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1. A bachelor's degree in naval science.
4. Herbs, shrubs and trees.
11. A sudden numbing dread.
15. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
16. An amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-.
17. English essayist (1775-1834).
18. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
19. The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize).
20. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation.
21. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
23. Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers.
25. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
26. Jordan's port.
28. Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive n 1.
30. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
32. Having been read.
33. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
37. A rounded thickly curled hairdo.
39. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
41. Capital of Armenia.
43. The father of your father or mother.
45. Title used for a married Frenchwoman.
46. The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
47. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
49. After noon.
50. Trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant.
56. The first light of day.
59. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
60. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
61. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
64. A republic in southwestern Asia.
68. (Old Testament) The minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
72. The longest river of Asia.
73. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
77. A Hindu prince or king in India.
78. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
79. The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall).
81. An unfledged or nestling hawk.
82. Take in solid food.
83. Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell.
84. A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot.
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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
2. Chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil.
3. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
4. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
5. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
6. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
7. Type genus of the Amiidae.
8. A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).
9. Decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold.
10. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
11. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
12. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
13. A German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano.
14. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
22. A city in northeastern Ohio.
24. A medium (art or business) that disseminates moving pictures.
27. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities.
31. The second largest continent.
34. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
35. The vast grassy plains of northern Argentina.
36. A deficiency of red blood cells.
38. Showing signs of wear and tear.
40. A state in northwestern North America.
42. The content of cognition.
44. An informal term for a father.
48. 1/10 gram.
51. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906).
52. Surrounded as with a border or fringe.
53. 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.
54. Of a kind specified or understood.
55. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
57. Unknown god.
58. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
62. A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Mohammed.
63. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
65. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
66. A milkshake made with malt powder.
67. A city in northwestern Syria.
69. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who once had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy.
70. Slightly open.
71. American political cartoonist (1840-1902).
74. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.
75. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
76. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
80. A state in the eastern United States.
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