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1. A master's degree in business.
4. (India) Flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle.
12. A light touch or stroke.
15. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
16. Giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap.
17. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
18. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
19. Of or at or relating to an anode.
20. A genus of Platalea.
21. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. The facial expression of sudden pain.
25. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
26. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
30. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
32. The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes.
33. Lower in esteem.
37. The whiteness that results from removing the color from something.
40. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
41. Deeply moved.
46. United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933).
48. A genus of Lamnidae.
49. 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.
50. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
52. (computer science) A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium.
53. A blind god.
55. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
59. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
61. Closed with a lace.
63. Type genus of the Ardeidae.
66. A sleeveless dress resembling an apron.
69. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
70. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
71. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
72. A plant fiber used for making rope.
74. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
76. A byproduct of inflammation.
79. A metal frame or container holding cartridges.
80. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
81. A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure.
82. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
2. Soft creamy white cheese.
3. Jordan's port.
4. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
5. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
6. A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something.
7. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
8. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
9. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
10. A soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air.
11. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
12. Two items of the same kind.
13. Type genus of the Amiidae.
14. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
22. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
24. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
27. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
28. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
29. A soft silvery metallic element.
31. Turn pale, as if in fear.
34. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
35. Fed beyond capacity or desire.
36. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
38. (possibly Roman) Goddess of horses and mules and asses.
39. Relating to of containing or affecting blood.
42. A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
43. American dramatist (1928- ).
44. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
45. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
47. A public promotion of some product or service.
51. English essayist (1775-1834).
54. A person with an unusual or odd personality.
56. (comparative of `close') Indicating the one of two that is the shorter distance away.
57. Make more complex, intricate, or richer.
58. (ecology) The process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat.
60. One who works hard at boring tasks.
62. Indigo bush.
64. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.
65. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
67. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
68. The back side of the neck.
73. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
75. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
77. The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington.
78. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
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