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1. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
4. Large Old World butterflies.
11. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
15. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
16. Mixed or impregnated with borax.
17. Set down according to a plan.
18. Evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning.
20. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
22. A flexible container with a single opening.
23. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
24. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
26. A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink).
28. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
31. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
33. Type genus of the Amiidae.
34. A wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France.
38. A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis.
40. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
42. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles.
43. Used of a single unit or thing.
45. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
48. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
49. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
53. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
55. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
56. Be iridescent.
57. In bed.
59. Half the width of an em.
60. A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River.
61. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
63. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
67. Remote and separate physically or socially.
71. Material used to daub walls.
74. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
75. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
76. The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall).
80. The month following July and preceding September.
81. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
82. A sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract).
83. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
84. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
85. Lacking care and attention.
86. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
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1. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.
2. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
3. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
4. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
5. Ancient city southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius.
6. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
7. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
8. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.
9. Hear or try a court case anew.
10. Extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit.
11. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
12. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
13. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
14. At or constituting a border or edge.
19. A summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion.
21. Aroused to impatience or anger.
25. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
27. Someone who is critical of the motives of others.
29. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
30. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
32. Type and sole genus of the family Menuridae.
35. A cape at the southern tip of Norway.
36. Related on the mother's side.
37. Any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things.
39. Type genus of the Meliaceae.
41. Genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers.
44. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
46. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
47. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
50. Person who does no work.
51. An honorary degree in science.
52. A mishap.
54. (computer science) The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).
58. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
62. A landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India.
64. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
65. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
66. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
68. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
69. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
70. A city in southeastern South Korea.
72. (prefix) In front of or before in space.
73. Something that hinders as if with bonds v 1.
77. Artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time.
78. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'.
79. Late time of life.
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