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1. A city in northern India. 5. A perceptual structure. 12. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked). 15. German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969). 16. A disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice. 17. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined. 18. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience. 19. An ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair. 20. A magician or sorcerer of ancient times. 22. A communicat­ion system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc. 24. A radioactiv­e element of the actinide series. 25. Any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel. 28. An informal term for a father. 30. (Old Testament) The second patriarch. 31. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort. 35. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis. 39. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter. 41. African tree having an exceedingl­y thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread. 43. Little known Kamarupan languages. 45. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromag­netic spectrum. 46. Of or relating to or associated with the moon. 49. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries. 51. A river in north central Switzerlan­d that runs northeast into the Rhine. 52. Chief port of Yemen. 53. Type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama. 55. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar. 57. A Mid-Atlantic state. 58. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object). 61. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptation­s for echolocati­on by which they navigate. 63. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC). 69. A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritat­ive by some group or school. 72. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey). 73. Of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor). 76. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles. 77. (zoology) Lacking a tail or taillike appendage. 78. Using speech rather than writing. 79. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters. 80. Born out of wedlock. 81. A small cake leavened with yeast.

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1. God of fire. 2. The mother of your father or mother. 3. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices. 4. The conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion v 1. 5. An archaic name for Easter or Passover. 6. Of or relating to apnea. 7. United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859). 8. To an excessive degree. 9. Either extremity of something that has length. 10. A state in New England. 11. A river in southeaste­rn Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River. 12. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835). 13. Wild sheep of northern Africa. 14. Flat tableland with steep edges. 21. Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon. 23. Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects. 26. Fairly small terrestria­l ferns of tropical America. 27. South Asian deer with three-tined antlers. 29. Type genus of the Alaudidae. 32. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest. 33. Concerned with religion or religious purposes. 34. The expensive white fur of the ermine. 36. A person who avoids the company or assistance of others. 37. A dark region of considerab­le extent on the surface of the moon. 38. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens. 40. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 42. A statement of fundamenta­l facts or principles. 44. An organizati­on of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum. 47. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing. 48. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. 50. 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. 54. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite. 56. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth. 59. The main city of ancient Phoenicia. 60. The basic unit of money in Yemen. 62. A crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions. 64. Largest known toad species. 65. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount. 66. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC). 67. A short erect tail. 68. Cut off the testicles. 70. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike. 71. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek. 74. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function. 75. A numbered compartmen­t in a post office where mail is put to be called for.

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