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1. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
4. A port city is southern Indonesia.
12. A negative.
15. Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
16. The capital of Moldova.
17. An artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto.
18. The compass point midway between northeast and east.
19. Lay bare.
20. Any of various small plant-sucking insects.
22. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
24. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
26. Sweetened beverage of lime juice and water.
29. A bachelor's degree in religion.
33. Goddess of fate.
36. A large and stately mansion.
40. The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped.
42. Clarified butter used in Indian cookery.
44. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
46. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
47. A small stream.
48. An informal term for a father.
50. The Palestinian uprising (beginning in 1987) against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
55. Having a common axis.
56. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river.
58. Being nine more than ninety.
60. All the animal life in a particular region.
64. Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream.
69. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
70. Large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws.
73. Being one more than one.
74. A bachelor's degree in theology.
75. Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen.
76. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
77. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
78. An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian.
79. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
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1. Of or relating to or involving an area.
2. A Dravidian language spoken by the Gond people in south central India.
3. At right angles to the length of a ship or airplane.
4. An honorary degree in science.
5. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
6. Food chopped into small bits.
7. An ancient Assyrian city on the River Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria.
8. A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else.
9. Used of a single unit or thing.
10. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
11. A great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.
13. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.
14. The 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
21. Having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another.
23. A young woman making her debut into society.
25. Being six more than fifty.
27. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
28. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
30. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
31. A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.
32. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons.
34. Massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout.
35. A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.
37. Strike with disgust or revulsion.
38. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
39. A public promotion of some product or service.
41. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
43. A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.
45. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
49. Steadfast in allegiance or duty.
53. A Mid-Atlantic state.
54. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
57. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
63. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
66. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
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