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1. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather.
4. Type genus of the Odobenidae.
12. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
15. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
16. Shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus.
17. The cry made by sheep.
18. The month following July and preceding September.
19. Of or relating to a dyad or based on two.
20. Norse chieftan who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931).
22. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
24. 1 species.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
30. A small contrasting part of something.
37. A small island.
38. Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree.
41. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
42. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
44. A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
45. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch.
46. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
47. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
50. Largest crested screamer.
52. United States film maker (1897-1991).
53. Of or relating to near the ear.
55. Regard something as probable or likely.
56. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
59. Type genus of the Upupidae.
62. Undergoing menstruation.
64. A public promotion of some product or service.
69. A Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph.
72. An associate degree in applied science.
73. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
74. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
76. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
77. Having leadership guidance.
78. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
79. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
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1. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
2. A fit of shivering.
3. A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
4. A severe or trying experience.
5. Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis.
6. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
7. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
8. Leave or strike out, as of vowels.
9. Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.
10. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
11. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
12. Little known Kamarupan languages.
13. A large bundle bound for storage or transport.
14. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
21. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
23. King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996).
25. A category in some early taxonomies.
27. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
28. 32nd President of the United States.
31. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar.
32. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle).
33. (Norse mythology) The chief race of gods living at Asgard.
34. The wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers.
35. Of or containing iridium.
36. Of superior grade.
39. A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak).
40. Large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds.
43. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
48. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
49. The dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted.
51. A city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry.
54. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
57. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares.
58. Having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses.
60. A person to whom money is paid.
61. Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..
63. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
65. A small cake leavened with yeast.
66. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
67. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
68. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
70. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
71. Used in combination to denote the middle.
75. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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