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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. One species.
11. In the near future.
15. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
16. Given to avoiding association with others.
17. The capital of Western Samoa.
18. 10 grams.
19. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.
20. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
21. By bad luck.
23. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
24. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
26. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
28. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
30. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
31. Having the characteristics of pitch or tar.
34. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
36. The 4th planet from the sun.
40. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
41. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
43. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
44. American novelist (1909-1955).
45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
46. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
48. (informal) Of the highest quality.
49. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
51. Used of persons.
53. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
54. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
56. Lower in esteem.
57. First in order of birth.
60. Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.
62. A state in north central United States.
63. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
65. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
67. Someone who drives a taxi for a living.
70. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
76. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
78. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious.
79. Any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward.
80. Central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children.
82. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
83. A Bantu language spoken in Cameroon.
84. An island in the Persian Gulf.
85. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
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1. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
2. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
3. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
4. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
5. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
6. Spanish poet and dramatist (1898-1936).
7. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
8. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages.
9. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
10. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
11. A variety of mandarin orange.
12. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
13. Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs.
14. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
22. An important person in India.
25. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
27. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
29. Covered with beads of liquid.
32. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
33. A ribbon used as a decoration.
35. A large fleet.
37. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
38. A state of abeyance or suspended business.
39. (of the more skilled contestants) Selectively arranged in the draw for position a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds.
42. The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
47. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
50. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. A port city in southwestern Iran.
55. Any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors.
58. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
59. The chance to speak.
61. A Loloish language.
64. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
66. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
68. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
69. Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire.
71. A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
72. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
73. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
74. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
75. An association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens.
77. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
81. Being one more than one.
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