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1. Strike sharply.
5. A bottle with a stopper.
11. Slightly open.
15. Port city that is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
16. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
17. An open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers.
18. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
19. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
21. A large fleet.
22. A strong emotion.
23. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
24. Lacking excess flesh.
25. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
27. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
32. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
35. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
37. A public promotion of some product or service.
38. A blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people.
39. Desire strongly or persistently.
41. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
45. Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts.
47. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand of its people.
49. Correction by erasing.
51. Any of several East Indian birds.
53. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
56. In an unnatural eery manner.
57. A port city in southwestern Iran.
61. United States abolitionist (1786-1865).
63. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
64. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high).
68. A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws.
71. The month following July and preceding September.
72. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
73. The range within which a voice can be heard.
75. Not in good physical or mental health.
76. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
77. Sloping channel through which things can descend.
78. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
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1. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
2. (KNO3) Used especially as a fertilizer and explosive.
3. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
4. A South American river.
5. Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. Tie again or anew.
8. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
9. Superior to the average.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
12. German mathematician (1804-1851).
13. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar.
14. A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels.
20. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa.
26. Type genus of the Anatidae.
28. Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
30. Any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made.
31. Reflecting light.
33. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers.
34. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
36. Take in solid food.
40. British writer of novels who was born in India.
42. A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955.
43. A port city in western Turkey.
44. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
46. A speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels).
48. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
50. The square of a body of any size of type.
52. Copy that is not the original.
54. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
55. Informal terms for a mother.
58. A young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals.
59. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
60. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.
62. Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes.
65. Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.
66. Cry weakly or softly.
67. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
69. Goddess of fate.
70. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
74. A state in New England.
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