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1. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
4. Small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made.
11. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. Having few if any teeth.
17. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
18. A person with great powers and abilities.
20. A French abbot.
22. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
23. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
24. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
26. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
28. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
29. A doctor who practices veterinary medicine.
31. Voluntary contributions to aid the poor.
33. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
35. A member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
38. German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy.
39. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
42. Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
45. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
47. Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals.
49. Highly excited.
51. Not elegant or graceful in expression.
53. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
54. A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
55. 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.
56. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
57. Lower in esteem.
59. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles.
61. Being one more than one hundred.
63. The sixth month of the civil year.
65. A state in northwestern North America.
66. A genus of Ploceidae.
69. A public promotion of some product or service.
70. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
72. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
74. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
76. A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
79. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
83. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
84. (British) A linear measure of 16.5 feet.
85. Possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge).
86. A light touch or stroke.
87. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
88. The largest of Jupiter's satellites.
89. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A quantity of no importance.
2. Advanced in years.
3. Fallow deer.
4. One of the three Furies.
5. A rapid bustling commotion.
6. Make anew.
7. An associate degree in nursing.
8. French romantic writer (1766-1817).
9. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae.
10. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
11. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter.
12. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
13. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
14. Jordan's port.
19. (trademark) An alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.
21. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
25. Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water.
27. Find repugnant.
30. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant.
32. A cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats.
34. African antelope with ridged curved horns.
36. Minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts.
37. A compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms.
40. Roman statesman and philosopher who was and advisor to Nero (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
41. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
43. Squash bugs.
44. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation.
46. Compete for something.
48. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
50. Mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls.
52. Antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure).
58. (informal) Exceptionally good.
60. Unknown god.
62. Extreme mental retardation.
64. Made dim or less bright.
67. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
68. Performance of moral or religious acts.
71. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
73. An informal term for a father.
75. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
77. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
78. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
80. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface.
81. A woman religious.
82. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
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