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1. Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition.
4. Type genus of the Giraffidae.
11. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
15. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
16. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants.
17. Marked by casual disrespect.
18. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
19. Type genus of the Scombridae.
20. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993).
21. Marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds.
24. Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery).
27. Harmed or injured or spoiled.
30. English physician (1624-1689).
34. Be abundant or plentiful.
35. A bachelor's degree in science.
36. Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.
37. A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
39. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.
41. Distant but within sight.
42. The chief solid component of mammalian urine.
45. A genus of Ploceidae.
47. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
48. Praise, glorify, or honor.
49. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
50. A public promotion of some product or service.
53. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
56. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
58. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
62. Small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.
64. A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces.
66. Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium.
69. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
70. Annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles.
73. A decree that prohibits something.
74. Any orchid of the genus Disa.
75. Distance measured in the aggregate number of yards.
76. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
2. Singing jazz.
3. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
4. A region of southwestern France.
5. Covered or protected with or as if with a case.
6. Absolutely still.
7. Projectiles to be fired from a gun.
8. Extremely pleasing.
9. (of fabrics) Having soft nap produced by brushing.
10. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
11. Of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.
12. (Greek mythology) The Muse of history.
13. (computer science) A kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform.
14. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
22. Crested screamers.
23. Of an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages.
25. Attack someone physically or emotionally.
26. Being one hundred more than three hundred.
28. Away from the mouth or oral region.
29. French impressionist painter (1840-1926).
31. Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809).
32. A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device.
33. An atom having a valence of one.
38. Duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio.
40. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.
43. In a feudal manner.
44. The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state.
46. Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules.
51. Perennial plants resembling yucca.
52. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man.
54. Before noon.
55. United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944).
57. Mated sexually.
59. Jordan's port.
60. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
61. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
63. City in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area.
65. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
67. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
68. Tooth on the rim of gear wheel.
71. A hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element.
72. An informal term for a father.
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