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1. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
4. A city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco.
11. South African term for `boss'.
15. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
16. Of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions.
17. A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
18. The residue that remains when something is burned.
19. 40th President of the United States (1911- ).
20. A genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae.
21. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
23. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
24. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
27. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
30. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
31. Extremely pleasing.
32. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
38. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
39. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
42. Sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
45. Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.
47. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
49. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
50. Capital of Swaziland.
51. (football) Of advancing the ball by throwing it.
54. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air.
55. A small tree.
58. A Russian river.
60. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
64. Freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail.
65. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
67. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
68. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
69. Reduced to silence.
72. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
73. (British) Your grandmother.
74. (Greek mythology) The Muse of epic poetry.
75. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
76. Late time of life.
77. Violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements).
78. The habitation of wild animals.
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1. Not only so, but.
2. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
3. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
4. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
5. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
6. An industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula.
7. A record in which commercial accounts are recorded.
8. Or or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism.
9. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
10. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
11. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
12. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
13. Of or relating to or involving an area.
14. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
22. A major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC.
25. Informal terms for money.
26. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
28. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
29. An arc-shaped whitish deposit sometimes seen in the cornea.
33. 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.
34. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
35. An informal term for a father.
36. English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833).
37. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
40. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931).
43. Reflect light or colors like an opal.
44. A jail (literally, a French jail).
46. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
48. German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948).
52. In regular succession without gaps.
53. A variety of albatross with black feet.
56. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
57. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
59. Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked.
61. Having the head uncovered.
62. Lower in esteem.
63. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
66. (especially of promises or contracts) Not violated or disregarded.
70. Any of various trees of the genus Ulmus.
71. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
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