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1. Pan with a convex bottom.
4. Blown apart with great violence.
12. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
15. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
16. A white crystalline organic base.
17. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
18. A three-tone Chadic language.
20. Make improvements or corrections to.
22. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
25. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
26. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
33. An Asian river between China and Russia.
34. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
36. A Loloish language.
40. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
41. A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.
44. In bed.
45. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
46. Tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers.
47. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
49. South African term for `boss'.
51. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
52. Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.).
56. At full speed.
60. Loose temporary stitches.
63. A city and port in northern Jutland.
67. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar.
68. Disposed of as useless.
71. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
72. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
74. A narrow way or road.
75. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
76. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
77. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
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1. Telephone line (Wide Area Telephone Service).
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. A Chadic language spoken in Chad.
4. The square of a body of any size of type.
5. A colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts.
6. Humble request for help.
7. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
8. The ending of a series or sequence.
9. A loud harsh or strident noise.
10. Either extremity of something that has length.
11. A Mid-Atlantic state.
12. Any plant of the genus Erica.
13. Genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers.
14. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
19. A capacitance unit equal to one billion farads.
21. A volcanic island republic in Melanesia.
23. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
24. A light touch or stroke.
27. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
29. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
30. Prolific Flemish baroque painter.
31. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
32. Greek mythology.
35. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
37. Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980).
38. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
39. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
42. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958).
43. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
48. A reddish-brown chloride of heme.
50. Type genus of the Sciaenidae.
53. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
54. Send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code.
55. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
57. An associate degree in nursing.
58. New Zealand conifer.
59. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
61. American novelist (1909-1955).
62. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
64. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
65. A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion.
66. Clarified butter used in Indian cookery.
69. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
70. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
73. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
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