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1. The largest and southernmost island in the Marianas.
5. The vein in the center of a leaf.
11. A mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women.
15. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
16. Small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing.
17. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia.
18. Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men.
20. Having a smooth, gleaming surface.
21. Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves.
22. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
24. A Christian Bishop who translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic (311-382).
26. Any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria.
27. Made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing.
28. (psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
32. A stock or supply of foods.
36. A room equipped with toilet facilities.
39. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
40. Any plant of the genus Erica.
42. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
44. According to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions).
45. A minor match preceding the main event.
50. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
52. Unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America.
53. A doctor's degree in optometry.
54. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.
56. Moving quickly and lightly.
57. Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
59. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
61. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships.
64. Of the color of black ink.
66. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
70. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
71. The capital of Eritrea.
75. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
76. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
78. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
79. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian.
80. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
81. The compass point midway between east and southeast.
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1. A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas.
2. Relatively small fast-moving sloth.
3. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
4. Feeling a need to see others suffer.
5. Informal terms for a mother.
6. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
7. A city in north-central India.
8. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
9. The part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum.
10. Rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey.
11. (British) A minicar used as a taxicab.
12. Using speech rather than writing.
13. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
14. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.
19. (prosody) Of or consisting of spondees.
23. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
25. The sixth day of the week.
29. Firmly fastened or secured against opening.
30. Overgrown with ivy.
31. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal.
33. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture.
34. Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land.
35. Ice cream served with a topping.
37. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
38. The quantity contained in a keg.
41. Mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds.
43. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
46. A milkshake made with malt powder.
47. (Japan) Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword.
48. A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series).
49. Capital and largest city of Iraq.
51. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
55. Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings.
58. A fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together.
60. Minor or subordinate.
62. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
63. American political cartoonist (1840-1902).
65. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur.
67. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health.
68. Type genus of the Anatidae.
69. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
72. A health resort near a spring or at the seaside.
73. An adult male person (as opposed to a woman).
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
77. Being nine more than ninety.
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