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1. The United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data.
4. A subfamily of Indic languages.
12. An accountant certified by the state.
15. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
16. A river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River.
17. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
18. One thousandth of a second.
20. Predacious on other insects.
22. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
24. Having no fever.
26. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
28. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
29. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama.
36. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
39. A milkshake made with malt powder.
41. A sheath worn to protect a finger.
42. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
43. Genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs.
45. A festival featuring African-American culture.
49. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
50. Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.
53. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
56. Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills).
57. An association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia.
62. Small fatty fish usually canned.
65. Causing fear or dread or terror.
69. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
70. Lying face upward.
73. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
74. British dominion over India (1757-1947).
75. An extinct Semitic language of northern Syria.
76. A kind of person.
77. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
78. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
79. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
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1. A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females.
2. An independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages.
3. An endorsement.
4. Informal terms for a mother.
5. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
6. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
7. How long something has existed.
8. Of or relating to the dura mater.
9. A port in northwestern Israel on the Bay of Acre.
10. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
11. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
12. A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
13. A sudden numbing dread.
14. American novelist (1909-1955).
19. Small room on a ship or boat where people sleep.
21. German composer (1833-1897).
23. Singing jazz.
25. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
27. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska.
30. Openly declared as such.
31. Small genus of mediterranean shrubs.
32. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
34. Capable of being influenced or formed.
35. Tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade).
37. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
38. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
40. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
44. A public promotion of some product or service.
46. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
47. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element.
48. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
51. A decree that prohibits something.
52. Serving as or forming a base.
54. Dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin.
55. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
58. A thick sweet sticky liquid.
59. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease.
60. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity.
61. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
63. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
64. A Hindu prince or king in India.
66. Fail to do something.
67. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
68. A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
71. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet.
72. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
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