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1. The compass point that is one point south of due west.
4. A sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet.
12. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
15. Any high mountain.
16. Near or relating to the patella or kneecap.
17. A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia.
18. Belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part.
20. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
21. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
22. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
23. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
24. A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt.
26. Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
28. The brightest star in Cygnus.
30. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
31. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
33. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
34. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
36. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
38. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
42. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
45. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. Genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers.
48. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
49. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
52. Increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality.
54. Any of various plants of the genus Althaea.
56. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
57. (informal) Of the highest quality.
58. Fiddler crabs.
61. The cry made by sheep.
63. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
64. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
67. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
68. British informal term.
70. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea.
71. Being nine more than ninety.
75. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
76. (Babylonian) Earth goddess.
80. A person who possesses great material wealth.
81. (meaning literally `born') Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman.
82. United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish.
83. A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.
84. A doctor's degree in education.
85. Kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby.
86. A student who studies excessively.
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1. A large number or amount.
2. A group of countries in special alliance.
3. Small branch or division of a branch.
4. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
5. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
6. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
7. English monk and scholar (672-735).
8. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
9. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
10. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
11. Covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.
12. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
13. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
14. Lean end of the neck.
19. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
25. A port city in southwestern Iran.
27. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
29. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
32. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
35. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
37. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
39. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
40. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
41. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
43. A daughter of your brother or sister.
44. A machine or person that adds.
47. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
50. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
51. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
53. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally.
55. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
59. A derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women.
60. Based on racial intolerance.
62. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
65. (of an arrow) Equipped with feathers.
66. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
69. Small very thin pancake.
72. The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally.
73. Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
74. A condition requiring relief.
77. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
78. The month following April and preceding June.
79. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
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