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1. Deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia.
5. A group that defends a principle.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. Any thick messy substance.
16. A unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry.
17. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
18. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
19. (in Scotland) A child.
20. Affect with wonder.
22. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
24. A state in New England.
26. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
27. Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981).
29. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
31. 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.
33. Toward the mouth or oral region.
37. Cheap and shoddy.
41. The widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic.
42. Lower in esteem.
45. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
46. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
48. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
49. Floating ball that controls level in a water tank.
52. A Powhatan Indian woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617).
54. Genus of tropical hardwood timber trees.
55. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
56. Considerate and solicitous care.
59. 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu.
66. United States artist who was a leader of the pop art movement (1930-1987).
69. Something that grows inward.
71. Large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back.
73. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
74. The compass point that is one point north of northeast.
75. Popular dance music of Brazil.
77. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
78. A notable achievement.
79. Liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles.
80. A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters.
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1. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
2. Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair.
3. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
4. Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae.
5. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
8. Typical shipworm.
9. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
10. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
11. City in Sudan.
12. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
13. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo.
14. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
21. French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976).
23. In bed.
25. Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training.
28. A mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War.
30. (slang) A batch of things that go together.
32. Seed of a pea plant.
34. A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium.
35. With rapid movements.
36. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
38. Of a leaf shape.
39. Noisy talk.
40. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
43. A United States youth subculture of the 1950s.
44. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
47. A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
50. An honorary law degree.
51. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
53. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
57. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
58. 1 species.
60. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
61. A hard copal derived from an African tree.
62. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.
63. A Bantu language spoken in southern coastal Tanzania.
64. Without qualification.
65. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.
67. American novelist (1909-1955).
68. Not very intelligent or interested in culture.
70. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
72. Being one more than ninety.
76. An associate degree in nursing.
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