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1. A unit of pressure.
4. Associated with academia or an academy.
12. The cry made by sheep.
15. A branch of the Tai languages.
16. A great rani.
17. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
18. (informal) Informed about the latest trends.
19. Somewhat ill or prone to illness.
20. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
22. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
24. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
25. A workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold.
27. Any plant of the genus Reseda.
29. (poetic) Still or calm.
30. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
32. Method or manner of conduct in relation to others.
36. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of.
39. An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown.
41. (Roman mythology) God of love.
42. The residue that remains when something is burned.
47. The federal agency that insures residential mortgages.
48. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer.
49. Confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain.
50. A mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air.
53. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
54. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
55. An elaborate song for solo voice.
56. Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap.
58. An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar.
60. A river in eastern France.
62. Made agreeably cold (especially by ice).
64. Having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number.
67. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
69. The capital of Western Samoa.
73. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
74. A shed containing a number of beehives.
77. Lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics.
78. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
79. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
81. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
82. Free from liquid or moisture.
83. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
84. Advanced in years.
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1. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
2. 100 thebe equal 1 pula.
3. (informal) "in the dumps".
4. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites.
5. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC).
6. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
7. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
8. Upright in position or posture.
9. The capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain.
10. Not out.
11. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings.
12. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
13. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
14. In a competent capable manner.
21. Any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants.
23. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
26. Give a promotion to.
28. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
31. (Greek) A benevolent spirit.
33. A hostel for pilgrims in Turkey.
34. (Roman Catholic Church) A devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days.
35. A judge who assigns grades to something.
37. (Assyrian) Chief god of the Assyrians.
38. An African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad.
40. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
43. An informal term for a father.
44. 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.
45. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
46. Building material used as siding or roofing.
51. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
52. Used especially of mail.
57. Of or relating to Libya or its people.
59. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
61. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
63. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
65. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
66. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
68. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
70. Sudden sharp painful emotion.
71. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954).
72. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
75. Liveliness and energy.
76. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
80. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
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