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1. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
4. Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being.
12. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. Tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs.
17. The sound made by a cow or bull.
18. The sign language used in the United States.
19. A general anesthetic (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
20. (computer science) A coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors.
21. Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs.
23. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry.
25. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
28. Small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants.
29. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
32. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
34. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
35. Great coolness and composure under strain.
37. The cry made by sheep.
39. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
43. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
44. Inquire about.
47. A republic in southwestern Asia.
49. An ache localized in the back.
51. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
52. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
53. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
54. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
55. (combining form) Having a beak or bill as specified.
57. An indistinct shapeless form.
59. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
61. Tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song.
62. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
64. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
66. Enthusiastic approval.
71. Genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays.
76. English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882).
77. 100 tambala equal 1 Kwacha.
80. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
81. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
82. English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400).
83. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
84. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
85. Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering.
86. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
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1. Not only so, but.
2. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
3. A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
4. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
5. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain nymphs.
6. An engineering university in Cambridge.
7. (Old Testament) The first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC).
8. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion.
9. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
10. These words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence.
11. Come out into view, as from concealment.
12. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
13. Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court).
14. Soft suede glove leather from goatskin.
22. (slang) Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.
24. Suggestive of the supernatural.
26. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
27. Tag the base runner to get him out.
30. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
31. One of the three Furies.
33. South African term for `boss'.
36. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
38. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
40. Administer an oil or ointment to.
41. A runner in a one-mile race.
42. A person whose head is bald.
45. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning.
46. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
48. A master's degree in religion.
50. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
56. Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves.
58. French novelist.
60. Wool of the alpaca.
63. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
65. 100 halers equal 1 koruna.
67. A small cut of meat including part of a rib.
68. Make reference to.
69. A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite.
70. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
72. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
73. The twelfth month of the civil year.
74. Avatar of Vishnu.
75. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
78. A periodic paperback publication.
79. General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate.
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