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1. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
4. Display excessive cordiality (towards).
12. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
15. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
16. A protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine).
17. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
18. Chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth.
20. One of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers.
21. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans.
22. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household.
23. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
24. United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical school for women (1813-1888).
26. Suitable for use as food.
28. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
29. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. Irresponsibly frivolous.
33. United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918).
37. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
38. An oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract of urinary tract or bones or joints.
42. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
43. (of groups of people) Tending to travel and change settlements frequently.
46. A condition requiring relief.
47. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
49. Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell.
51. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
52. (medicine) A systematic plan for therapy (often including diet).
55. 1 species.
57. Type genus of the Rhamnaceae.
59. An accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo).
60. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
62. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
63. An extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion.
67. A mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War.
71. A rapid bustling commotion.
72. 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal.
75. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
76. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
77. Direct opposite.
79. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
80. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
81. A great raja.
82. The fatty flesh of eel.
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1. (Scot) A leather strap for punishing children.
2. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
3. Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood.
4. Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum.
5. Administer an oil or ointment to.
6. A New England state.
7. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
8. A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
9. A human limb.
10. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
11. A river in the east central United States.
12. Make difficult to perceive by sight.
13. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
14. (prefix) Within.
19. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo.
25. The 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
27. A bowl-shaped vessel.
31. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.
32. The 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
34. Any competition.
35. An associate degree in nursing.
36. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) Electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
39. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
40. Brought back.
41. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea.
44. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
45. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
48. A holy war by Muslims against unbelievers.
50. Brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits.
53. Cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and nuts and honey or brown sugar.
54. Covered with paving material.
56. Complacently or inanely foolish.
58. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists.
61. Egyptian statesman who (as President of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin of Israel (1918-1981).
64. Tropical Asian starlings.
65. Goddess of fate.
66. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
68. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York.
69. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
70. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
73. The month following March and preceding May.
74. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
78. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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