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1. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
4. Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers.
12. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
15. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
16. An island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa.
17. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
18. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
19. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
20. Type genus of the Anatidae.
21. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
22. A blind god.
26. The sound made by a pigeon v 1.
27. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
28. Any of various units of weight used in SE Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams).
31. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
35. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
38. (pathology) An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
40. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
42. A means of serving.
44. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
46. A small piece of cloth.
47. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
49. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
50. Adopted in order to deceive.
52. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
54. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
55. Located at or near the back of an animal.
58. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
60. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
61. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.
63. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
65. Speaking a Slavic language.
68. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
71. Highly excited.
75. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
78. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
79. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
80. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
82. The median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly.
83. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
84. In an acute manner.
85. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. (informal usage) A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
2. A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific.
3. Holding or containing nothing.
4. Austrian pianist and composer who studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857).
5. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
6. A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion.
7. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
8. (British) A minicar used as a taxicab.
9. A port city in southwestern Iran.
10. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
11. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
12. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
13. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
14. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest.
23. A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca.
24. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
25. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
29. An African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay.
30. A port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea.
32. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
33. A republic on the Isthmus of Panama.
34. Wound or wrapped around something.
36. A genus of Indriidae.
37. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
39. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
41. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
43. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
45. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
48. Acting according to certain accepted standards.
51. A master's degree in religion.
53. A small cake leavened with yeast.
56. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
57. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
59. Informal terms for a mother.
62. A member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California.
64. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term).
66. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
67. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
69. A hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone.
70. The food served and eaten at one time.
72. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
73. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
74. Offering fun and gaiety.
76. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
77. The last (12th) month of the year.
81. Minor or subordinate.
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