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1. The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet.
4. A gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence).
12. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
15. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
16. A person who uses flattery.
17. A rapid bustling commotion.
18. Put in the mind of someone.
20. Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
21. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
22. The basic monetary unit in many countries.
24. Attractiveness to the opposite sex.
26. Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series.
27. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
29. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
30. The visible part of a television transmission.
32. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
34. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
35. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
38. An unwholesome atmosphere.
42. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
44. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
46. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
47. Not enough.
49. Electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare.
52. Being one more than two.
53. The longest division of geological time.
54. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
55. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain.
57. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
59. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
61. (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld in ancient mythology.
63. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
65. Rate of revolution of a motor.
67. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
68. The site of three famous battles among Greek city-states.
72. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
76. By bad luck.
77. Chief god of the Rig-Veda.
80. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
81. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
83. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
84. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
85. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
86. The residue that remains when something is burned.
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1. (Middle East) An ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup.
2. An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring.
3. The ability and desire to purchase goods and services.
4. The capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River.
5. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
6. A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group.
7. A state of partial or total darkness.
8. One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
9. A sculpture representing a human or animal.
10. A male human offspring.
11. (used as a sentenced connector) Therefore or consequently.
12. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
13. Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.
14. Soft suede glove leather from goatskin.
19. Any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero.
23. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
25. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
28. A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala.
31. Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
33. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
36. Owing or owed feudal allegiance and service.
37. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
39. A French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel.
40. A member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California.
41. A farewell remark.
43. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
45. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).
48. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
50. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
51. (Greek mythology) A princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father.
56. Not invited or requested.
58. Deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain.
60. Supply with battlements.
62. A Russian river.
64. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
66. A genus of Ploceidae.
69. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
70. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
71. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
73. Informal terms for a mother.
74. Type genus of the Anatidae.
75. Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916).
78. Support resembling the rib of an animal.
79. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
82. Before noon.
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