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1. Edible tuber of any of several yams.
4. Near or relating to the patella or kneecap.
12. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
15. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
16. A substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I').
17. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
18. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
19. A native of ancient Troy.
20. Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream.
21. United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets of padlocked containers (1874-1926).
23. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
25. The cry made by sheep.
26. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
27. Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water.
29. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
33. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
34. Lower in esteem.
37. A French abbot.
41. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
44. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
45. A British doctorate.
46. Similar or related in quality or character.
47. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
49. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
51. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
52. A television broadcast.
54. A small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged.
57. 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.
58. The 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
60. An African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad.
62. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
65. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
68. (informal) Diamonds.
72. A minor match preceding the main event.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
75. (Greek mythology) The winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology.
76. (embryology) The organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals.
78. Informal terms for a mother.
79. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
80. Leopard lizards.
81. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
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1. Not only so, but.
2. A genus of European owls.
3. A list of dishes available at a restaurant.
4. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
5. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
6. Pacific newts.
7. Late time of life.
8. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
9. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
10. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
11. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
12. Jordan's port.
13. Of or relating to the kidneys.
14. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
22. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
24. (trademark) A liquid that temporarily disables a person.
28. Strike sharply.
30. Used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier).
31. (computer science) A system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in.
32. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
35. A member of the British order of honor.
36. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. God of wealth and love.
39. Someone who bites.
40. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
42. Not equal in amount.
43. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
48. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
50. A public promotion of some product or service.
53. Young codfish.
55. Egg-shaped terra-cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
56. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
59. A northeastern Iranian language spoken in Russia.
61. Give a benediction to.
63. The month following March and preceding May.
64. A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River.
66. Rum cut with water.
67. Type genus of the Amiidae.
69. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
70. Very dark black.
71. Avatar of Vishnu.
73. Extremely pleasing.
77. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
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