. A medium to dark brownish yellow color.
77. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
78. Adopted in order to deceive.
79. Small individual study area in a library.
81. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
82. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
83. A festival featuring African-American culture.
84. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
3. A person regarded as arrogant and annoying.
4. Your general store of remembered information.
5. In the area or vicinity.
6. The capital and largest city of Lithuania.
7. One of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split.
8. A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule.
9. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland.
10. An artificial language for international use that rejects rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas.
11. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
12. When two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes'.
13. Of a light brown or yellowish brown color n 1.
14. A river in southeastern France.
21. The capital of Lesotho.
23. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
25. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
28. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
30. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
32. A river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela.
33. The state of being decayed or destroyed.
34. A city in northwestern Switzerland.
37. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
38. The Creator.
40. (British abbreviation) "he accepted it on appro".
41. The young of a herring or sprat or similar fish.
42. The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
48. A chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline.
52. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
53. Salt pork from the back of a hog carcass.
55. Deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers.
56. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
58. Inhabitant of the island of Cebu.
60. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
63. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
65. A city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry.
67. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
69. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
70. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
71. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
74. Informal terms for the mouth.
75. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
76. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
80. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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