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1. An inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another.
5. Genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions.
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 word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian).
17. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
18. A long brightly colored shawl.
20. Mix up or confuse.
21. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
22. Situated at an apex.
24. A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
29. A state in east central United States.
31. Slightly open.
32. Ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion.
36. Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers.
39. An informal term for a father.
40. The compass point that is one point north of due east.
41. A bachelor's degree in religion.
44. Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen.
49. Goddess of fate.
50. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
51. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
52. Desire strongly or persistently.
54. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
55. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
57. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
59. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
60. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
63. Any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears.
66. A town of Denmark in north central Jutland.
68. Any of various fabrics used to make men's shirts.
72. (Babylonian) The sky god.
73. (botany) Having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow.
76. The cry made by sheep.
77. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
78. An extinct Semitic language of northern Syria.
79. Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise.
80. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
81. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean.
82. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
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1. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
2. A city in northwestern Syria.
3. Any admirable quality or attribute.
4. The grasses.
5. Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers.
6. Informal terms for a mother.
7. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
8. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
9. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins.
10. Sacred writings of Orthodox Judaism.
11. Used of a single unit or thing.
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.
19. A member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India.
23. Any taillike structure.
25. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
26. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
27. Popular music originating in the West Indies.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. A wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient).
33. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
34. United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903- ).
35. A native of ancient Troy.
37. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.
38. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
42. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
43. An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.
45. An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
46. A wad of something chewable as tobacco.
47. Lessened sensitivity to odors.
48. One related on the mother's side.
53. Remaining after all deductions.
56. Give a spanking to.
58. An uproarious party.
61. The basic unit of money in Yemen.
62. Capital of Nigeria in the center of the country.
64. A long loincloth worn by Hindu men.
65. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
67. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
69. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
70. Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
71. A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard.
74. 4-wheeled motor vehicle.
75. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
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