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1. A metric unit of length equal to ten meters.
4. Type genus of the family Ascaridae.
11. Type genus of the Ranidae.
15. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
16. A deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States.
17. Toward the mouth or oral region.
18. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
19. English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third.
20. Informal terms for a mother.
21. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
23. Turn sharply.
24. Somewhat ill or prone to illness.
26. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
27. An Anatolian language.
30. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color.
34. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac.
38. Being eight more than seventy.
40. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
41. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
43. A pass between mountain peaks.
44. A periodic paperback publication.
46. The state prevailing during the absence of war.
49. A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols.
51. Of or relating to ground water.
53. A chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline.
56. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
57. Well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force.
62. A small cake leavened with yeast.
65. A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
68. A branch of the Tai languages.
69. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
70. The rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state.
72. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
74. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language.
76. A word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian).
78. A light touch or stroke.
79. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
80. Narrow and long and pointed.
81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Depressing in character or appearance.
2. Of a yellowish brown color similar to olive drab n.
3. Family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters.
4. The month following March and preceding May.
5. Make a splashing sound.
6. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
7. Shaped like a ring.
8. A night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep.
9. A strong emotion.
10. A tube in the uterus or the ear.
11. The Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
12. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
13. A language unit by which a person or thing is known.
14. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
22. A city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River.
25. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
28. A woman's large folded hooped hood.
29. The short weak cry of a young bird.
31. An edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon.
32. Garlic mayonnaise.
33. Of a pale purple color.
35. The skin that covers the top of the head.
36. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).
37. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
39. Being ten more than eighty.
42. (military) Signal to turn the lights out.
45. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
47. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
48. The dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia.
50. An island in Indonesia south of Borneo.
52. An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
54. A narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming.
55. Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
58. A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.
59. The main city of ancient Phoenicia.
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
61. Jordan's port.
63. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
64. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
66. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
67. The villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife.
71. A master's degree in business.
73. The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.
75. A Mid-Atlantic state.
77. A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
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