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1. Move as if through a sieve.
5. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
12. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
15. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
16. A double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place.
17. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
18. The expensive fur of a mink.
19. A relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders.
20. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
21. Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
23. A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium.
25. Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue.
26. A pair of people who live together.
29. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
30. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
31. A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element.
32. A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ.
36. Strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
41. Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water.
43. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
45. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
47. (usually followed by `of') Released from something onerous (especially an obligation or duty).
48. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
52. Small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers.
53. A town in north central Oklahoma.
54. Type genus of the Aceraceae.
55. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
57. A native-born Israeli.
59. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
62. (chemistry) P(otential of) H(ydrogen).
63. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
66. A rounded projection or protuberance.
70. Genus of East Indian trees or shrubs.
72. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean.
74. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
76. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
77. The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros.
78. (legend) Chalice used by Christ at the last supper.
80. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
81. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
82. Engage in a rehearsal (of).
83. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Battle of World War II (1944).
2. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
3. A barrier that serves to enclose an area.
4. A doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research.
5. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
6. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
7. Wood duck and mandarin duck.
8. A force that moves something along.
9. South American cavy.
10. A luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
11. One or some or every or all without specification.
12. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
13. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
14. (informal) Exceptionally good.
22. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
24. Being five more than one hundred sixty.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
28. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril).
33. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
34. Moving quickly and lightly.
35. (Judaism) The ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover.
37. Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits.
38. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
39. (physics) A deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves.
40. Very close and convivial.
42. An associate degree in nursing.
44. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.
46. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
49. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
50. Load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully".
51. Found along western Atlantic coast.
56. The month following March and preceding May.
58. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby.
60. Typical geese.
61. A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
65. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
67. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
68. God of death.
69. Slightly open.
71. The basic unit of money in Western Samoa.
73. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
75. An associate degree in applied science.
79. A state in New England.
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