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1. Russian physicist (1895-1971).
5. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
11. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
15. English essayist (1775-1834).
16. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
17. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
18. Vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals.
20. Small goat antelope with small conical horns.
21. An organization of military land forces.
22. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
24. Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity.
26. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
27. A fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II.
30. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
31. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
33. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
34. (Scotland) A small loaf or roll of soft bread.
36. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
39. (Greek mythology) A maiden seduced by Zeus.
41. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
44. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
45. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
48. One of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower.
53. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
54. A Finnish steam bath.
55. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
56. An utterance expressing pain or disapproval.
57. The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
59. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
61. Informal terms for a mother.
62. A group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting).
64. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
67. Aroused to impatience or anger.
68. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
70. Any unwholesome or desperate condition.
74. In or relating to or obtained from urine.
77. A slender double-reed instrument.
78. A fractional monetary unit of several countries.
79. A city in central southwestern Iran.
80. A Loloish language.
81. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
82. Woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist.
83. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
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1. (music) The speed at which a composition is to be played.
2. Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
3. A mountainous island in the central Philippines.
4. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
5. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
6. A motley assortment of things.
7. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
8. The waging of armed conflict against an enemy.
9. A state in northwestern North America.
10. The Mongol people living the the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia.
11. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
12. Tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.
13. Hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany.
14. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America.
19. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
23. Jordan's port.
25. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
28. South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
29. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
32. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
35. Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.
37. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
38. Made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization.
40. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
42. A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea.
43. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
46. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
47. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
49. Having greatly reduced vision.
50. A collection of excerpts from a literary work.
51. Loud confused noise from many sources.
52. Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley.
58. A state in midwestern United States.
60. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
63. Open to or abounding in fresh air.
65. Affect with wonder.
66. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
69. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
71. A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
72. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
73. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
75. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus.
76. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
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