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1. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.
4. Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920).
11. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
15. A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.
16. (of reproduction) Not involving the fusion of male and female gametes reproduction".
17. Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves.
18. Relating to or associated with Arabia or its people.
20. On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.
22. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis.
23. Grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns.
26. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
27. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
29. An uproarious party.
31. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
38. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
42. Tasting sour like a lemon.
43. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
44. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals.
45. A hostel for pilgrims in Turkey.
46. Tropical Asian starlings.
49. An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.
51. Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water.
52. A Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon.
55. Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules.
56. Lacking interest or spirit or animation.
58. An honorary degree in science.
59. A granitic rock composed of quartz and mica.
62. Derivative of opium.
65. Crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax.
70. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
71. (British) A person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent).
74. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
75. An arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.
76. Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit.
77. Bound or secured closely.
78. The habitation of wild animals.
79. Relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska.
80. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. A large number or amount.
2. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
3. Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
4. Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. A popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies.
7. The square of a body of any size of type.
8. United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970).
9. Of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions.
10. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
11. The United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities.
12. The basic unit of money in Iran.
13. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
14. A quantity of no importance.
19. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
21. English monk and scholar (672-735).
24. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
25. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
28. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
30. A feast day and the seven days following it.
32. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
33. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
34. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
35. Cause to suffer.
36. Conducive to peace.
37. Be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc..
39. Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
40. East Indian annual erect herb.
41. Inquire about.
47. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
48. A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding.
50. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Chaplain and the Saint Lawrence River.
53. Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC).
54. A short aria.
57. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element.
60. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
61. A blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl.
63. A slender double-reed instrument.
64. The first light of day.
66. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
67. A roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top.
68. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
69. An informal term for a father.
72. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.
73. A liquid used for printing or writing or drawing.
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