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1. An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain.
5. Any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals.
11. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
15. Hit hard.
16. A city in the western Netherlands.
17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
18. An explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions.
19. In an artful manner.
21. A shade of brown with a tinge of red.
23. Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking.
25. Game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them.
26. Used improperly or excessively especially drugs.
28. Indigo bush.
30. United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933).
32. An associate degree in nursing.
35. With one leg on each side.
36. Insanely irresponsible.
39. A person forced to flee from home or country.
40. An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).
43. A town in central Belgium.
44. United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958).
47. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
48. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery.
49. A collection of excerpts from a literary work.
50. English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980).
53. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
54. Tag the base runner to get him out.
57. Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
58. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
60. A linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons.
62. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
65. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
69. An implement used to erase something.
71. 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.
73. (British) Your grandmother.
74. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
75. A historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
77. A branch of the Tai languages.
78. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
79. Sticking fast n.
80. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. The compass point that is one point south of southwest.
2. Footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material.
3. An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes.
4. A person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess).
5. A caustic detergent useful for removing grease.
6. Equipped with or wearing a helmet.
7. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis.
8. In an idle manner.
9. So adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony.
10. Half the width of an em.
11. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
12. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
13. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
14. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
20. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
22. Heard or perceptible by the ear.
24. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
27. Genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers.
29. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
31. A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
33. Capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal.
34. Serving temporarily especially as a substitute.
37. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
38. Formerly included in genus Cedrela.
41. Wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting.
42. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
45. A broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle.
46. Oil palms.
51. The longest division of geological time.
52. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
55. (zoology) Pertaining to alulae.
56. Growing in two parts or in pairs.
59. English monk and scholar (672-735).
61. A homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets.
63. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
64. Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness.
66. (prefix) Opposite or opposing or neutralizing.
67. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
68. Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.
70. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
72. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa.
76. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
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