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1. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
4. A cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed.
12. The airforce of Great Britain.
15. The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours).
16. Any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya.
17. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
18. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
20. Primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering.
22. A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.
24. In bed.
25. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
26. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
28. An associate degree in nursing.
29. An honorary law degree.
30. The total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor.
33. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
35. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
38. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
41. British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission.
42. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
45. 1/10 gram.
46. A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.
47. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
48. Summer cypress.
51. Inquire about.
53. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
55. The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
56. A state in New England.
62. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
66. A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles.
69. (Greek mythology) Son of Daedalus.
71. At or constituting a border or edge.
72. Do away with.
75. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
76. Block consisting of a thick piece of something.
77. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
78. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
79. A game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
80. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language.
81. The organ of sight (`peeper' is an informal term for `eye').
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1. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
2. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
3. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
4. A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures).
5. The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference.
6. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
7. The template for protein synthesis.
8. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
9. The quality of being alien.
10. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
11. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
12. A family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes.
13. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
14. Flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor.
19. Administer baptism to.
21. (Norse mythology) God of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature.
23. A state in midwestern United States.
27. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
31. An offensive against and enemy (using weapons).
32. A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant.
34. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
36. An extreme state of adversity.
37. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
39. God of wealth and love.
40. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
43. A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC).
44. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
49. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
50. A white trivalent metallic element.
52. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
54. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
57. A small roofed building affording shade and rest.
58. Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb.
59. A Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing.
60. (Mesopotamia) God of agriculture and earth.
61. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
63. Any of various juicy purple- or green-skinned fruit of the genus Vitis.
64. Of great size and bulk.
65. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.
67. Not in action or at work.
68. An informal term for a father.
70. Wild goose having white adult plumage.
73. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
74. Water frozen in the solid state.
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