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1. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
4. A large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil.
11. A Loloish language.
15. An accountant certified by the state.
16. Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions.
17. A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
18. An associate degree in applied science.
19. Hard fiber used in making coarse twine.
20. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
21. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
23. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
25. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
27. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
28. Apoapsis in orbit around the moon.
32. An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression.
36. The capital of Bahrain.
39. A port city in southwestern Iran.
41. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi.
42. Goddess of fate.
45. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains.
46. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.
47. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
49. Type genus of the Caviidae.
50. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
52. A kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans.
55. Someone who cooks food.
56. Any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages.
59. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
61. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
63. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
65. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
72. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
75. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
77. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
78. (Greek mythology) A river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon.
80. English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882).
81. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
82. A colorless oily liquid.
83. Give over.
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1. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
2. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
3. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
4. One of the three sections of the hipbone.
5. The largest and southernmost island in the Marianas.
6. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
7. Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills).
8. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
9. A deep bow.
10. Pain in the gums.
11. An Indian nursemaid who looks after children.
12. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
13. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
14. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
22. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.
24. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
26. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication.
29. A genus of Ploceidae.
30. An onerous or difficult concern.
31. United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971).
33. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear.
34. A positively charged atom.
35. Marked by deception.
37. Of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions.
38. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
40. A county in southwestern England.
43. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
44. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
51. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
53. A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way.
54. Slightly open.
57. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
58. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
60. Toward the mouth or oral region.
62. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
64. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
66. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
67. Pale gray.
68. Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs.
69. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
70. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
71. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
73. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by.
74. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
76. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
79. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube.
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