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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
5. Titmice and chickadees.
12. Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle.
15. The sixth month of the civil year.
16. Mites and ticks.
17. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
18. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
20. An item of factual information derived from measurement or research.
21. God of the earth.
22. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
23. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
25. Any plant of the genus Erica.
30. Type genus of the Cimicidae.
33. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
34. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
38. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
40. A large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths.
42. Wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology.
43. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
45. (informal) Of the highest quality.
47. Colloquial British abbreviation.
48. Black tropical American cuckoo.
49. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
52. Testacean rhizopods.
56. A town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast.
58. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
59. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers.
62. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
65. Having the consistency of mush.
67. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
71. Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
75. A federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
76. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
78. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
79. Being one more than nine.
80. Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers.
81. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
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1. An informal term for a father.
2. Chief port of Yemen.
3. A small cake leavened with yeast.
4. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
5. A formal expression of praise.
6. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
7. Worn until no longer useful.
8. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
9. The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
10. (Babylonian) The sky god.
11. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978).
12. (New Testament) The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born.
13. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
14. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
19. The second largest city in Tunisia.
24. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
26. Right-hand page.
27. Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters.
28. Advance evidence for.
29. A set of two similar things considered as a unit.
31. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
32. A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode.
35. Put a new facing on, as of a garment.
36. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
37. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks.
39. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
41. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element.
44. A capacious bag or basket.
46. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
50. An unofficial association of people or groups.
51. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.
53. A carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top.
54. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.
55. Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa.
57. Of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture.
60. Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
61. An African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad.
63. (of a young animal) Abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
64. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
66. Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.
68. Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
69. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
70. A signal transmitted along a narrow path.
72. Of southern Europe.
73. An accountant certified by the state.
74. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
77. Being nine more than ninety.
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