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1. Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907).
5. A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite.
12. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves.
15. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
16. Relating to or lying near the palate.
17. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs.
18. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs.
20. The largest Greek island in the Mediterranean.
21. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
22. A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
23. One of the bony segments of the spinal column.
27. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
29. Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect.
31. (Britain) Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea.
32. A metallic element of the rare earth group.
35. (Babylonian) The sky god.
36. A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
38. An avalanche volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
39. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
43. An iconic mental representation.
46. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
47. An associate degree in applied science.
48. A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.
49. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde.
52. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
53. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
55. Located in or toward the back or rear.
57. A colorless and odorless inert gas.
59. An argument opposed to a proposal.
61. A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system.
63. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.
64. Complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost.
70. Mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus.
73. A person who lives in the dales of Northern England.
75. Gather, as of as crops.
76. That can be given a date.
78. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
79. The compass point that is one point south of southwest.
80. Of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages.
81. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord.
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1. United States poet and critic (1899-1979).
2. A musical work that has been created.
3. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
4. Compelled forcibly by an outside agency.
5. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
6. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
7. Type genus of the Alcedinidae.
8. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
9. To say or state again.
10. Animal food for browsing or grazing.
11. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.
12. A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.
13. United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924).
14. (informal) Exceptionally good.
19. Of or relating to punishment.
24. The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon.
25. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
26. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
28. A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
30. Hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth.
32. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.
33. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
34. An implement used to erase something.
37. A United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments.
40. Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults.
41. A deep bow.
42. (usually followed by `to') Having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something.
44. In an unnatural eery manner.
45. A sock with a separation for the big toe.
51. Metal shackles.
56. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
59. Half the width of an em.
69. Type genus of the Anatidae.
71. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
74. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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