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1. A fluorocarbon with chlorine.
4. An elderly man.
12. An association of countries in the western hemisphere.
15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
16. Be around.
17. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
18. A refund of some fraction of the amount paid.
20. A member of an American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles.
21. Extremely pleasing.
22. A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg.
23. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
24. Jordan's port.
26. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
28. A confusion of voices and other sounds.
30. Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence.
33. Relating to or associated with or comprising a convolution of the brain.
37. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
39. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock exchange.
40. (military) Signal to turn the lights out.
42. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
44. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
46. Moved to action.
50. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
51. Small crude shelter used as a dwelling.
54. The last (12th) month of the year.
55. Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers.
58. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
59. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
63. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
67. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
69. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
70. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
71. A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.
74. A woman who has recently been married.
75. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
76. A sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil.
78. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
79. Used of a single unit or thing.
80. A condition promoting sanitary practices.
81. A small cake leavened with yeast.
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1. The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed.
2. To run away.
3. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
4. The basic unit of length adopted under the System International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards).
5. Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland.
6. A white trivalent metallic element.
7. The Italian region on the island of Sicily.
8. A small nail.
9. An athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination.
10. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
11. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
12. Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
13. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
14. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
19. A resin used in adhesives and paints.
25. An oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
31. Any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico).
32. Climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca canes.
34. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
35. A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure.
36. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
38. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
41. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
43. A public promotion of some product or service.
45. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
47. Not invited or requested.
48. Type and only genus of the family Tytonidae.
49. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
52. Resembling a berry.
53. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
56. A rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots.
57. The vein in the center of a leaf.
60. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
61. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
62. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
64. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
65. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
66. Make an etching of.
68. Chief port of Yemen.
72. A boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals).
73. Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile).
77. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
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