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1. (Roman mythology) Goddess of abundance and fertility.
4. Open to debate.
12. The compass point midway between south and southwest.
15. Perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
16. Brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with madeira.
17. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
18. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
19. Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative.
20. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
21. An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret.
23. Relating to or having the nature of illation or inference.
25. Short account of an incident (especially a biographical one).
27. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head.
28. An Indic language.
30. European freshwater fish resembling the roach.
34. A state in northwestern North America.
35. Having the surface burned quickly with intense heat.
37. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
39. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
41. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
42. Very small species of shrubs of southern hemisphere.
44. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
48. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
49. Not reflecting light.
50. Loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries.
53. Cause to be bitter or resentful.
55. A power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts.
58. Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold.
59. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
61. French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955).
63. Genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots.
65. Any substance that can be used as food.
71. The younger of two major political parties in the United States.
72. Something transitory.
75. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
76. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
77. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off.
78. A user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon.
79. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
80. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high).
81. Related by blood.
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1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
2. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
3. South Asian deer with three-tined antlers.
4. Use up, as of resources or materials.
5. (Old Testament) A son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
6. A secret agent hired by a state to obtain (military) information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors.
7. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
8. Not set afire or burning.
9. One who works strenuously.
10. The twelfth month of the civil year.
11. The ability and desire to purchase goods and services.
12. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India.
13. Speaking a Slavic language.
14. Something that remunerates.
22. Squash bugs.
24. Plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials).
26. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
29. Jordan's port.
31. Not subjected to an aging process.
32. A traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat.
33. Someone who skates.
36. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
38. Relating to the blood vessels or blood.
40. A vigorous blow.
43. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
45. A woman hunter.
47. Shout loudly and without restraint.
51. Pulled or drawn tight.
52. Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC).
54. Used as a Hindi courtesy title.
56. East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder.
57. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
60. All the plant and animal life of a particular region.
62. A drama set to music.
64. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
66. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
67. A small cake leavened with yeast.
68. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
69. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
70. Most important element.
73. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
74. The force of workers available.
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