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1. The act of traveling by foot.
5. Marked by skill in deception.
12. A genetic disorder of metabolism.
15. American novelist (1909-1955).
16. Relating to or resembling a carina.
17. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
18. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
19. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
21. A state in the Rocky Mountains.
22. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
25. (botany) Capable of fertilizing female organs.
28. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
29. The principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
30. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
33. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
34. With no effort to conceal.
37. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.
41. Type genus of the Anatidae.
43. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
45. Covered or protected with or as if with a case.
47. Situated in front of the anus.
49. A state in New England.
50. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
51. Type genus of the Phocidae.
53. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion.
54. A guided missile fired from shipboard against an airborne target.
56. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
59. Informal terms for a mother.
62. Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
64. An early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur.
68. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
69. Relating to or lying near the palate.
72. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
73. The sign language used in the United States.
74. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior.
75. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
76. Towards the side away from the wind.
77. Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda.
78. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
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1. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
2. Advanced in years.
3. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
4. An oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract.
5. One thousand periods per second.
6. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
7. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
8. A bodily organ that is essential for life.
9. Complacently or inanely foolish.
10. Containing or filled with salt.
11. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters.
12. Relating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
13. A river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo.
14. A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea.
20. A long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy.
23. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
26. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment.
27. Ruffed grouse.
31. A member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec.
32. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
35. An inhabitant of Lappland.
36. 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal.
38. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
39. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
40. English film actress (1913-1967).
42. The presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues.
44. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
46. A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles.
48. A theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor.
52. Leatherleaf ferns.
55. The capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea.
57. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
58. The vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof.
60. Type genus of the Soleidae.
61. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
63. Other than what is under consideration or implied.
65. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
66. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
67. A French abbot.
70. A local computer network for communication between computers.
71. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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