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1. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
4. White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest.
12. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety.
15. Gone by.
16. A battle during the American Revolutionary War (1777).
17. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
18. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
19. A colorless liquid aldehyde.
20. (British) Your grandmother.
21. Armor plate that protects legs below the knee.
23. Jordan's port.
25. A state in midwestern United States.
26. The basic unit of money in Ghana.
28. (biology) Shed at an early stage of development.
29. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
31. (Greek mythology) A Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders.
33. Lower in esteem.
36. United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981).
38. A person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle).
39. Coming at a subsequent time or stage.
43. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
44. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
47. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
51. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
53. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
55. Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds.
56. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
58. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
59. An associate degree in nursing.
60. Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur.
63. Greek god of light.
67. Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood.
70. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
71. Russian physicist (1895-1971).
73. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
74. A loud utterance.
75. United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension bridges (including the George Washington Bridge) (1886-1960).
79. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
80. Of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base.
81. A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts.
82. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
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1. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. Largest known toad species.
3. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
4. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
5. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
6. French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778).
7. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
8. Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements.
9. Not subject to defeat.
10. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
11. (Arthurian legend) The most virtuous knight of the Round Table.
12. Of or relating to the gonads.
13. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
14. Type genus of the Ranidae.
22. The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
30. A tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor).
32. The brightest star in Virgo.
34. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
35. Capital of Armenia.
37. A short composition for a solo instrument.
40. Any competition.
41. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
42. Full of flavor.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. A member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built.
49. Russian country house.
50. Being one more than fifty.
52. A Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India.
54. The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand.
57. City in northern Austria on the Danube.
61. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
62. The 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
64. Decrease gradually or bit by bit.
65. A chalcedony with alternating black and white bands.
66. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
68. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
69. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
72. One or some or every or all without specification.
76. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
77. Half the width of an em.
78. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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