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1. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
4. A mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California.
12. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
15. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
16. An almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum.
17. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
18. How long something has existed.
19. (Christianity) Saved from the bondage of sin.
20. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
21. The Spanish Navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719).
23. A small piece of cloth.
25. In place of, or as an alternative to.
26. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
28. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
29. Lacking sensation.
33. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug.
36. An implement used in the practice of a vocation.
38. Pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum.
39. The sensation caused by heat energy.
41. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
42. French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793).
43. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
47. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue.
48. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
49. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
50. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail).
52. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
54. Any taillike structure.
56. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium.
58. A female domestic.
61. A French abbot.
64. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
65. A flask that holds spirits.
69. 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.
71. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
72. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
73. A drink credited with magical power.
75. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
76. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
77. A light medieval helmet with a slit for vision.
78. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
2. A mountain peak in the Saint Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high).
3. Suitable for formal occasions.
4. Pitching dangerously to one side.
5. Seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America.
6. A council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business.
7. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
8. Lovable especially in a childlike or naive way.
9. The occurrence of a change for the worse.
10. Refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.
11. Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
12. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
13. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
14. Tall New Zealand timber tree.
22. The apical end of the style where pollen is deposited.
24. A town in southwestern Idaho.
27. A woman's loose unbelted dress.
30. United States baseball player (born 1925).
31. Oil palms.
32. The residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking.
34. Colony of the United Kingdom located on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain.
35. Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia.
37. Of or relating to or resembling the eye.
40. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
44. Of or like a cecum.
45. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
46. Crushed or broken by being stepped upon heavily.
51. A garment that covers the head and face.
53. Regional and archaic.
55. Sloping upward.
57. A large number or amount.
59. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
60. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
62. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
63. Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting.
66. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
67. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
68. God of love and erotic desire.
70. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
74. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
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