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1. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
4. The capital and largest city of Nepal.
12. The sound made by a gentle blow.
15. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
16. Of or relating to or in the manner of the playwright Henrik Ibsen.
17. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
18. Locate and correct errors in a computer program code.
20. A female person who has the same parents as another person.
21. At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. Tag the base runner to get him out.
26. An abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity or excitability.
28. A strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp.
31. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
32. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
33. A circular segment of a curve.
37. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
39. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
41. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
42. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
43. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
46. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
50. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
52. Any high mountain.
54. (botany) Of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization.
56. Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds.
58. A vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form.
59. North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters.
61. A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco.
62. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
63. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
64. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
65. A public promotion of some product or service.
67. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
70. A mask with a filter protects the face an lungs against poisonous gases.
75. Come or be in close contact with.
77. A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge.
79. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
80. Step on it.
81. Of or relating to an oracle.
83. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
84. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
85. Agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears.
86. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A woman of refinement.
2. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
3. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
4. The capital and largest city of Rwanda.
5. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
6. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
7. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
8. Typical geese.
9. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
10. The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
11. Act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief.
12. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
13. A bachelor's degree in library science.
14. A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines.
19. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
22. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
25. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
27. Rotary motion of an object around its own axis.
29. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
30. Type genus of the Pipidae.
34. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
35. Having short a smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum.
36. A performer who dances.
38. Muslim name for God.
40. By bad luck.
44. Little known Kamarupan languages.
45. On or toward the lee.
47. United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917).
48. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
49. A deep bow.
51. Fastened with stitches.
53. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
55. Type genus of the Polygalaceae.
57. A hard copal derived from an African tree.
60. British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission.
66. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
68. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops.
69. A republic in western South America.
71. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
72. Moving quickly and lightly.
73. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
74. God of love and erotic desire.
76. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
78. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
82. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
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