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1. A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth.
5. Mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus.
12. A tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production.
15. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
16. Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537).
17. Canadian hockey player (born 1948).
18. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
19. A runner in a one-mile race.
20. Any organic compound containing the group -CONH2.
22. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
24. Advanced in years.
26. (cosmology) The original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements.
27. National capital of Kiribati.
29. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
31. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
35. Before noon.
36. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
37. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.
41. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
45. Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
47. 16 ounces.
49. Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.
50. Being one more than two.
52. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.
54. British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964).
56. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
58. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
59. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.
60. A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
62. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
65. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
69. A member of a Muslim Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan).
73. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
75. A master's degree in business.
76. Water frozen in the solid state.
77. A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding.
79. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
80. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
81. Small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers.
82. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
2. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
3. Heal or recover.
4. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.
5. The capital of Eritrea.
6. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
7. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
8. The ending of a series or sequence.
9. The time that has elapsed.
10. The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
11. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
12. A light semitransparent fabric.
13. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
14. An evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia.
21. A benign tumor composed of muscle tissue.
23. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
25. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
28. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
30. Informal terms for a mother.
32. Attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means).
33. A crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat).
34. 1/10 gram.
38. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
39. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence.
40. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
42. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
43. A large and hurried swallow.
44. Beyond what is natural.
46. Being ten more than one hundred forty.
48. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
51. American frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836).
53. (Greek legend) The greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold.
55. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
57. (optics) Having two foci.
61. The Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh).
63. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
64. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
66. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.
67. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
68. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
70. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
71. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
72. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
74. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
78. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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