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1. A group of countries in special alliance.
5. Examine by palpation for medical purposes.
12. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
15. Capital and largest city of Italy.
16. Any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers.
17. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
18. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
19. Someone who takes notice.
20. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
21. A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family.
23. A night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep.
25. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
28. A colorless odorless gas used as fuel.
31. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
32. Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge.
35. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
38. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
41. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
42. The highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music.
43. A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
47. A Loloish language.
48. A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
50. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
51. City in Sudan.
54. An accountant certified by the state.
56. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
60. An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
62. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
64. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
67. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
68. Dildo that has a vibrating tip.
71. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
72. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
73. Capable of being raised to an upright position.
74. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
75. A broad flat muscle on either side of the back.
76. Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.
77. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
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1. A small nail.
2. Small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits.
3. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.
4. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
5. Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural).
6. Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province.
7. (often followed by `of') A large number or amount or extent.
8. Earlier in time.
9. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
10. To that.
11. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
12. City in western Colombia.
13. Address God.
14. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
22. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
24. Little known Kamarupan languages.
26. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
27. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
29. Tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads.
30. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
33. Being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars.
34. An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations.
36. A strong wind moving 45-90 knots.
37. Fiddler crabs.
39. Humorously sarcastic or mocking.
40. Of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation.
44. Generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue.
45. Variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges.
49. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
52. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH.
53. A supporter of feminism.
55. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
57. A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization.
58. Small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae.
59. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
61. English essayist (1775-1834).
63. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
65. Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.
66. An elaborate song for solo voice.
69. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
70. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
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