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1. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
4. A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way.
11. A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas.
15. The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit.
16. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail).
17. Chocolate cookie with white cream filling.
18. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
19. Moving upward and forward in a quick motion or series of motions.
20. Two items of the same kind.
21. A member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama.
24. United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945).
26. Read anew.
28. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
29. A form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain.
31. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
35. Representation of the cross on which Jesus died.
37. A flexible container with a single opening.
39. Being of delicate or slender build.
41. A French abbot.
42. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
44. German organist and contrapuntist (1685-1750).
46. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
47. A town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande.
49. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
51. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
52. A state in midwestern United States.
53. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high).
55. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
59. A drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure.
60. A decree that prohibits something.
61. Avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues.
63. (Britain) Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea.
66. A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation.
70. The 5th letter of the Greek alphabet.
72. Follower of Rastafarianism.
73. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
74. A genus of Pleuronectidae.
77. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
78. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
79. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
80. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
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1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
3. A radioactive transuranic element.
4. Relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun.
5. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.
6. Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum.
7. X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye.
8. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
9. A pale or subdued color.
10. Of or resembling algae.
11. A female deity.
12. Of or relating to the former Indo-European people.
13. A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands.
14. Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907).
22. A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries.
23. A glass for beer.
25. 1/10 gram.
27. A light touch or stroke.
30. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
32. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
33. A loose robe.
34. Make worse or less effective.
36. Clear to the mind.
38. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
40. Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path.
43. An associate degree in nursing.
45. Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
48. Of or relating to the spleen.
50. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
54. The first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor.
56. Inability to walk.
57. Of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people.
58. Conducive to peace.
62. A choice or delicious dish.
64. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
65. Tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine.
67. A law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment.
68. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
69. Flat and uninspiring.
71. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
75. Informal terms for a mother.
76. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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