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1. 3 to 30 gigahertz.
4. In a series.
12. A group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria.
15. Of inferior or mixed breed.
16. Absence of one of both testes.
17. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain.
18. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
19. Small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches.
20. Any of several short-billed Old World rails.
22. Steal goods.
24. A light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts).
25. The branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively.
26. A public promotion of some product or service.
27. (British slang) An absolute certainty.
31. A bachelor's degree in science.
33. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
34. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
35. Starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root.
38. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
41. A city in western Saudi Arabia.
42. 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.
43. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
45. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
46. A Hindu sect worshiping Shiva.
52. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
53. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
54. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
55. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
57. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
58. Genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers.
60. A piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle.
62. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
64. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
65. A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding.
67. Informal terms for money.
71. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
74. Straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes.
75. Freetail bats.
77. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
78. A poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups.
80. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
81. A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats).
82. A festival featuring African-American culture.
83. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
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1. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
2. A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman.
3. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
4. The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in North Africa.
5. Order by virtue of superior authority.
6. A lump of hard consolidated mineral matter.
7. Irritate or vex.
8. The organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-).
9. The doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods.
10. Being one more than one.
11. Long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America.
12. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
13. Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
14. Advanced in years.
21. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
23. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
28. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
29. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
30. Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907).
32. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').
36. An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries.
37. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
39. The basic unit of money in Uruguay.
40. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia.
44. A swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana).
47. Relating to or affecting the viscera.
48. A hostel for pilgrims in Turkey.
49. American architect (1759-1828).
50. Genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers.
51. An associate degree in nursing.
56. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
59. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
61. A heavy precious metallic element.
63. European shad.
66. City in Sudan.
68. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
69. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
70. United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885).
72. In the Roman calendar.
73. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
76. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood.
79. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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