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1. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm.
4. Fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain.
12. A small lump or protuberance.
15. The fatty flesh of eel.
16. Weapon consisting of a fighting ax.
17. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
18. The bill in a restaurant.
20. (boxing) A blow with the fist.
22. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
24. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
27. A large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling.
29. A Mid-Atlantic state.
30. A rapid bustling commotion.
31. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
33. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis.
37. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
40. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
43. The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.
44. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
47. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
48. One who works hard at boring tasks.
49. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
52. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
54. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals.
58. Come to pass.
59. Slanderous defamation.
62. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
64. A person forced to flee from home or country.
65. A person who is rejected (from society or home).
72. State in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
75. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin.
76. Genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots.
78. A sign of assent or salutation or command.
79. The basic unit of money in Iran.
80. (Judaism) Not conforming to dietary laws.
81. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
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1. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
2. Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule.
3. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel.
4. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
5. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
6. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
7. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
8. 30 to 300 gigahertz.
9. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
10. 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza.
11. A state in northwestern North America.
12. United States astronomer (1835-1909).
13. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
14. Altered from an originally straight condition.
19. A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research.
21. Any location known for vice and corruption.
23. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
25. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
26. A quantity of no importance.
28. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
32. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
34. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
35. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
36. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders.
38. Made of fir or pine.
39. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
41. The quantity that a bag will hold.
42. Lower in esteem.
46. The ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
50. United States comedian.
51. Any high mountain.
53. One of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills.
55. Offensively discourteous.
56. King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975).
57. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
60. Very large red gum tree.
61. Any plant of the genus Erica.
63. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
66. Disabled in the feet or legs.
67. The piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located).
68. Type genus of the Amiidae.
69. A baton used by a magician or water diviner.
70. Very dark black.
71. An informal term for a father.
73. The month following February and preceding April.
77. That is to say.
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