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1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
4. Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds.
11. The act of scanning.
15. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
16. Lasting through all time.
17. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
18. A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives.
19. A deliberately misleading fabrication.
20. An iconic mental representation.
21. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
23. Tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.
25. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
26. (British) Informal term for information.
28. (medieval legends) The bride of King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other.
29. Greek god of light.
32. Give over.
33. Deeply moved.
37. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
38. 16 ounces.
41. Absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts).
43. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
46. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
47. A port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula.
49. A handsaw stiffened by metal along upper edge.
51. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
52. British writer of short stories (1870-1916).
53. Greek lyric poet of Lesbos.
55. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
57. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
61. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
62. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
66. A naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905).
68. Above the surround or above the normal position.
70. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
71. Greek mythology.
74. Jordan's port.
75. Not final or absolute.
76. Hard smooth-textured cheese.
78. (British) Your grandmother.
79. The face of a timepiece.
80. A larval frog or toad.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A large mountain system in south-central Europe.
2. Rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos.
3. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
4. (Old Testament) The second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. Being one more than nine.
7. King of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410).
8. Known beforehand.
9. In truth (often tends to intensify).
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. A mountainous island in western Indonesia.
12. Wearing or provided with clothing.
13. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
14. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
22. Bright with a steady but subdued shining.
24. Owed and payable immediately or on demand.
27. Perennial plants resembling yucca.
30. Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity.
31. Of a moderate orange-yellow color.
34. Lower in esteem.
35. A republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States.
36. Tight-fitting trousers.
39. Derive or receive pleasure from.
40. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
42. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
44. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes.
45. Of or relating to the palm of the hand.
48. (of persons) Seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom.
50. The eighth month of the Hindu calendar.
54. A descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point.
56. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
58. (computer science) American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
59. A city in northwestern Turkey.
60. Dye with a color.
63. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga).
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
67. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
69. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
72. Automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes.
73. A rapid bustling commotion.
77. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
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