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1. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
4. An iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North.
12. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
15. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. Woolly aphids.
17. The cry made by sheep.
18. A frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry.
20. The Teutonic god of thunder.
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
22. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology.
23. A doctor's degree in optometry.
25. A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu.
27. A son who has the same first name as his father.
29. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
31. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
34. A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans.
35. Lower in esteem.
39. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
40. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
42. The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac.
44. Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors.
46. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
49. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
50. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
51. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
52. Medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood.
55. A dissolute man in fashionable society.
56. African terrestrial ferns.
59. A state in southeastern United States.
61. The front limb of a quadruped.
62. Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole.
65. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
66. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
67. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh.
71. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
74. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
76. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system.
77. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
81. A decree that prohibits something.
82. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
83. A person who sins (without repenting).
84. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. A tributary of the Rhine.
2. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
3. The British system of withholding tax.
4. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits.
5. (used as a sentenced connector) Therefore or consequently.
6. A state in New England.
7. (British) A linear measure of 16.5 feet.
8. A compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight.
9. Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda.
10. Italian violin maker in Cremona.
11. Any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South and Central America.
12. A French abbot.
13. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
14. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
19. A Hindu prince or king in India.
24. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
26. A small cake leavened with yeast.
28. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
30. A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.
32. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
33. Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism (1469-1538).
36. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
37. A native-born Israeli.
38. To fix or set securely or deeply.
41. Any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing.
43. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
45. Improved or corrected by critical editing.
47. Having or resembling hoofs.
48. The basic unit of money in Ethiopia.
54. Disparaging terms for the common people.
60. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.
64. An edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor.
70. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
74. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
80. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
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