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1. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
4. Worn and broken down by hard use.
12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
15. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
16. Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from Rhodopsin by the action of light.
17. A boy or man.
18. An isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time.
20. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
21. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
22. A landlocked republic in southern central Africa.
23. Covered or protected with or as if with a case.
25. Indigo bush.
28. A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.
30. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
32. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
36. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
41. Apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter.
44. Felt hat with a creased crown.
45. Genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers.
46. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
48. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions.
49. Order of mammals having few or no teeth including.
53. Small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered.
57. A person forced to flee from home or country.
59. State in northeastern India.
61. (Sumerian) God of the air and king of the Sumerian gods.
65. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
66. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
68. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
70. A self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome.
71. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
73. Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation.
76. (Greek mythology) One of the three Graces.
77. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest.
78. A Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea.
80. (Greek mythology) God of love.
81. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
82. An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds.
83. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram.
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1. The top edge of a vessel.
2. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
3. (archaic) Of persons.
4. A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels.
5. Suggestive of the supernatural.
6. A New England state.
7. Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished.
8. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
9. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
10. (Sumerian) Consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz).
11. The third canonical hour.
12. By bad luck.
13. A strong wind moving 45-90 knots.
14. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
19. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
24. A port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya.
26. A fibrous amphibole.
27. An associate degree in nursing.
29. Secured or held in place by tape.
31. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
33. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
34. A medium to dark brownish yellow color.
35. Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691).
37. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side.
38. Omnivorous mammal of Central and South America.
39. The eleventh month of the civil year.
40. A covered passageway.
42. The month following May and preceding July.
43. The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
47. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
50. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
51. Half the width of an em.
55. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
64. Property that is leased or rented out or let.
72. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
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