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1. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
4. Of or relating to a copula.
11. Goddess of fate.
15. Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
16. A glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions.
17. Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68).
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. A philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them.
20. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
21. (informal) Exceptionally good.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. Protozoa characterized by a pseudopod.
26. Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats).
29. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
30. Done or occurring in a brief period of time.
33. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. God of love and erotic desire.
39. United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971).
41. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
43. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
44. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
47. Type genus of the Gavidae.
49. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
52. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
53. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
56. (South African) A journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers).
57. A Mid-Atlantic state.
61. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
64. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
66. A peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey.
72. A language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa.
74. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
75. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
78. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
79. Inferior in strength or significance.
80. A department of Greece in the central Peloponnese.
81. Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male.
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1. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
2. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come.
3. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat.
4. An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
5. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
6. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
7. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
8. Large European dormouse.
9. (Babylonian) Father of the gods.
10. No longer active in your work or profession.
11. Take off a hook.
12. Gather, as of as crops.
13. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.
14. The act of grasping.
22. Of or relating to or characteristic of Guinea or its inhabitants.
25. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
27. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
28. A Hindu prince or king in India.
31. A building where birds are kept.
32. A genus of Ploceidae.
34. A public promotion of some product or service.
36. The word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.
37. A resident of Maine.
38. A state in northwestern North America.
40. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
42. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
46. Showing great reverence for god.
48. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
50. A material effigy that is worshipped as a god.
51. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
54. Someone who takes notice.
55. The content of cognition.
58. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
59. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
60. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
62. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
63. A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula.
65. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
67. Chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil.
68. The basic unit of money in China.
69. A small island.
70. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
71. The heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails.
73. An honorary degree in science.
76. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
77. A state in midwestern United States.
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