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1. A metallic tapping sound.
5. Having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides.
12. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
15. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
16. An acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food.
17. Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
18. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
19. A solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print.
20. A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease.
22. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
24. A young peafowl.
26. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
29. (informal) Very bad.
30. Expel from a community or group.
33. Lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod.
35. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
36. Type genus of the Anatidae.
40. The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it.
44. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
45. The sixth month of the civil year.
46. Sour or bitter in taste.
50. A reason for wanting something done.
51. Release ice.
52. God of wealth and love.
53. An associate degree in nursing.
54. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
60. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
67. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
70. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle).
71. A small cake leavened with yeast.
72. One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief.
74. In bed.
75. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
76. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
77. A quantity of no importance.
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1. A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime.
2. An Eskimo hut.
3. Wearing or provided with clothing.
4. The capital and largest city of Rwanda.
5. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
6. A unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter.
7. A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.
8. Type genus of the family Elephantidae.
9. Read anew.
10. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
11. Concerning those not members of the clergy.
12. Sew, as of mattresses.
13. In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
14. Lighted by or as if by twilight.
21. Elegant and stylish.
23. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
25. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
27. Any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae.
28. A place of worship that has its own altar.
31. A port city in southwestern Iran.
32. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
34. A doctor's degree in optometry.
37. A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.
38. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
39. Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing.
41. Causing fear or dread or terror.
42. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
43. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
47. A motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities.
48. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
55. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
56. An enclosed space.
57. Jordan's port.
58. A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef.
59. American professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934).
61. Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses.
62. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500).
63. Avatar of Vishnu.
64. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.
65. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
66. An informal term for a father.
68. A decree that prohibits something.
69. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
73. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
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