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1. (computer science) A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest.
4. The ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
11. A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
15. A small piece of cloth.
16. Stain (furniture) black to make it look like ebony.
17. A genus of European owls.
18. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
19. God of wisdom or prophesy.
20. Of or belonging to an enemy.
21. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
23. Using speech rather than writing.
24. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
25. A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high).
26. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
28. Lower in esteem.
31. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
35. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
40. Corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat.
43. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. Very dark black.
49. Someone who is morally reprehensible.
51. Flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point.
53. English tennis player who won may women's singles titles (born in 1945).
54. In bed.
57. A colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin.
59. (classical architecture) A molding for a cornice.
61. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
65. The handle of a weapon or tool.
69. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
70. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
72. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
75. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.
76. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
77. Small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made.
78. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
2. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
3. (computer science) A standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents.
4. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
5. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
6. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
7. Containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid.
8. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
9. A rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes.
10. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
11. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant.
12. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
13. An instance or single occasion for some event.
14. Any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers.
22. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
27. A public promotion of some product or service.
29. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
30. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
32. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
33. Malevolent aspect of Devi.
34. Of or relating to or suitable for Lent.
36. Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities.
37. Declare invalid.
38. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
39. Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land.
41. A Russian river.
42. In a manner lacking interest or vitality.
46. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
47. Goat grass.
48. The basic unit of money in Zambia.
50. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
52. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
55. Generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature.
56. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
58. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
60. A genus of Lamnidae.
62. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
63. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
64. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
66. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
67. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
68. Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
71. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
73. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
74. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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