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1. An accountant certified by the state.
4. Lacking gonads.
12. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
15. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
16. Any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers.
17. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
18. An elaborate song for solo voice.
20. Elk or moose.
21. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
23. That which weakens or causes a loss of strength.
25. A New England state.
27. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
28. The basic unit of length adopted under the System International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards).
29. A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world.
30. Find repugnant.
33. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
36. United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958).
37. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
39. One who reveals confidential information in return for money.
42. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean.
43. A person of unquestioning obedience.
45. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
46. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
47. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
48. Of or related to a musical scale.
50. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') End v 1.
53. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
55. A state in the western United States.
56. The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group.
58. Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.
61. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
64. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
65. Make lighter or brighter.
68. A landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India.
72. A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide.
73. A bachelor's degree in religion.
76. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
79. The upper side of the thighs of a seated person.
80. An informal term for a father.
81. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
82. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
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1. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
2. Decrease gradually or bit by bit.
3. Type genus of the Amiidae.
4. The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian.
5. Of great mass.
6. A viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person.
7. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
8. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
9. Give a description of.
10. An associate degree in nursing.
11. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
12. A language group of the Hokan family.
13. In bed.
14. Produced by a manufacturing process.
19. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
22. An upward slope or grade (as in a road).
24. Suggestive of the supernatural.
26. Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science.
31. Smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears.
32. A victory cheer.
34. Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
35. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
38. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
40. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
41. Important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor.
44. A large number or amount.
49. A filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works.
51. A member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains.
52. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
54. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security.
57. Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce).
59. 1 species.
60. An internal representation of the world.
62. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
63. A Mid-Atlantic state.
66. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
67. (Welsh) A warrior god.
69. A flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces.
70. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
71. Type genus of the Nepidae.
74. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
75. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer.
77. A person forced to flee from home or country.
78. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
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