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1. Holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object.
5. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
11. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
15. An elaborate song for solo voice.
16. The Creator.
17. An aromatic balsam.
18. A large stringed instrument.
20. An assertion of a right (as to money or property).
21. A local and well-defined elevation of the land.
22. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
23. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
25. Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance.
27. That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency.
29. The compass point midway between south and west.
31. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle.
32. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
33. (British) A recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports.
34. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
36. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element.
38. Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces.
43. Causing great physical or mental suffering.
47. Anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling.
50. The biblical name for ancient Syria.
51. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
52. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
53. An inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another.
54. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
55. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
58. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
60. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
66. (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input.
70. Disparaging terms for the common people.
71. (folklore) A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
74. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
75. The large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food.
77. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
78. The cry made by sheep.
79. The owner or manager of a dairy.
80. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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1. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of.
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. The capital and largest city of Lithuania.
4. A deep bow.
5. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
6. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
7. (Arthurian legend) The most virtuous knight of the Round Table.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. Disposed to please.
10. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
11. (Greek mythology) One of the three Gorgons.
12. A French river.
13. European shad.
14. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.
19. Having official authority or sanction.
24. Combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope.
26. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
28. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
30. Freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk.
35. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
37. Lacking leadership.
39. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
40. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
41. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
42. (music) The speed at which a composition is to be played.
44. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
46. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
48. Formed like a bacillus.
49. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
56. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
57. An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean.
59. Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis.
61. A quantity of no importance.
62. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
63. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
64. Largest known toad species.
65. Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant.
67. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
68. A slender double-reed instrument.
69. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
72. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
76. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
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