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1. An honorary degree in science.
4. A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine.
12. A boy or man.
15. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. Long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth.
17. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
18. South Asian deer with three-tined antlers.
20. A Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India.
21. Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth.
22. Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
23. A Scottish word.
25. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
26. Considerate and solicitous care.
27. A permanent council of the United Nations.
29. A family of languages of the Fula people of west Africa in the sub-Sahara regions from Senegal to Chad.
33. Supporting yourself on your knees.
35. The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall).
37. A city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz).
41. South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931).
42. A telegram sent abroad.
44. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
45. An aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers.
46. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.
48. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
49. An accidental happening.
55. The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.
57. Occurring widely (as to many people).
60. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
61. British informal term.
62. Highly excited.
63. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
66. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
70. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice.
72. A city in central New York.
74. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
75. (Roman mythology) God of love.
76. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
78. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
79. A baton used by a magician or water diviner.
80. Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative.
81. A young woman making her debut into society.
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1. Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers.
2. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
3. Costing 10 dollars.
4. A native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
5. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
6. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically).
7. Bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia.
8. (used in combination) Affected by something overwhelming.
9. The act of drawing or hauling something.
10. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry.
11. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
12. Chief port and economic center of Nigeria.
13. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
14. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
19. Type genus of the family Balanidae.
24. Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop.
28. Tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers.
30. A small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate.
31. A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
32. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his family).
34. The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
36. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
38. A name that has been assumed temporarily.
39. Found along western Atlantic coast.
40. State in northeastern India.
43. A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck.
47. Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493).
50. The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
51. Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic.
52. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
53. (Norse mythology) The heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes.
54. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
56. Informal terms for a mother.
58. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
59. A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs.
64. Informal terms for clothing.
65. 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.
67. Set down according to a plan.
68. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
69. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
71. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
77. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
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