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1. The cry made by sheep.
4. Experiencing or manifesting pleasure.
11. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
15. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
16. A cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend.
17. Not easy.
18. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.
19. Inflammation of the iris.
20. Having lost your job.
21. Acquire or gain knowledge or skills.
23. French novelist and critic.
24. Type genus of the Nepidae.
25. (Greek mythology) The rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods.
27. Having a dusky brownish gray color.
30. The Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people.
33. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
36. A harsh noise made by scraping.
38. Twist or braid together, interlace.
40. The universal time coordinated time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body.
41. Half the width of an em.
42. A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska.
45. An associate degree in applied science.
46. A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature.
48. Of or relating to or containing or derived from gold.
49. A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers).
51. A woman of refinement.
53. Any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel.
55. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
56. Jordan's port.
58. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
59. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
61. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
63. Tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs.
67. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
71. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
72. Make a subtraction.
75. An extreme state of adversity.
76. Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus.
77. Extinct order of jawless vertebrates.
79. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
80. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
81. A great raja.
82. Of southern Europe.
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1. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
2. A river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire.
3. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
4. An island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe.
5. (Irish) The sea personified.
6. Any external parasitic organism (as fleas).
7. A theatrical performer.
8. The state of being covered with unclean things.
9. Artificial and inferior.
10. A doctor's degree in religion.
11. A stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins.
12. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
13. Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
14. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
22. A narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts.
26. Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
31. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door.
32. A large fleet.
34. Oil palms.
35. Any plant of the genus Reseda.
37. British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956).
39. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
43. Bound or secured closely.
44. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
47. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
50. The capital of Bahrain.
52. Covered with paving material.
54. A secret society of white Southerners to resist Black emancipation.
57. A (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant.
60. A particular environment or walk of life.
62. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
64. A Hindu prince or king in India.
65. Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset.
66. Type genus of the Musaceae.
68. Designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws.
69. Affected manners intended to impress others.
70. Flowing in drops.
73. An emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
74. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply.
78. A person who announces and plays popular recorded music.
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