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1. United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971).
5. A genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut).
12. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
15. Of or being the lowest female voice.
16. Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944).
17. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
18. One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
20. Destruction achieved by wrecking something.
22. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
24. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
26. An informal term for a father.
27. An organism especially a bacterium that requires air or free oxygen for life.
28. The wood of an African obeche tree.
30. Informal terms for a mother.
31. Avatar of Vishnu.
32. Dwell (archaic).
36. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
39. 10 grams.
41. Marked by extreme anger.
43. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
45. One who works hard at boring tasks.
47. A Spanish title of respect for a man.
48. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
50. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
52. An inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face.
56. The intended recipient of a message.
58. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes.
61. (trademark) Nylon fabric used as a fastening.
63. A clay pipe with a short stem.
64. Someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief.
68. Expel, as of gases and odors.
69. A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.
72. United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931).
73. Stalk of a moss capsule.
74. Large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back.
76. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
77. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
78. Something whose name is either forgotten or not known.
79. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
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1. The basic unit of money in Nigeria.
2. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
3. Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway.
4. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
5. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
6. Having been read.
7. A city and port in northern Jutland.
8. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
9. A man skilled in equitation.
10. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
11. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
12. The capital of Western Samoa.
13. An unofficial association of people or groups.
14. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
19. A small cake leavened with yeast.
21. A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu.
23. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
25. A master's degree in business.
29. Having the slant of a bevel.
33. (of linens or clothes) Smoothed with a hot iron.
34. make a deposition.
35. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
37. Heal or recover.
38. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
40. With rapid movements.
42. Any plant of the genus Gesneria.
44. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
46. Having great beauty and splendor.
49. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
51. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
53. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
54. A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt.
55. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.
57. Perennial plants resembling yucca.
59. The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.
60. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
62. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.
65. A large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies).
66. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm.
67. A subdivision of a particular kind of thing.
70. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
71. A Nilotic language.
75. A public promotion of some product or service.
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