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1. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
5. Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth.
12. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
15. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
16. Crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions.
17. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
18. Lacking excess flesh.
19. A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour.
20. King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996).
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
24. Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits.
25. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
28. A Nilotic language.
29. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
31. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
32. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
34. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
36. A door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall.
38. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
42. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
44. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
46. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
47. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
50. Of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky.
52. (Polynesian) An alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub.
53. Lower in esteem.
55. Informal terms for money.
56. Related on the mother's side.
59. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
64. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
67. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
71. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
73. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
76. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
77. Used on the high seas.
79. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
80. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
81. Textual matter that is added onto a publication.
82. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
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1. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.
2. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
3. Jordan's port.
4. Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments.
5. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
6. A motley assortment of things.
7. The state of being split or cleft.
8. Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism.
9. (informal) Of the highest quality.
10. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
11. The Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
12. Type genus of the Dipodidae.
13. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
14. One of the 7 gods of happiness.
21. A genus of Platalea.
26. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
27. British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967).
30. A resident of Utah.
33. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
35. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
37. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
39. Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614).
40. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair.
41. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
43. Of or relating to abasia (inability to walk).
45. Antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA.
49. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
51. Someone waiting in concealment.
54. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
57. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
58. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
60. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
61. Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family.
62. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
63. Administer an oil or ointment to.
65. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
66. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
68. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
69. Balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine.
70. A laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
72. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
74. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
75. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
78. The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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