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1. (informal) Exceptionally good.
5. Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell.
12. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo.
15. British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).
16. Call before a court to answer an indictment.
17. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
18. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear.
20. One thousand grams.
21. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
23. Lack of normal muscular tension or tonus.
24. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits.
26. In a manner differing from the usual or expected.
27. Lacking any definite plan or order or purpose.
29. Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936).
31. Type genus of the Anatidae.
33. Excellent and delightful in all respects.
37. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
40. Inhabitant of the island of Cebu.
43. Large luxurious car.
44. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined.
46. An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).
47. 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.
48. (computer science) The part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing.
49. Not having or joined by a seam or seams.
54. Register formally.
55. A piece broken off of something else.
57. Of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language.
60. A can for storing tea.
61. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
64. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
68. Gully or streambed in North Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season.
70. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
74. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.
76. 100 agorot equal 1 shekel.
78. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
79. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
80. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
82. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
83. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
84. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
85. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. Tired to the point of exhaustion.
2. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
3. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
4. The father of your father or mother.
5. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
6. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
7. A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
8. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
9. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
10. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
11. Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars.
12. Weight to be borne or conveyed.
13. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
14. (informal) Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
19. Asiatic wild dog.
22. An episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll.
25. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
28. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
30. An accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo).
32. The compass point that is one point south of southeast.
34. (informal) Having been got the better of.
35. Be imminent or about to happen.
36. Of or relating to or maintained or administered by a county.
38. A particular environment or walk of life.
39. Arm again.
41. Wild and domestic cattle.
42. Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value.
45. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis.
50. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
51. English essayist (1775-1834).
52. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
53. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
56. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
58. A public promotion of some product or service.
59. Himalayish language spoken in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal.
62. Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..
63. A variety of leaf bug.
65. One who works hard at boring tasks.
66. The twelfth month of the civil year.
67. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
69. American novelist (1909-1955).
71. Set down according to a plan.
72. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
73. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
75. An accountant certified by the state.
77. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
81. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
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