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1. A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid.
5. A windlass rotated in a horizontal plane.
12. An enclosed space.
15. The cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten.
16. A deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States.
17. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
18. A genus of Mustelidae.
19. Having a rasping or grating sound.
20. (British) Your grandmother.
21. American Revolutionary patriot.
23. Type genus of the Anatidae.
25. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
27. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
29. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
30. A conceited and self-centered person.
33. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
35. Large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland.
36. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens.
38. An honorary arts degree.
42. Explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene.
46. A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system.
47. A failure to maintain a higher state.
51. Suggestive of the supernatural.
53. A woolen cap of Scottish origin.
54. Pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts.
55. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations.
57. Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamen and carpel.
59. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
60. A republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea.
61. 30 to 300 kilohertz.
64. God of dawn and light.
70. Oblong cream puff.
73. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
74. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
75. Smallest guenon monkey.
77. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
78. A unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter.
79. White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest.
80. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
2. Set down according to a plan.
3. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
4. A soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin.
5. The unit of frequency.
6. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
7. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
8. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.
9. Feeling mild pleasurable excitement.
10. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
11. A negative.
12. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
13. Having the wind against the forward side of the sails.
14. Small and light boat.
22. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
24. A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles.
26. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
28. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
31. A city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva.
32. Someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses.
34. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
37. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
39. A person of exceptional importance and reputation.
40. Singing jazz.
41. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
43. Of or relating to the teeth.
44. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales.
48. Small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants.
49. Enthusiastic approval.
50. Durable fragrant wood.
52. Inclined to yield to argument or influence or control.
56. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
58. A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling.
62. Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity.
63. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia.
65. A very light brown.
66. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
67. Type genus of the Nepidae.
68. The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
69. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
71. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
72. A person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war.
76. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
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