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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. Type genus of the Timaliidae.
11. Sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons.
15. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
16. Lasting through all time.
17. The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm.
18. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
20. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
21. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
22. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
23. God of love and erotic desire.
24. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
26. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
27. Elegant and stylish.
29. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
30. A branch of the Tai languages.
33. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
37. The act of catching an object with the hands.
41. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
44. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
45. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
47. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
49. A doctor's degree in education.
50. Giving milk.
51. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
52. Treated with chemicals to make it curly.
54. A genus of Indriidae.
57. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
58. Water scorpions.
61. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
62. Entangle or catch in in or as if in a mesh.
64. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
68. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
71. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
73. Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves.
74. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
77. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
79. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
82. The bill in a restaurant.
83. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
84. Segmented worms.
85. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A city in the Asian part of Russia.
2. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
3. A fraudulent business scheme.
4. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
5. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
6. The force of workers available.
7. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
8. Weight to be borne or conveyed.
9. Not out.
10. Advanced in years.
11. Devoid of brightness or appeal.
12. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
13. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
14. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
19. Related to or located at the back.
25. Jordan's port.
28. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
31. Reach a destination.
32. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
34. Humble request for help.
35. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
36. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
38. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
39. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
40. A genus of Ploceidae.
42. New Guinea echidnas.
43. A state in northwestern North America.
46. To gain with effort.
48. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
53. The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort).
55. Of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
56. Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money.
59. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
60. Half the width of an em.
63. (sometimes followed by `of') Having or showing realization or perception.
65. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
66. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
67. Jordan's port.
69. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
70. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
72. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
75. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
76. A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick.
78. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
80. An informal term for a father.
81. Being one more than one hundred.
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