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1. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
4. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
11. Avatar of Vishnu.
15. One-thousandth of an equivalent.
16. (of reproduction) Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes reproduction".
17. English essayist (1775-1834).
18. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
19. A sudden short attack.
21. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
23. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
25. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
26. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
28. Structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building.
31. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
33. Snarled or stalled in complete confusion.
36. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
40. Similar or related in quality or character.
41. The force of workers available.
42. A particular environment or walk of life.
47. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
49. Any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers.
51. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Chaplain and the Saint Lawrence River.
52. A grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public.
53. Remaining after all deductions.
54. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
56. (slang) A gangster's pistol.
58. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
62. Son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil.
68. A branch of the Tai languages.
69. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
70. Relating to or demonstrating acapnia.
74. A master's degree in business.
75. A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
76. One of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones.
77. Tag the base runner to get him out.
78. Take in solid food.
79. Moths whose larvae are cutworms.
80. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
2. Pay back.
3. Jordan's port.
4. Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934).
7. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
8. Casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs.
9. A partially opened flower.
10. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
11. (Old Testament) A son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel.
12. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
13. Dignified manner or conduct.
14. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights.
22. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
24. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
27. 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.
29. Any movable possession (especially articles of clothing).
30. Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930).
32. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
34. Any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws.
35. Take back what one has said.
37. Dried plum v 1.
38. (medieval Europe) A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
39. An unofficial association of people or groups.
43. A name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped.
44. An narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family.
45. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
46. A Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s.
48. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
50. The month following July and preceding September.
55. A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering.
57. A shade of brown with a tinge of red.
59. A genus of Lamnidae.
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
61. Jordan's port.
63. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
64. A member of the British order of honor.
65. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
66. Containing or filled with salt.
67. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
71. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
72. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
73. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
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