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1. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
4. The outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus.
11. The capital and chief port of Qatar.
15. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
16. The Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people.
17. A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea.
18. An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles.
19. Of or relating to a pointed conical tooth.
21. A Hindu prince or king in India.
23. Using speech rather than writing.
24. Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
25. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
27. Of or relating to Hegel or his dialectic philosophy.
29. English author.
32. An official language of the Republic of South Africa.
33. (ecology) The process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat.
36. A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols.
40. Adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices.
41. Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997).
44. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
45. Any high mountain.
46. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
49. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
51. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
52. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
53. An animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings.
55. Swedish physicist (born in Austria) who worked in the field of radiochemistry with Otto Hahn and formulated the concept of nuclear fission with Otto Frisch (1878-1968).
57. Chief port of Yemen.
58. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
59. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska.
65. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
69. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
70. With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.
73. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs.
74. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
75. An island republic on the island of Iceland.
77. A musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it.
78. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
79. An ache localized in the middle or inner ear.
80. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
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1. French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style (tight bodice and narrow waist and flowing pleated skirt) that became known as the New Look (1905-1957).
2. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
3. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. An ancient board game resembling backgammon.
5. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
6. A family of North American Indian language spoken in southwestern United States.
7. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
8. Tropical Asian starlings.
9. A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord.
10. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
11. Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium.
12. A native or inhabitant of Iran.
13. Indigo bush.
14. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
20. An advantageous purchase.
22. An acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety.
26. Be later in time.
28. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
30. Of or relating to or resembling the eye.
31. An ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus.
34. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
35. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
37. A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean.
38. Having winglike extensions.
39. Of or relating to or located near a hilum.
42. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927).
43. A fraudulent business scheme.
47. An elaborate song for solo voice.
48. An Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374).
50. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
54. (of tempo) Leisurely n.
56. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
60. Type genus of the Majidae.
61. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation.
62. Unstratified soil deposited by a glacier.
63. An unforeseen obstacle.
64. God of fire.
66. Great in vertical dimension.
67. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
68. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
71. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
72. Seed of a pea plant.
76. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
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