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1. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants.
5. A narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming.
11. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
15. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wisdom.
16. Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies.
17. Armor plate that protects the chest.
18. Leather covering the toe of a boot or shoe and reinforcing or decorating it.
20. Fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops.
21. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
22. (informal) Someone who is a detective.
24. Alligator-like reptile of Central and South America having a more heavily armored belly.
26. A flammable colorless gaseous alkene.
28. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
30. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
33. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
34. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
36. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
39. Related to or located at the back.
42. Ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion.
44. A public promotion of some product or service.
47. Small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves.
50. Immeasurably small.
52. Typical geese.
53. The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
54. A town in north central Oklahoma.
55. (possibly Roman) Goddess of horses and mules and asses.
57. Report or maintain.
58. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
60. The amount of money needed to purchase something.
63. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
67. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
71. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
72. Not in good physical or mental health.
73. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
74. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
75. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
76. A public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes.
77. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. The 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
3. Having an oblique or slanting direction or position.
4. (British) System of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks.
5. A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
6. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
7. Filaments from a cobweb.
8. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
9. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
10. Enchanter's nightshade.
11. Aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century.
12. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
13. The basic unit of money on Malta.
14. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
19. (Assyrian) Chief god of the Assyrians.
23. An associate degree in nursing.
25. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
27. An informal term for a father.
29. A port city in southwestern Iran.
31. A member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia.
32. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
35. A system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage.
37. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
38. A series of things depending on each other as if linked together.
40. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
41. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
43. Whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball.
45. The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999).
46. Something of sentimental value.
48. Fit or ready for use or service.
49. A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs.
51. Serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments.
56. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
59. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
61. Not widely known.
62. In the Roman calendar.
64. Set down according to a plan.
65. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
66. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
68. Of southern Europe.
69. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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