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1. A periodic paperback publication.
4. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
12. The corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm.
15. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
16. Coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field.
17. An accidental happening.
18. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
19. Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch.
20. Lower in esteem.
22. Shape anew or differently.
24. A member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
26. Half the width of an em.
27. A member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho.
30. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
33. A particular environment or walk of life.
34. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. Extremely hungry.
40. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
41. A young male horse under the age of four.
45. European annual grown for forage.
48. A state in New England.
49. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
50. Having leadership guidance.
51. The cry made by sheep.
52. Deprived of parents by death or desertion.
55. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
57. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.
59. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
61. A burner that produces a hot flame.
64. French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980).
66. One of two official languages of Norway.
69. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
72. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
73. The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
76. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
77. Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings.
78. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
2. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
3. A large number or amount.
4. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
5. Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
6. Pertaining to or resembling amoebae.
7. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
8. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946).
10. A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group.
11. An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
12. An informal conversation.
13. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
14. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
21. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
23. A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades.
25. A state in the western United States.
28. The products of human creativity.
29. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
31. An isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine.
32. Subject to a ruling authority.
35. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
36. A member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara.
37. A large fleet.
39. A genus of Mustelidae.
42. A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse.
43. (used with `with' or in combination) Covered by or as if by something scattered over or on.
44. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
46. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
47. A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables.
53. Naturally occurring or synthetic.
54. Protective covering made of metal and used in combat.
56. A short sleep (usually not in bed).
58. An alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy.
60. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
62. Squash bugs.
63. Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
65. On or toward the lee.
67. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
68. God of love and erotic desire.
70. A nucleic acid consisting of large molecules shaped like a double helix.
71. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
74. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
75. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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