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1. An audiotape recording of sound.
4. Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
12. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. (sometimes followed by `to') Meeting the requirements especially of a task.
17. Not in good physical or mental health.
18. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
19. Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field.
20. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
22. The extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc).
25. An elaborate song for solo voice.
26. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
29. Type genus of the Anatidae.
32. A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs.
34. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. A genus of Platalea.
39. An elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond.
42. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
44. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
48. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
50. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
52. Considerate and solicitous care.
55. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
56. Antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure.
58. Soreness and warmth caused by friction.
60. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
61. A port city in southwestern Iran.
64. Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of.
67. A light touch or stroke.
68. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
71. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
72. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
74. Bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins.
76. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall hill.
77. Unnecessary and unwarranted.
80. The former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil.
81. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
82. Consumer goods that are not destroyed by use.
83. Of southern Europe.
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1. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
4. The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine).
5. The segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British).
6. (Akkadian) God ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead.
7. A measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test.
8. An awkward and inexperienced youth.
9. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
10. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
11. The last (12th) month of the year.
12. Rig used in drilling for oil or gas.
13. German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925).
14. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
21. The quarter of many North African cities in which the citadel is located.
23. The seventh month of the civil year.
24. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
27. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
28. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
30. Of or relating to the nervous system.
31. Away from the mouth or oral region.
33. A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
36. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
37. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
38. With rapid movements.
40. United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965).
41. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
43. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
45. An active volcano in northern Iran.
49. A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced.
51. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
53. A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field.
54. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
57. Someone who expresses in language.
59. Small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa.
62. A confusion of voices and other sounds.
63. Lower in esteem.
65. French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in 1904).
66. Type genus of the Ranidae.
69. Goddess of fertility.
70. A small cut of meat including part of a rib.
73. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
75. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
78. A bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
79. 16 ounces.
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