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1. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
4. United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946).
12. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye.
15. 10 hao equal 1 dong.
16. The mints.
17. (informal) Of the highest quality.
18. Order by virtue of superior authority.
20. Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
22. Mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults.
24. Silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.
26. Find repugnant.
29. One of the eight bones of the cranium.
32. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
35. Armor plate that protects the thigh.
37. River in eastern Asia.
39. (used especially of persons) Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
40. King of Scotland (died in 1057).
44. A score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely.
45. Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep.
47. (Zoroastrianism) Title for benevolent deities.
48. Make amendments to.
49. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
50. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
51. Filled with a great quantity.
53. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels.
56. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
59. A light touch or stroke.
62. Extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails.
66. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
70. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
72. `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic).
74. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
75. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
77. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
78. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
79. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
80. (informal) Roused to anger.
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1. 100 chon equal 1 won.
2. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women.
3. Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907).
4. A mountain in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast.
5. A local computer network for communication between computers.
6. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
7. Related to or having filaments especially across a field of view.
8. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
9. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
10. An East Indian sailor.
11. Prevent the growth of horns.
12. Everyone except the clergy.
13. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
14. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
19. American Revolutionary patriot.
23. Alternative names for the body of a human being.
25. A system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones.
27. Characteristic of or relating to winter.
28. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
30. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
31. Not accessible to view.
33. (British) Hardened clay.
34. Ice cream served with a topping.
36. The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale).
38. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
41. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
42. A submachine gun operated by gas pressure.
43. Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
46. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
49. A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high).
54. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects.
55. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
59. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
61. A small cake leavened with yeast.
69. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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